Tai Chi Martial Art Applications : Tai Chi: Headlock Defense

The fair lady works with shuttles movement, in Tai Chi, is great for defending against a headlock. Learn how to take this maneuver and apply it to martial arts from a professional Tai Chi instructor in this free martial arts video.

Expert: Rich Marantz
Contact: www.greenmountaintaichi.com
Bio: Rich, a 26th generation Wudang Long Men lineage holder, is certified in the instruction of Tai Chi, Qigong and External-Qi Healing.
Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• tai chi
• tai chi chuan
• martial arts
• kung fu
• stretching
• motions
• movements
• positions
• self defense

[SelfDefenceExpert]

MMA is a sport, designed to work against some one attacking you one at one in a ring, with shorts and gloves. Tai Chi is a self-defense system, designed to work against a real opponent on the street. Compare that!

[shadowkrumping]

What a completely uneducated comment

[macmini434]

Really great videos I see from this guy. I find tai chi to be really fascinating to watch, and its really interesting to see how the movements can be analyzed and used for practical application, which I think most people would be oblivious to if someone didn't actually show it to them first.

[MultiUltimater]

The captions are all messed up.

0:32 should be "establish my root" not "establish my Wu".

0:56 should be "If I try and go against his force" not "if I triangle against his first".

[MultiUltimater]

There's two major motions here:

1)Footwork. You need to first re-establish your center balance before this technique can work.

2)The basic technique he is showing that you do all at once.

[longbum123]

@nomilkforsanta his comment has 19 likes, you have none. Therefore your argument is invalid. Anyway, to compare between martialart styles is impractical because each was developed on different base and enviroment; each of them has different application in different situation. Like Marine Martial Art requires lots of strength training along while Taichi was designed for the weaker to take on the ones with more brutal strength.

[nomilkforsanta]

@SelfDefenceExpertWhen the US military developed their modern curriculum, they sought out mixed martial artists (i.e., sport fighters). The military has been testing all forms of empty hand combat and has come the conclusion that traditional martial arts are not effective in combat.

Google or call a military recruiter and ask about: Marine Martial Art Program, Army Combatives, and Army Ranger's Brazlian Jiu-jitsu combat league.

Compare that!

[chisaoboy]

Good practical videos. Thank you.

[keeyk118b]

tuck your chin in so that the attacker cannot punch your face and hit him in the nuts hard many times.

[RedRavenBlackFox]

for self defence, a groin shot would be better, or even a take down.

[q4mee]

@volikoto I agree and unlike some I actually practice tai chi and after five years want to start learning the application, without losing the grace and benefits of Tai Chi Practice.

[schaelakhan]

To my knowledge Tai chi wasn't self defense but originally hand to hand combat...I always wondered about the some of the meanings of the name. I've heard it means "the God fist", or "the way of ultimate combat". Thank you for sharing