What would also interest me is how can you perceive the fascia and connect with it when your opponent is wearing thick clothing (e.g. a leather jacket)?
@InternalTaiChi18 сағат бұрын
I just made a video on how to connect to the opponent through their clothes! I will try to get that one posted up soon. Knowing this technique now you can understand why the silk uniform was part of the Chines Tai Chi tradition...makes it harder to get purchase on their fascia because it is slippery!
@nicoleberger694220 сағат бұрын
This is so great Susan, I am happy to have found you! I have been practicing internal and external martial arts for a very long time, but never heard of it from a master, I wonder why?
@InternalTaiChi18 сағат бұрын
It has been held back as a "secret" because it is so easy to do and yet so effective. It looks like magic if you don't understand what is happening. Also it does not take years to develop the skill, as is usually the perception that is conveyed. Not sharing this technique overtly, keeps an echelon of perceived "expertise." Sadly though, that secrecy does not allow the art to continue to evolve and grow. It is time to let the secrets out and allow Tai Chi to evolve to new level!
@kmwrites7456Күн бұрын
how should we be breathing during the movements? 79 yr old getting back to golf and have always wanted to learn this. Love how Monty completely relaxed when you started this!
@InternalTaiChiКүн бұрын
Thanks for the great question. If you follow the postural principles that I teach, the breathing will be natural. We should not focus on a specific kind of breath or trying to choreograph our breath to the movements. Instead, if our arms are not too high, and our body is relaxed and our posture is aligned, our breath will flow naturally. If we focus on our breath, the very intention of our breath puts us out of balance and it becomes too forced; not natural. I hope this makes sense.
@kt1696Күн бұрын
My cast was so tight across my hand and beyond my knuckles. I couldn't spread my fingers or bend them and my fingers felt clamped together. Fingers swelled went purple, I wish I'd gone back the day after, but it was one week later when they added the full castover the back slab. I got them to trim some of the cast off, but it wasn't enough, another week and i went back, yjey reluctantly trimmed a little more of my cast. From day two i was trying to do the excersize because I know how inportand it is. I'm week three now and still have painful bruising a hard lump in the crease of my elbow and. My elbow bone is very tender. I think my fracture is a smiths fracture, from looking at your diagram. I am really disappointed with the cast up to now and I don't think I can stick another three weeks.
@InternalTaiChi18 сағат бұрын
It sounds like you definitely did the right thing by going back and getting your cast adjusted. You are being a good advocate for yourself. That being said, there might be a reason that the doctor wants your fingers more immobilized than with a standard radius fracture. So always check with your physician about doing any mobilization or exercise with that hand. With all the bruising and tenderness it sounds like you really took a hard fall! If you are not convinced that the cast is correct, then be that advocate for yourself, and go back and ask.
@user-zr6cg7tb7vКүн бұрын
As expected .. a whole mess of " Mma " closed minded junkies ...
@InternalTaiChiКүн бұрын
Lol....yes. Thanks for the supportive insight. 👍
@AK_UK_2 күн бұрын
When you say connect it to the elbow, the shoulder "etc... How do you connect it when you're touching your hand? Do you merely just intend it and it works? Thank u!
@InternalTaiChi2 күн бұрын
@@AK_UK_ You have asked some really great questions. I have made a good video to help answer those very questions. I am traveling right now so will post that video on Monday. Keep an eye out for it. Thanks for remaining engaged and for the good questions!
@AK_UK_2 күн бұрын
@@InternalTaiChi I'm honoured that you actually remembered me! Thank you! Look forward to it! ♥
@mattchu493 күн бұрын
7 herniated discs! Wow! I just have 1 and have been going through physical therapy. My acupuncturist recommended qi gong and slower methods of exercise. thank you for this video!
@InternalTaiChi3 күн бұрын
Thank you. Wishing you continued healing!
@HappyLifege3 күн бұрын
Hello! When you say you send energy, what do you mean by that? What kind of energy are you sending, and where are you sending it from and to? And how do you do it?
@InternalTaiChi2 күн бұрын
@@HappyLifege These are great questions. The answer is both simple and complex. You simply send the energy by using your intention. What I mean by that is you imagine (or you can even pretend at first) that you have an energy ball either within you or around you, and you send that through the person. I usually send past the person at a fixed point behind them, 6-8 feet away. Start small and then build on your success. The complex part of this is getting the doubting mind out of the way. It is actually quite simple to do the sending of the energy, but one must believe it is possible. Does this answer your question? I will try to make a video on this as you raise excellent questions.
@HappyLifege2 күн бұрын
@@InternalTaiChi thank you for your answer. I would love watching this video.
