Tai Chi Chuan and SanshouTechniques

Not really. I do realize most people have a different view on how tai chi applications should look like and that is fine. As long as we're all learing and enjoying the process, I think thats the main thing.

An awesome little video showing some funky techniques. I like it!

Like most martial arts, these blocking techniques rely on the attacker throwing weak, half hearted punches. This isn't defending a real attack.

It's purely chuan fua.

Pure tai chi from PTCCI Wudang of Dan Docherty
school use of applications from the form and the 13 tactics excellent stuff

Indeed, we have pretty similar texhniques in Aikido (of the Tomiki variety)

Hmmm no Taiji going on there then.

shocking to the face and working on elbow after that seems as a very useful technice.i m gonna amend my jiu jitsu knowledge with this technice

cool video

alright thanks, it looks cool especially if it was in a real situation.

It's a Combat Sanshou technique. Deflect the attack, counter with a palm heel to the face, Southern style forearm to the neck to shift the attacker's weight, cutting out his knee with the right hand for the take down.

what was the first technique he showed? where he is about to step on his partner?

Obviously, this isn't a street fight; it's a demonstration of techniques. :-) As such, it doesn't allow for full power strikes that give the correct impact manipulation on the training partner.

Just like in many things, there are similarities and differences between Chinese and South-East Asian systems. Sometimes things aren't as cut and dried as they seem. As long as everybody enjoys his practice, it's all good. :-)

Chinese Kong fu is not for "skilled" attacher,
in the movie the master assume the attacker not action and moving further after first attack just waiting for his countermeasure
actionS.
This is no real in street fight.

:) well i ve felt very strong influence of the kali/silat.
but i think this is logicall
a researcher can find many of the kung fu form application not at chinese teachers demos but at a silat demo
and i think real temple wudang tai chi is closer to chen more than the wu.
maybe all i wrote is wrong

Thank you for your kind words. We're all just students anyway. There's always a better person than you out there. So no need to get hung up on one's skills or lack therefof. :-) As long as you enjoy the training, that's what counts.

I really like your lack of arrogance, which seems to be common place amongst tai chi practicioners who have missed the entire concept of tao. It all depends what you are trying to achieve.

Nice job :-)

nice shot

IMHO, it depends on the style you practice. Some styles discharge energy while doign the form, others don't. The style I do doesn't.
For the applications, if you don't discharge energy when doing them, it usually isn't a very effective way to fight.

in tai chi forms the movements always stop before the jing right? so if you apply them im sure you would ad jing at the end of the technique, especially the pushes? i could be wrong this is more of a question comment

When playing Taiji, you don't use force but more your whole body which create much more power by rotating. It's an art perfectly combine your consciousness with your body. You have to usderstand the philosophy that support this martial art

very nice applications

Hi Marzsc, I practice Wudang style, which is much closer to Wu than Chen.
As for the force level: As I perform the Tai Chi techniques I'm very relaxed. I do speed up a little but I'm certainly not tense, though I know it might look that way in the clip. The power generation for the Combat Sanshou and Sanda applications is different than for the Tai Chi ones. They are different arts and have a different way of doing things.

probably more chen style tai chi? the tai chi martial arts application i do is not using that many hard force.... good fighting technique anyway...