Chinese Martial Arts: Qingcheng Tai Chi 

Thanks for this trivia. I sometimes wondered if i was just projecting 'magical thinking ' on some of those Panda movies, thus seeing styles that could not be in a children's movie .

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Cheers for this, I been tryin to find out about "learning powerful methods to build your Chi energy" for a while now, and I think this has helped. You ever tried - Fellmeroni Rudimentary Chi - (do a google search ) ? Ive heard some pretty good things about it and my mate got cool success with it.

wow..amazing!

@@spiritualanarchist8162 you are

In the case of certain "TaiJi" that you see out there, lack of free sparring is only a fraction of the problem. The essence of TaiJi is in: 1. adapting to (rather than trying to overpower) external force, 2. developing internal/well-centred power, and 3. being a tool for embodying the Daoist way of life, which happens to include, but is not limited to, how one handles violence. Unfortunately, many a time, what is advertised as "TaiJi" forgets one or more of those goals. They're stuck on the forms/techniques and neglect the conditioning to develop that adaptive & internal power and calm, mindful temperament. And so they fail. :| For an example of a TaiJi master whom I believe has brought out the full potential of TaiJi, search for Adam Mizner on RU-vid. Some of his demonstrations/spars appear unbelievable. That's because, as he himself would explain, the power is internal. Also, he's an accomplished buddhist meditator, which clearly contributes to his exceptional mindfulness. It's like watching a tight-rope walker performance. It looks unbelievable to us, because it cannot be explained by any trick/technique/form. Rather, it's an attainment based on years of diligent conditioning and mindfulness, following certain principles. There's a saying：太极十年不上身 (”TaiJi cannot possess your body within 10 years"), expressing how long it takes to deeply grasp TaiJi.

Don't you guys have ever heard about "hand-pushing exercise (推手)"?

@@LaifuLama push-hands itself is an exercise, not free sparring. However, it's possible to apply the principles trained in push-hands to the whole body during a situation such as a fight (in fact, I reckon that was the actual goal when the exercise was invented). There's also branches of Taiji that don't have formalised push-hands (e.g. Youlong Taiji / 犹龙太极) but train the principles in their own ways :)

starspawn Adam Mizner? That guy is a con artist

taichi itself was a westling style martial art , alot of dumbass think it use fist to fight

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-X9A97gUPITw.html

sounds like you need to get a life

That's why practitioners of kung fu do kung fu. For health not for beating someone

I'm just glad they're not claiming you can use it to fight anymore. It was an awkward, humiliating transition.

then it shouldn't be considered a martial art at all, considering the fact that they removed the "martial" component.

@@puddintame6310 Kung fu has always had a fighting aspect and it will always have. In fact, it is common knowledge that practising kung fu as a martial art makes its health benefits even more potent!

@@seungcho4290 Who removed the martial art content of kung fu and who told you that they did?

The only thing you can kill with this is an ant

@@tagutaguro2507 so than go and attack a tai chi master 😏 stupid boy 😂

@@mikesmith-ie6st Im afraid of attacking a tai chi master. I might die. Of boredom.

Many Yang tai chi chuan practitioners and teachers have abandoned the martial aspects entirely. Doesn't make them bad or wrong, they simply have different goals. For martial arts I'd recommend finding someone that teaches the Chen style.

@@tagutaguro2507 it's clear that you know nothing about the arts. So why criticize when you don't understand.

@GreenAndMeat paw no one claims tai chi is effective. At least not anymore. If they do they are fake. Tai Chi isn't meant for modern day combat. Those people don't represent tai chi. It isn't fair to ridicule and give a bad name to an art that is very beneficial to your health. Chi isn't a magical force that can knock someone out without touching them. It is energy flowing throughout your body. They flow through your meridians. Now whether or not you believe in that is up to you but chi isn't a weapon. It was portrayed that way in kung fu panda 3 so now people believe that tai chi has to do with the kung fu panda chi. It isn't. Tai chi, the chi word is not accurate. It is not the same word as chi chi in chinese. So taiji is the pinyin for tai chi. Chi chi the energy is qi in pinyin. So they are different words. People in the west think chi as if it is magic which it isn't. People claiming it is are misrepresenting tai chi and that causes some people to avoid it, thinking it is bs. It isn't and tai chi is very good for your health. It is a good thing if you are old as well because it doesn't require as much physical exertion. Don't be fooled by idiots

