This Tai Chi Master Blew My Mind!

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Kevin Lee

Kevin Lee

3 місяці тому

Today I had the honor to invite Dr. Mark Cheng to join me and demonstrate the application of Tai Chi movements!
Hope you guys will enjoy!
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@KevinLeeVlog
@KevinLeeVlog 3 місяці тому
What should I try next?
@GauravSingha-wv1ik
@GauravSingha-wv1ik 3 місяці тому
Wuzu quan(Five ancestors fist) , Filipino kick boxing "yaw yan", translationDance of death
@johnelliott9823
@johnelliott9823 3 місяці тому
Martin Wheeler is relatively close to you I think - Beverly hills. Shares studio rent with Rigan Machado. Teaches systema
@9ambler99
@9ambler99 3 місяці тому
More action 😅Don't just get beaten show your skills too
@badomen8779
@badomen8779 3 місяці тому
Chi Kung, please.
@dojo6785
@dojo6785 3 місяці тому
Hapkido
@LawDescendant
@LawDescendant 3 місяці тому
Been doing Yang style for 24 years now and it's nice to see someone who knows their craft explain it well to another humble martial artist who gives a good platform and open mind to see the beauty of our art. After all the bashing its received over quite sometime this is a breath of fresh air for us who want to see it done well and hopefully gain more students to keep our passion and lineage alive.
@JustinThorts
@JustinThorts 3 місяці тому
ukposts.info/have/v-deo/m5ihiW2og6x_23U.html
@hamasmillitant1
@hamasmillitant1 2 місяці тому
so i dont really 'practice' it, and ive forgoten all the names basicaly i cant tell the earth punch from fire punch although i use them. dad is a impossible master to please lol. but i did pick up a lot of it watching and im pretty good at sticky hands ive relied on it in many a fight. some fights have stopped before i even threw a blow because they simply cant hit me, when you practice slowy you get movements precise more easily. everyone should train there punches like they do in tai chi they would learn faster btw he demonstrated a few of the death blows but he didnt show the heart stopper i forget its name its where u bring arms up from waist block upwards with hands drooping then snap hands up and deliver 2 handed palm to heart/chest
@nicerperson1
@nicerperson1 3 місяці тому
I was a licensed Tai Chi instructor in the UK and taught classes in sports centers and gyms. I taught Sun style Tai Chi, and the aim was to help people improve their balance and help with their mobility and moving their joints. (also making me some cash!) Students were initially stiff and struggled to remember the movements. My solution was to teach the martial aspect in the forms. When they understood what was behind the (seemingly random) movement, they "got it". Learning the form became faster and easier, *_the physical moves and the mental intent came together_* and the result was greater than the individual parts. This is true for Chinese internal arts like Tai Chi, Hsing-I, and Baguachang.
@robertmillar180
@robertmillar180 3 місяці тому
Thanks, I like the idea of "synergy".
@Whatever-00769
@Whatever-00769 3 місяці тому
I learned "Moon" style Tai Chi. 😂
@RingJando
@RingJando 2 місяці тому
Licensed? Tai Chi instructors have no *license* - the practice isn't regulated by the Federal Government or individual states. There's no national standard for Tai Chi certification. Anyone can claim expertise . . . you are making a fool of yourself
@martinogold
@martinogold 2 місяці тому
@@RingJando There is no Federal government in the UK, and nor are there any states. 🤔 I don't know if you need a licence in the UK or not (I wonder if the OP means a certificaton of some sort), but you seem to be talking about the USA.
@skunk12
@skunk12 2 місяці тому
I challenge you.
@ajanitau3405
@ajanitau3405 3 місяці тому
This was one perhaps one of the best Taiji short lessons I've ever seen! Thank you!
@JustinThorts
@JustinThorts 3 місяці тому
ukposts.info/have/v-deo/m5ihiW2og6x_23U.html
@justinf5457
@justinf5457 2 місяці тому
Except no one is ever in their life going to "catch a punch". His first demo was complete bullshito.
@RancorousSea
@RancorousSea 2 місяці тому
​@@justinf5457 These comments are almost entirely a bunch of people who can't accept they took fake karate classes from some weirdos that lied to them. They don't care and they don't want to care, they want to live in the world where wing chun, tai chi, etc. are totally going to work and guys like these will gladly make money lying to them. There's a reason when shit hit the fans monks used weapons. The first time you try that dumb punch kick on a bandit and they hit you with a club it's back to the drawing board.
@mindandbody9427
@mindandbody9427 Місяць тому
Which is why he said it was an accidental collision, and would never block a punch that easy. Mark has cross trained quite a bit and is far from bullshido.@@justinf5457
@gw1357
@gw1357 3 місяці тому
The transition of an opponent's linear energy into circular counter is one of those places where a chinese philosophy concept meets practical martial arts movement. Great teacher. Great piece.
@Haannibal777
@Haannibal777 Місяць тому
Chinese martial arts are distinctive from other arts in that they are all circular. Generally one move chains into another without pause.
@PracticeTaiji
@PracticeTaiji 3 місяці тому
09:37 This is a true Taiji master moment. After Dr. Cheng explains a range of applications of the same essential technique, Kevin asks "what if ___ ?" and the answer was instantaneous and seamlessly the same. No need to think about it; no need to change technique. Very, very good!
@JustinThorts
@JustinThorts 3 місяці тому
ukposts.info/have/v-deo/m5ihiW2og6x_23U.html
@leibama59
@leibama59 2 місяці тому
Your insane! You really think Thai Chi can work In real fighting applications???
@PracticeTaiji
@PracticeTaiji 2 місяці тому
@@leibama59 Yes. And I can also spell. Sorry for being so insane.
@JustinThorts
@JustinThorts 2 місяці тому
@@leibama59 Unless the laws of physics have changed in the last millennia - Yes. It's not what you do but how you do it. If you train Tai Chi and a martial art, if you only use it for health then no. Just like there are lots of people who suck at lots of martial arts including mma (because not everyone that does mma is great) because they do not train it properly. mma takes from traditional martial arts but is not an art, they do lots of fight training, sparring - good for them that is definitely the way to go but it doesn't teach like an art does. There's more to an art, it's a life journey of self discovery. Xu Xiao Dong took on guys that he knew were charlatans, not to discredit the arts but to show some people are all show and no substance, which is what he said. That's a good thing, because people should be taught properly and not fooled by such charlatans. There's more to life and Tai Chi Chuan than you realise, clearly. You are simply showing your own ignorance with this comment.
@Akuston
@Akuston 2 місяці тому
@@leibama59 many Kungfu are practical if you're training as it should for a fight; I'm used to spar with different MMA Gym to fight somebody whom out of my comfort zone and I'm able to throw and sweep in a Kungfu style technique so what? it's no different than other type of martial arts if you're training in practical manner and testing in reality with resisting opponent. Of course, If it does not not work I should have a doubt and finding an answer through actual training rather than watching UKposts and thought, Oh this is bullshit and kept that for my entire life without training the actual style. However, I do agree that many of them especially Taiji are Freud as they're trying to boast something that does not really exist such as chi energy in a manner of Kameha meha from a Dragon ball rather than explaining of a force in movement and biomechanics of the move itself.
@NSaco
@NSaco 3 місяці тому
Dr. Mark Cheng is a gem in the martial arts community, seamlessly integrating holistic methods with combat techniques, marking him as a truly comprehensive martial artist and teacher.
@JustinThorts
@JustinThorts 3 місяці тому
ukposts.info/have/v-deo/m5ihiW2og6x_23U.html
@Eitan.moskovitz
@Eitan.moskovitz 3 місяці тому
His a real professional. And I'm not even talking about the martial art, I'm taking about the talk to the camera. He's constantly keep tracking what the camera see, and what been said on or off camera. That was pretty impressive. And also he move like a true master.
@junichiroyamashita
@junichiroyamashita 3 місяці тому
The type of consideration and measure one would expect from an internal arts master.
