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sorry this incorrect. Fa-Jing is an expansion of the sphere in 3 dimensions. So there is oppositional movement; hands forward body back for output or hands back body forward to have pulling energy "fa-jing' At least your thought of throwing it out for beginners is correct. It will never develop properly without the proper references. You can't keep practicing the same thing and hope something else comes out of it.
I would agree with everything you just said, this is how I do Fa-jing. can't remember now what I was talking about in this particular video, so I'm not sure why you think I'm not doing this. There are two main ways I would do it, one is like you explained, the other is the same thing but with a twist, instead of moving the body forward and backward, lets say I'm doing a right handed punch, I turn my body to the left, then as the hand makes contact with the target, the body turns back to the right, causing the same effect.
@@taichiworld Sorry , I didn't mean for you to misunderstand.....When you were describing the whole pulling the body back at the last minute idea that is what we do not do. It is just an expansion without violating YIN/YANG even at the POC. The way you described it as well as demonstrated how beginners cancel out their own power by oppositionally moving just seemed like you are doing the same thing just more coordinated, which in my view is not correct fajin. If you do it like how I described it then, my mistake, I misunderstood your post. I do appreciate you bringing up certain things your father said was not quite accurate.....I knew a lot of people that followed your father back in the day, and there were inconsistencies that we could exactly see because we were beginners ouirselves. It wasn['t until later we realized it was not quite correct. Props to your dad however to spread the art.
@@taichiworld it doent make me happy. Just saying humans will do what humans want to do. Telling someone to not do splits will make them want to doit. Was just pointing out how humans cant be told to do something or to not do it. We're chaotic in nature, so why try to TELL another human anything?
@@NavajoNinja well that I have to disagree with entirely. Just based on the comments on this video and part two of this video I had so many people say how much it has helped them to understand their limits. Then there are the 100s of people I teach in person who take my advice. I do agree that some people will do what they want regardless of what anyone says, but I am not talking to those people. Most people out there doing things that might not be good for them, do so because they just don’t know any better.
How come I can do it with zero distance from the target. I can use my knuckles, palm, back of palm, elbow, shoulder, head? Plus, no one I personally know can do it until they are able to relax/song enough. Then my Tai Chi Chuan teacher told me better to focus on relax/song and if I use this explosive strike on someone whose ability to song/relax, I will be easily be destroyed. That was in 1995. Thus, I don't use this explosive strike anymore.
@@cplim4842 hmmm, that’s really hard to answer without seeing how you strike. If you were using extreme tension to develop the power, you might have a lot of power, but could be off balance or over committing, that would then make sense what your teacher said. But like I said it’s really impossible for me to know how you are training without seeing you it. If you have some videos you can share I’d be happy to take a look.
hi eli, i was attacked one night by two teenagers on bikes, im 48, and couldnt evade them, while one came at me and i did manage to hold him off the other kid was getting some really good punches on me , all i could do in this moment was grab the kid and we ended up on the floor with him on top , i used him as a sheild from the other kid who was kiickin me in the ribs and head,, the only thing that saved me was when we fell my leg was between his so all i coulld do was kick him in the groun and i didn't stop until his mate pulled him off me, as they got off i stood up as fast as i could just incase they came back but i went a bit dizzy, ,, in all this i couldnt have used my tai chi if i wanted to ,,,one being i froze up in fear,,,,this happend a year and a half ago and i still think about it till this day ,all the things i could have done but because of all the factors that stood against me that night,i couldnt. ive been in a good few street fights in my life but this was far the scariest ,"but if i was 20 yrs younger those two would of had a fight on there hands" is what i say to myself because it did bruse my ego, hope this could be of help to anyone,
@@panchowheeler4122 sorry to hear about that situation mate. The harsh reality it that fighting is a perishable skill, like you said, 20 years ago you probably would have taught them a good lesson. Not to say you can’t fight at your age, it’s not so much about the age, it’s about how much do you train fighting now, and by fighting I mean high intensity proper fighting, not just push hands. When I get older, if I’m not doing as much hard training, I’m going to pretend I have a bad leg so I can walk around with a stick 😊
@@taichiworld thats a good method, im walking with a limb from now on ,lol, the only hard training i do is on the mits and a little bit of bag work, ive noticed how quickly i gas out , its usually in about 1 minute on bag ,,, if therse ever a fighting camp in the UK i would love come since about 80% of my fighting skill has perished ,,,getting old just sucks ,lol,,,thanks eli BTW i did the flow class and it was really cool ,nice one
@@taichiworld i just wanna say that the stick method is effective and does work cos i saw ginger baker break a journalists nose with his walking stick on his documentary , you should check it out, ,,i know you shouldnt laugh at someone getting their nose broken but it was funny and he was a journalist,,,
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man,,, my tai chi has been slippin,, we tend to forget how much we need to go back through the form doing the corrections, ,,,keep your form strong n pay attention folks, nice one eli
@@ravivo2001 I had both large and small, both fit fine, I preferred the small. I’ll have to measure my hand as I can’t remember the width, but I’m teaching in America till the 18th.
