Tai Chi Master Walks Into Xu Xiaodong's Gym BOXING ENSUES

[@FightCommentary]

Just to give you guys the characters: 谷 That’s master gǔ‘s surname. 谷师傅, as you would say in Chinese. Master Gu actually did come out with a reflection on his performance, so I will translate it soon. Also, for those of you wondering why Xu didn’t take on the Master himself, Xu needs surgery to fix one of his arms, so Xu cannot really exert too much force right now. In fact, I forgot to translate this, but part of the reason Xu was able to get the Master to show up was he put up some money. He basically told Master Gu: if you can beat a student of mine, you get 100,000 RMB of money. So Xu basically put up the money he was saving for his arm surgery to get the Master to show up. Also, after this match, Master Gu took boxing lessons and tried again on Dec 15, 2024: kzbin.info/www/bejne/a16okoCag5ahitU

[@atomic_wait]

He turned his brain into gǔ.

[@FightCommentary]

Whats funny is after the match Xu gave him some fine alcohol. Not the best for brain recovery 🤓🤓

[@gretashapiro4118]

​@@FightCommentarymuatai?

[@learnergrowthmind]

I mean at least he had heart…but still just take the proven routes that work , my peoples!

[@MichaelA-n5k]

Xu is more diplomatic now. So is your video commentary. I like it better now. 😂 By the way, you have excellent and flawless English. Have you always been in China?

[@HolgerDanske]

The problem is that none of these 'masters' have never really been punched or been in a real fight.

[@richarddeerflame]

a lot dont train for that..; so of course theyt will struggle, this is true

[@yesss5773]

I agree. No one can learn how to fight without proper sparring and then actually compete. There are no tricks, no ancient knowledge or shortcuts. Fighting is a craft, not a philosophy.

[@javierpatag3609]

Or, if they have, it’s been a *_looong_* time since.

[@MrJM0B]

Yeah, considering that I think the Tai Chi master really showed a lot of grit and determination. Getting hit is super tiring when you're not used to it. That is about as tough as they come from a novice boxing point of view.

[@MrJM0B]

Actually, getting hit is super tiring full stop!

[@flipsvstheworld]

HE LIVES!!! Last time I heard of Xu. He was completely exiled and discredited by his country. Straight up thought he died, or was homeless. Glad he's doing way better.

[@syjiang]

He is ok right now, uploading vids to youtube actually.

[@afterthefact6708]

I wonder if the CCP still makes him fight in clown makeup

[@user-tl1bw4wp1c]

@@afterthefact6708 All I know is that your mom's wearing clown makeup

[@afterthefact6708]

@@user-tl1bw4wp1c The CCP is evil and is more damaging to the chinese people than any external enemy ever could be, go away CCP troll.

[@DontUputThatEvilOnMe]

@@user-tl1bw4wp1c the Chinese version of clown make up looks more like war paint to some cultures.

[@kamsolsaid8361]

Taichi master had gloves on. His chi couldnt flow out of his gloves. Thats why he lost. 😅

[@Limthemad]

Before the fight Xu has ask the master, what is your choice? You want no gloves ,MMA gloves,we also ok, but you need to sign your consent on the contract😅 In the end the master choose the big boxing glove that effect him unable to shoot Hadouken.

[@Viajyaj]

Very good theory😁

[@smartguy1008]

1_Tai Chi man too OLD, 2_Tai Chi man got afraid, and forgot to use his Tai Chi skills!!! Tai Chi is OK if practiced with strength.

[@rigoreyes2776]

Appearantly plastic is not a good conductor of chi.

[@RobertSantos-rw8dy]

Not one with the universe.

[@wyeteepaleface9199]

People who are serious about advancing their art or martial arts as a whole know that a challenger is the most valuable thing in the world to that cause. Competition is how we measure and discover ourselves.

[@beethao9380]

I can see that a lot of martial arts work, but they have been taught wrong or the "fighting" side was not passed down. Like many people know, it has become a conditioning/exercise thing to do only. The fighting mentality is not there.

[@richardly438]

At the last minute, tai chi master realized he was fooled by his master for the past 40 years.

[@ehclee]

Not true, thats not whatvit's about. He just wasn't trained to fight. Not everyone learns TMA to fight competitively. They need experience and change the way they train. The old guy didn't come to prove anything, he just wanted the experience. Good on him.

