Tai Chi Master Challenges Xu Xiaodong Student Again (Master Gu vs Older Xu Student)

[@FightCommentary]

Make sure to watch the full match on Xu's channel: kzbin.info/www/bejne/hHWUZnyDZ79rq6s If you haven't seen the original: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eaWWeZeertaXp8U

[@idleeidolon]

look up what boxing looked like before the Marquess of Queensberry rules became a thing. A lot of boxers had long guards, one hand down to cover the liver and be ready with a cross. because of the lack of gloves they didn't favor guarding the head much. the stance looked like the stance of traditional martial arts.

[@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oe]

1:36 It's a Tai chi long guard l. He obviously infused into his boxing.

[@richardschafer7858]

The fact that the Tai Chi master trained and returned for a rematch has my respect.

[@jezuswizardspatula5804]

@@richardschafer7858 👍

[@Claudia-cg8dq]

Best comment

[@s0ulsonyx]

@@richardschafer7858 verdade!

[@mmurmurjohnson2368]

Tai Chi keeps him mad safe in the clinch, which is Tai chi's kill margin. You can incorporate Tai chi into any combat discipline to your benefit.

[@richardschafer7858]

@mmurmurjohnson2368 True. I studied an older form of Tai Chi (hard and soft texhnique), and the power generation can be applied to any art.

[@indefenceofthetraditionalma]

I like that the tai chi guy actually learnt from his experience. So many tai chi guys fail and retreat further into fantasy.

[@antoniostrina82]

Unfortunately, some don't love martial arts and don't improve their skills and technique.

[@M_K-Bomb]

It's crazy how much the Tai Chi guy improved. Like others, I figured he would continue to live in delusion. But this shows that incorporating combat sports can build upon traditional martial arts training.

[@brianwatson4119]

This. I'm a taiji guy but I've always sparred with people who did other things to learn to adapt my fighting to other systems. My taiji school didn't spar at all, but I like to fight. I wasn't learning other systems, just training the way they did. Turned out to be the best thing for my taiji. I've since added other systems, like eagle claw, xingyi, wing chun, and yiquan. They all work fine with the proper training methodology. It's just that few schools spar, fewer spar hard, and fewer still spar against people from different systems. I'll also add that they appear to be fighting under boxing rules. I don't see any throws, locks, or ground fighting.

[@user255]

He would be a lot better, if he would have trained the whole time only boxing.

[@mmurmurjohnson2368]

Yep, Tai Chi is grade A if you already know how to fight. It's a system that's designed to integrate underlying combat skills, even seen it incorporated into gun play. I think it was the dominant style of practical kung fu pre Chinese cultural revolution, but what it was has been greatly diminished.

[@kprojectskurt]

Definitely underestimated Master Gu. But also props to him for surviving that ring out hahaha

[@craigyu5119]

This was more entertaining than the Tyson/Paul fight.

[@FightCommentary]

Kind of true!

[@RedFoxGrappler]

Great video and God bless homie! Good to see our Tai Chi guy going out and growing his fight IQ, great to hear you’ve received a blessing of healing💪🗿

[@championboy4782]

1:43 it proves that if you want to get good at fighting, you need to fight. Some of the stuff he's doing like 'sticking' can be attributed to taichi as well as the strength of the pawing and his interception of the overhand right. But I think it's the experience. Boxing has regular sparring so he can apply himself. Some of his Tai chi will come in but he needed that pressure testing to find what stuck with him. He did alarmingly well though.

[@yabbamita]

alarmingly well? lol why are you worried?

[@championboy4782]

@yabbamita not worried. Just pleasantly surprised. One year of boxing and he's already got excellent mechanics and guard manipulation.

[@yaopaul1590]

For all traditional martial artists who want to learn how to fight, just do one year of boxing, muaythai, wrestling, and jujitsu.

[@brianwatson4119]

Exactly! I'm a taiji guy who was frustrated that his taiji school didn't spar, so I joined an open sparring group. It made all the difference, because you have to train with people who don't fight like you do, and you have to learn to hit and get hit and keep going. Too many schools forget that they're supposed to be learning to fight.

