Inter University Tai Chi Push Hands Competition 2007

[bdzbk1]

You guys really need good master. Check out Gary lam Taiji. In the second clip has some push hand demo. You can see how master bonce and toss me arround

[MrStricklyBusiness]

That's why it look's like Rasling.

[MrStricklyBusiness]

So true!



[bovinicide]

People bitch so much - armchair T'ai Chi Ch'uan experts are dispicable! So what if they are beginners, who gives a shit! At least they're putting themselves out there, testing their skills.

[MDNSBS]

these guys are really inexperienced, its obvious most these pl dont understand teh basics of gathering and returning your opponents power, there all way too tense

[1chrishenney]

@MDNSBS There is a great deal of difference between knowing and doing.These guys are all beginners. They do understand the principles and can do them in class exercises.The difficulty is applying them in different situations particularly in realistic martial situations. The best way to gain full understanding and good martial technique is to practise as often as possible with as many different people as possible.

[MDNSBS]

@1chrishenney i guess my sifu wasnt lying then when he said how good i am doing

[rekcufeht]

these IMO seem bad.

[RonnySayfan]

what is the difference between free-footwork-push-hands and shuai jiao?

[suikocen]

People who don't understand the principle will see the competition as some kind of judo. But in fact, all martial arts are used to cause people lost balance and react fast.

[hawkhawk81]

-.-...

at first i still can accept it.. but after3:52... istz a judo Competition?

[Kantzarakos]

Most people don't realise it, because of the way Tai Chi has been ruined because of hippies wanting to turn it into some funky yoga, but it's actually a wrestling art. It's full of grabs and throws and if you take a look at its principles, they revolve around keeping your balance while braking the opponent's

[kungfuslut]

do these ppl have any idea how to make a frame using press forward or using any of the strengths other then brute force...all competitions are like this thats why I don't like them

[penry1969]

Thus speaks a true theorist.

[kiershonnen]

Don't use muscular tension.

Breathe from the Dan Tien.

Keep your pelvis tucked.

Open your kua.

Don't lean.

Stay on the inside balls of your feet.

Sink your weight, deepen your stance.

Keep frame (shoulders sunken but air under the armpits).

Twist your waist.

These are ideas imparted to me about push hands. Using them comes from turning spoken words into mental images, then ideas into physical movements.

[penry1969]

I can guarantee everyone taking part has been told exactly the same (apart from the old "lean" misconception and incorrect emphasis on waist rather than central axis). The hard part is when someone else is actively trying to stop you doing it. Unless you actually try putting it to the test once in a while, you'll never know if you're heading in the right direction in your training path.