@gilesthedjinn97834 күн бұрын
Many thanks for sharing, it gives me very important information
@InternalTaiChi3 күн бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@christianking86684 күн бұрын
Doesn't work in the ring. Doesn't work in the street. Anyone with fifteen minutes of actual fight experience will devour you. Convincing someone to consider Taichi for self defense is reckless and dangerous.
@InternalTaiChi3 күн бұрын
SIGH .....You have missed the point of this video. That's okay with me. When do I ever suggest that this technique should be used in self defense? And is it not even slightly amazing that I can move someone twice my size and three times my strength? I mean that's pretty exciting to me no matter what! This video is about using this technique to move someone bigger and to eventually build on those skills. Build Song, Qi, the different energies in Tai chi such as Peng, Lu, An...and eventually yes a highly skilled person might do well in a fight, but that's not the intention of this exercise and video.
@irap214 күн бұрын
Notice that her thumb was on the same spot for each demonstration. She was pressing on a pressure point. Fascia is connective tissue that keeps everything in place. There is no innervation (no nerves).
@InternalTaiChi3 күн бұрын
You are incorrect. If my thumb was in the same spot it was pure happenstance. I know very little about pressure points, but I do know about fascia. Fascia does, indeed, contain nerve endings. As you mention, the fascia is a connective tissue. Fascia surrounds muscles, organs, and other structures in the body, and it is richly innervated by sensory nerves. These nerve endings are responsible for transmitting information about proprioception (the sense of body position and movement), pain, and other sensations to the brain. This is one of the reasons why fascia plays a significant role in how we experience and manage pain, as well as in our overall body awareness and movement and why the technique I'm demonstrating in this video actually works.
@TempleToursRedwood4 күн бұрын
Yes excellent explanation 😊
@InternalTaiChi4 күн бұрын
@@TempleToursRedwood Thank you!
@christopheG5555 күн бұрын
Wouaw. Nice video. This is peng energy? Thank you for you very good explanation.
@InternalTaiChi4 күн бұрын
@@christopheG555 Thank you for your comment and excellent question. This video is more about SONG, the relaxing of muscles and the opening of the joints. It is a prerequisite for PENG. Once we are in Song, we can layer on the energy or intention we want to deliver. So we can use Peng once we are in Song, but we can't Peng if we are not in Song. I hope this makes sense.
@christopheG5554 күн бұрын
@@InternalTaiChi thank you. Very good explanation. First song to build the others quality. Thank you from Belgium 🙏
@alexkatsanos84755 күн бұрын
Your feet seem wider than your shoulders. Is there a particular reason? Thank you.
@InternalTaiChi5 күн бұрын
Stance width can vary according to what feels comfortable to the body, what the movement is, and what the application is.
@alexkatsanos84755 күн бұрын
@@InternalTaiChi what I am playing with right now is toes out vs slightly in opening up the lateral part of the spine...
@JansTaiChi5 күн бұрын
Well said. 👏👏☯️
@InternalTaiChi5 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@alexkatsanos84755 күн бұрын
O Sensei was four foot eleven. He would never raise up to you. You had to come to him and he would throw you like a rag doll.
@InternalTaiChi5 күн бұрын
Exactly. 2 ounces to move 1000lbs.
@mannyinfiesta25635 күн бұрын
I ❤ your videos
@InternalTaiChi5 күн бұрын
Thank you! ❤
@GonzaloGutierrez-qg8gf5 күн бұрын
I can buy the fascia trick but saying that you can be stronger by using fascia is BS. Every day a new form of bullshido is born.
@InternalTaiChi5 күн бұрын
It is unfortunate you degrade yourself by using profanity in your comment. That aside, if you check out Thomas Myer's work, you can look for yourself how Fascia has far more tensile strength than muscles, and can indeed, through tensegrity, create more force (strength). To each his own, but you might consider using a softer approach in your feedback.
@dsfgnk46 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for such a clear, useful explanation.
@InternalTaiChi5 күн бұрын
@@dsfgnk4 You are very welcome. Thank you for watching and commenting.
@lechatnoir97527 күн бұрын
This is the first time I found an explanation for what it means: Touch the fascia. Your explanation is excellent. Thank you very much.
@InternalTaiChi6 күн бұрын
Thank you for your positive feedback and taking the time to comment. Comments like yours help to keep me inspired to keep making videos.