[@brianwatson4119]

@yaopaul1590 or even spend a year or two sparring with people who do those. I spent a decade, three hours a weekday. It was the best idea I ever had.

[@marlboro1771]

Huge respect to the Tai Chi master. True spirit of Bruce Lee.

[@FightCommentary]

Yeah agreed. Wish it didn't take that first bad loss, but at least he learned! Let's see what he says in his future reflection. I hope he's humble and gives his boxing training the right credit it deserves.

[@nasrolsani4129]

This is only ego. Not seeking the truth. But to serve his ego. For me, I dont respect this lowlife people

[@haraldschleicher7863]

Loved this. Wearing gloves in a sparring or fight brings any tai chi or wing chun guy in need to adapt to boxing techniques. The size of the gloves disable a lot of movements especially used in close distance attacks, and on the other hand you don‘t need to execute many typical defense techniques because the gloves provide cover. The tai chi master adopted well to boxing, but he kept the principle of defending and counterattacking simoultaneously, you can see it in a number of scenes. Well done, respect.

[@mmurmurjohnson2368]

I think Tai Chi combativley is designed around four very practical real life conclusions 1. An incapacitating bone break and or ligament damage. 2. An incapacitating strike to vital areas, mostly with fingers, palm heels, shoulders, head butts, forearms, elbows, and wrists, with very sparse use of knees, feet and fists. 3. Launching opponents into inanimate objects in the immediate area and into each other. Using your environment as both a weapon and a shield. Also incapacitating power slams. 4. Joint and tendon seizing based submissions, blood and air chokes, and manipulative cavity pressess. If you didn't see much of the above in a combat tao chi demo then I wouldn't call it Tai Chi IMO, although there is some variation between the main styles. Not much about effective Tai Chi lends itself to knocking out opponents or trading, dodging or blocking blows at all, nor is it pure grappling, is why it's not so good competitively, but incorporating sports fighting into it is extremely easy to do.

[@Zalán-x6t]

Damn, I wonder if Xu is actually changing the scene little by littel, just like he always wanted.

[@shaolin224]

Need to give props to the Tai Chi master for coming back. "What we get out of this", is he adapted to even the playing field. Xu shadong student kept sticking to a 1,10 combo to set up whatever he needed to do. But if that doesn't work for the 3rd time, you need to"adapt" to another game plan. Like the masters long torso was a big target. But I think the student would have been successful with a 2,5,3 combo

[@farkinarkin5099]

Exactly. The student seemed fixated on that combo. Tai Chi master shows he can actually adapt. Excellent.

[@johndrake5467]

Your testimony at the end is the best part of that video. Glad you found healing.

[@DarkW0lverine]

This is rather respectable Of The guy

[@FightCommentary]

As long as he gives proper credit to his boxing training, then I'm going to be rooting for him. I'm waiting on his reflection.

[@elloofficer]

I have a lot of respect for someone his age to retrain his style, not even for the physical aspect but for his open-mindedness to something new. Knowing his weakness is his biggest strength.

[@athenry]

This shows the benefits of actual boxing training. Props to the taichi guy for growing and developing and being willing to step into the ring again.

[@antoniostrina82]

Master Gu's Tai Chi is more similar to Zhang Yunxiang's now. Nice improvement.

[@peteweller8891]

Not bad for someone who's just started essentially

[@bennyaruba3449]

Actually, Tai Chi is a good base to learn how to move the body correctly aligned & having good balance. Props to Tai Chi dude for coming back.

[@xdeadtomyselfx]

Tai Chi master should try out a Sanda match! That way he can apply both the boxing techniques and the take downs taught in Tai Chi push hands. Tai Chi competitions also involve pushing opponents out of the ring, so Sanda rules might actually benefit Tai Chi master a lot!

[@nmmdktkd8710]

Xiaodong's student legit lost. I would love to know what Xiaodong has to say.

