Wu Style Tai Chi Chuan Freestyle Push Hands

Sifu Tony Chan demonstrates Freestyle Push Hands with his disciple.

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[ANGELSGYMSINGH]

I like it that the Sifu has applied pushhands technique into a purely She Jing exhibition. His execution and interpretation of t'ui shou in this sense is an awesome example of Clinch situation takedown and grappling. It is obvious that the point of this free-style demonstration is to bring the opponent to the ground. The MMA applications of this exercise is awesome. His technique is much like the application of 20th Century Jiu Jitsu. His control is undisputed.  Do you perfer this way?

[dhjmckenzie]

@ANGELSGYMSINGH -- these are obviously very good applications. However, the ability to perform them in a situation with a resisting opponent is another story all together.

[dhjmckenzie]

@ANGELSGYMSINGH -- these are obviously very good applications. However, the ability to perform them in a situation with a resisting opponent is another story all together.

[dhjmckenzie]

@ANGELSGYMSINGH -- The ability to apply these applications in a real situation with a resisting opponent is another story all together.

[ae872001]

judo?????

[dhjmckenzie]

Um ... no, it's Tai Chi Ch'uan ... if anything, I the Japanese martial arts originated from China ...

[sickofdao]

those applications are not useful. if his opponent had been stronger he would have been lifted and thrown several times.

[stets83]

Ma dai, che cazzo di tecniche sono.... questo é sanda no tai ji

[LarryRickenbacker]

I'm convinced that anyone who studied/practiced Tai Chi as the martial art that it is (As opposed to the more common practice of using it as mostly excercise) could, in time, use it effectively for self defense.

[LordBarron100]

@dhjmckenzie is that not all art forms

[ANGELSGYMSINGH]

@dhjmckenzie Well it is a demonstration. The opponent seems to be resisting, that is why the techjnique result is so dynamic. My thinking is if a younger opponent who competes in MMA could master such techniques then his kungfu would be elevated. There are judoka like Karl Parisien who use such techniques in MMA competition at the professional level quite effectively. I'm gonna send you a great vid of perfecting this Sifu's technique in a more external manner.

[moonpieyes]

@simmyuk I'm no expert, but learning any system of martial arts trains how you think and react to the opponent/compliment given a set of possible moves. I only know because I'm really bad at it (coming up with good physical solutions to approaching challenges) and too undisciplined to practice.

So yes, it betters the spirit and is handy for defense, as well as, life in general. Capoeira also has the aim of out-thinking (get one over on) the person, rather than beating them.