William Woods lmao this is fake dumbass

AGREE!

He's obviously the real deal.

Nice comment, thank you.

Oooooof if only all the naysayers knew what "Chin Na" means. 🤫🤠

Hmm, I think the reason why taiji is discredited has things to do with the fact that taiji practitioners always loose whenever they face a non cooperative opponent

@sepulveda blvd Taiji is simply not effective against a non cooperative opponent

@@ernestvandouest6037 estás equivocado!

The health benefits of practicing Tai Chi which is why most people practice it have overshadowed it's martial effectiveness in the public's eye.Its such a great practice for people of all ages to improve health and most Tai Chi instructors don't know how to use Tai Chi for self defense.

@@ernestvandouest6037there hast to be drills that lead to working up to dealing with resistance. Past generations have cataloged these movements that were used on the battlefield.

respect to Dr. Yang. 1994 i found one of his books (Chi Kung Health & Martial Arts). thanks to his clear explanation, i learned chi transport easily. after that, my general alertness and sensitivity improved and i stayed calm. until today, his explanation and demonstration is the clearest i have seen in english language.

Hey Yang Shiye, and Son Yang Shifu. _/\_ student of Liang SY's lineage here.

108 movements ... 108 the ever recurring number in eastern martial arts

@@shooter7734 It is barely-known, but the number 108 refers to the 108 defilements in Buddhism, because all these arts developed from Buddhist monasteries, or Daoist monasteries that had absorbed Buddhism during times it was outlawed in China.

@@shooter7734 like Wing Chun

Hey thanks. I thought it was funny. I did NOT expect it to be our #1 preview trailer of all time with millions of views.

What you train is what will come out in your reflexes in a real-life situation. If you want martial Tai Chi, check out Dr Yang's more recent DVD: www.amazon.com/Yang-Tai-Chi-Beginners-Jwing-Ming/dp/B006WPDKLI/

@@Ymaa_Publication_Center This guy defende himself using TaiChiChuan skill he aint no begginner :)

Who did you learn from because I do not believe that simply training the form will allow one to respond properly in combat without a true transmission (the spiritual side). However, because someone has trained the form, the practical application will "magically" appear through the true transmission. I know because this happened to me where someone tried to grab my arm and I instantly knew to pin it to my belly and he immediately was mine -- the thing was I was never taught the practical application for that common position! It was the true transmission that allowed me to "know" what to do because I had practiced the form; its like a gift, a very helpful and valuable gift. :D

@@misterreyth8805 ...okay....by "someone" do you mean an actual assailant attempting to do you harm or a sparring partner in a controlled environment (which is why he was 'immediately yours')??

@Kamatari Honjo This video shows one or 2 applications per form, which is incredibly limiting as the postures/forms of Taiji are "seed forms" and there are many applications. Most decent instructors tend to shy away from applications as most people aren't real "fighters" and aren't learning it as a martial art. No good instructor will lead you to believe that this is the kick ass all winning martial art. It isn't. You have to train functionally to fight - sparring, drills etc and the highest percentage moves are the proven strikes, wrestling, BJJ. What Taiji does teach you is: Body Mechanics/Posture/Kinetic Chain, Balance, Relaxation/Overcoming Fight or Flight, Mind/Body Connection. I challenge you to find a fighter who doesn't value these attributes! What you will actually find in the forms are many common wrestling moves - a simple arm drag in "Grasp Sparrows Tail" for example, plenty of Sprawl type techniques in Chen Style. There are only so many effective techniques to strike or take down an opponent and you will find them all in the Taiji form. In reality the forms themselves aren't as important as the principles behind them, the body mechanics of the kinetic chain and how to develop power through relaxation and torque through the waist (boxing). This is stuff that modern sport science has only really developed in the last 50 years or so, but these TMA were doing it hundreds of years earlier. Yes things have moved on, there is no focus on ground techniques but if you have the time to study this art you will develop some great skills. You will be harder to take down and you will have heavy hands. Now referring to the guy that said he got jumped even without using a form or application of any sort, the first thing you need to do not to tense up otherwise you can't react quickly. After that whatever happens is down to luck if you don't know how do deal with it, but step one is staying relaxed, keeping a good posture and not falling over.

