Master Wu Tunan: Tai Chi Chuan

100 year old Master Wu Tunan demonstrated tai chi chuan at the opening ceremony of the First International Tai Chi Chuan Competition in Wuhan, China, in April 1984.

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Sports

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• tai
• chi
• taijiquan
• Wu
• style
• Tunan

[monczkam]

I do Yang style and it's radically different from the way he does it. can anyone tell me his lineage?

[yusochau]

Master Wu was a student of Wu Jianquan, the founder of Wu style tai chi, but he also studied with Yang Shaohou. I suspect his mature style reflected a lifetime of research and was no longer purely Wu or Yang style.

[ppappixx]

Bend those knees! keep your head up!

This guy is such a rook.

[yusochau]

Hey, show some respect! He's 100 years old. His tai chi is fluid and balanced.

[tommyofshaolin]

It almost seemed as if he was holding back. I bet that old gentleman has power we can't even conceive in our minds.

[deadlypalms]

Wow, i could do with being that smooth at 78. I hope he's still able to move without too much assistance at 105 (but unfortunately unlikely - taiji isn't magic but it's wonderful all the same). :)

[shamanstevev]

Master Wu is NOW 105, so at the time of this demo, he would've been 78 years old here. Do a little math, be as accurate in life as you are during Tai Chi. That being said, I hope my practice keeps me moving as well at that advanced age.

[starvinstev]

Muten Roshi!

[cottonfistman1]

@shawandrew TWAT!

[EdeesMom]

I have been a massage therapist for 10 years and I lived in Taiwan for 3 1/2 years and when you comprehend what he is doing with this intent has the most to do with his longevity and health. Some of the people that do T'ai Chi today do not fully understand the meanings behind it.

[Velasca]

Wu Tunan would have thrown you into the tree if you got cheeky with him

[ForwardIntent]

i want to live up to 105 too

[05oracle]

@PreludeSi91 that's true

[lowcard1]

I bet he could beat your ass playing some ping pong. Just kidding this is really cool.

[mertetkin]

Super