[@ivanl.5307]

@@nmmdktkd8710 it’s all in the individual when it comes to fighting. Best coach doesn’t mean best fighter

[@pinky6758]

@@nmmdktkd8710 One victory does not make a champion. How many matches has Tai-Chi won over MMA? One out dozens.

[@nicolasandresmartinez-cond126]

Xu's objective was PRECISELY this, to inspire Chinese martial arts masters to test themselves and evolve to be truly competitive. That's why he started all this in the first place, not just antagonizing people randomly.

[@phoenixbluex]

Guessing he purposely chose a new and older age student so they can have an even matchup.

[@williamerentfro9543]

Pretty smooth

[@FightCommentary]

Yeah, Master Gu improved so much after training in boxing!

[@williamerentfro9543]

@FightCommentary awesome. Thank you for sharing.

[@Joel-xt5yz]

some how the vibration of the prayer does reduce the suffer. the cantor in my synagogue has such a great chanting skill, and I felt super good after I heard him praying one time when I was sick

[@ikkong8436]

The commentator seemed biased against the taiqi master. When the master landed some solid punches he didn't comment about them. If Master Gu was younger, guess he could have easily won in the first round.

[@blindzato2271]

Really curious as to what Xu said after!!!

[@dsong2006]

this is great advertisement for boxing actually, impressive it only took 6month for some old guy to unlearn all of his bad habits from Taichi and become somewhat competent

[@aresjerry]

You may feel like its rough going sometimes but i been here a long time watching, and you look well and glowing bud

[@FightCommentary]

Well, thanks for the encouragement! Glad you've been here! How you been?

[@PrinceAkaiVtuber]

Never in my life that I'd thought I'd be rooting for a Taichi master to win

[@ShinFahima]

I'm so proud of the Tai Chi guy's jab. He really learned since the last time! XD

[@DizGaAlcam]

He is definitely using Tai Chi a lot, in his defense mostly 2:17 - 2:21 this whole sequence was crazy tbh, dodging the left while simutaneously blocking it with the arm and getting a hit in, classing wing chun, then again using both arms to block the right hand haymaker and getting a hammer strike in with it, clear classinc martial arts style inside fighting

[@DizGaAlcam]

5:16- 5:18 similar sequence, also, I feel like the narrator didn't understand what happened here, he seemed to think the boxing student got a hit in

[@DizGaAlcam]

6:14-6:20 closing the body in stopping right hand, retreating with circular right hand blow, next sequence coming in with the body inside the right arm again but with a left hand hook almost attached to his own body, the slipping the left on the clinch, Tai Chi master is absolutely dominating up till this point, missing some power on his strikes tho, also, the boxing student been playing a bit dirty, holding the back of the head or shoulder to get hits in multiple times

[@DizGaAlcam]

11:49 - 11:52 clear circular Tai Chi-like movement to control both the opponents arms, nice

[@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oe]

Let's not forget 7:01-704. Dodging the haymaker punch and simultaneously hitting the rib cage and shoving the opponent back.

[@user255]

And for some reason he couldn't do any of that before boxing lessons.

[@NTR-Impact]

Wow he's actually good for a beginner. Can use the jab, one two, body punches and clinch. Good work Tai Chi master!!!

[@carlosgirardot7566]

Tai Chi guy improved a lot. I hope the Tai Chi guy puts out a reaction video. . If he does I hope you'll cover it.

[@junichiroyamashita]

Taiji seems great for stand up grappling, as alternative to Judo and Greco Roman. The latter focus on takedown and grapple, but the former is all about takedown defence. It also has a large bridging/clinching focus in comparison, with extended arms ,and good footwork. It shines through more thanks to boxing making him able to endure in the ring.

[@gokuworld]

To date, only Mantis Kung Fu has demonstrated efficacy against Muay Thai practitioners. Anecdotal evidence suggests effectiveness in street fighting, although this has only been observed in three documented cases. Furthermore, I have only witnessed two practitioners successfully apply Wing Chun techniques. We anticipate a broader representation of Kung Fu styles in future competitions. Tai Chi Chuan is unsuitable for stand-up fighting but may offer advantages in grappling scenarios.