@KingM119
@KingM119 2 місяці тому
Awareness is a beneficial tool
@suhribzevolution645
@suhribzevolution645 2 місяці тому
Yes camera so good😂
@user-kc3wo5pd3t
@user-kc3wo5pd3t 3 місяці тому
I have watched hundreds of hours of yang style and never seen an explanation. Thanks for being so generous.
@wutan_nj
@wutan_nj 3 місяці тому
Good to see you demystify TaiJi for people. Most people makes fun of Taijiquan. Good work! Let me know when you want to do a Bajiquan (the 8 Extreme) episode!
@gabrielzanoni3474
@gabrielzanoni3474 3 місяці тому
People think they know everything today… in the era of the easiest information around, people are the most narrow-minded of all time
@KyeCreates
@KyeCreates 3 місяці тому
I recommended you on this channel! Definitely a perfect person to pick for that video 👍🏾
@kbanghart
@kbanghart 3 місяці тому
​@@gabrielzanoni3474 so true. Humans getting defensive.
@collinnicolazzo2065
@collinnicolazzo2065 3 місяці тому
In my defense most people don't know or care about actually doing the martial art part and the steps to make it effective in combat
@snmailist1470
@snmailist1470 3 місяці тому
I'm so admiring bajiquan 🙏🙏 Do you have any UKposts channel for recommended ?
@cesarag0723
@cesarag0723 3 місяці тому
One of my prime teachers in the 90’s/early 2000’s practiced taiji, Korean style karate, and Aikido. Worked in dangerous parts of the city in public and private security. His versions of striking, joint locking, and take downs were always adding an extra bite than the usual. He was always showing cross applications for all 3. I knew it as very applicable. Wasn’t until social media trolls starting bashing it that it became a punching bag for comments. Thanks for sharing!
@niidaimehokage5731
@niidaimehokage5731 3 місяці тому
So sad 😢
@daviddaimary7734
@daviddaimary7734 3 місяці тому
Tai chi and Aikido might have some stuff applicable against a person who has zero training but not really against anyone who trains in Kickboxing/Muay Thai or even Karate(especially the more full contact variants). It maybe has a lot more to do with how combat sports have evolved with sparring and full contact competition. Xu Xiaodong has done the whole tour of beating traditional martial artists in full contact fighting and he doesn't even use his bjj or wrestling generally. It's not trolling.
@antwango
@antwango 3 місяці тому
tai chi is serious whether "mma" noobs want to bash it.... the tai chi practitioners dont care! the naysayers all eventually flock to the mystical chinese art later in life anyway when theyre old enough to realise..... we've all been curious and doubtful when looking at it surface level.... scratch that surface and you fall down a massive hole.... mma people dont last forever, tai chi has lasted centuries!... its an insult to even speak mma and taichi like theyre the same sort of thing.... mma isnt a martial art, and there is no structure
@daviddaimary7734
@daviddaimary7734 3 місяці тому
@@antwango MMA is just mixed martial arts. What do you mean by structure? In any case, I can see how Tai Chi is good for balance and mobility but in what is it's purpose. Please don't say self defense. Makes sense that it is for older folks. Fighting is a young man's game.
@georgeprecious1036
@georgeprecious1036 3 місяці тому
@@daviddaimary7734 it's more about how these styles are taught, most are taught with forms and balance and all that, the fight mentality and sparring are absent it's why Taichi and Aikido have had a bad rep. There are still people who have practiced for years with the fight mentality , if ever competitions are created around these fights, trust me they would have better rep.
@bloodyhippoz1900
@bloodyhippoz1900 3 місяці тому
nice job getting Dr Mark Cheng to join you. Respect to the both of you.
@KevinLeeVlog
@KevinLeeVlog 3 місяці тому
Thank you so much!
@jspk26
@jspk26 2 місяці тому
Please, 2nd part.
@Md-ht3cg
@Md-ht3cg 3 місяці тому
Would absolutely love more with Dr. Cheng! I would really love a deeper dive into throws and locks from closer range
@LowKickSlick
@LowKickSlick 3 місяці тому
Some throws from T'ai Chi Chuan: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/qniKYWqJaGhjxmw.html
@LowKickSlick
@LowKickSlick 3 місяці тому
More throws: ukposts.info/have/v-deo/eYiIpW6biKermH0.html
@watts18269
@watts18269 3 місяці тому
As someone who practices a style literally called practical tai chi chuan, this video warms my heart. No magic crap and a nice selection of applications from the form 👍🏻
@GermanSausagesAreTheWurst
@GermanSausagesAreTheWurst 3 місяці тому
Great style. I have a book and video by Dan Docherty.
@watts18269
@watts18269 3 місяці тому
He was a great no nonsense teacher. He was also one of the best fighters I’ve met in martial arts. Guy was genuinely scary af haha
@palnagok1720
@palnagok1720 3 місяці тому
Did 10 yr of cheng tin hung's taijiquan myself in melbourne.It was a very good martial base to start from.
@watts18269
@watts18269 3 місяці тому
@@palnagok1720nice! Do you still practice the form?
@malmess2164
@malmess2164 Місяць тому
@watts La merde magique comme tu dis, c' est ce qui fait que le tai chi est une pratique qui fait découvrir une façon d' utilisé le corps qui ne se trouve nulle part ailleurs, même si certains font du n' importe quoi .
@PaMuShin
@PaMuShin 3 місяці тому
Taiji is a very controvers field and can be played in different variations. One of its name is the thirteen postures. Some of them you might already know from jeff chan, at least the first two he uses frequently. Peng (ward-off) Lu (roll-back) Chi (press) An (push) Tsai (pull-down) Lieh (split) Chou (elbow strike) Kao (shoulder strike) Chin (advance) Tui (retreat) Ku (look left) Pan (look right) Ting (center) Funny thing was, that he did not use the signature move which is usually to push/throw people violently into walls. What you said about your shoulder is a way which it can be used, if you change the way you wield it. There are teaching songs (back in the day basic things were taught with poems, songs etc. to memorize them) that put it near to change the pace of power to use it this way. A very basic thing is, that the listening of power and deflecting of power came from a spear method. You can have a look if you search for Wu Tai Chi Spear and Staff from Zhai Wei Chuan. Although it is just a small set, the whole scope of use is very vast and needs deep understanding. Even the crane stepping method employed is a weapon in and off itself if understood properly cause you can basically neutralize everything with it. Talking of spear it is not uncommon that a lot of the advanced practiioners were compared to baji quan wielders. Actually of lot of martial arts like even xing yi is derived of spear methods so people learn multiple arts to understand their original ones better and deeper.
@JingoLoBa57
@JingoLoBa57 3 місяці тому
Thanks for explaining this link between multiple martial arts skills.
@PaMuShin
@PaMuShin 3 місяці тому
@@JingoLoBa57 I suppose you refer to the spear fighting, where techniques are borrowed for empty hand. In my opinion most styles did borrow from weapon forms, like a lot of hung gar techniques can only be explained after you watch jian sword applications. Kind of makes sense to me, cause most martial arts were collected and distributed from temples like shaolin. And the temples themselves have close connection to soldiers first going refugee and later borrowing forces to get the coast under control or acting as a kind of police force for the rural areas. Weaponless combat in itself is pretty young in china as well, mostly just 400 to 500 years that empty hand fighting is partly more popular cause people were restraint by rulers for surpressing riots.
@PaMuShin
@PaMuShin 3 місяці тому
@@JingoLoBa57 Yet there are more links like from philosophy, religious principles of analysing things like in buddhism, from art like painting and calligraphy, where there were principles taken to form unique styles and theories for fighting and other life activities. But maybe it is in a way a soldier thing too, who else had the time and the money for that.
@ishetrying
@ishetrying 3 місяці тому
The stomp at the end made me chuckle. So casual and so brutal.