[@ScoptOriginal]

​@@ehcleeno, he wasn't even doing anything that could be considered good tai chi, particularly losing his balance just absolutely should not happen if you practice tai chi, even if you're not using it at the time

[@zarty8121]

At last report, tai chi master is still looking for his old master to ask him why?

[@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oe]

In his younger years he would've done better. All who want to laugh at him, take a look at 1:47 and tell me who would've won at a street fight.🤔🤓👍👍👍

[@ScoptOriginal]

@CharlesBetancourt-iq9oe The guy who's throwing the shittest punches I've ever seen?

[@ifyouseekay1000]

Xu's credit score must be in the negatives now 😂😂😂

[@Ostsol]

I kinda wonder how much it's recovered, but he's probably doing alright, now. He's much more chill and careful with his behaviour in this video.

[@StimParavane]

He can probably only go into his local shop and that's it.

[@mysteryfist]

Has to travel to every fight by horseback now.

[@mrpopo-sf3ke]

​@@StimParavaneworth it!

[@bullyboy131]

Bahahaha

[@mengmao5033]

Xu's rhetoric was about science and investigating martial arts using the scientific method, which helps backstop his stance against general negative response from the government. By claiming he's advancing the country's understanding of martial arts, it's harder to criticize him for going against traditional institutions.

[@fredsmith5782]

The Chinese government will have a harder time messing with if he put it in that context. The Chinese government really hates face and it’s kinda their fault for making Chinese TMA as bad as it is due to their policies in the past.

[@bigfist0]

Dong is a CIA agent his job is to make Chinese feel insignificant and Western culture is the Best

[@zereimu]

His problem is that he's always way above in weight class and just yeets himself at opponents in ways that one would not in a scenario in which martial arts are compared. his opponent wants to duel, while he just rams at opponents smaller than him. It would be like testing the efficiency of a bat by running at it with a truck.

[@mengmao5033]

@@zereimu in his original campaign, he had no need to be delicate - he didn’t see a problem with violently dismantling someone who made great claims of fighting ability. That’s within the domain of martial arts, as he saw it. It was a wake-up call

[@Tee-roni]

I don't see him going against other traditional martial arts, though

[@brucebooker2227]

Tai Chi guy a little stronger than average old guy w no training. I give him credit for stepping in the ring.

[@theyehsohz]

I read that as "..for sleeping in the ring"

[@officialben7212]

Right. This Page only shows Boxing& street fighters! Don't tell me this page post real Kung Fu, look here this page a bluff making REAL MASTERS DISAPPOINTED & LOOK BAD

[@sampokemppainen3041]

Why for. So he can still go to his followers and say that they learn better self defense from taichi?

[@1individeo]

@@sampokemppainen3041 it is not about the art, it is about the artist. "It is not about the size of a dog in a fight, it's about the size of the fight in a dog". Also, It is not about what you train, it is about how you train it. for example, if you train BJJ for competition (Musumeci style) you are not going to be able to use it in a real fight, but if you train it for self defense or for MMA it will look completely different and will include a lot of strikes (Royce gracie style)

[@kidd32888]

​@@officialben7212show us then

[@ArmyK9]

Damn, Xu Xiaodong is nice, after his student beats up the Taiji master, he still gives them gifts. What a polite way to end the fight! 😀

[@ArchiveAmerica]

That guys never been in a fight in his life! The outside the pants cup was a nice touch too! 😂 🤣

[@TommyTempestJKD]

I think Tai Chi guy did better than I expected. He definitely F’d around and found out, which is more than his peers. Hopefully he learned something.

[@ParisLawLess]

More so the boxer is not that good

[@MCSPARTAN501]

He did. He admitted on camera that the fight was fair and that he lost because he wasn't as good of a fighter.

[@AL_YZ]

"..F’d around and found out.." Nah. Straight up sparring and pressure testing are not "Fng around." No need for you to mischaracterize and put this in a bad light with a cheap put-down for no reason - that would be Fng around.

[@malakatan3235]

Nah...I see better ones without calling themselves masters

[@TheAnsonysc]

The young man should say : "You are not the same age"! I wonder why they arranged such fight.