@NoobMeister I claim that Tai Chi is effective in a fight. I practise Tai Chi and I've sparred with fighters from Kung Fu (various styles both Northern and Southern), Muay Thai, Brazilian Jujutsu, Wrestling, Okinawan Karate, Japanese Karate, Taekwondo, Judo etc. I love cross training with people who do other arts, because in a real fight we're highly unlikely to be attacked by someone who does our exact same style! Might as well get used to different styles. The problem with Tai Chi is that most people don't TEACH it properly, and thus they can't fight with it. The problem isn't with Tai Chi but the way it's taught. Tai Chi teaching, on the whole, is rubbish. Practically everyone in China learns English. It's a compulsory subject in school. And yet the majority of the population don't speak English. Does that make English a useless language that cannot be used for communication? Of course not. We're using it right now. The problem lies in the way that English is taught in China - i.e. not well. Many English teachers in China do not teach students how to practically apply English (i.e. sustained competent communication). Students can spend years studying vocabulary and grammar and get great results in English exams, but cannot even hold a sustained communication with an Anglophone. They don't know how to USE English. This is what Tai Chi is like in many places. People practise Tai Chi movements endlessly but they have no idea what the moves mean or how to USE them. Any martial art is useless if students aren't taught to use it. Also, principle matters more than technique. If you understand the principles of a fight then you can adapt your techniques to new and unfamiliar situations. e.g. using Tai Chi to counter a rear-naked choke. Now we never practise rear-naked chokes in Tai Chi, so if you only train in techniques then no, you probably can't use Tai Chi to counter a rear-naked choke. But if you train in principles then you can. The last time I had someone do a rear-naked choke on me, I used Snake Creeps Down and managed to throw my opponent off of me. We repeated this several times (to eliminate chance/fluke) and each time I was successful. The only down side to cross training with other styles is, unless they offer you free lessons, it gets really expensive. :p

@@goktimusprime Well said. :)

What the hell has this to do with Tibetan culture?? This is TAOISM!! The heart of Han Chinese culture!

关键是他们非要说能打的嘛！？关键是它们学费还不低的嘛……

@@user-hs2wk6bu7n 傳統武術當然有能打的，還會打死人，問題是現代人有多少練武者，能像過去那樣不畏苦。早期練功，一站樁就超過一小時以上，現在有幾人做到。尤其現代習武多數少於對抗搏擊，更不可能在專業格鬥中，與專門針對擂台賽的現代訓練的選手的對抗賽，取得優勢與經驗。光是抗打擊能力就輸很多。說能打擂台就是忽悠你了！要賺你錢！但是你要問自己要學什麼？為何要學？聽說當時李小龍也是不斷地在街頭打架，別人一個月的訓練量，他一天就做完，這樣累積下來，你說能不強嗎？傳統武術練的真好，真厲害的人是越謙虛，越是會說自己不能打，不必打，但是也不怕打。武以止戈，停止對抗，化敵為友，都沒有敵人了，和平了又何必動武。

算了吧，桑博也有插眼踢档为啥它能上擂台？泰拳也是上过战场的古武术，为什么它也能上擂台？传武就只有插眼提档打要害？狗屁杀伤力，打要害还需要练？我隔壁大妈也会🤣

Frank Wang 講那麼多結論就是不能打，學一年的拳擊就能打敗學20年傳武的。這是李小龍說的

台上是格斗运动地下是搏斗拼生死两者是不一样的

MMA。呵呵

I’ll bet anything this guy would beat you to death in a fight

This is purely my opinion: I think the reason being is application, not the style itself. Of course, there are some things in Tai chi that are just too far out there to use in a real fight. However, there are some movements, if timed properly or modified, they can work. It's all about adaptability. In closing, some say Aikido doesn't work. Well, I used an aspect of and took a disruptive student to the ground and completely immobilized him. Adaptability.

Chile

chentaichiireland thank you

He can’t as he is fake master. Like a well made advertisement. Here’s a video from one of the real ones: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-cnrPsazt4dE.html . Another video from a real master for the novice beginner: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-B0QDRqHNNE8.html

It is. The problem I have found is that when people engage in combat they don't use it, they use some type of MMA boxing which isn't the same thing and so the person that is supposed to be a Tai Chi Chuan practitioner loses.

@@Ryooken the problem you have found Is that their body stiffens, for they are in a real fight for the first time in their life, and their instincts tell them that Its not gonna work so they inprovise and loose in a very humiliating way

@@twink5717 exactly, I've been in many fights. And the very first time you get hit and you're not confident in your skill you will change up. However I found that a lot of them don't train until these techniques are instinctive. Once you train enough did she don't have to think about it and you can apply it in any situation with anybody type and it doesn't matter what the other person is doing. You will work within your system and deal with them changing from one point to the next. But that's with all fighters. Most of the guys you see particularly who focus on MMA are basic Fighters not very sophisticated they have to study several different styles traditional martial arts pulling out what works for them. It doesn't mean that the style is any better or any worse, it means that there technique works for them. So basic techniques that required little adjustment are very effective in the in the short-term independent contractors. However in the long term if you get a good fighter that knows their skill sets knows the style in which they're doing knows what works for what situation, the MMA guy will lose just like any other person.

@@Ryooken they train taiji wrong. Forms are cool but sparring is time better spent, if taiji was trained correctly large scale, IT May have been a major wrestling art like greco Roman or judo

@@Ryooken however i didnt hear this man to claim that hes a tough fighter, He seems honest about what hes doing, people in the comments seem to be misunderstanding

and crap

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