@jojotwice8918
@jojotwice8918 3 місяці тому
problem is finding quality teachers like this
@KeyserSoze23
@KeyserSoze23 3 місяці тому
Tai Chi's combat effectiveness lies in its emphasis on redirecting an opponent's force rather than meeting it head-on, leveraging leverage, angles, and timing over brute strength. Its fluid movements enable practitioners to maintain balance and adapt to changing situations seamlessly, exploiting opponents' vulnerabilities. Tai Chi cultivates sensitivity to energy and relaxation under pressure, allowing for swift, efficient responses. Unlike MMA's aggressive approach, Tai Chi's strategy prioritizes efficiency and harmony, potentially disarming adversaries with minimal force while preserving the practitioner's energy for extended engagements.
@te9591
@te9591 3 місяці тому
Basically that's aikido. Personally i think it was prolly developed as slow movement to strengthen a faster form of martial art while disguising it to look like a mystic dance.
@Steel9k
@Steel9k 3 місяці тому
Well all combat systems effectiveness relies in avoiding head on damage and inflicting damage without the target avoiding (neutralising) it Any fighter eating an effective, real attack takes damage .. which can mean the end of the fight if the damage is high enough. With weapons it's even more obvious.
@kevinhammond2187
@kevinhammond2187 3 місяці тому
Tony H'o once submitted a room full of gracies😅
@te9591
@te9591 3 місяці тому
@@kevinhammond2187 that a aikido champ?
@florianhaas1848
@florianhaas1848 3 місяці тому
yeah...sounds really like a plan. Everyone has a plan....until he gets sth on his mouth😂 But really...no...its not effective.
@fredsmith5782
@fredsmith5782 3 місяці тому
It’s nice that Dr Mark Cheng just break down some of the most basic of the tai chi moves that everyone has seen. No flowery language and just demonstrated the applications.
@BMO_Creative
@BMO_Creative 3 місяці тому
Dude what?!? That Dr. Cheng is amazing! Ramsey Dewey said he once ran into an old man that used Tai Chi this way! I wonna see him spar!
@MikAnimal
@MikAnimal 3 місяці тому
He is not very good. That dude is in Shanghai right (he literally probably ran into my teacher). Yeah I am very happy to push hands with this dude. Sparring would be very bad for him but we can. Where is he? I’m in Seattle. My teacher is Wu Mao Gui…. Shanghai . I am his disciple so I guess I would be representing the lineage against this dudes 🤷🏽‍♂️😂
@MikAnimal
@MikAnimal 3 місяці тому
Can you pay for him or me to get to each other? Happy to record and post it 😊
@johndough8115
@johndough8115 3 місяці тому
​@@MikAnimal You have such as bad attitude. The Martial arts are for Protection.. not for being a bully. The one thing I can say... is that anyone that is eager to fight against someone for real... likely isnt anywhere near as Good as they Believe themselves to be. I have 30 years in the combat arts... and one thing I learned, the hard way... was to NEVER underestimate ANY fighter... nor ANY artform. Every high level combat artist is the same. We know that we are capable of Crippling or "Ending" a life. Its the very last thing that we want to be Forced into doing. At the same time... just as we know what we are capable of... we know that there are others out there... equally capable of the same... or worse. Risking life and limb over mere EGO, is pure Stupidity. But maybe, its due to your Black/Brown Emoji? You wouldnt be the first Black man to intentionally harm white dudes, out of pure Jealousy, Anger, Prejudice, and EGO. The need to PROVE yourself and be Seen by the masses as "Special". As you feeling like you Slayed the Big EVIL White Dragon! I walked into a Jujitsu school, that was ran by a black teacher... and Id later find out, that most of his students were his children. I have nothing against any race. I also have a Black friend in the arts, and we sparred and cross trained often. Yet these guys were being openly disrespectful. The one fighter.. started grunting and groaning... making Mocking noises when he went to spar against me. I dont stand for Any Disrespect... so I chose to teach these guys a lesson. I proceeded to Knock out their Three top Blackbelt level fighters, one after the other. Id also later learn, that one of them had intentionally broke a white TKD fighters arm, on purpose. While speaking with the Teacher, the teacher pulled me aside with the Grunting dude... and we had a little Chit Chat. I voiced my displeasure about the open disrespect.. and in finding out about the TKD fighters arm. I then told them... that I not only allowed these dudes past my powerful leg destroying kicks.. but also, that I was a Master of Short range power. I proceeded to give an example of inch power fajin, to his Hand. I said... those KOs were only 15% of what I was capable of delivering. That If I dropped even 50%, they would be carrying fighters out in Body Bags. Not only that... But had they ever considered the Consequences of their actions?! That TKD dude (or some other injured fighter) could have easily called up a groups of other fighters... to put on masks, and attack them with Baseball bats or Knives... when they least expect it. And trust me... if that TKD dude lost his job because of having a broken arm... He definitely could be capable of such a thing. I, personally, wouldnt need a Group. I just wouldnt hold back.. But thats me. After their Open House sparring session was completed.. I returned to the entrance, where many people that were spectating... started asking me to teach them. They had been watching me since I walked in the door... and was very impressed by my combat skills. Especially since seeing my sparring against a fighter that was about 2x my own mass and strength... and severely outclassing him. They, and a few of the fighters that participated, were literally begging me to teach them. Sadly, at that time, I was too busy with work... so I had to decline them. But even if I wasnt... I didnt feel right about taking contact numbers for lessons, at another schools open event. Its a certain level of disrespect... and Im not that kind of person. Anyway... just as I had mentioned to the teacher, and Jujitsu student... that the Spectators (potential future students) would see how the jujitsu students were acting and interacting with others... and merely winning a fight wasnt going to take the bad taste out of their minds... when they saw these jujitsu fighters intentionally harming others, and being openly disrespectful. I didnt hear from that school for a few years. Eventually the school had moved, and they held another Open-House sparring event. This time... the moment I walked into the school... the students were All Smiles... and were being extremely Respectful. I was pleasantly shocked. And unlike before... where their top students immediately Rushed to spar me... None of their students came over to spar against me. Im Not sure why... I will say, that I did tell the Teacher, and the one Fighter... that I respected what they did, and that they were excellent at what they did. They didnt need to be trying to Prove anything. It showed in the clean techniques... and people could see that, without the need for anything more. That said... I still strongly suspect there was Racism within their hearts and minds... to go that Far, to break another White fighters arm... on purpose... in a "Friendly" sparring event. What I can say, is that people like yourself give the Combat arts a bad name. The Chinese arts in general, are struggling enough... to get respect. If you are going to fight against anyone... it should be MMA fighters that have a Chip on their Shoulders.. and whom show Open Disrespect. We dont need more In-Fighting, within the Chinese arts communities. There are very few serious practitioners left at all, in the entire World. The hard fought knowledge is in danger of Vanishing completely. Dont accelerate that process. Grow Up. If you have superior knowledge and skills... Make a channel, and spread that knowledge. Dont be a Narcissistic Chump, and start bullying other teachers.
@johndough8115
@johndough8115 3 місяці тому
@@MikAnimal Part 2: Ohh what a Surprise. Big Mouth Badass doesnt have a single video on his Profile. I wonder Why? (Eye Roll)
@MikAnimal
@MikAnimal 3 місяці тому
@@johndough8115 dough balls boy jon 😂
@user-qq2kq1iw7f
@user-qq2kq1iw7f 3 місяці тому
Thanks for bringing another amazing teacher! I hope the traditional martial arts continue to be taught so that it’s gets to live on through many more generations.
@markwinsor446
@markwinsor446 3 місяці тому
It's nice to see a Master be so down to Earth and accessible. No David Carradine pseudo mystical mumbo-jumbo philosiphizing... but I guess that' what a true Master would be like. Well played, Sir.... Thank You
@johndough8115
@johndough8115 3 місяці тому
Plenty of Masters use Tai Chi's special terminology... which sounds very Mystical. That doesnt mean that they cant use it powerfully and lethally. Of course, there are a lot in these and many other similar artforms... that are not really capable of using their artform in sparring / combat. True Mastery, takes a lot more effort than most people are willing to put in.
