T'ai chi Ch'uan, At full speed

The T'ai chi Classics say that if your opponent moves slowly, you move slowly. If your opponent moves quickly, you move quickly. Speed in T'ai chi is used to keep up with fast opponents so you can take advantage of their momentum and defects.

From a health standpoint, performing T'ai chi quickly can provide aerobic benefits.

This is the Dong Style, a version of the Yang Style, created by Grandmaster Zeng Chen Dong. I've condensed the set by removing most repetitions.

---Jared Lum 8/6/08

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[47wma]

Stiff actions, poor kicks and no beauty from strart to end. The art is meant to be performed slow, gracefully, controlled, balanced and focused. Oh well :-)

[jaredHawaii]

@47wma ,

In my other video, "The Yin and Yang of T'ai chi Ch'uan," I show how the same moves can be performed "slowly, gracefully, balanced and focused," as you say. Please check it out by searching for the title You will probably like that video better.

In this "fast t'ai chi" exercise, the purpose is not to look pretty, but for self-improvement of a particular type of t'ai chi ch'uan skill.

[DeMolay77]

Very very interesting. I nice cotrast to the "moving meditation" drek that i just watched.

I was attracted to Chen style because the martial part is more obvious than is some other styles.

This was very cool. Thanks for posting.