[@kevinho2746]

Actually having a guard position puts this Tai Chi master in the top 5% of Tai Chi masters. No sarcasm here, he actually performed really well compared to all the other Tai Chi masters I've seen.

[@thorazine0076]

then I guess Tai Chi masters suck at fighting if he's top 5%

[@kevinho2746]

@@thorazine0076 Obviously... Haven't you seen them try?

[@bg1616]

Tai chi has a broader, non ring fighting target audience so percentages are a red herring

[@jailoutafreecard4414]

​@@bg1616excuses

[@Limthemad]

​@@MrCMaltese Nope, you atleast need a certificate in China to claim you are a master, and guess who are handling all these Certificate business?

[@thekerm8470]

It sure looked like the student went easy on the old guy - especially in the beginning.

[@NukaColaQuantum]

He escalated it because the old guy wouldn’t back down

[@PetrandoRichard]

Also in the end. It could be much worse, if he goes all out

[@liberatumplox625]

Maybe, but those early body shots, just drained his soul. Hit someone hard enough in the liver - and they belong to the shadow realm.

[@usmc8408]

⁠@@liberatumplox625Getting hit in the live won’t send you to the shadow realm, it’ll send you to the “I should have stayed in bed” realm.

[@dorianleakey]

Nah, its not a prize fight, for money, or some massive amount of honour involved, he went easy at first as he didnt want to fall to a lucky punch, he went harder after seeing he was winning easily and the guy was already dazed, he had the literal opposite motivation to what you saw, and to me its obvious. I think there is a lot of confirmation bias in how people see events like this, but watch again, the Tai Chi guy is dizzy from early on, has lost his balance, the thing tai chi guy should excel at.

[@dendenmushi5458]

This is not valid, tai chi master need to fight on the ground to receive earth chi and with the glove he can't channel his 9 tail chakra

[@finnwong8096]

Agreed, it was rigged from the start 😒😣

[@RosebudDelicious]

Lmfao what

[@bong4538]

😅

[@Feneris2B]

@@dendenmushi5458 pffff foutaise ! Le tai chi c'est juste inutile !

[@hyui5096]

@@Feneris2B it is called being sarcastic. Clearly you have no social skills to know what that means.

[@KurwaRomek]

Damn, the "master" dropped his fancy guard real fast after eating a couple punches

[@rengoodmen2879]

The long guard worked fairly well though?

[@elitemation]

@@rengoodmen2879 Thats not what the comment was talking about though

[@rengoodmen2879]

@@elitemation He called the long guard a "fancy guard" when it not at all is....

[@elitemation]

@@rengoodmen2879 Okay we can call it however we want but it was not the point of the comment.

[@PaleHorse73]

They always get in the ring and throw punches like they've never been in a fight, or like they've never studied a martial art in their life.

[@split88]

I know right

[@MrHumpity]

yeh, Tai Chi is not really a quick reacting thing, but you would expect a 'Master' to at least have watched a fight on telly and have a better plan than that.

[@krishendo9433]

@@MrHumpity hahhahaaaaaaa 🤣

[@markgado8782]

Training goes out the window after the first punch to the head.. that's why fight Training is important.

[@minhvisual4265]

Because they never train with sparring just forms.

[@That_dude_who_knows_some_stuff]

The best part of this channel is getting the solid Mandarin lessons. I cannot thank you enough.❤❤

[@FightCommentary]

Do you follow my channel that teaches mandarin? Search up Jerry Teaches Chinese.

[@Ukkumu]

​@@FightCommentary Thank you for both of your channels, Jerry! It happens so that I'm an avid admirer of the Chinese language who also makes his first steps in boxing. 我向您道谢!

[@jasonmages4323]

Very Noble and Respectful presentation, it was an exhibition challenge and to no one's surprise the Amateur boxer easily defeated the so called Tai Chi master. Much respect for everyone involved.

[@connor3284]

The old man has heart. He took a knockdown and got back up.

[@elbaumg]

Yeah, but he said he could take Mike Tyson.