@nicholasgreen339
@nicholasgreen339 3 місяці тому
Its not mystical mumbo jumbo lol It's how chinese languages r... We say right/Left cross. In mandarin and Cantonese They say black tiger steals heart In those languages there is no a-z used to form words They have characterss.. Each character is its own word Japanese and Korean have an a-z like European languages But mandarin Cantonese Hong kong-ese Shanghi-nese Character based We say 4 punches high 4 middle 4 low etd They just say black panther clubs a tree
@johndough8115
@johndough8115 3 місяці тому
@@nicholasgreen339 I agree with you. However, there are some terminologies that sound a lot more Mystical. Such as "Jin", and "Chi". Tai Chi has a lot of specialized terminologies within it. Some of it is actually very logical.. when you know what it means. "Chi" itself, is often a loaded term... that most people are unwilling to hear / accept. The thing is... In most Combat arts, the Term actually applies to a very real PHYSICAL body type and types of physical interactions. For example... Iron Body conditioning (hitting yourself, partners hitting each other..etc), toughens your body in a very special way... when combined with Specialized breathing methods, and the use of Dit Da Jow (Iron Fist Lineament). Rather than taking 20 minutes to explain an Internal fighters differences... the Chinese dudes might say "Wow... that fighter has Excellent Chi". Basically, a short form explanation, of a serious of complex processes. Of course, there are some Chinese arts elements, that use QiGong breathing / meditation, which use Chi is a slightly more Mystical way. But even in this case.. its True meaning, is about Circulation, Oxygen levels, and Special Brain Connections... for Hyper Awareness. There is a lot more. While there MIGHT be some actual form of invisible "Chi"... the thing is... its not really a factor in actual fighting abilities. At most, maybe you might be able to heal yourself a little faster via doing Qigong practices. Maybe you might even reverse a Cancerous tumor. But so called "CHI" in the non physical terminology.. is not going to make your strikes more powerful, at all (from my experience in these arts methods). The slow moving meditation like movements, will create a superior level of Awareness (internal and external / spatial). It will also develop super strong tendons and a much stronger body structure. Tissues will be able to expand and hold more blood... forming a sort of Hydraulic Shielding... which makes more strength as well as incredible level of Protection from Impact forces (Liquids cant be Compressed). Fighters with superior full body awareness... dont have to Switch Focus from one area, to another... and that is Key and Critical in high speed combat applications. You dont have time for any Delays... And... being unaware of certain critical Data... even for a split second, can be very Costly. Unfortunately, most modern people today, simply dont understand, and are not even willing to look into all of the benefits. They just assume its silly BS, and a huge waste of time. It took my fighting to a whole other level... where dudes in my own art... couldnt even come close to comparing or competing against me... as they never learned it, and or never trained it seriously + long enough... to develop the Benefits.
@RancorousSea
@RancorousSea 2 місяці тому
If your reference for martial arts is david carradine no wonder this is impressive lmfao
@markwinsor446
@markwinsor446 2 місяці тому
Read what I said again. Maybe you'll actually understand it, but I doubt it.@@RancorousSea
@tranquil_dude
@tranquil_dude 3 місяці тому
Thank you for sharing! :D Even as a long-time Taiji practitioner, just by watching this vid I gained a bit of insight into some basic elements in Taiji. (especially how the same move can be a different "kind" of attack depending on the distance. one of my teachers has told me that that's what 4 of the 13 "basic postures" are actually about: cai -> finger range; lie -> wrist range; zhou -> elbow range; kao -> shoulder range; usually these are explained as different "kinds" of moves, but in the heat of battle one move just blends into another, and I feel it does make sense to simply take note of where the contact point is and act accordingly, and after watching this vid I think so to a further extent. while I'm at it, here's the other 9 "basic postures": peng -> redirect incoming force upwards lv -> redirect sideways ji -> redirect forwards (i.e. press into the opponent) an -> redirect downwards jin -> shift centre towards opponent tui -> shift away gu -> shift left pan -> shift right ding -> no shifting Supposedly, all "Taiji moves" are basically combinations of these 13 processes. Different teachers may explain them differently, but the main thing I wish to tell everyone is that in terms of "move set", Taiji really isn't as complicated as some people think, once you can see the elementary components. :) The difficult part is to condition yourself such that you can manage contact points, redirect force and shift centre as smoothly as the flow of water, which is a main ideal in Taiji.)
@robertmillar180
@robertmillar180 3 місяці тому
Nice explanation - thank you.
@akirahojo2
@akirahojo2 3 місяці тому
Looks good, hope he does seminar in the southern hemisphere one day.
@imstupid880
@imstupid880 17 днів тому
This is the reason why Taijiquan was considered one of the most brutal martial arts in the past. Would love to hear Dr. Cheng talk about Taijijian as well.
@ambienthuman
@ambienthuman 3 місяці тому
Showed this to my tai chi teacher of 40 years this morning, he was impressed.
@KnowPorcelain1
@KnowPorcelain1 3 місяці тому
One of the best things in martial arts is seeing what people see, then showing them what they don't see, great content.
@JustinThorts
@JustinThorts 3 місяці тому
ukposts.info/have/v-deo/m5ihiW2og6x_23U.html
@stelios43
@stelios43 3 місяці тому
Awesome.At last someone who demonstrate external Tai Chi moves
@rustydj
@rustydj 3 місяці тому
Dr. Mark Cheng is the real deal! And i love his approach in teaching because it allows Taiji to be accessible to everyone, and lets people know that you don't t have to wait till youre old or have the misconception that its a "last ditch resort to when you cant do your fast martial arts anymore. Great video!
@DrMarkCheng
@DrMarkCheng 3 місяці тому
Thank you, Sifu De Jesus! You're too kind. 🙏
@mattgoodmangoodmanlawnmowi2454
@mattgoodmangoodmanlawnmowi2454 3 місяці тому
@@DrMarkCheng Are you related to Prof Cheng who had Lou Kleinsmith and Bob Lumish? They taught aikido as well, which is where I met them. After LK passed, he left his Chinatown tai chi school to a woman I never met, and his upstate aikido school to Bob, who I was close to. He was translating the Yellow Emperor’s classic. Someone who knew him better said his Chinese vocabulary exceeded 40,000 pictograms, about 10x the average modern Chinese university student. LK had been a direct student of that Prof. Cheng. - Matt’s dad Dan😊
@DrMarkCheng
@DrMarkCheng 3 місяці тому
@@mattgoodmangoodmanlawnmowi2454 Sir, I believe you're talking about Prof. Cheng Man-Ching. While my father studied under one of Prof. Cheng's Taiwan-trained students, I have no blood relationship to that Prof. Cheng as far as I know.
@mattgoodmangoodmanlawnmowi2454
@mattgoodmangoodmanlawnmowi2454 3 місяці тому
@@DrMarkCheng Thank you for your reply. That time, their lives, and their application of tai chi principles in their aikido played a large part in shaping me as a man & martial artist. I still practice solo & I still go wherever I want without fear. Both Lou & Bob were also instructors at NY Aikikai under Yamada-shihan on 18th Street. I began my martial journey under a Kyokoshin black belt former 82nd Airborne at 14. I am at retirement age now & still work out daily. I study principles. I study systems to understand the fundamental principles. Thank you for what you gave me in this video. LK used to say that the serious teachers would say that the hard arts were to let young students work out their need for conventional power so that they could get the principles of the so called soft styles without distraction. I share that because I suspect that you will appreciate seeing the Tao of the arts move silently and largely unnoticed. Reminds me of some of the classical scholars of the Orient who were also examples of superior martial virtue. Hope these recollections lighten your spirit as yours has enlightened me. Where do you teach now?
@DrMarkCheng
@DrMarkCheng 3 місяці тому
@@mattgoodmangoodmanlawnmowi2454 Your journey reminds me of that of my very dear friend, Dr. Eric Schneider, who also studied with both Prof. Cheng & Yamada Sensei, as well as studying Kyokushin. I'm in the Los Angeles area, but I'm not teaching publicly at this time. My schedule is so packed that not even 72 hrs a day & boundless energy would truly cut it, and these are all opportunities that I've worked & waited a lifetime for.
@sammynatal6471
@sammynatal6471 3 місяці тому
I would love for my children to study under this Sifu. Much respect for his mastery.
