Hi, I'm Shifu Shirley and I'm The Stressbender! I can teach you to be a stressbender too.
I have been disciple of Grandmaster Aiping Cheng since 2001 and study Tai Chi in its authentic form as an internal martial art. In 2017, Grandmaster Cheng handed Aiping Tai Chi Center to me to continue her legacy.
My mission is to demystify the ancient arts of Tai Chi and Qigong and make them accessible and relevant to modern day life. Let me re-introduce Tai Chi to you. Let me show you a different way of existence where you don't have to accept stress as a part of life. Let me show you a different way of dealing with conflict and have it dissolve around you. Let me show you how to be a stressbender.
People with bad knees and bad ankles can't do this even with their hands helping. Sadly, I have 2 bad knees, 2 bad ankles, a bad back, 2 bad shoulders, and the wrist/thumb joints on both of my hands are in bad shape, too. I also have a neck problem, and both my vision and hearing are going. I turned 65 this year, and I want my younger, healthier self back. I want to go back to walking, hiking, and biking, but too many body parts are now shot. On the plus side, my rolling walker helps me get around, and I was able to configure the accessibility features on my new tablet so that I can hear it and see it better. I am also in better shape than my former smartphone. That died in early February on the same day that I almost died from an illness. I got better, Smarty didn't, which is why I have a new tablet.😂 Yes, I outlived my tech. The machines haven't won yet!😂 Yes, I've spent more than 5½ decades reading and watching sci-fi and disaster movies--even foreign language ones.😂 Anyway, while some people may be able to get up by making use of the technique shown in this video, most people aren't that limber even without major health issues.
Hello. I'm from Brazil. Your classes are excellent, I learn a lot. Please, do you have a video of exercise five Rotating the head and wagging the tail?
@@sandrasribeiro thank you so much 🙏 I should have some lessons on that in my instructional videos. They are free access right now. I make all of them free for the first 5 days of the month. You can get the links and info here: www.patreon.com/posts/113148741
yes, the foundation is key when I first started Tai Chi I thought that I was stable until I started to practice on my hill front lawn on the uneven grass in my barefeet year round heat rain snow winds also practised in reverse. now if I were to do this I probably wouldnt be to stable because I haven't been practising Tai Chi for a long time. My Chi Gong stances are probably very stable also when a person is taller its a little harder because the centre of gravity tends to be more in the chest then the centre around the hips
I plan to practice tai chi form, and for self-defence, with a humanoid robot. Push hands will definitely frequently figure in that. Right now the $16k G1 from Unitree is my favourite for its speed and agility although it's a bit small. Rumour has it that both the Figure 3 and the Optimus will be similarly priced and also available for rental. Exciting times!😊🤖
Your proposition is self-serving. Instead, when it happens, how about handing the thoughtless person $50, telling them that you had it coming, and thanking them for rebalancing your karma.
I love how revealing your comment about what you can do to make amends karmically for slamming the old woman. The karmic lesson is that you were only paying attention to your own personal needs instead of a martial artist’s instinctive awareness of self IN RELATION TO possible physical encounters. Then rather than acknowledging you have learned that lesson to avoid future injury to others, you think the event was a karmic sign for you to train more….for your own safety…and then as you self promote on video, further reveal your selfishness. You have lots to learn about life
also, the idea that it's up to humans to maintain karmic balance is absurd, we aren't capable of that we simply learn not to get hurt next time and not hurt others next time. and we teach others not to hurt others.
I'm so glad to find your channel. I like your instructions -- very clear. I'm learning Taichi now at ge 52 .. hope it's not too late to start. Been practicing MuayThai for beginners too -- really from ground zero - I'm Thai living in Malaysia a mum of an autistic boy -- has gone through some ups and downs emotionally and spiritually in life also a cancer survivor -- training physically to fight throuh tough time. Peace ❤
I do Taichi as my routine, and I used to train MuayThai (I am Thai , and live in Thailand). Alignment of the body you are talking about is part of and available in MuayThai too. I think all martial arts contain this principle. (I did karate when I was in teenage) In my 21 - 24 years of age , I lived in Bronx, NY, but studied in Manhattan. Happy to know that you were there too. 🥰🙏 I can tell that everyone doing martial arts as routine (esp. the one who has frequently been sparring) will not be crumpled easily by any unexpected attack, as they have instinctual behavior of responding to the attacking object.🙏
@@davidgeldner2167 🙏🤜 sir, sparring frequently with partner is very important to encourage the body's automatically balancing behavior in responding the unexpected attack.
You didn't mean to hurt the Little Old Lady. But you're a good person, so you felt bad. That's kinda cool that you remember that story, and still care. So now I see how much you really did get pressure tested by Damian. Wouldn't want to mess with that Dude. He was the right one for the job I think. That was a great editing job, I had no idea he was trainning you for that long. No wonder you squeaked a couple of times. You were actually pretty tough. But your squeaks were still adorable (don't be too mad at me).😁😋😇👍🏾❤️
This is a game changer. I have been a martial artist/sensei/sifu since the late 1960's, mostly hard, combative styles. I have switched back to Tai Chi and Qi Gong over the past year and live/teach the US military in Japan. I did this form, 24 form, and 48 form back in the 1990's, but was still more involved in the hard styles. Over the past year I have been watching your videos (and others) to remember the forms, but this is the one video that not only brought me back to where I was, but has allowed me to improve my movements the most. I now practice all my forms with a book on my head on a daily basis, and only if I do not drop the book will I then move on to differing speeds and movements. I also found that I now always keep my head and shoulders aligned as if I have a book on my head even without the book. You are an excellent teacher and Sifu. Thank you!
Thank you so much, I realize the importance of these stretching & engaging movements before learning tai chi or qigong. I’m very happy to have found you ❤
Makes sense. I remember what little I retain from taekwando when -- I forgot the term -- where you push forward with your foot. You pull your leg back past what's natural, let go, and PING!!!! I now see that with qi.
Very good stuff here. And ggreat atitude from yours , having lessons to enhance your Tai Chi Level. These are greta tips to evolve, even if I desagree wuth tose methods as they are not consistent with Tai Chi theory.
I'm not sure why you state your 'style' is not part of the Yang style. Fu Zhongwen, who you state your form is derived from, was a highly respected disciple of Yang Chengfu and taught Yang style Long form Tai Chi.