[@greg6509]

He didn't say he had intelligence, he said he had heart​😂@@elbaumg

[@afterthefact6708]

True. He also showed he as terrible conditioning as he was exhausted after 1minute xD

[@MiigsMusic]

"Heart" in fighters is like "believing in yourself" in singers. You need skills for it to matter or you just end up looking like an idiot on the Internet. People hear professionals talk like that and think it is what it takes to be one😂 Ps: For the record. With "looking like an idiot on the Internet" i don't mean the OP for saying he had heart. I mean people in videos like this and on Shows like American idol

[@singinginthedark2786]

he wanted to test his art, and he took away a lesson from it. I give that Tai Chi master mad respect, he was humble and confident even when he was losing, he also seemed thankful to be allowed the opportunity to test his martial art

[@cidfacetious3722]

Imagine realizing in your 50s you spent your entire life wasted believing you you could defend yourself

[@T-Nee-Weighner]

You're describing every "street fighter" and guy who played football in high-school lol

[@Ethanhaynes42]

It’s the fact that nobody learns taiji’s actual combat anymore because so many people are obsessed with theory and fantasy other than actual combat and lose, I’m a practitioner of Wudang wushu or Wudang taiji and Wudang Quan, and I know it works but I don’t fight like people think it is used. I use it with common sense. Every martial art has there strength and weakness. That is why we must mix styles together and create our own mma. People mistake mma as specific style but in reality it is a idea of multiple styles, that is why Bruce Lee’s philosophy Jeet Kune do is the father of MMA because it was the first idea of mixing styles

[@hansmemling2311]

@tom3413 for real, KZbin is full of cringy comments or videos about street fights and how you can never prepare for one. Then what follows is pseudo expert conversations about nothing but romantic ideas of what a street fight is lmao. Also always at least one guy who makes a ‘no one can defeat my gun’ comment. About football players I do think they can make decent fighters though. I played rugby only a couple of trainings and that gave me an edge against my non fighting trained friends. Jon jones even said that he’s lucky his football pro brother never joined the ufc or it would have been over for him. I’m Not saying there aren’t football players that overestimate their abilities but they have potential imo. There’s a lot of people who overestimate themselves. Have seen footage of soldiers poorly fighting civilians on the street in their day off. False confidence is everywhere. On the other hand potential is everywhere as well. Have seen footage of cricket players fighting really well on the streets in self defense.

[@fredbohm4728]

@@Ethanhaynes42Tai Chi doesn't work and never has worked. It is an ornamental martial art with no effectiveness at all. All theory and zero reality.

[@OldBadger1]

Reminds me of religion and heaven

[@5naxalotl]

great to hear xu has become more diplomatic. this is the correct approach. when the facts are on your side, the fastest resolution is patiently and methodically working through the issues. younger people trying to navigate these conflicts tend to look for a quick solution, while also failing to realise they're not very good at negotiation. they also tend to be unnecessarily defensive, which manifests as aggression and fake confidence. xu has realised that he's holding all the cards, and it's a lot more fun to be nice to people

[@okerhrh4139]

This actually helped me on something I’ve been going thru, thx so much

[@FoulUnderworldCreature]

Notice how quickly the tai chi guy changed his stance. He starts copying the MMA guy half way through the match. I think that stance works well because its so intuitive and makes good use of the body's movement.

[@FightCommentary]

Yep

[@topten5601]

​@@FightCommentary real taichi in wudang temple.. Not this fake master....claim him self a master

[@NukaColaQuantum]

It’s a boxing match so unless you have boxing skills you won’t win. Not that tai chi would have done better without gloves…

[@Kelberi]

pure evolutionary progress being put to perpetual test, simple as that.

[@JohnBowl14690]

The Tai Chi guy had a plan until he got hit in the face. Then he changed his plan. You gotta give him that much.

[@Rain-xe5vr]

I met Xu a number of times - and the Leech and Jiang Wei Li too. Trained with them at a few seminars. Hung out a bit, did a few dinners at restaurants etc. I'm surprised Xu is still alive, it was pretty scary there for a while. He himself was quite sure the CCP was gonna take him out. Great to see he's doing well.

[@ehclee]

Well there's not such thing in China called CCP, that name only exists in the west. Westerners are pretty clueless when it comes to China. China isn't the way the media makes it out to be. Maybe Xu Xiaodong realized his initial approach wasn't working and he matured up. MMA market will grow in China but it will be slow.