@noway4875
@noway4875 3 місяці тому
My sifu is in China Wong yi mun nam Kung fu he knows the dim mak he learn yang style from dong ying Jie
@RavenShinyThings
@RavenShinyThings 3 місяці тому
@noway4875 has he ever stunned someone with those dim mak strikes, who had good defense and fighting skills themselves?
@kbanghart
@kbanghart 3 місяці тому
​@@RavenShinyThingshopefully not
@syntheticperson2127
@syntheticperson2127 3 місяці тому
Dr. cheng seems like a super cool guy! Thanks for having him on to share thus information with us
@Raw_id
@Raw_id 3 місяці тому
Kevin, another excellent job! Every martial art has its strengths and effectiveness. All subject to skill set, timing, positioning, accuracy and understanding of its practical application. Thank both you and Dr Chen for demonstrating Tai Chi's mastery. It must have been a true honor.
@Jenjak
@Jenjak 3 місяці тому
His dojo equipement says a lot on his martial skills. I see weights and protective gear which is bearly a thing in most Taiji schools.
@peikonpoika83
@peikonpoika83 3 місяці тому
what about those plastic ak's :D
@Jenjak
@Jenjak 3 місяці тому
@@peikonpoika83 I didnt see those XD
@peikonpoika83
@peikonpoika83 3 місяці тому
yeah,personally i would avoid a instructor who teaches bringing martial arts into a gunfight @@Jenjak
@Jenjak
@Jenjak 3 місяці тому
@@peikonpoika83 I agree. -1 point for him. Still look like a cool teacher though.
@dannytwitch3276
@dannytwitch3276 3 місяці тому
Thank you thank you thank you! This was a real treat! I love TaiChi. Seeing this was awesome! 🙏
@erykkai
@erykkai 3 місяці тому
Great to see combat & defense applications for Tai Chi.
@SaiyanParmos
@SaiyanParmos 3 місяці тому
This is amazing I love how they showed some Tai chi applications. A true practitioner right there
@reflexflow9088
@reflexflow9088 3 місяці тому
Great video, Master Lee! I taught Yang Family Style Tai Chi for 40 Years, and this is the type techniques, Dr. Hwang my Master taught us! It is rare to find this now days, and free style roll hands and sparring are mostly unheard of in most Tai Chi Classes, Great job of spreading the art!
@KahL1One
@KahL1One 3 місяці тому
I absolutely love your channel. Mostly because it displays in full context what it's like when Chinese martial artist finally cross-train in order to test out their methods with aliveness sparring application. This is a truly wonderful experience that you're sharing with everyone from video to video.
@nickyeng7444
@nickyeng7444 3 місяці тому
Such a great video! So much respect for Dr. Cheng. I wish this video was ten hours long!
@Crystals10000
@Crystals10000 3 місяці тому
I love seeing these other martial arts being practical,keep it going :D
@Arcknight9202
@Arcknight9202 3 місяці тому
That was really awesome! Thanks for sharing, Kevin. I would love to see more demonstrations of this in the future.
@MrByaeger
@MrByaeger 3 місяці тому
I use the Tai Chi "press" posture , where you round out one arm and support it with the palm of the other, all the time as both a strike and a "get off me push. You can use in in close and get LOTS of power . It beats a 2 handed push because you dont have to over extend your arms . And as a strike it's very unexpected and can be used when theres no space to load up. I've dropped 3 different sparring partners with it when I hit them in the body . It's kind like holding a baseball bat at both ends and popping somebody with it . Try it on a heavy bag and see. Silat does similar "supported" strikes
@baldieman64
@baldieman64 2 місяці тому
Moving people through alignment and structure is a next level skill. I could do it to a degree, but full speed against a resisting opponent was often beyond me.
@taichipandabat6153
@taichipandabat6153 2 місяці тому
that is why Tai Chi Chuan is so deadly and people that goes around trying to do it needs to becareful, its like a double edge sword if not done properly and obey the principles you can run yourself in trouble. There is a saying in Tai Chi don't fight the person let the person fight themselves, use their strength against them. Easy said than done and requires alot of patience. btw i have been doing Tai Chi for 10 years now going 11
@MRLuckyE85
@MRLuckyE85 3 місяці тому
What great and humble personalities to encounter in the world of martial arts! Some faster or rougher than others in teaching/lecture methods, and are educational in all their own ways. I do personally like this method, and have always been a proponent of it. Show the technique alone, demonstrate with an opponent, slowly and allowing to showcase it in each part, then in combination. It feels more like a book being read out loud to give you the knowledge of the technique, rather than depending on demonstration of its power or speed to show the damage, or surprise it can inflict. Of course, as a student, it's of benefit to always be humble and have trust your teacher will not harm you for lack of their own control in demonstration. Flinching can lead to just as much harm by accident! I love the breakdowns, alongside the roots of what you'd see in "kata" (sorry, karate background, and I don't know the other terms that lead to the practical application. This is yet another spectacular video.
@khmisc
@khmisc 2 місяці тому
That was great. Thank you!
@outerlast
@outerlast 3 місяці тому
one of the "secret" of taiji form is that most of the movements and postures are so abstract that you can fill in the type of applications. this fits to any of the taiji styles, and that's one reason why in one style there are a lot of variation of long forms, e.g. in yang style you have standard long form, michuan, guangping, old 6 roads, funeipai, banhou, shaohou etc (they're not taught in one school though, unfortunately).
@erikvaline35
@erikvaline35 3 місяці тому
Wow, that was realy informative. Thanks to the both of you.
@ch355_
@ch355_ 2 місяці тому
i admire how you always respond so positively to getting thrown. this was a great video and would love to see more from dr cheng
@uclagymnastx-ing
@uclagymnastx-ing 3 місяці тому
It's so cool to see you on this channel, Dr. Mark Cheng!
@FirstLast_Nba
@FirstLast_Nba 3 місяці тому
That was very enlightening.
@jollyknuckles2138
@jollyknuckles2138 3 місяці тому
I learned the first 3 parts of the Hao Style Slow Set, which has its base in Yang Style. I was taught Play the Pipa was to manipulate the shoulder socket to push the opponent off balance like Kevin said. It can also be an elbow break. Great video!
@adam28171
@adam28171 3 місяці тому
This was awesome. Love having tma kung fu styles explained.
@nabilabdrani3072
@nabilabdrani3072 3 місяці тому
It's always a pleasure to observe a master in action.
@lilbearbjj
@lilbearbjj 3 місяці тому
Great video. I practice yang style mainly for meditation, posture and balance as a supplement art for my jiujitsu but now I have a better understanding of it. Thank you.
@narulizard
@narulizard 3 місяці тому
Love to see Dr.Cheng in some light pads and open gloves and do some light sparring. Love to see how Taichi does when its pressure tested. Love to see all the people who point to the Xu Xiaodong vs Taichi master be proven wrong. its not the art, its who use it.
