Tai Chi Martial Applications

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Streamordownload!LearntherealpurposeofeverytaichimovementfromMasterYang,Jwing-Ming.Inthesevideolessons,youwilllearnthefightingapplicationsofeverymovementintheYang-styleform.
•Learn50movementshiddenwithinTaiChi.
•FightingapplicationsforanyTaiChistyle.
•Detailedstep-by-stepinstructionfromMasterYang.
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Taijiquan(TaiChiChuan)isanancientinternalChinesemartialartwhichhasgainedwidespreadpopularityforitsmanyhealthbenefits.Today,mostpeoplepracticetaijislowlytodeveloptheirbalance,strength,andvitality,andthemartialapplicationsoftheartareoftenignored.Taijiquan,or'GrandUltimateFist',isahighlyeffectiveformofcombatspecializinginshortandmiddle-rangefighting.
Thesevideolessonsofferpracticalmartialapplicationsforeachofthe37-posturesoftraditionalTaiji,basedontheformspasseddownbyYang,Ban-Hou.Oncetheviewerhasabasicunderstandingoftheseuniversalprinciples,youmayusethemtodevisefurtherapplicationsforeverymovementnomatterwhichstyleofTaijiyoupractice.
InChina,t'aichich'uaniscategorizedundertheWudanggroupingofChinesemartialarts,whichareappliedwithinternalpower(jing),usingQi(energy).ThehistoryofthebasicposturesintheYangformcanbetracedbackthroughWudangmountaintoShaolinTemple,developedfromaseriesofmovementsoriginatingfrom"ChangQuan"(LongFist,areferencetothewindingLongRiver,anothernamefortheYangtze).Around800AD,aphilosophernamedXu,Xuan-PingiscreditedfordevelopingalongKungFuof37forms,whichincludedthesecommonTaiChimovements:
•PlaytheGuitar
•SingleWhip
•StepUptoSevenStars
•JadeLadyWorkstheShuttles
•HighPatonHorse
•PhoenixFlapsItsWings
"TaijiChangQuan"existedinmanyvariations,andeventuallyevolvedintoTaijiquan.Otherformsofthesameerasuchas"Heavenly-InbornStyle","NineSmallHeavens",and"AcquiredKungFu"alsoshowsimilaritiestowhatlaterbecameTaijiquan.Theprinciplesofsoftness,sticking,adhering,andusingtheopponent'sownmomentumagainsthimselfwereestablishedintheseprecursorymartialstyles.Bodhidharma'steachingattheBuddhistShaolinTemple,whichdetailedthetheoryofusingthemindtoleadtheQitoenergizethephysicalbody,iswidelyconsideredtheoriginofallInternalMartialArts,includingTaiChi.
Dr.Yang'staichicanbetracedbacktotheYangfamilythroughGrandmasterKao,Tao(高濤)andhisteacherYue,Huanzhi(樂奐之),anindoordiscipleofYang,Chengfu(楊澄甫).
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