[@ggodhand3559]

Mike Tyson would literally give the Tai Chi Master a forever nap with one swing.

[@ShannonCanning-u7v]

@@ggodhand3559 Mike Tyson would give us all a forever nap with one punch 😂

[@bbqtool]

The boxer went in pretty respectfully at the start too, like friendly sparring.

[@JohnnyInvictus]

Much respect to all parties involved! This is how love for your fellow martial arts practitioner and sportsmanship is supposed to be shown! Bickering and being a sore loser is not a good look…this is the way ,and this is what our children need to see from us as an example.

[@ghhdgjjfjjggj]

Thank you for translating this. We would not have any access to this otherwise. I like how the Taichi master was a good sport. I'd love to see more updates as the story develops.

[@christophervang9308]

Traditional martial arts from China have been obsolete. Why do you think Bruce Lee abandoned them 60 years ago and incorporated more western boxing in his fighting style?

[@ehclee]

No thats not how it works, he learned tmd first that is his foundation before creating his own JKD. Essentially you have to start somewhere, you have to understand core principles before you start applying them and developing them.

[@quickstep2408]

i don't know why you think you could last toe to toe with a trained sport fighter. you might look good for the first 10 sec, maybe even a minute, but after that you're just going to gas out. there's no way you'll be able to keep up with a physically conditioned fighter who only trains to fight.

[@mikepartington7736]

His skills were obviously not what he thought they were. But respect to the older gentleman for getting in there and testing himself and his art. Takes guts.

[@cagneybillingsley2165]

i'm confused...where's the tai chi? i just saw one bad boxer vs an average boxer

[@johndoeyedoe]

Art? Yeah it is an art, like yoga.

[@johndoeyedoe]

​@@cagneybillingsley2165that was the tai chi. You realize tai chi is ancient fighting style used to dismount horsemen? It's not actually a relevant fighting technique.

[@taepyeoon8245]

​@@johndoeyedoe THAT WAS NOT TAI CHI LMAO

[@resonance10]

@@johndoeyedoe That's a myth about Taekwondo not a myth about Taiji.

[@shaolin224]

That was a respectful duel. Hats of to the Tai Chi master for not giving up until he felt that burning sensation in head.

[@Jianju69]

Yes, kudos for staying in the fight until he got ktfo.

[@hooywamd00pe95]

this "master" just experienced his 1st sparring match in his life.

[@myway7367]

Tai Chi vs Ballet would be THE fight to watch

[@badrequest5596]

i think ballet would still win

[@eddiemin4312]

Wasn’t Van Damme a ballet dancer before coming to Hollywood?

[@ryneagheilim9782]

​​@@badrequest5596 Ballet wins by spreadie and taking it in the rear

[@GrassSaint33]

@@ryneagheilim9782 ballet dancers have some crazy leg muscles. you dont wanna get kicked by them lol

[@Doofster]

Xu Xiaodong is going great work. There will be a time where his contribution to combat sports is appreciated for what it is

[@AnotherExtraFist]

Well, thank you for a wonderful job vlogging this! Love this.

[@ErnestLemmingway]

Those punches were horrendous 🤣

[@dzen_dzenkazan8050]

From both sides. I loocked without sound, Iso I'm not completely sure, who from them did mma and who was tai xhi practitioner

[@johnjobber2219]

If you call that a punch. It was more like pushing his arm forward.

[@afterthefact6708]

Literally untrained. Looks like he never even struck a bag xD

[@TimRHillard]

In the end, all fighting ends up looking like boxing and wrestling.

[@TermiteValley]

Stumbled across this video. No idea about the background. But that old guy looks like he started to learn to box last Thursday. Is he the "master"?

[@metalzonemt-2]

I think this guy is the best of all the Tai Chi masters I have seen against Xu Xiaodong or his fighters. He would win against all the other masters.

[@FightCommentary]

Yeah. This tai chi master at least tried without making excuses (for now). Let’s see if he changes his tone in a few days.

[@Quantum3695]

​​@@FightCommentaryLooking forward to the follow-up video of excuses on why he lost the fight. 😆 He "didn't think using the Chi with the Tai was necessary."