@johndough8115
@johndough8115 3 місяці тому
Xiaodong, followed the same formula as the Gracies. He specifically chose to fight against those that were clearly Inept / inexperienced, and easily took them down. The gracies did the same. They made CLAIMS to be fighting against "MASTERS". Let me tell you.. Im an ACTUAL Masterclass level fighter in the Chinese arts... and NONE of those dudes were even CLOSE to being a MASTER. They were all clueless / Inept. In fact, anyone with about 1year of experience in any artform, could have easily told you... that these dude were not capable fighters. Not because of the arts that they were studying... but because they were poor at these arts... doing many things Improperly (failing the art). Xiaodong wouldnt last 3 seconds against someone like myself. Hes sloppy, slow, and clumsy. All he has, is brute strength and power... and that only works against smaller dudes that are not skilled enough in combat. Against actual Masterclass level fighters... he would be put out of Commission very quickly, and easily. Im 99% Certain that Xiaodong is actually a CCP Agent. The CCP (Chinese Govt.) does not want their citizens to be learning high level combat arts methods... because they fear an Uprising against them. This is why the CCP created: Modern Wushu, Sanda and Sanshou. All sportized (watered down) artforms... based very loosely on the Chinese combat arts (which are FAR more deeper, and FAR more effective... in capable hands). When Xiaodong sullied the name of Tai Chi and other Traditional Chinese arts... A LOT of high level Chinese MASTERS... were PISSED !!! These various masters, were actually traveling to find him... and to "END" him. When Xiaodong got bombarded with tons of actual threats (and promises!)... he quickly went into hiding. A story was created by the CCP... trying to imply that it was the CCP that was after him. Nothing could be further from the truth. You must realize... that the CCP can find any person in China, in less than 2 weeks time (typically much faster than that). The CCP has facial recognition cameras, on every street corner.. AND... in order to buy things in any store... you NEED to use you own Cellphone, that has your own Biometric data and Bank Account. You cant just pay in cash. Furthermore... even the Internet is tied to your specific ID. The CCP was merely trying to further discredit the Traditional Chinese combat artforms, using Xiaodong... and the similar Gracie method. The Gracies are also part of the "ELITE" globalists... that do not want the average citizen to have high level combat technology / capabilities. Thats why the Gracies had ties to the "Media", and created the UFC. Furthermore the UFC itself, was a Scam. Even the earliest versions of it... they intentionally hand picked Bad Fighters.. as well as skewed the tournament, in favor of Grapplers. The Elite dont mind people using grappling... because thats the non-lethal version of combat. They can train their own storm-troopers / agents (Special Ops) the real deal... to easily destroy any grappler, using superior combat art technology. Arts like Tai Chi were "Pressure Tested" Thousands of Years ago... against fighters that were FAR more skilled than pretty much any that you see today. In Pre-Industrial China... they started training in the Chinese combat arts... as young as 3 yrs old. They trained over 8hrs a day, every single day, of their lives. By the time they hit their teens... they were already BEASTS. These arts were intended to take between 15 and 20 years, to fully learn, and fully Master. And unlike todays modern practitioners... the MAJORITY of those fighters.. were Masterclass level fighters. The Chinese were relentless about developing the Martial Arts technologies. They put their most Brilliant minds to the task. They tested BRUTAL / LETHAL things on live animals, and live humans (often on prisoners). They had over 2000 years of intense development time... and real life usage. There was no protective sparring gear. There were 1vs1 fights to the END... and there were times when men were attacked by groups of fighters at the same time (Gangs of Thieves). There was battlefield combat as well. When the commies eventually took over China.. they actually banned all practice of the martial arts... for a period that I believe lasted over 60 years. If you were caught practicing... you would be tortured and executed. They might have also executed a few generations of your family members... just to make sure that the knowledge and skills, were Erased. Fortunately, many Chinese citizens risked their lives, to keep their arts alive... and practiced and taught in Secret. Its a miracle that any of these arts survived at all. A lot of knowledge was lost, however... as many fantastic teachers were slaughtered, and or starved, from the Commie war (Cultural Revolution). As good as you might be as a fighter... you cant expect to take on +1000 troops. The CCP just swarmed these dudes. Luckily, a lot of them escaped, and went into hiding. Many actually traveled outside of China... to places like Taiwan... and eventually, to other countries... taking their Combat knowledge to these other places.
@Purwapada
@Purwapada 3 місяці тому
@@johndough8115 I do taiji too, but your grandiose claims and overzealous ramblings are why everyone laughs at taiji practitioners.
@Jaburu
@Jaburu 2 місяці тому
@@johndough8115 "those that were clearly Inept / inexperienced". but that's the point. you guys don't ever test yourselfs, just live in fantasies.
@johndough8115
@johndough8115 2 місяці тому
@@Jaburu You are speaking in Absolutes. There are a rare few of us, that not only actually mastered our arts methods... but also, sparred and proved it... over and over again... against fighters form many different artforms. In 50 yrs old, and no longer in the shape I used to be in. I also was doing the arts, when video cameras were bulky, and expensive. As such, I dont have any footage of the feats I accomplished. Nor the footage of several disrespectful fighters, getting some serious injuries. Realize that Inept fighters exist in all artforms... and in mass quantities. Even the top Pro MMA fighters that people Idolize, are getting knocked out by complete newbies, or even, street thugs / bar brawlers.. yet are still somehow seen as being "Superior". Its quite pathetic, actually... as the standards of what Combat arts have become... is just plain abysmal, today. Back in the Ancient days of these arts... Practitioners trained FAR longer and harder.. and fully mastered everything they learned to Masterclass levels (far beyond Lethal output potentials). The very modern idea that its OK to be hit countless times in a Fight / Round... was unheard of, back then. As often, a single hit from a Masterclass level fighter... was the END of you. This isnt Fantasy. Its what they experienced. It was their way of Life. Either you had the skills to survive... or you didnt live that long. There was no real "Police" force back then, to protect you... and your loved ones. That said, there are far fewer decent fighters in Chinese arts... because these arts are far more complex, and challenging. Mastering the cooking of Burgers, is very easy and quick... compared to becoming a Master Chef. The two pursuits, are also wildly different in capabilities.
@narulizard
@narulizard 2 місяці тому
@@johndough8115 Bro, this need to be, or has to be a copypasta.
@chriseliopoulos9351
@chriseliopoulos9351 Місяць тому
Kevin, you sir are a gracious host. You allow your subjects to fully express their perspective. Then we can decide whether we would actually use it in a real altercation or not. Thank you & keep up the good work…
@gabrieljosefmerrun3088
@gabrieljosefmerrun3088 3 місяці тому
Nice to see the approach. Myself been doing tai chi since 30 years and it works without planning so far. Always more to learn always alot of love peace and balance as a result ❤ You help the opponent to fight himself.
@VTLille
@VTLille 3 місяці тому
You need to go do a video with Tim Cartmell, amazing teacher for Chinese internal martial arts and bjj.
@KevinLeeVlog
@KevinLeeVlog 3 місяці тому
I am gonna have to look him up!
@runes.nielsen2084
@runes.nielsen2084 3 місяці тому
This is the coolest martial arts video I ever saw!
@terada2423
@terada2423 3 місяці тому
Hey Kevin, great video. Just beginning myself with Tai Chi Yang style. Thanks for being on the receiving end of the demonstration of Dr Chengs technique.
@rickdg
@rickdg 3 місяці тому
That’s some next level balance and precision.
@deangreen381
@deangreen381 3 місяці тому
Wow, very cool, thanks for sharing and special thanks for the english subtitles. That helps me as a non native english speaker!
@tarasyanishevskyi6254
@tarasyanishevskyi6254 3 місяці тому
WoW! I am impressed with this video and Tai Chi martial art. Great!
@RainCloudwalker
@RainCloudwalker 2 місяці тому
Incredible teacher. The practical applications blew my tiny mind.
@TheMadAfrican1
@TheMadAfrican1 2 місяці тому
I love how excited Kevin gets when he learns.
@BASE5NYC
@BASE5NYC 3 місяці тому
I live a few blocks from Chinatown in NYC and all the older people gather every morning and do their Tai Chi routines in the parks. It’s awesome to watch. Interesting to see it used this way.
@askaliu2943
@askaliu2943 3 місяці тому
i love it when someone actually worked it out, AND is able to explain, and apply the techniques with much modern understanding. and this proves the thing i always been saying when ever an arguement comes up about "is chinese martial art useless", that, chinese martial art itself, just like all other martial art is effective, and each style has its pros and cons, the issue is the modern soo called "masters" teaching it wrongly, and the extreme lack of actual meaningful sparring / combat experience with their own style. And that Dr Chang is cool af XD 👍
@blaa443blaa2
@blaa443blaa2 3 місяці тому
This was so good! Is amazing how great masters you can find nowadays around the World in different arts!
@phillippalmejar9548
@phillippalmejar9548 3 місяці тому
Dr. Mark Cheng is a great martial artist, I've known him for a while.