[@Moving_Target65]

It goes to show that sparring in a martial arts goes a long way in developing the practitioners. Depending on the type Tai Chi - sport tai chi, tai chi in the park, or combat tai chi - without sparring then it is all talk. But it comes down to the attitude of the school master and the culture that he establishes. It is similar to a karate school that only does kata, or ippon kumite, with no sparring. Or a Tae Kwon Do school only doing poomsae, board breaking, or one step drills, without sparring.

[@TheIronMoose]

It proves that 6 months of boxing is more effective than mastery of Tai chi in combat.

[@FightCommentary]

Yep

[@canaldesugestoesa6651]

Yeah

[@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oe]

Nope. The guard and stance looked like Tai chi. Just take the gloves off and put your hands in the same position like tiger claw, what have you got? ( Psst! Kungfu).😅😅😅

[@mikepotter6426]

Great to hear you mention prayer. Jesus reigns.

[@mr.joedirt8583]

That supposed student looks like he hasn't been taught anything.

[@PS-hr5wg]

Great improvement for tma

[@UltraMagnus3000]

How much of tai chi he actually used here?

[@Aikibiker1]

Only a few seconds into the fight. That lunging lead hand punch the Tai Chi is doing is interesting. It isn't a jab. He steps in and there is power behind it. Reminds me of a fencer's lunge.

[@BWater-yq3jx]

Like the JKD straight lead on the power side, influenced by fencing.

[@Aikibiker1]

@BWater-yq3jx I am not familiar enough with JKD to say. Is the same technique found in Tai Chi?

[@BWater-yq3jx]

@@Aikibiker1 Not that I can think of.

[@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oe]

​​@@Aikibiker1Absolutely Yes.

[@user255]

It's called step jab or step in jab. It's very old boxing technique. Nothing to do with Tai Chi.

[@todrumtodrum]

Praise Jesus my friend! All the time!

[@castro619a]

Did you see the original

[@YankeeCommie]

That's the thing is we see watered down bullshido when in reality training to fight like a real fight would make them all (except aikido) dangerous. Back in the day karate fighters trained like fighters. I can't remember the actual details but this is a legit story 10 karate fighters from Japan to Thailand to fight 10 muay thai fighters and won like 7.

[@user255]

So, Tai Chi didn't work, but boxing did. No masters seen in this video, only two beginners. What was the point?

[@urantia487]

Now Thats not bad a fight between two oldmen. And then they realised that tai chi or tma must have this basic boxing/ punching style in their arsenal in order to be effective.

[@austin3789]

The value of resistance of training.

[@UnskilledGrappler]

So…boxing works. No surprise there. That student looks like he’s had three lessons at the local buffet. Do you mind if I ask what was wrong with you for the last year? My wife has been struggling with something for about a year too. Weird dizziness and sometimes nausea. She recently got some relief via physical therapy.

[@PracticeTaiji]

Props

[@michaelmcnamara1839]

Xu Xiao Dongs student needs some boxing lessons - he's dropping both hands and sticking his chin up every time he punches! the boxer/tai chi guy is at least keeping his guard up. Needs to move his feet more though - especially laterally. He's going straight back after every exchange which means hes still in line for any haymaker from the other guy and even though the XXD guy is hitting with his eyes closed, they are still landing in round 2. Older guy does have the classic problem though - he's old so later rounds are a challenge (speaking as an old fart myself) and you can see his hands starting to drop in rounds 2 and 3. With old and young its always a matter of time before the young bucks endurance tells. If I was going to relive my training years knowing what I know now I think I would concentrate on boxing or muay thai and wrestling for years before I ever bothered looking at the softer styles. IMHO the softer styles are fascinating and really enjoyable, but often are incomplete and often rely on the student having a strong base of actual fighting before they start.

[@jaspersheridan1710]

I mean, is there not weight class?