[@moominpic]

Strange he agreed to just boxing when TC is largely grappling

[@HiddenStr3ngth]

@@moominpic He was doing badly at the clinch either way. Even though he was instinctively looking for it. Probably instinctively thinking he can avoid getting hit there. Even with these rules, shoulda done better at the clinch game.

[@wenchengxue2164]

I don’t think any tai chi master that fought him practiced real combat tai chi, probably only Wushu, not Sansa.

[@judosailor610]

I find it funny that when arguing with a lot of these types of people they will say mma, kickboxing, BJJ, etc. are "just sports" and that if there were no rules their TMA would dominate. But when you actually see these challenge matches, they are the ones that request the most restrictive rule set possible! Lol. Because they inherently realize that getting rid of rules would help the so-called sport fighter more than it would help them.

[@ArtoPekkanen]

Yeah, up to a point ... you don't see professional athletes fighting without any rules, ever. You need some rules to prevent certain injury and death, otherwise there's no price high enough to fight for -.-

[@afterthefact6708]

US Army combatives is based off of MMA. Sometimes a close quarters fight ends up on the ground, in the clench. Basic MMA training has allowed me to come out on top in actual combat.

[@Skaxarrat]

I love how in Tai Chi one of the principles is balance, yet he fell 2 times alone in less than 1 minute.

[@dr.dylansgame5583]

True even my Rooting Principles are In Practice Better Than His. And it's literally the only thing I've Practiced From Tai Chi outside of Flowing Odd Angle Strikes. And I'm sure I'm Trash Compared to the Real Deal.

[@LeyvatenLoop]

That's the difference between only practicing by yourself or in coordinated exercices vs practicing against live resistance. The moment you add the chaos of the fight, all technique goes out of the window if you're not used to it

[@Soxial_credits]

Yo why did i reply in different comment section

[@arebee9024]

@@dr.dylansgame5583 how often do you spar with these styles?

[@dr.dylansgame5583]

@@arebee9024 As far as Tai Chi goes while I don't use Flowing Strike Chains the way They Use Them often. I do however use the Rooting Aspects from Tai Chi and Kung Fu. During Brawls and Infighting. I've learned Full Control of My Feet to the Point I can almost use my Toes like Fingers. And Grip Each Individual Toe to the Floor like a Gripper. I've had people try to Move Me with Big Combinations and Pushing. And the Opponent can Rarely Move me Backwards or Out of Position.

[@scheimong]

I must say, I actually enjoy watching a more diplomatic Xu Xiaodong. You can feel just feel the smugness he's hiding when explaining the rules knowing this guy's about to find out 🤣

[@ace.45-g8e]

Credit to the boxer for going easy i see others I think go to hard and that’s the training, boxers are like dogs I was taught the old school way I teach a little different I wouldn’t let any of my fighters go in and blast that old Man U get no credit for ko someone weaker that’s what I teach.

[@afterthefact6708]

I get the feeling he was told not to hurt the guy by Xu. Xu has to be very careful lest the CCP disappear him x(

[@ChunkyKong-47]

Honestly one of my favorite parts of this video was the little mandarin lesson at the beginning. Great video bro

[@silkplayer9]

Traditional M.A practitioner here, this “tai chi master” has zero stance zero structural power basically no training at all dude has no idea what he’s doing even if this is a push hand session he will also gets wrecked

[@thedorejohnson3206]

sad to say the tai chi master tai chi structure went out the window when time to fight. but, then again his structure never showed up. he was out of his element, haven't train for it.

[@zszempty]

Tai chi is an aerobic exercise…. It has nothing to do with fighting - it doesnt matter how good his ‘form’ is… the body mechanics are fundamentally flawed and will always end up losing to any conventional western fighting style… boxing and wrestling are true MA, everything else was MA fantasy with no context - For reference the boxer wasnt very good either… he was squared up 80% of the time, bad footwork, fell over himself and smothered his work - but the tai chi guy is so helpless… ive trained 12 year olds who could probably smoke this guy, honestly ive trained 15 year olds that will take out any guy trying to do tai chi - even with the correct ‘form’ - absolutely smashed.

[@silkplayer9]

@@zszempty thank you for your ignorant

[@thedorejohnson3206]

I can contest that tai chi does have combative techniques. Just need to know how to use them

[@jailoutafreecard4414]

​@@thedorejohnson3206excuses

[@sana-cm7oc]

Xu did good. He was respectful. He is learning to be an effective politician. Good video.

