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"Immerse yourself in physical culture." - Wu Quan You
"I'm only letting what I have to do determine what I got to do." - Steve Morris
"Meiyou jibengong, meiyou gongfu." (No drills, no skills.) - Shen Tiegen
Here I share different videos of different martial artists, some of whom I have seen, known or trained under and some of whom I haven't met but I admire for their skill and ideas.
I train mostly in Brazilian jiu-jitsu, judo, some muay thai and Chinese martial arts. My main Chinese style is Wu Taijiquan, which I study under Laoshi Shen Tiegen (bio down below) in Shanghai.
Wu taijiquan is an extensive martial art with a way to develop the body's own natural power and movement, which all martial arts strive for. What makes the style unique is its system for developing those skills through natural movements.
Now I am back in the States and with the encouragement of my teacher I am training in grappling and striking to further my understanding of martial arts by applying these principles I learned in different situations as well as learning new material.
China is great for martial arts and the States is great for martial sports. Both of which should be taken advantage of because ultimately it is the training methods that make the martial artist and both offer excellent training methods for different types of skills.
Chinese martial arts are great for developing shenfa (body techniques) such as physical alignments, body mechanics, sensitivity to your opponent's moves, whole body movement and explosive power.
Combat sports, such as boxing and muay thai, both through sparring and training drills give martial artists realistic feedback of their speed, power and timing and the martial artist can train accordingly.
Grappling gives the martial artist a chance to use their skills at full speed and full power without a high risk of injury. It also trains the martial artist how to use leverage, control and develops a strong and flexible body in ways that nothing else does.
Someday I hope to bring out Laoshi Shen Tiegen to the West so others can have a chance to see and experience the gongfu side of the taijiquan, as a fighting art with endless possibilities, surprises and principles that can be applied to all martial arts.
MR. SHEN TIEGEN is a twenty-five-year practitioner of Wu style
taijiquan from Shanghai.
Mr. Shen has taught
taijiquan in Shanghai for more than ten years and has taught
workshops in Switzerland since 2005 as well as the US and Belgium since 2007. He brings to his teaching extreme patience, a true love for the art of taijiquan, and rare
skill as a martial artist.
Shen Tiegen began his study of martial arts with Shuiajiao at the
age of seven. China at this time was in the midst of the Cultural
Revolution and life was chaotic. Fights at the time were
commonplace. A boy of small stature and little strength he was
often bullied and subsequently had to learn to defend himself
against multiple opponents and people much larger then him. As a
result he developed his tingjin to a high level and his knowledge of
the moves and leverage became quite high.
At the age of 15 he began his study of Ten Animals Six Harmonies
Xinyi Quan while continuing to study Shuijiao. The training was
rigorous and started early in the morning. All free time was spent
training and studies were often neglected.
In his early 20's in addition to his Xinyi training he was exposed
to Ge Dou, Shuijiao and Qinna of the Chinese Military system. This
is a very simple yet effective system.
In 1980, at the age of 25 Shen Tiegen was introduced to Qian Cao Qun,
a noted disciple of Ma Yueliang who also studied with students of Wu Jian Quan, and began training in the Wu
Jianquan Style. He became a disciple of Qian Cao Qun and was later
picked by Ma Yueliang to become an indoor student under Ma Yueliang
and Wu Yin Hua, where he trained with them for over ten years until
the passing of Wu Yin Hua.
Shen Tiegen has practiced with police, military and martial artists
from many styles and countries. Because of high level of skill and
exposure to the fighting styles of China he is recognized in Wu circles in
Shanghai as one of the top practitioners of taiji and
tuishou.
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