[@NomadPuncher]

Tai Chi Master takes the Bruce Lee Route. the Grandmasters are rollin' in the graves

[@Alex-by4zv]

Xu Xiaodong Student sucked this time, especially in the final round: he did everything wrong: didn't listen to Xu, let his emotions take over the fight, broke the rules etc. I feel sad now, since I'm still so much on Xu Xiaodong side. But my respect to the other guy: he took this fight seriously and it showed. Boxing ftw hahaha

[@samuraiartguy]

The boxing training gives the TC fellow more experience with actual combative training. The weakness of T'ai Chi - typically in the training, is that it is generally promoted and taught as a health practice -"moving yoga" as opposed to a functional martial art. In the West preticulalry, the people looking for holistic health, as soon as they encounter Push Hands... they're like "OMG! Violence! I'm outta here!" So, in a lot of TC studios, there is no pressure testing, or applied Tai Chi. It absolutely puts a lot of T'ai Chi practitioners at a major disadvantage versus anyone who's trained in a primary combat art. However a deep understanding of T'ai Chi - the physics, and energy movement can inform other arts like Karate, MMA, jujutsu... and make them more efficient. But generally on it's own, T'ai Chi Ch'uan is not an effective art versus dedicated combat styles.

[@FightCommentary]

So funny that TC people don't even want to do push hands when normal martial arts that spar think of push hands as "floor is lava." Man, if what you say is true, no wonder we get so much Tai Chi cringe. Imagine how cool and strong the TC people who do push hands imagine they are since their standard of comparison is other Tai Chi people XDD

[@deltalima6703]

Not true. 30 years ago, here in the west, a guy at my gym went to a tai chi competition. Full contact, he got beat, had marks all over him. One guy got his tibia broken. Its somewhat legit, way more so than taekwon do or karate, but boxing and mma are still way better.

[@andreasplienegger835]

This shows only one thing: how powerful and effective Boxing is! 6 months of Boxing training and this guy delivers a fight.

[@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oe]

It shows two things. The guard and lunge punch are Tai chi. He incorporated Tai chi into boxing.

[@user255]

@@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oe No, that is just normal step jab/step in jab from boxing.

[@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oe]

​@@user255Pause the video at 1:40. Be honest how many boxing gyms " today" teach you to put up a guard like that. One hundred years ago yes not today. He incorporated Tai chi into his boxing.

[@user255]

@@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oe It's not usually teached, because it is bit unorthodox, but there certainly are many boxers who use low front hand style like that. It's not *that* uncommon in boxing. And it's not from Tai Chi. He learned all his fighting, only after getting trained in boxing.

[@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oe]

​@@user255Ridiculous, any boxing coach today would say , this is outdated and wrong.Classical wingchun looks like this and yes some styles of Tai chi. What's so psychologically hard to admit that he incorporated this stuff?

[@NetGuyMsia]

I felt the Taichi master had BETTER boxing fundamentals than Xu's student. Xu's student was making wild haymakers and felt like he was brawling rather than being technical. Props to the Taichi Boxer.

[@Brykk]

Xu’s guy looks like a an extreme novice. His strikes are more flailing than punching. Hes very timid as compared to all of the other people that have fought under xu’s banner. He did get a little better towards the end of the first round. He was a little more aggressive in the second round, but he still looked a bit more like a 5th grader in a fight on recess. The 3rd round was a disaster. Sorry, but xu’s guy did not represent very well. The tc guy showed very well and looked like he had a good basic skill level.

[@mikebiagio4155]

It's good that he realised that his art has failings and learnt other perspectives. And built his fitness which is always necessary for fighting.But his footwork is still bad. Now he needs to go learn bjj

[@kaybee8950]

Tai Chi is in every martial art, but I feel like I'm watching boxing including the boxing gloves really don't let you use your Tai Chi

[@Betrayedthelaw]

This means he is not like the shortminded c-words out there.

[@robin212212]

the student seems to be a beginner; why didn't they chose a student that had more experience

[@jeremiahjohnson1513]

Impressive showing by Master Gu. You could see his experience gave him an advantage early on, that combined with his boxing work gave him the decision. He may not have a lot of boxing experience but he does understand footwork and elusive movement which made him hard to hit and frustrated his opponent. Of course, it all went out the window toward then end when he gassed and he started just swinging wildly but he did enough to win.

