It’s nice to see the authenticity your teachings, for myself as a practitioner of the principles of the skills rather than the forms, once you know you know no matter what art form you do. It’s the inner listening skills that take the time! Appreciate your videos keep up the good work
Thank you for your insight and for the supportive comment. Comments like yours help to keep me inspired to keep posting videos! It is nice to know that my work is valued and helpful.
It is definitely not a striking art. One of my viewers calls it "friction fighting." That is apt since we make contact but apply no pressure or limited force back. We redirect incoming force, we do not meet force with force.
Your videos are amazing. Since several weeks I’m looking for videos tout start Tai Chi learning. Could you help me and tell me your recommandation ? Thank you so much.
Thank you. Of course, I will direct you to my online courses to give you a good foundation and get you started in Tai Chi. :-). Start with my Beginner Tai Chi course and feel free to email me for more guidance! My website is www.taichisusan.com. Wishing you the best and welcome to Tai Chi!
Thank you! I have a playlist of videos on the topic. ua-cam.com/play/PLH070fotpDAxKBypdmIfoCsBr46x7yKng.html&si=qyRr77orI8HxgoS0 Enjoy! Thanks for commenting.
I appreciate that you're discussing and demonstrating techniques to access and manipulate the fascia in an opponent. However, I want to point out something that I think oversimplifies or misrepresents movements in the form. It's commonly said that virtually all movements in the form (whatever style you practice) have multiple applications, not just one. You demonstrate using what's usually called the "beak" or "hook hand" as a hand position typically part of the Single Whip position. (I have to say that describing this as a "weird hooky doo" just sounds childish. Call it by its traditional name with or without a further description of the hand to wrist shape.) Further, the hook hand can be a plucking action, as you say, but just as often is an upward block using the strong wrist bone for upward contact to block or redirect an incoming strike or other attack by the opponent. As with Tai Chi Chuan, Wing Chun Gung Fu uses the same type of hook hand for both blocking and striking areas of the opponent--the chin, the ribcage, etc. Trying to pluck an opponent's fascia as you demonstrate sounds cool and may be a practical application under rare conditions, but let's be real: trying to do that in full sparring or a combat/self-defense situation would be virtually impossible. It works if your partner is unskilled, cooperative, doesn't resist, and allows you to snatch their arm fascia. But try doing that in full speed sparring. It ain't likely to work, is it?
I believe it will work. One has to get out of the way of the incoming punch, then slide and catch the fascia. It is quick, light. I have seen it done from a more skilled practitioner than me. The technique is to confuse and redirect the fascia, not to actually pluck it like plucking feathers from a chicken...lol. Also, you are correct that there are many applications from one movement. In my videos, I am teaching....(people lose sight of that). When teaching I am not demonstrating everything I know, nor the full repertoire of Tai Chi aspects. Indeed, I am taking a sliver, and demonstrating it for those who need to see things in incremental ways. Anyway, I enjoy your insight and comments.
@@InternalTaiChi Thanks for your reply. I'm still highly skeptical of the plucking as a technique that would work in a competitive sparring or combat situation. In fact, I've never seen it done in any videos or live demos. There are many higher-level Sifus who post on this site, including Adam Mizner, and I've never seen them demonstrate that type of plucking. They do discuss the fascia in some detail, as a system you're trying to affect so that small force overcomes hard style opponents and so on. That's a key element in many demos that are serious and authentic. If you can give a link to someone demonstrating that type of plucking, I'd like to see it.
@@surfwriter8461 Check out Chester at Phoenix Mountain Tai Chi. He has great skills and I believe he demonstrates fascia, plucking and more! Plus he is a really down to earth guy who teaches well.
It’s nice to see the authenticity your teachings, for myself as a practitioner of the principles of the skills rather than the forms, once you know you know no matter what art form you do. It’s the inner listening skills that take the time! Appreciate your videos keep up the good work
Thank you for your insight and for the supportive comment. Comments like yours help to keep me inspired to keep posting videos! It is nice to know that my work is valued and helpful.
I've never seen anyone explain tai chi like you! Congratulations and thank you for your teachings.
Thank you for your positive feedback! It's rewarding to make videos and share what I know about the wonderful art of Tai Chi!
