at 1:11 why is the student doing "the FAKE JUMPING " i hate that BUT. i love taichi its real martial. art and im getting ready join Wu style Tai Chi at UofM Dearborn Michigan .thx
Mike Turley @1:11, student was reeling from being smacked in the face, he was off balance from leaning back and the "fake jumping" you saw was really just him trying to regain balance because his legs were crossing him into his empty space. no magic jumping here, just a guy that lost his balance and didn't feel like falling.
+ryanmolini hello.@110 student is chopped on the right side of head.@111 his left foot flys up and his right foot jumps no legs crossing .the students body is not reacting to the trajectory of the strike.the the student robs is front forhead not the side. its still a good tutorial.thanks
Mike Turley ok, crossing is a poor choice of words here, agreed. take a look at the trajectory of his hip as his body is going back. I have been doing Wu Style tai chi for 6 yrs and if you're about to start training in it, you will find very soon that the position of the opponent's hip in relation to his center of balance is often what allows you to move them into their empty space. His hips were turning slightly (very subtle, but also why his body moved to the right side more) as he was leaning back. Try it yourself slowly: stand in a left bow stance (left leg in front a natural step forward and one foot distance in width), lean back and turn your hip to the right. you should start to feel unbalanced because all of the weight is now on your right heel and your left foot is now empty. you may not throw your foot in the air, but you should not feel balanced, this is not a natural postion. This guy, in his surprise from the strike he received (which while playful in demo, still caught him off guard) allowed himself to become too unbalanced with his weight and the [very slight] turning of the right hip made it even more unbalanced, the trajectory of the strike was not the reason, just his weight distribution and body alignment in reaction. You will find during push hands training that the "fake jumping" is really just people rebalancing themselves because they are being pushed into an awkward empty space that is in no way natural. You will also be caught off guard the first time you feel being thrown into your empty space. the slower it happens the weirder it can feel when going through sensitivity training. What's interesting here, is that he put himself in this position and wasn't softly guided there as in most Wu Style push hands techniques where that sort of unbalanced reaction is more common in practice. That's not to say fake jumping doesn't exist, but here his body is clearly unbalanced. Hope you enjoy your Wu Style training soon!
Fake jumping? Seemed like he wasn’t expecting something and it caught him off balance. I think you’re focusing on the wrong things If you’re trying to learn
A Taiji master makes the real application of their skill look effortless and fake to those with untrained senses. As soon as you can, find a Taiji master and volunteer so we can all watch you FAKE JUMPING. lol
Grandmaster Eddie Wu knows his stuff!
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我來！我來！
Let me punch, let me punch,🙋🙋🙋
very interesting and insightful. is there more? btw thanks for sharing this
at 1:11 why is the student doing "the FAKE JUMPING " i hate that BUT. i love taichi its real martial. art and im getting ready join Wu style Tai Chi at UofM Dearborn Michigan .thx
Mike Turley @1:11, student was reeling from being smacked in the face, he was off balance from leaning back and the "fake jumping" you saw was really just him trying to regain balance because his legs were crossing him into his empty space. no magic jumping here, just a guy that lost his balance and didn't feel like falling.
+ryanmolini hello.@110 student is chopped on the right side of head.@111 his left foot flys up and his right foot jumps no legs crossing .the students body is not reacting to the trajectory of the strike.the the student robs is front forhead not the side. its still a good tutorial.thanks
Mike Turley ok, crossing is a poor choice of words here, agreed. take a look at the trajectory of his hip as his body is going back. I have been doing Wu Style tai chi for 6 yrs and if you're about to start training in it, you will find very soon that the position of the opponent's hip in relation to his center of balance is often what allows you to move them into their empty space. His hips were turning slightly (very subtle, but also why his body moved to the right side more) as he was leaning back. Try it yourself slowly: stand in a left bow stance (left leg in front a natural step forward and one foot distance in width), lean back and turn your hip to the right. you should start to feel unbalanced because all of the weight is now on your right heel and your left foot is now empty. you may not throw your foot in the air, but you should not feel balanced, this is not a natural postion. This guy, in his surprise from the strike he received (which while playful in demo, still caught him off guard) allowed himself to become too unbalanced with his weight and the [very slight] turning of the right hip made it even more unbalanced, the trajectory of the strike was not the reason, just his weight distribution and body alignment in reaction. You will find during push hands training that the "fake jumping" is really just people rebalancing themselves because they are being pushed into an awkward empty space that is in no way natural. You will also be caught off guard the first time you feel being thrown into your empty space. the slower it happens the weirder it can feel when going through sensitivity training. What's interesting here, is that he put himself in this position and wasn't softly guided there as in most Wu Style push hands techniques where that sort of unbalanced reaction is more common in practice. That's not to say fake jumping doesn't exist, but here his body is clearly unbalanced. Hope you enjoy your Wu Style training soon!
Fake jumping? Seemed like he wasn’t expecting something and it caught him off balance. I think you’re focusing on the wrong things If you’re trying to learn
A Taiji master makes the real application of their skill look effortless and fake to those with untrained senses. As soon as you can, find a Taiji master and volunteer so we can all watch you FAKE JUMPING. lol