@josephbrewster1169
@josephbrewster1169 3 місяці тому
Anybody that wants to take any martial art seriously as a fighting technique has to pay attention to the commonalities of motion that these actual masters are getting to. 1.Their footwork is often the same. As in, the place they move their lead foot in relation to yours. 2.They block punches with hand, elbow and shoulder and step into the opponent. 3. Distance control. 4. Opponent elbow control. Now, I'm not saying that this guy is automatically a great fighter. What I am saying is that the other 'masters' you see on the internet, getting their asses beat, obviously don't spar against live competition and this guy obviously has. There is a clear separation.
@radiantmind8729
@radiantmind8729 3 місяці тому
This might be one of the silliest videos I’ve ever seen.
@michaellao33
@michaellao33 3 місяці тому
I'm definitely rewatching this one often!
@dennismatovich8411
@dennismatovich8411 3 місяці тому
Thank you for sharing this!
@Jenjak
@Jenjak 3 місяці тому
So cool to see a good Taichi teacher in action on a youtube channel !
@JustinThorts
@JustinThorts 3 місяці тому
ukposts.info/have/v-deo/m5ihiW2og6x_23U.html
@AlexTseng007
@AlexTseng007 3 місяці тому
Thanks for demonstrating how playing the lute(手揮琵琶), to ward off(棚), commencing(起勢), and sing while(單邊) are applied in a real fight, benefitting me a lot. As a Tai-Chi learner, there are still unknown applications in the Yang's Style 13 Form, and 64 Form for me, such as to ward off in stepping forward and backward (上步棚,退棚), to roll back in stepping backward(退步履), to push in stepping backward (退步按), Heught pat on horse(高探馬), needle at sea bottom(海底針), Appears closed(如風似閉), Fan through back(扇通背), Raising Hands and Stepping Forward(提手上勢), Turn Body, Right Heel Kick (回身(右)蹬脚)etc. If the above form can be demonstrated in thier applications, that will be great!
@robcampbell6927
@robcampbell6927 3 місяці тому
This is awesome and thanks for sharing! I highly appreciate the respect shown as well as the instruction!
@GoldenbellTraining
@GoldenbellTraining 3 місяці тому
DOC! Been a role model/mentor of mine for over a decade even though we've never met in person.
@DrMarkCheng
@DrMarkCheng 3 місяці тому
Too kind, my Brother. Far too kind! Sending you & the family much love always.
@alexanderren1097
@alexanderren1097 3 місяці тому
Fantastic video! I have a background in Karate so our forms look significantly different but I think a lot of the same close range striking and grappling principles are encoded into both sets of forms just in different expressions and ways to perform them. I feel like there’s going to be a huge renaissance in “traditional” martial arts styles using these practical analyses of the forms
@mtlim9146
@mtlim9146 3 місяці тому
I am really impressed . Fantastic demonstration... You really show us what Chinese martial arts is all about.. thanks a lot . Hopefully you'll show us more !😅
@zer0tzer0
@zer0tzer0 3 місяці тому
Good to finally see practical Tai Chi. Ramsey Dewy talked about meeting a very old Master of Tai Chi in China, and he couldn't lay a glove on him without being throw to the ground.
@dewidavies7995
@dewidavies7995 2 місяці тому
Thanks both 😊
@PracticeTaiji
@PracticeTaiji 3 місяці тому
Nice to see Taiji on your channel. Dr. Cheng is an exceptionally competent martial artist. Though there's another important aspect of Taiji that wasn't covered here. I'd be happy to introduce you to it, Kevin. Keep up the great work.
@Devilsblood
@Devilsblood 3 місяці тому
I love that these videos are coming out to shed new light on these classic martial arts practices and reinterpreting them. Good work
@johndough8115
@johndough8115 3 місяці тому
This isnt a reinterpretation. Its how they are taught and used in actual applications. An Interpretation, is someone basically "Guessing" how things are supposed to work.
@Devilsblood
@Devilsblood 3 місяці тому
@johndough8115 I respectfully disagree. It's because martial arts like Wing chun and Tai chi were always seen as jokes in the martial arts community. Seen as silly as a grown man dressing up as a jedi to see the next star wars film. Nobody believed that Tai chi was an effective martial arts, it was always seen as a goofy exercise that elderly people did at the park with movements that didn't resemble fighting. The reason I said that this vid is a reinterpretation, was because it was to show the real intention of a martial art that many have been saying is ineffective. I want these old martial arts style to still have a place in the world of MMA's and BJJ's.
@johndough8115
@johndough8115 3 місяці тому
​@@Devilsblood Unfortunately, You, like most... are getting it Backwards. The Chinese arts have ALWAYS been Effective and Lethal. Its only after the Industrial era, where people stopped training hard enough... that the practitioners no longer were capable fighters. Im 50 yrs old today. I started doing Wing Chun when I was 20 yrs old. By age 23, the local blackbelt fighters from various arts schools... could rarely get a single hit on me... while I was lighting them up (Many of which were much larger and stronger than myself). Im my late 30s... I did a demo for an MMA fighter. I told him try to hit me... with any kind of handstrikes. I told him that he was allowed to use BOTH of his arms... but that I would limit myself to only using ONE arm against his Two. He almost laughed in my face... But after realizing that I was serious... he started firing strikes at me. For the next 2 min., he tried his best, but I easily deflected his every attempt. This caused him to get embarrassed, and thus, severely angered. As such, he decided to amp up to full power... against our previously agreed "Medium" levels of power (for safety sake). Of course, since power is FELT, nor SEEN... I didnt know this, until it was way too late. He fired off a combination: High right hook, immediately followed by a low line punch towards my abdomen. He smiled as he was throwing his hook... as if to say "I got this dude now!". I used an upwards forearm deflection to easily nullify his hook. I then took a single step backwards, while dropping my forearm vertically down into the path of his Incoming left "strike in progress". I used a downwards vectored Forearm deflection, with about 10% level of Fajin (short range explosive power) on it. At medium levels... and only 10%... that normally would not be enough to cause any issues / damages. However... since he chose to go full power + full speed.. with actual intent to harm... this vastly multiplied the impact potentials. His arm was easily deflected... but also, the impact almost shattered his arm / wristbone. He stopped fighting.. completely confused at what just happened. He was expecting to see me curled up on the ground, gasping for air. Instead, he was grabbing his wrist in pain... and I was still standing. I spent the next 2 min. explaining step by step, what transpired.. and how everything worked. He then smiled wide, shook my hand... called me a G0D, and said that he had never seen nor felt anything like that, in his entire Life. I said "Imagine if I had used Both of my arms". At this, he sobered up, realizing that I had merely been Toying with him... and still managed to injure him. I asked if he wanted to see more... and he agreed. We had THREE more 2 to 3 minute exchanges. The First was Kicks vs Kicks (Any Kicks or Leg Defenses only). He was proficient in Muay Thai kicks... but, Using Wing Chuns advanced soft leg fencing methods... I easily intercepted and deflected his every attempted kick. Right after the interceptions.. I immediately threw some rapidfire chained counter kicks to multiple places. He had no way to defend against them. By the end of the round, he had not been able to score a single kick. I had lit him up the entire time. The next round, was dual arms, vs dual arms (no legs / kicks). This time, I was able to use WC's trapping hands methods. It was a total slaughter. Id intercept, pin trap, then pummel him with multiple rapidfire handstrikes. He spend most of the round, trying to defend.. and failing. He didnt get a single hit on me... while I used him like a personal punching bag / wooden dummy. The final round, was "Anything Goes" (All limbs in play). This was the shortest rounds.. lasting about 70 seconds, before he stopped the fight. I would intercept his kick, step in, trap him up.. and pummel away. Or Id throw a kick, step and plant down into trapping hands... then pummel. It was nothing but non stop flurry of hits... and he had nothing that he could do to stop any of it. Eventually he realized how severely outclassed he was.. and stopped the match. Mind you... all of this was done, with bare fists... as I was at a mutual friends house, and didnt have any gear there. By this time... his Injury was causing him a LOT of pain... and so we called it a night. Id hear from my mutual friend, that before the end of the hour, his injury had swelled up nearly double in size... and that he was in great pains for many days to follow. The dude was no Joke either. He had previously trained in Krav Maga, before claiming that it wasnt realistic enough... so then moved into MMA training. He was eventually in the US Military, and he taught dudes there, how to fight. He had textbook level techniques: Fast, Accurate, and Powerful. He was a hair taller than me.. with a slight reach advantage, but about the same build. He was also about 5 yrs younger than me. Its not that he wasnt good... but that, he was going up against much better Technology... that he had no relevant training / answers for. And of course, I was not a "Casual" practitioner either... I was a Masterclass level fighter, by that point. Had I wanted to Cripple or End the dude, I could have done so, in less than 3 seconds flat, with Ease. But as good as I ever way... If you took a time machine back to see the Pre-Industrial period of China... I would not have stood much of a chance, against the fighters back then. They trained much longer, and much more hardcore... and had far more combat experience against other arts methods + weapons based combat experience.