what I don't understand is that I naturally understood 'fa jin' from the beginning, I am lacking in the yielding, listening abilities. I've always been able to run fast, I smash a ball, and I can hit hard as F, but I lack in the ability to use softness. To me it isn't the pinnacle, I'd much rather be able to listen and redirect than hit hard.
@@taichiworld Interesting, I see what you are saying :) It's a frustrating thing, for me, I so desperately want that 'skill', I think it's really cool and fun to play around with. I was studying for a while with a teacher, life got in the way and I stopped my practice, I've recently reconnected and gone back to my study. I've been able to use a little of skill when play wrestling or light sparring, but I lack the skill completely as the intensity ramps up. Of course I can still strike, but that's not what I want to do, I don't want to be able to hit and hurt, that is the easy part right? I had a friend that was a pretty good wrestler, and I could neutralise his grappling attempts pretty decently up to a certain level of intensity, but then he could ramp it up and overwhelm me. Same with a friend that knows a little Wing Chun, he could increase the level of intensity to where my softness broke down. All I could do at that point is break contact and strike from a distance. The real cool stuff is being able to be in the heart of that, not be overwhelmed and still be able to yield and maintain balance and control without freaking out and being pushed around. I suck at it, basically, I'm too soft up to a point of being rag dolled around, then the only option I have is to be explosive. I haven't found out exactly how much the the '4 ounces' is that can move the 1000 pounds. I suspect I'm not using quite enough, I need to be a little more assertive, finding that extra little bit without using force or tension is the skill
@@Tasmanaut yeah the thing is not to try and be totally soft all the time. It’s about having a balance of soft and hard. The only time I’m ever seen someone be able to use only softness is where they are fighting someone with far less skill and or strength. Picture someone like Ali, where he slips and weaves every punch, the other guy can’t even touch him. But this only happens when he is the more skilled boxed by a large quantity. When he then fights an equal opponent, even he has to sometimes revert to covering up, blocking etc.
@@taichiworld it seems that balance is the real skill. I know I need to add more hardness and power, having crossed hands with my wing chun friend, but it's knowing how much is the trick. Hey, thanks for responding, I used to watch your dad's videos yeas ago when I started my little journey, I almost forgot his name, but I knew it was some fellow Aussie, found your channel by chance. He certainly wasn't afraid to tread his own path and I got a lot out of his tutorials on striking, it was one of the first things I came across. It's awesome that you've absorbed his knowledge and carried it on. It's kind of like you say in this video, him teaching 'fa-jing' was almost a mistake... I learned how to do it but it's not really the most important thing. I wonder if you know my teacher or his teacher's teachers? Darren Cox is my guy, John Hartley and Roman Czerniawsky are his teachers, they come from the Cheng Man Ching lineage. I don't really care about any of that stuff and I've only recently come back from a hiatus, but just curious if those names mean anything to you.
It took me 1.5 years to do the side splits. I stretched for 30 minutes every single day until I was able to do it. If I had all of the tips that are available today on RU-vid, I would probably have been able to do it in 6-8 months tops.
@@szenge2902 yes I guess you could see the t that way. People thinking they are ready to do something even if their teacher says they are not. But a lot of the time it is the teachers fault for not making it more clear.
You should not use karate for your example. Karate is the opposite of what You said... May be you had known only some low low level "teacher" of karate. Sorry
Yes I totally agree, I don't know why Dad always use to use Karate for this kind of example, since he also many times said good things about Karate when done properly like you've just said.
13:15 to 14:00: the explanation to 99% of all splits challenge videos This is the most honest, sensible, exhaustive video about splits I've ever seen on this platform.
7:05 many flexibility gurus here on youtube suggest pelvis anterior rotation to overcome that limitation. However, they disingenuously avoid mentioning the other limitation shown at 7:50
One of the main drivers in Primal/Animal Movement are patterns that align with our innate way of movement. The last few hundred years have created a lot of physical problems for those of us living in "advanced" societies. Correct breathing is an excellent start/end point for undoing the harm. Your Father taught you well.