[@skiller242]

Finally someone who instead of crying and saying excuses he train to get better and he does 🔥

[@rotorairgroup8409]

Tai Chi is great if you know how to box.

[@Erime]

Tai chi forms and push-hands have the foundations for a safe training regimen for MMA. But the best modern-day tai chi fighters tend to hold their own against Judo type stuff instead of boxing. That's because the striking requires much more gruelling investment in zhan zhuang exercises for rooting/planting a solid base for powerful strikes, and then getting into all the timing and strike types. No doubt this tai chi guy has been beginning to join many of the dots from the forms - "learning to hug" probably not necessarily as a boxing clinch type technique, but more as a sort of Judo entry. This video was cool to watch.

[@user255]

OK... Name some successful MMA fighters coming up with Tai Chi background.

[@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oe]

​@@user255See the video " Tai chi viewer steps into the cage" by fight commentary breakdown.

[@deltalima6703]

Ref is supposed to make them wipe their gloves after they go down. The ref is sus, but the fighters did well. Master wu had incredible stamina to go that long at his age. Props.

[@deltalima6703]

Master gu, typo

[@eddiehazard3340]

Tai Chi guy can't fight. Learns to box. Can fioght. your videos are getting click bait and weird.

[@elenchus]

No need to reply to this, but it might be worth reflecting on your stress and anxiety levels as they relate to your overall health.

[@kevinho2746]

Taichi guy had 6 months of boxing training but his opponent also had an extra 6 months of training in 'true' combat sports. So i dont think it's fair to say taichi guy is just proving the worth of boxing. Clearly his taichi experience counted for something.

[@user255]

Probably not. There are individual differences even with identical training.

[@maximisatwat]

At this point though, why spend time on tai chi? 6 month boxing clearly eclipses it

[@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oe]

Many of his punches especially the lunge punches were Tai chi.His flow and relaxation was Tai chi.

[@OSTemli]

Xu students seems more like mma

[@nicolasandresmartinez-cond126]

A master has tried to evolve and adapt! Xu's objective has been achieved! 🎉🎉

[@SI00000]

At first he came to prove that Tai Chi is superior but lost so he decided to take up boxing in order to prove that Tai Chi is superior. Does he not realize the contradiction in that?

[@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oe]

Look at the stance and hand guard at 1:40. He incorporated Tai chi into it.Any bobbin and weaving like Mike Tyson? Any dancing around on your toes like Ali or Bruce Lee? No. Xu got angry after the second round and told his student to use " everything" you learned for a reason. That's why he tried throwing him to the ground like a MMA fighter.

[@SI00000]

@@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oe First of all, literally all Tai Chi masters will be dominated by an MMA fighter of equal years experience. If he claims Tai Chi is superior than Tai Chi alone should be sufficient. Did he not lose the first time? As soon as he incorporated something of his opponent's art into his own he admitted defeat.

[@infosecgeek]

Reinforces the idea that "A guy who's been wrestling and boxing for a year can beat a martial artist who has been training for 15 years" - Bruce Lee

[@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oe]

Look at his guard at 1:40. How many modern boxers hold their arms like that. He incorporated Tai chi into it . Cope.😨😰😭

[@infosecgeek]

@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oe just how Vanilla Ice took the bassline from "Under Pressure" by Queen and David Bowie and made it his own by adding a snare at the end 🤣🤣

[@infosecgeek]

​@@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oealso, look up "boxing long guard"

[@infosecgeek]

​@@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oeMy bad, realized I didn't address your question. A few examples: Wladimir Klitschko, Dmitry Bivol, Tyson Fury, Larry Holmes, Muhammad Ali, Tank Davis (in his fight against Garcia), etc.

[@juelz713]

Xiaodong's student was not a real boxer

[@metalzonemt-2]

He's not dancing like a boxer, but he moves like a muay thai fighter.