Very useful again, thanks for sharing. Fascinating (or should I say 'fascianating'?)
Lol....yes it is fun stuff. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Thank you Susan, this is a very helpful demonstration of the application of the form. Just excellent !!
Thank you so much!
it has been years that I never dare to ask what was the actual application of the "pluck". Thank you madam!
lol...yes, this is one of the applications. I imagine there are others too, but this one makes the most effective sense to me.
Excellent....i sometimes feel taichi is more of a grappling art than a striking art.
It is definitely not a striking art. One of my viewers calls it "friction fighting." That is apt since we make contact but apply no pressure or limited force back. We redirect incoming force, we do not meet force with force.
Great explanation!
Thank you! :-)
Thank you. You answered a question about splitting recently, and now the visual. Cool.
Excellent! I am glad you found this video helpful.
Superb!
Thank you!
Your videos are amazing. Since several weeks I’m looking for videos tout start Tai Chi learning. Could you help me and tell me your recommandation ? Thank you so much.
Thank you. Of course, I will direct you to my online courses to give you a good foundation and get you started in Tai Chi. :-). Start with my Beginner Tai Chi course and feel free to email me for more guidance! My website is www.taichisusan.com. Wishing you the best and welcome to Tai Chi!
Best breakdown of Tai Chi facia. Is there a book covering facia and Tai Chi? Great instructional videos!! thank you!!
Thank you! I have a playlist of videos on the topic. ua-cam.com/play/PLH070fotpDAxKBypdmIfoCsBr46x7yKng.html&si=qyRr77orI8HxgoS0
Enjoy! Thanks for commenting.
@@InternalTaiChi thank you. I was on your site and realized there in quite a bit of good information.
Please keep up the great instructional videos.
Wonderful work
Thank you!
I appreciate that you're discussing and demonstrating techniques to access and manipulate the fascia in an opponent. However, I want to point out something that I think oversimplifies or misrepresents movements in the form. It's commonly said that virtually all movements in the form (whatever style you practice) have multiple applications, not just one. You demonstrate using what's usually called the "beak" or "hook hand" as a hand position typically part of the Single Whip position. (I have to say that describing this as a "weird hooky doo" just sounds childish. Call it by its traditional name with or without a further description of the hand to wrist shape.) Further, the hook hand can be a plucking action, as you say, but just as often is an upward block using the strong wrist bone for upward contact to block or redirect an incoming strike or other attack by the opponent. As with Tai Chi Chuan, Wing Chun Gung Fu uses the same type of hook hand for both blocking and striking areas of the opponent--the chin, the ribcage, etc.
Trying to pluck an opponent's fascia as you demonstrate sounds cool and may be a practical application under rare conditions, but let's be real: trying to do that in full sparring or a combat/self-defense situation would be virtually impossible. It works if your partner is unskilled, cooperative, doesn't resist, and allows you to snatch their arm fascia. But try doing that in full speed sparring. It ain't likely to work, is it?
I believe it will work. One has to get out of the way of the incoming punch, then slide and catch the fascia. It is quick, light. I have seen it done from a more skilled practitioner than me. The technique is to confuse and redirect the fascia, not to actually pluck it like plucking feathers from a chicken...lol. Also, you are correct that there are many applications from one movement.
In my videos, I am teaching....(people lose sight of that). When teaching I am not demonstrating everything I know, nor the full repertoire of Tai Chi aspects. Indeed, I am taking a sliver, and demonstrating it for those who need to see things in incremental ways.
Anyway, I enjoy your insight and comments.
@@InternalTaiChi Thanks for your reply. I'm still highly skeptical of the plucking as a technique that would work in a competitive sparring or combat situation. In fact, I've never seen it done in any videos or live demos. There are many higher-level Sifus who post on this site, including Adam Mizner, and I've never seen them demonstrate that type of plucking. They do discuss the fascia in some detail, as a system you're trying to affect so that small force overcomes hard style opponents and so on. That's a key element in many demos that are serious and authentic. If you can give a link to someone demonstrating that type of plucking, I'd like to see it.
@@surfwriter8461 Check out Chester at Phoenix Mountain Tai Chi. He has great skills and I believe he demonstrates fascia, plucking and more! Plus he is a really down to earth guy who teaches well.