This Tai Chi Master Blew My Mind!

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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.

This was one perhaps one of the best Taiji short lessons I've ever seen! Thank you!

I want to see more Tai Chi application videos like this.

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.

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.

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!

The stomp at the end made me chuckle. So casual and so brutal.

I have watched hundreds of hours of yang style and never seen an explanation. Thanks for being so generous.

Would absolutely love more with Dr. Cheng! I would really love a deeper dive into throws and locks from closer range

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.

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!

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.

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

Showed this to my tai chi teacher of 40 years this morning, he was impressed.

This might be one of the silliest videos I’ve ever seen.

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).

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.

problem is finding quality teachers like this

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.