@maradall7 күн бұрын
This is very interesting. I'm an Aikido practitioner, (10 years - but quite a few years ago - including 4 years in Japan) - Ki no Kenkukai (Ki Society) style. We had Ki examinations, as well as the Aikido grading tests for each grade, and a strong emphasis on learning Ki. I've always thought that Tai Chi is the Chinese equivalent - but it's not easy to access these inner teachings. For an exercise like this, we would conceptualise it in terms of Ki. It works, too. But to make it work you have to learn some Ki techniques and practice them until they become second nature. Which were taught in a similarly matter of fact and replicable way to this demo. Now I am very curious, and I've subscribed! I've always thought of Ki as taught by Tohei-sensei as being quite dense and almost physical, not at all the more subtle energy that some schools talk about. The fascia is similarly very mysterious (to we westerners!) and managed by subtle biological energies that, while perhaps being explainable by physics, are not quite as mechanically physical as Western medicine conceptualises. At this stage of my life I am too old to want to step into a dojo again... but I still practice my taiso, and I love that those years of Aikido practice have helped me integrate some of those energy concepts into my being. So I look forward to some more insights and learning from this channel!
@InternalTaiChi6 күн бұрын
Thank you for taking the time to share a bit of your background and the crossover from aikido to Tai Chi. There certainly is a lot of overlap. I do want to clarify. This video is about the fascia and moving someone with the fascia. It is a purely technical and anatomical approach that does not involve Qi or Ki. Once you can successfully move someone by touching their fascia, then you can add Qi to the technique for a magnified result. Some of what you're seeing when I demonstrate is likely my Qi. That might have brought on the keen observation that you made. I can also move someone purely with Qi but that is a more advanced skill. Anyone can move someone by touching their fascia without the need for Qi. Adding Qi once you do have their fascia really creates a nearly magical result. Thanks for sharing your background and for your insight and comments. Wishing you the best of luck in your journey.
@maradall6 күн бұрын
@@InternalTaiChi Thank you for that clarification. I'm looking forward to learning more!
@hubysan7 күн бұрын
Nice !
@InternalTaiChi7 күн бұрын
Thank you! :-)
@hubysan7 күн бұрын
Thanks, good explanation !
@InternalTaiChi7 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@kenlek8697 күн бұрын
Fantastic video. You explained something that people talk about but cannot describe accurately. Wow!
@InternalTaiChi7 күн бұрын
Thank you. What a great compliment. :-)
@shuaiguy8 күн бұрын
Again and not trying to be negative, but you are standing in a stance much easier to apply forward energy and he is standing in a nutreal position much easier to push back along with he locks his hip and does not let the force go beyond his waist line so he is easy to topple. Its better to teach how to do than to make people believe something other than natural body mechanics
@InternalTaiChi8 күн бұрын
Read my previous comment to you regarding stance, etc. I'm always a bit miffed that people don't recognize the size differential. I guess when you're not tiny (like me) you can't fathom what it feels like to go up against someone twice your size....and be successful. Even if his stance is less sturdy, I still should not be able to move him. If you watch my other fascia videos, you will see I am, indeed, teaching "how to do." As KZbin is a free platform, I am not going to give an entire step by step instructional course on KZbin. Making videos takes a tremendous amount of effort and time. Still, I offer quite a bit of free, clear instructions on "how to."
@shuaiguy8 күн бұрын
Not trying to be negative, but the taller woman just tries to stabilize her core but not sink weight from the forward force down to the ground, so she is easily toppled, If maybe she knows the basic concept of keeping a pliable waist and sinking the force into the ground the outcome would be different. Try and control someone's fascia when both people are in movement. I respect you as a teacher,
@InternalTaiChi8 күн бұрын
I appreciate your comment. Remember, I am picking random people whom I do not know, and who have no Tai Chi experience. I think that lends an extra layer of credibility. As I am teaching (and learning) I am not demonstrating the uber levels of mastery. Just a simple demonstration of what can be done. Moving, different stances, more resistance levels all should be introduced later. Many people confuse what I demonstrate with what I know. They are not the same.
@audreyw58038 күн бұрын
I had a serious accident, 35 years ago, my knees were shattered,.bone, cartridge, ligaments...This really helped me thanks ❤
@InternalTaiChi8 күн бұрын
I am so sorry that happened to you, but I am glad that this video and technique brought you some relief. Keep doing this and it will become quicker and easier to access that place of opened joints and relief.
@bernardj.stankay53689 күн бұрын
Enjoy your teachings! Insightful and useful. Thank you!
@InternalTaiChi8 күн бұрын
You are so welcome. Thank you for your positive feedback!
@bernardj.stankay53689 күн бұрын
Hawkins, David R., M.D., Ph.D. "Letting Go". Hay House, Inc. Carlsbad, CA. 2012
@InternalTaiChi8 күн бұрын
I will check it out!
