Truly inspiring vid!! I wisl I could move and smile like this when I'm 80, 90 or more years!!! many thanks for posting the clip, my friend!. Peace. Lucas

GM Wu Tu Nan lived to over 100! and was a famous disciple of Wu style Tai Chi founder Wu Jian Chuan 8).

Very cool vid, I hope I live that long and move that good.

Wow! Rare video, you have there! Thanks for posting the vid!!

Very Special. I am grateful to have seen it. Thank you for sharing this.

Thanks for Posting this one!!! Awesome!

damn he lived to 103 yrs old!!

According to the info, Master Wu Tunan studied Wu and Yang. It doesn't look like Yang to me but I think Yang Shaohou's branch was a bit different. So, I'm with you in your confusion.

Great Grand Master!

Could be something for qinna or maybe just an excercise to keep the wrists working.

thank you for your explanation. It is good to know that there are people around with who have something usefull to say. I think you could very well be right in what you are saying and i believe you understand martial arts and their principles. Best regards to you too.

awesome

Hi Moordrecht, u r rite tht martial arts must be able to fight besides self cultivation. In fact it goes hand-in-hand. Highest lvl of MA is abt knowing self and mastering self. Believe me whn u can do tht ur fighting ability escalates with it.

what is the application of those wrist flicks that he does close to the beginning, before single whip...looks like he's got a switchblade! ha ha

I started martial arts practise to defend myself, since it was needed. now i know more about them but still they seem only to be of use if i can defeat someone with them. I understand that many martial arts are about finding rest and are used to get rid of stress, or to heal ( i must practise taiji because i have a bad knee ), but i probably would not if it wasn't suporting my controll and movement in other martial arts i practise. Or do you think otherwise?

At highest lvl of MA, physical strength & techs bcome irrelevant. At tht lvl even with a simple taiji wardoff u already can defeat many fighters. I've seen a 6th Dan Aikido master with complex techs been thrown by a simple taiji peng. U know wht I mean if u can go beyond techs in MA. Best regards friend

Taiji no doubt is an effective combative technique. Hopefully, one day, some Taiji masters will go and fight in the UFC ring to establish a position for this school of martial art, as Brazilian jujitsu and Western boxing do. That will be the ultimate proving ground.

which style of taiji is this?

You are right, but i do nog agree that martial arts are only about humanity, hubleness and self cultivation. Especialy japanese and thai martial arts have high agression levels and are ment for the real battle. or at least their old forms were.

@Jubeski Bruce Lee was able to achieve the highest level of excellence through actual combats against his opponents and peers. In science, a theory has to be proven valid through emperical experimentation. Martial art is a sport, and as with any other sport, the only way to prove an individual or a school's capability or excellence is through competition. That's why Judo is included in the Olympics as well. How do you know if an individual is a true master or not if there is no proof.

my sifu says the wu stylists live the longest as their the softest it's interesting how different his style is compared to the competition forms

he is doing Tai ji with one finger)

STupid arrogance mentality. Martial art is about humanity, humbleness and self cultivation. Don't pass judgement on Wu Tu Nan if you don't know anything about this man. Many renounced martial artists at his time willing to become his disciple not for no reason. High level kungfu is not like those cow fighting you see in UFC.

Taijiquan means no compete.