Tai Chi Sun Style modified

Caracteristics : high position (in general) - slide steps - force mobilisation by retropulsion of the pelvis ... Performer : NGUYEN Hoai Van - Vitré - France - 2006. Many modifications (read answer to Mushin). Compare with the reference : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0UUWSR5Izs

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[JCHendee]

Slower/faster is not harder or easier. Harder/easier is the "how" & not the "speed." In Sun style, slow for learning its dymanic "root" change and how the ground path passing through the dan tian must change from one foot to the other mid-execution in many forms.

[nghoaivan2]

Wise words. At the moment, I practice more Chen than Sun Tai Chi. The question of slow and fast is therefore very pertinent. Wishing you a prosperous new year.

[mexicoman22]

um it looks very relaxing but i dotn really like the way it goes i take modifies karate style otherwise known as modka its alo more fast but i still think yours is fine too.

[nghoaivan2]

This form is a very good for relaxing after hard training in another martial art. I admit I could perform it slower. Maybe in a few decades ?

[mexicoman22]

perform it slower? is it harder to perform slower or harder??

[nghoaivan2]

What I mean is with age, the motions become inevitably slower ... If I post a Sun Tai Chi video each 50 years (my current age), you will easily notice that :-)

[TheZhongzheng]

very good Tai Chi, nice one!

[Taijimad]

Your "Sun Style modified" is a modification of the 73 competition routine which is in turn a modification of the 97original Sun Style. No doubt someone will in turn modify your modification, a natural process to be expected. All I hope is that the original Sun Style of Sun Lutang will not get lost in the process.

[jekylfoot]

Your mistaken... A martial arts practitioner should strive to move as little as the weakest old person does.( as long as it's effective...) Thats the point, to move as little as possible.... and make it work..

it's just not easy to do, even though it is.... if that makes any sense

[xeniamoscow]

Actually, taichichuan is such a manyfold thing, one can find in its practice what he needs at some particular moment . I have been doing it for eight years and had two different teachers, got to know personally another three or four, all practicing different styles and in different manner, read plenty of books and biographies of masters. Basically, I have learnt one thing: there are no rules. If it FEELS right, its right, no matter how it looks from the outside. All the best ;)

[VladtheEmailer]

I was discussing this issue with a friend who studies with this student of Wang Pei Sheng.  He told me that his teacher also said that to think of each move in Tai Ji as a self defence move would be bad, because each move in Tai Ji is supposed to be unlimited in it's applications. Again, I'm not a serious player, so I always ask advice.

[VladtheEmailer]

Yes, I understand, and I pretty much agree with you. Weird thing though, a famous teacher, a student of Wang Pei Sheng who lives here in my home town always says not to imagine you are fighting while practicing the form because you will get too tight. For me, I am too old to think about Tai Ji for self-defence, time to think of health instead! LOL  The only thing I will say is that I don't believe the kai shou/he shou move is for self defence. Kudos to you anyway, you are to be respected!