@mikeneidlinger88579 күн бұрын
I am happy that I switched from Silat and Escrima to Tai Chi in 2008! I started Silat and Escrima in 1993, when I was 16 YO. I made a 41 second Tai Chi video short you might enjoy. It's far out for me that in 4 years, I will be a 20 year Tai Chi Practitioner! I used to be aggressive and once yelled at my Father for asking me a question about Martial Arts.
@InternalTaiChi8 күн бұрын
lol....keep up the journey!
@mikeneidlinger88578 күн бұрын
I still practice Tai Chi with the hard force. Everyone I've seen with an External background does it. Some people call it Peng. Whatever you call it, It's just how I do it. I like Yang, Sun and Wu/Hao styles. I want to learn Wu style. I don't like the explosiveness found in Chen style. Sometimes I practice a Free Form Dance such as from Silat and I touch on all the Yang Style postures!
@InternalTaiChi8 күн бұрын
@mikeneidlinger8857 it sounds like you have a rich and varied background. I think the more we explore it deepens our practice. So it's great that you have been open to, and pursued different and varied practices.
@mikeneidlinger88578 күн бұрын
I had never heard of this with the Fascia so I subscribed to your channel! I watched you move the big strong man!
@InternalTaiChi8 күн бұрын
@@mikeneidlinger8857 thank you! 😊
@AikiTom769 күн бұрын
30 years of martial arts, only need this one video to change my mindset. Mindblowing
@InternalTaiChi8 күн бұрын
oh thank you so much! I just gave a half day workshop and that very word was used by my participants: "Mindblowing!" Thanks for taking the time to share and comment.
@176Taichi9 күн бұрын
this is one little trick, not really Tai Chi Kung Fu, But can explain some of the rules of Tai Chi,for example,No reliance on Force to win in Tai Chi.
@InternalTaiChi9 күн бұрын
You are right! No reliance on force to overcome force. It is so counter intuitive!
@1Samseng9 күн бұрын
Hi Susan,i saw your short video with Jordan Misner from wind river tai chi,can you explain or tell us how he does that,bouncing you around.
@InternalTaiChi9 күн бұрын
Lol......it is interesting you ask. I have been thinking about that alot lately. I have to say, I honestly do not know what is going on there or how he is doing it. I can also say, I can do that it too, and when I do, I have no idea how it happens. I am not at the level of Jordan, but I can bounce someone like that when the conditions are right (the other person holding their frame). I think Jordan is using a combination of Song, Kau (drawing in the force from the opponent to his low back) and releasing with fajin, delivering from his low back while remaining soft at the contact point. I can tell you that I feel absolutely no pressure at the point of contact; where I am touching him remains soft and undefined. But the force that is issued is like a ton of bricks going through me and nearly taking the wind out of me, but oddly not in an uncomfortable way. I enjoyed the sensation of being bounced. Jordan has high level skills, is a dedicated teacher, has a wonderful attitude and I enjoyed the time I learned from him. He learned from Sam Tam. Once I figure out how to do this consistently myself, I will do my best to teach it so others can do it too!
@1Samseng9 күн бұрын
@InternalTaiChi please teach me how it's done, Susan. So Jordan will not review to you how it's done, but he can bounce you around? Is that a secret unless you pay with an arm & a leg for it,i find most tai chi & martial art teachers do that,which i can't afford to pay or go to their overseas workshops or online courses
@InternalTaiChi8 күн бұрын
@@1Samseng Jordan did teach me how and was very giving with his time and knowledge. So I did learn how to do it. I just found in my own journey, there was a whole more that I wanted to learn and apply. I do understand what you mean about spending and arm and leg and a lot of Tai Chi masters holding back information in order to make money. Keeping it mysterious makes it seem more valuable. Keeping the tricks untaught makes people hunger for it more, and spend more. I have spent more than I like to admit. As for learning it from me, I will be willing to make more videos and teach you if you like. In the meantime you might check out my friend and Tai Chi sojourner Shifu Lin at Phoenix Mountain Tai Chi. He taught me the fascia piece and that supercharged everything for me. He and I share the goal to demystify Tai Chi and get the "secrets" out there so the entire level of Tai Chi can be elevated and evolved. Just do a google search and you will find his website. He is highly skilled and teaches in a down to earth, no holding back way. He has a great course ($300) on Fascia Mastery that will teach you to easily move people around. The bouncing comes later with Song and Qi. Check it out.