How many people have you defeated with your training?

Are you a copy of me ? 😄 I'm a former Jiu jitsuka as well, and love the gentle flowing movements of Tai chi.

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There are no belts in Tai Chi. My teacher has been practicing it and Kung Fu for 65 years. He is a Master, but he refuses to accept that label. I've yet to see any belts. In fact, a Tai Chi Gee doesn't have any place for a belt.

The beauty of tai chi is that anyone can do it, it dosen't slowly destroy the body but rather builds it up and preserves what you have. I wish it were more popular where i am.

Give it time it willl heal you

@wade i disagree, with external arts careful technique can extend the time you can practice, but theres only so much beating the body can take before your age starts to catch up with you. That toe you broke during sparing, that shoulder you wrenched during a throw you probably shouldn't have tried on that big dude, that elbow that got hyperextended when you took a little too long to tap out. It all adds up over time, And starts to catch up with you around your mid-forties. Thats not saying that one must stop, (i know a retired boxer who practices with the speed bag in his 60s) but if you take a guy who's been training in Taekwondo his entire life and compare him to a life long Tai Chi practitioner at age 60 there is a profound difference.

Yeah those Chin na techniques are great very effective.

I thought your stuff was more cutting edge?

Make sure they can actually transmit the true tradition. The strongest masters can teach you in your dreams! :D Always be a good guy. Don't desire to hurt anyone and be willing to practice hard. :D

What is a "VHS"?! Just kidding, thank you!

If you want to teach them a form of cardio and stretching than sure. But fighting? Throw any tai chi master at me and I'll beat him. Hands, kicks, grappling, any one or all three. Anyone that tries to tell you Tai Chi is a fighting art is selling you a plate of shit.

@@ZeroFucksLeft Damn...! You are terrible...🤣🤣🤣

​@@ZeroFucksLeftit appears that your mouth is far bigger than your capability. Careful you don't swallow yourself. 😆

Man, how are you supposed to "know" anything then?

Machaelmus mr. Miyoshi type stuff

I have never jerked off for 10000 times, so i do not know how then lol

@@Krissada1000 don't say that, virgin

@@KamilT No you are not ,you are supposed to really know one thing at a time but to the core.

+terrmosgmail Aikido is 100 years old. Hapkido 50 years old. Taijiquan is very ancient. Same principles.

YMAA just for the record;) : aikido techniques are very ancient too, because its roots are in aikijujitsu.

@@MARIUSVL and the roots of aikijiujitsu is in tai chi, so what now?

taichi and aikido are all soft style form of martial arts. .sculpt away the non essentials. .retain the essential ones. .and one would have a combat art enough to defend oneself. .

@Hound19745knowing the deepness of an art depends on a practitioner's preference, understanding and years of diligence and practice. .are you or have been an aikidoist and a taichi practioner at the same time to compare that the latter has more deep than the former. .? if you only practice taichi and exclude aikido then your knowledge on aikido is what you have only seen on steven seagal's video. .

AGREE!

I love cloudy hands but I was never taught the elbow down version, only the elbow up which requires an additional step of twisting; I would really like to learn the elbow down way, its much quicker and easier. :D

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Alot of street attacks are usually a guy trying to punch someone in the face.

​@@brittscott4673true. Tai chichuan and teaches you how to block, redirect the energy and also strike. As well it teaches you to knock the person to the ground and add joint locks. There are infinite possibile responses.

Thanks, fixed link ymaa.com/publishing/dvd/taiji-37-postures-martial-applications

ZFlyingVLover I don’t think he does WuShu...Wushu is more for entertainment purposes

The 10-year training program was completed and successful. A dozen students trained and went home as masters to teach in their community. Dr. Yang is living in California and teaching classes at his home, and travels for seminars. YMAA.com

@@Ymaa_Publication_Center ... Many thanks for your reply!

Tai Chi Chuan means Grand Ultimate Fist and it is a Kung Fu style practiced slowly and used quickly for self defense.

Movement center practice very slowly later on become movements that are very very fast, precise and effective.

Amazon.co.UK or YMAA.com thank you