Is it comfortable to throw hooks with the Hayabusa T3? I have hard time throwing hooks with sparring gloves, I wonder if the lack of curve would add to that problem. Also how would you compare the padding on the Hayabusa’s gloves to the average sparring gloves. Venum’s padding seems too thick for me but I’m not sure if I’d be comfortable with the Hayabusa’s gloves either when I’m sparring. I’d appreciate your insights. Thank you in advance.
@@hakan9206 I’ve not found any issues throwing hooks with any of these gloves, though the lack of curve on n the T3 does make it a little harder to close the hand. The padding on the T3 and the Fairtex is too little for me, even moderate hits rock your head and really hurt the nose. The venoms allow you to be much more relaxed with your power. My personal favourite now though is the combat corner MMA Sparring gloves. They have the same protection as the venoms, but the width of the glove is much less, making it not much bigger than your hand, so it’s more realistic. I’ll do a proper review of these soon. These have become our school’s standard glove.
The first time I saw open palm strikes was in the movie Resident Evil. Milla Jorovich did them to some bad guy. I remember being really impressed and thinking how cool it looked.
Should do since I started very early in life, as well as having a very healthy upbringing. My Dad did not. Doing stupid stuff when you’re young catches up with you unfortunately.
You’re correct. Taiji does. It add anything to this technique. It’s the same in most styles. Most striking styles all the same thing at the basic level, it’s only in the most advanced levels that you start to see differences in styles.
Hello, thank you so much for this review. Any new MMA gloves that are really good for grappling but nice for punching (sparring with enough forcing but not being dangerous for the practise mate )? thanks!
Not sure how new they are, but my favourites now which have become my club standard are the Combat Corner MMA Sparing Glove. I'll be doing a review of these soon, they are above and beyond the best.
👍🙂 Around 8m45s, Yin to Yang. Tongue on hard palate and proper "INTENT!" Taoist breathing, initially through nose up to forehead- raises the head and pulls skull backwards-activating the spine, body coils from inwards to outwards, whilst breath draws down the centre of body- opening out from chest and down to hips, then going under the groin/kua-tailbone tucks under-select either side. Centered and rooted. Arms centered and one raises, other dropped. You choose, via breathing and intent. Peng hinge. Then either sit and wait, like a crocodile or domestic cat, etc.....-loaded and ready indefinitely. Moving weight through breath to either side/kua if needed, re lines of attack/defence. Natural diaphragm breathing whilst just waiting thereafter. Or continue by momentarily breathing out through nose-downwards and under, and "in mind at least," then up the spine and over the head-forwards, initiating a further immediate sinking, diaphragm then reverse breaths naturally, loaded hip moves slightly forwards, waist turns, arm/s follows and then breath out violently- Ba!!!! For internal follow through, nothing else, just loose and no thought. For Fajin, utilising both kua via weight change and "Ba" out breath during action. Absolutely NO thought after setting up the stance. Forget you have arms and legs. Just react from the centre, subconscious thought process and now, at least, in animal brain, or ideally reptilian 🙂
The “telegraphing” Is happening with your right front leg “signalling” you’re about to punch. There is no twitching of the right front leg when you do the wave version.
Thanks 🙏 ..quick question… the “Montague” system, specifically Bagua. Can you achieve maximum benefits (Health) without being a Daoist? I-Ching practitioner ? Would a Jew, Hindu, Christian achieve the same results? What do you say to those that say you can’t seperate the Religion from the art?
@@Arez972 I’ve never had any connection to a religion. In my opinion the arts have nothing to do with religion. A religion of any type is a belief, where is Bagua is a physical training system. Even its internal side, it’s still physical. The art opens your heart, your mind, the energy, what ever thing you want to be closer to, Bagua will make that happen. I do not follow a religion, nor did my father, but I feel more in harmony with nature when I practice. Nature is my religion. So my guess would be that Bagua will help you to become more in touch with what ever you want to feel closer to 👍
Very good explanation. The comment of the foot size tells it all. On the other hand, I never heard about "never put knee over toe". It is so clear you have to in some situations. I teach Wu style and, e.g., in Brush Knee Twist Step, tell my students to align nose, knee and toe, but, with a caveat, that "guarantees" your body will be "straight diagonal". If nose is not over knee, bending one way, not aggressive enough, if nose extending too much over knee, easy target for a pull, the body is bent clearly wrong. I think that holds, but, the shoe size comment holds: it is individual, and knee over toe is a general guidance, the final say has one's body - you have to "feel" the body is diagonal and comfortable.
5:52 Sr you are wrong. You need to rotate your pelvis forward, as see at 4:46, before you can achieve the middle split. Without orienting your Hip correctly you will cause Hip damage trying the middle split 3:40. You show this because at 4:46 your Hip shows a much wider range of motion with correct form and are much closer to the middle split.