@1Samseng8 күн бұрын
Thanks, Susan, for your quick response. I am more interested in learning how to fa jin (bouncing off) i'll be waiting for your video . Please let me know when it's out..sorry US$300 is alot for me for Sifu Lin's course
@InternalTaiChi8 күн бұрын
@1Samseng you are welcome. Okay I'll make a step by step video. I'm in the process of moving right now so am posting videos I've already made to bide me through the move. So be patient with me but I will make one for you! Once I do, if you can do a "super thanks" in any amount no matter how small, it helps support my efforts. 😊
@congamike110 күн бұрын
Good that the form includes something of a soaz muscle stretch. That can be overlooked even by Phys. Therapy Dr's. (But I'm not bitter.) I love the Fa Jin exercises!
@InternalTaiChi9 күн бұрын
lol....good insight. Thank you!
@congamike110 күн бұрын
Not every day I get to see a form that includes Cannon Pounding. Very nice!
@InternalTaiChi9 күн бұрын
Seems you are watching my very old videos. I like that, but you might check out some of my more recent Chen videos. The video and audio quality is much better! Thanks for watching and commenting.
@congamike110 күн бұрын
WOW
@InternalTaiChi9 күн бұрын
Thank you. 🙂
@congamike110 күн бұрын
Interesting! Actually, the full lesson was huge. Thanks
@InternalTaiChi9 күн бұрын
Yay! You found one of my newer videos. Thank you so much for the positive feedback!
@congamike110 күн бұрын
Your teacher must be awesome!
@InternalTaiChi9 күн бұрын
My teacher, Master William Ting, was awesome. He was so unassuming; the very embodiment of Tai Chi. You would never think he carried such internal power that could be demonstrated easily and impressively. He was humble, funny, wore T-shirt and loose pants when teaching, and was so very dedicated to teaching the truly important aspects of Tai Chi to anyone that desired to learn them. He passed away this past December. It was a huge loss.
@congamike110 күн бұрын
This is an awesome lesson. Thanks!
@InternalTaiChi9 күн бұрын
Thank you! :-)
@congamike110 күн бұрын
Thanks!
@InternalTaiChi9 күн бұрын
You are welcome. Thanks for watching!
@congamike110 күн бұрын
This is helpful. Thanks!
@InternalTaiChi9 күн бұрын
Great! Thank you!
@congamike110 күн бұрын
This is helpful. Thanks!
@InternalTaiChi9 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@40JoCharles10 күн бұрын
🙂🙏🏼☯️
@InternalTaiChi10 күн бұрын
Thank you! :-)
@walterjackson742010 күн бұрын
Also, try the movement the original way and end with the edges of both hands in alignment, middle finger stays in contact with the hand (at H7), is intended to align and generate a huge amount of chi.
@InternalTaiChi10 күн бұрын
Cool!! :-)
@cmpoonyynful10 күн бұрын
It is real, and can be learned through practicing,. Once you have the experience of bouncing back from a wall by directing chi through your body towards the wall, you will believe.
@InternalTaiChi10 күн бұрын
Exactly! Thank you for your support and insight.
@TubieTom11 күн бұрын
Nice video! But at one point you say "I´m not using muscle". Please explain, how a human movement ist possible without using muscle!?
@InternalTaiChi10 күн бұрын
I am a therapist so I agree, it is hard to understand. Maybe a better articulation would be to not use the obvious muscles. Release the external muscles, like the biceps, deltoids, triceps, pecs, lats, etc. This then taps into the fascia and the fascia is much stronger structure. The deeper muscles closer to the bone then make the movement and are more hidden, subtle and more effective. That is my best guess. All I know is when my students (who have their moments of doubt too) place their hands on me, my muscles go soft and they are bewildered. Admittedly......I am too. The softer I am, the more results I get. Tai Chi is completely counter intuitive.
@TaichiOsorno11 күн бұрын
In your Facebook link the letter "i" is missing at the end. Nice video!
@InternalTaiChi10 күн бұрын
Oh gosh....thank you for letting me know. That is why folks aren't finding my Facebook page!
@walterjackson742011 күн бұрын
The name of this movement should really be: Choosing not to wear coat, because one is simulating the movement of tossing a coat over the right shoulder instead of wearing it. But, from an acupressure view, the movement connects the pericardium (middle finger) to hand (and heart) at H7. This movement was ORIGINALLY done just as you reasoned it out. Even the shift back and right foot toe raise play a role in this heat meridian posture.
@InternalTaiChi11 күн бұрын
Very interesting information and insight! Thank you for sharing.
@paulpowell77412 күн бұрын
Thank You for this explanation it takes the ambiguity out; and gives it meaning , I suppose its like moving; spiraling with the tea cups, and weaving with the cups half full around, and then heat from the tea expanding into the ethereal,🪡
@InternalTaiChi11 күн бұрын
Nice! Love the imagery. Thank you for your insight and for sharing.