[@FightCommentary]

^Yep, he's a Muay Thai/MMA guy, not a boxer. Master Gu is more a boxer than Xu's MMA student.

[@BWater-yq3jx]

Punching doesn't seem to be Muay Thai's strong suit; used more to set up other strikes.

[@Ballarateast]

He's not a tai chi master any more, he's a boxing novice now. But hey the little guy ain't exactly skilled 😒

[@chrischanshihyung3155]

Its just tai chi master who abandoned tai chi to use boxing vs boxing. Cope hard there.

[@conradswadling8495]

learns boxing, allows boxing. doesnt learn kicks clinch/grapple or groundwork............

[@fazares]

Thai chi where? Not in a kickboxing like match with gloves thats for sure xD

[@PharticusMaximus]

He actually took it to heart to train after being exposed. So his mind was not too prideful or stubborn. Props to Tai chi master

[@blkoay]

Taichi 'master' became a mediocre boxer. What happened to his Taichi mastery?

[@iggs67]

Ooops, thought Master Gu was the shorter guy. Master Gu did really well, his technique was decent.

[@KasirRham]

It's good that he evolved and made himself a better fighter. The effort was worth it. The dude basically abandoned his original style.

[@YourManifoldWorld]

Bwahahahaa. A Tai Chi "master" has to train in boxing just to stay effective. So, he's now a boxer, not a traditional Tai Chi master. So what changed? That Tai Chi cannot hold it's own in any combat sports. It has to fuse with the more effective styles in order to survive. Nothing has changed since the first match. Previously: Tai Chi was a joke. Now: Tai Chi is still a joke.

[@stingray9225]

Height difference too much

[@MightyPooPSTEAM]

"Boxer" lost coz he ignored the body. Shame. Zero combinations. Lousy advice from Xu Xiaodong. Good fighters hardly make great coaches.

[@leodouskyron5671]

The former Tai Chi guy did have advantages in height, reach and weight and that is harder to get over as you get older for the MMA guy. But in order for that to matter the TaiChi guy had to learn boxing 🥊 so props for that for him. Of course, this means that Tai Chi didn’t help at all but hey can’t have everything. 😂 ((Glad that you found something you to help you too. Get better still.))

[@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oe]

He obviously infused Tai chi into the boxing. The long guard the sliding footwork and the lunging lead hand.

[@archimedesbird3439]

The student was fighting dirty towards the end - that throw was uncalled for He lost, and lost ungracefully at that

[@blink625]

Why no throw, kick or knee? then it just become boxing no?

[@OldScratch81]

The tai chi masters been training martial arts most of his life and can’t beat a student from another gym😂

[@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oe]

He won.😮😨😰😭

[@BD90..]

Tai chi master trained boxing. He is MMA now, so claiming he beats anyone as a Tai chi master is void.

[@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oe]

He used Tai chi here. Look at the stance and hand guard at 1:40.

[@WenSifu]

useless

[@alexanderkappelhoff2819]

Not a great boxer tho to be fair right? I don't remember the original, and I don't box myself but this boxer looks average/bad. Am I wrong?

[@allafleche]

it just proves taichi is useless lol

[@HiroIndo16]

Congratulations to almost beating a beginner boxer 😂

[@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oe]

Cope. He won. And landed Tai chi punches.😊😊😊

[@palnagok1720]

Is he really a master of anything...I doubt it

[@FightCommentary]

I really want to hear an interview with him now. Can he just admit he is now an amateur boxer? Let's see what the followup interviews reveal ;)

[@yabbamita]

jack of one trade (beginner boxer) and master of none

[@negrastormentas2865]

Zero technique, zero boxing, zero Tai Chi.

[@RyokuRamstone]

Tai Chi= yin training Boxing= yang training both forms of training must be done for proper balance for true power 🔥✌👽🗿

[@monkkwok6725]

What's the point he's not using Tai chi !

[@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oe]

Look at the stance at 1:40. It's Tai chi. He incorporated it into boxing. Almost ready to get my bottom dollar if they interview this, he'll say that.