@Devilsblood
@Devilsblood 3 місяці тому
@johndough8115 interesting backstory, but it still doesn't change the situation that old school martial arts are facing today. Now I'm on the side of old martial arts and am rooting for them to come out on top. You can't deny all the bad mouthing they have been getting. Don't you remember that video with the Chinese MMA guy beating up that classical martial arts guy to a pulp? I don't even need to tell you what's going on, they have vids of people trashing martial arts and saying a bunch of crap about them. I don't take part in that because I think history is important and has a place for future martial arts.
@johndough8115
@johndough8115 3 місяці тому
@@Devilsblood Xudong is a Chinese CCP Shill. Those he chose to fight, were either cherry picked dudes that were clueless and Inexperienced... Or.. "Paid Fall Guys". The CCP does not want their general citizens to be able to have access to High level combat technology... as they still fear their own people rising up against them. Thats why they went after Falun Gong... despite it being proven not to have any combat teaching in it. They were just that fearful, seeing ever increasing numbers of citizens practicing it... that they hunted them all down... and ended up selling their Organs in the Black Market (typically to other CCP Members). The Chinese like to Copy a lot of things... and this is no different. They copied the same Scam as the Gracies. The Gracies made their way into fame.. by falsely claiming to be fighting various "Masters". Anyone with about 1 year of experience in the arts, could EASILY see that all of these cherry picked fighters, were completely Inept / Inexperienced / clueless. Easily exploited, with a simple feint tactic... into a basic takedown. None of the Gracies ever fought against a REAL Masterclass level fighter... and trust me... they Never will. They know the actual dangers of going up against someone whom knows what they heck they are doing. They want No part of it. Sadly... millions of young and ignorant minds.. were easily Brainwashed into thinking that BJJ, is the top martial art in the world. They dont even know, that BJJ is just watered down Jujitsu (Jujitsu being a much more Complete art). Meanwhile, I went to spar at a Jujitsu school... and since their fighters were being extremely disrespectful to me (and others), I decided to teach them a lesson. I proceeded to Knock Out their top 3 Blackbelt level grapplers, one after another. Same method. Short range vertical punch to their foreheads. Less than 6 inches of travel, from my mostly extended Lead guard hand. I never needed more than 15% of my full potentials, to do it. Those dangerously stupid.. high to low feint tactics, just dont work against a high level combat fighter, like myself. They were also very fortunate that I chose to be NICE to them.. allowing them past my Oblique Kicks to their Kneecaps. The sad thing is... if you go out there and actually harm a fighter to prove your abilities... you get Demonized globally. And or.. you get accused of Fakery. Also, its not just the CCP that dont want general citizens to know high level combat technology. The Globalist "Elite" have been intentionally corrupting all of the Arts, for a very, very, long time. I also believe they execute certain teachers that either dont play ball... and or, are teaching way too many students.. too effectively. I believe this was the case of a Sifu that was teaching Wing Tsun, not that long ago. Furthermore... its easy for them to Lock out a Teacher from mass exposure... by tampering with site algorithms, and or Shadow-Banning such people.
@zenrider78
@zenrider78 3 місяці тому
Love seeing Dr. Cheng demonstrate Tai Chi and Kung Fu
@CKevni
@CKevni 2 місяці тому
Great video Kev! The rabbit hole of learning just keeps getting deeper and deeper.
@couchpotatter
@couchpotatter 3 місяці тому
Hey! I was taking MA classes from this guy at UCLA gym back in the 90s!... Amazing to see him pop up!
@HwaRang1970
@HwaRang1970 3 місяці тому
I never realized Tai Chi was a combat art until reading Dr. Cheng's articles in various magazines 20 or so years ago. This was a great video!
@mountaingoattaichi
@mountaingoattaichi 3 місяці тому
Great stuff! So much to learn. Thank you!
@carmelosaez2499
@carmelosaez2499 Місяць тому
I love the way everything was explained and demonstrated. This was well developed and well done. Thank you for this.
@WayOfHaQodesh
@WayOfHaQodesh 3 місяці тому
Tai Chi is my favourite martial art. So beautiful and powerful, serene yet terrifying.
@jarrodpelrine7229
@jarrodpelrine7229 3 місяці тому
Thanks for this Kevin I started cross training different martial artist around 1998 in my experience the teacher's I came across that practiced whatever along with Tai Chi were always the most skilled and knowledgeable hands down Tai Chi is the top of the food chain when it comes to stand up combat
@matthiasrigling2305
@matthiasrigling2305 3 місяці тому
so why does nobody train tai chi who does mma?
@jesusiskingofkingss
@jesusiskingofkingss 3 місяці тому
Dude go see a brain doctor 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@civilsavage6337
@civilsavage6337 3 місяці тому
Great to see a teacher breakdown technique! I had to discover technique on my own.
@BawdProductions
@BawdProductions 3 місяці тому
Awesome... I started Yang Style when I was fourteen as an addition to my Shaolin Training. Love them all.
@btkhan7629
@btkhan7629 3 місяці тому
Can we have more of Mark explaining some more of the Tai Chi applications. It was so illuminating. Thank you .
@JustinThorts
@JustinThorts 3 місяці тому
ukposts.info/have/v-deo/m5ihiW2og6x_23U.html
@unifedgongfu
@unifedgongfu 3 місяці тому
there are so many ways doing same the same form. and each make a different analysis. but the important thing is to make the practical analysis. you can train the form slowly or fast - develops different things, and use same movement for many different applications. it is very important to spar and see how the clean training is coming true in more dirty conditions. Taiji is much more than just combat or just longevity etc.
@markm1261
@markm1261 3 місяці тому
Oh the memories. I remember how can something so gentle be so bold ? My eyes opened seeing a similar flow with Aikijitsu
@michaelblack9458
@michaelblack9458 2 місяці тому
Awesome to see applications of simple movement
@MrTacklebury
@MrTacklebury 3 місяці тому
I've always said that Tai Chi is an under estimated art. I actually learned a few and also use them for stretching routines after workouts. I'd love to find someone teaching here, but not many in my area.
@latemanparodius5133
@latemanparodius5133 3 місяці тому
Part of the trouble of Tai Chi is that it takes patience. A lot of folks want to get to the flashy stuff right away, but learning things takes time. Tai Chi is calm and relaxed as you're going through the form, as opposed to things like breaking boards and kicks that some other martial arts do. So... it leads people to go for the more visually impressive instead of Tai Chi, even though Tai Chi can really mess someone up. When I've looked at other martial arts, though, it seems like it starts as physical training and as things get more advanced, they get more skill oriented. Tai Chi, it's like it's inverted. Very skill heavy at first, and you build the strength as you go. I've dabbled a little with adding weights as I do form, and it really makes sure you have everything just right.
@floydraabe6959
@floydraabe6959 3 місяці тому
Wow, as a martial artist myself, I've always liked the Bruce Lee quote about soft arts for health, thank you gentlemen for showing the application of Tai chi
@JustinThorts
@JustinThorts 3 місяці тому
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@Painfullyshy5650
@Painfullyshy5650 3 місяці тому
It's great to see Yang in application. Thank you so much!
@JustinThorts
@JustinThorts 3 місяці тому
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