taiji - legs

[windwalker099]

GRANDMASTER WU TAI KWAI - WU STYLE TAI CHI

Showing the use of the leg in taiji...and hips

 

[Kung Fu Wang]

Does SC have all those kicks? How do you know these SC kicks are original from SC, or from cross training?

 

[Xue Sheng]

Does SC have all those kicks? How do you know these SC kicks are original from SC, or from cross training?

Did i miss something, what does your post have to do with the OP? And who or what is SC?

As for the OP video, its Wu style, they have those takedowns and throws. Seen Eddie Wu do many of those. Also a standard part of Wu style training is break fall training. So i am pretty sure nothing in the OP video is fron cross training

 

[windwalker099]

As for the OP video, its Wu style, they have those takedowns and throws. Seen Eddie do many of those. Also a standard part of Wu style training is break fall training. So i am pretty sure nothing in the OP video is fron cross training

Some assumptions about Taiji might come from people who haven’t trained the traditional way, or with old-school teachers who still have the skills Taiji was once known for. In my own path, I’ve found that many of the old stories weren’t just stories, but accounts of real events — something I learned firsthand through working with teachers who still had those skills.

We had a member of Wang Peisheng’s family in Beijing come down and push hands with us — it could get quite rough. The focus was on usage, directly relevant to the kinds of encounters they faced in Beijing at the time. What is shown in public, not always what is done in private.

 

[Xue Sheng]

Some assumptions about Taiji might come from people who haven’t trained the traditional way, or with old-school teachers who still have the skills Taiji was once known for. In my own path, I’ve found that many of the old stories weren’t just stories, but accounts of real events — something I learned firsthand through working with teachers who still had those skills.

We had a member of Wang Peisheng’s family in Beijing come down and push hands with us — it could get quite rough. The focus was on usage, directly relevant to the kinds of encounters they faced in Beijing at the time. What shown in public, not always what is done in private.

Did push hands with a gentleman from Taiwan who was a student of Kao Tao,Yang Jwing Ming’s teacher. The guy about ripped me in half

 

[windwalker099]

Did push hands with a gentleman from Taiwan who was a student of Kao Tao,Yang Jwing Ming’s teacher. The guy about ripped me in half

Yep… it can be an eye-opener.

In Beijing, one's intention in both action and thought should be very clear. Trying to sneak in a cheap shot or step outside the training format to “prove” something is usually dealt with directly.

It serves as a reminder — an example to others — of why push hands has its context.
Within that context, you can train hard and test skill without risking unnecessary damage.

Taiwan

it can also be pretty rough...liked testing with those training for the competitions they have.
Not really interested in the comps....did enjoy testing skill sets, and meeting with some who were
prepping for them.

 

[drewtoby]

Love the single whip application at the end of the video!

 

[Same Trick]

Some assumptions about Taiji might come from people who haven’t trained the traditional way, or with old-school teachers who still have the skills Taiji was once known for. In my own path, I’ve found that many of the old stories weren’t just stories, but accounts of real events — something I learned firsthand through working with teachers who still had those skills.

We had a member of Wang Peisheng’s family in Beijing come down and push hands with us — it could get quite rough. The focus was on usage, directly relevant to the kinds of encounters they faced in Beijing at the time. What is shown in public, not always what is done in private.

However many of those masters had skill in many or a couple other styles of gongfu.
Wang Peisheng and his boxing brother Li Binci apart from being Wu-Taiji masters also knew as well enough Xingyiquan, Baguazhang, Tongbeiquan as examples.
Li Binci told me when he learnt I studied Yiquan in Beijing that his teacher Yang Yuting(Wu-Taiji) let him and other of his students also learn from Wang Xiangzhai (wang xiangzhai was teaching just next to yang yuting’s group).
If there were no rivalry then there was showing respect by letting students learn from one’s fellow teachers)
About Wu-Taiji supposedly having an extra touch of wrestling to it may come from that the Wu’s was employed the Qing army and might have had wrestling experience from the army training regime

 

[Same Trick]

Yep… it can be an eye-opener.

In Beijing, one's intention in both action and thought should be very clear. Trying to sneak in a cheap shot or step outside the training format to “prove” something is usually dealt with directly.

It serves as a reminder — an example to others — of why push hands has its context.
Within that context, you can train hard and test skill without risking unnecessary damage.

Taiwan

it can also be pretty rough...liked testing with those training for the competitions they have.
Not really interested in the comps....did enjoy testing skill sets, and meeting with some who were
prepping for them.

Yes one should of course not try sneaky attacks as an invited guest, however one should be alert, some teacher themselves might try sneaky dirty stuff, I’ve experienced those, one got really upset when my reflexes dealt his sneak attack and made him stumble, yelling at me I didn’t show respect as his guest