[@fijianz1]

Tai Chi master hasnt hurt a fly in his life !! 😂

[@waltereuchler2257]

Mike Tyson would have destroyed Jake if it was not rigged. He didn't do most of the things he was used to doing, and BOY you could tell he wanted to.

[@pingislife2653]

I got the impression the student could have overwhelmed the tai chi master. Kudos to him for cooking his instead of just immediately blasting him away. Kudos to the tai chi master for being willing to test himself against others. Most traditional masters won't.

[@pltlau]

If you watched the interview the old guy gave that let to this fight,you will understand why he was so confident and agree to this fight.(he said he could take on Tyson and win because he is faster and Tyson’s 900 lbs punch has no effect on him)

[@FightCommentary]

Yep. Im translating some of that in my next video 😇

[@richardschafer7858]

That "master" doesn't even know to tuck his chin when he takes a fall? Would have been smooth knocked out on a sidewalk or street from that head contact to the ground.

[@FightCommentary]

Yeah. That fall could have been an instant KO.

[@FlatlandMando]

It seems that in china now, "Master is a word used loosely). What about all that " groundedness" they teach in tai chi. We should have seen so.e of that here!

[@beowulf_of_wall_st]

almost like he practices a very very slow dance instead of fighting

[@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh]

Old Styles of fight work Muay Thai, Wrestling and Boxing are Ancient Styles and work but these Styles always have two guys making useful spar, Fighting for real always evolving.

[@afterthefact6708]

MMA literally blends wrestling, kickboxing and eberything else that actually works.

[@LinksBetweenDrinks]

I'll give this Tai Chi master some credit. He was eating punches a whole lot better than any of his predecessors have.

[@MadRedCarnelian]

They should go gloveless, as the gloves give an advantage to the boxer for both blocking, and hand protection; it would likely still go down the same way, but it would show technique vs technique more readily. The self defense version of boxing is bare knuckle, and requires different techniques so you don't break your hands, which happens to a lot of boxers outside of the ring.

[@deltalima6703]

It turns into a bas ruten bloodbath. Not a good idea.

[@deltalima6703]

Without practice the boxer will break his hands but still demolish the opponent, hitting him full strength with broken hands. I have seen it. Boxers hands will heal but its bad for the boxers career. Opponents face will be every shade of purple you can imagine and very bloody.

[@NotLondonx]

Gloveless doesn’t change anything. Maybe for this boxer because he’s not experienced enough lol but any really good amateur to professional it won’t change and outcome will be the same.

[@MadRedCarnelian]

@@NotLondonx I already said the outcome would likely be the same, but Yes it would change a Lot of things. Have you fought boxers in and outside of the ring? The gloves are a huge advantage to the boxer.

[@NotLondonx]

@@MadRedCarnelian i box. And have a lot of amateur fights on me and also was locked up for 2 years for a battery charge that I never did community service..and I was fighting A TON in lock up… I’ve fought in the out of the ring. Gloves don’t change anything. Blocking changes yes but punch placement,power, and confidence to punch and land punches is all the exact same, the legit only difference between a street fight and boxing is wrestling/ grapping around lol

[@LisaBrown-l4c]

People familiar with the science of fighting disciplines in my experience, do not recognize Tai Chi as an effective style against more aggressive forms of combat. Tai Chi is extremely beneficial to the practitioner who looks to improve body and mind.

[@williamlee7782]

Why do we always call these masters? Are they actual masters or claim they are or are they just experienced Tai Chi practitioners? Tai chi guy was gassed out so quickly and loses balance so much.

[@Quantum3695]

They're masters at absorbing punches, apparently.

[@aura-pprenti2301]

They're not master and never claimed it. As always, real masters don't just wander on gyms and challenge sport fighters. He's a regular eldery who know tai chi, maybe teach some classes to old people, and wanted to try it out

[@williamlee7782]

@@aura-pprenti2301 I agree. The video titles and even the commentator seem to always use this descriptive which amplifies their actual abilities. It should be "Tai Chi guy walks into Zu Xiaodong's gym..." Calling them masters is click bait.

[@ThanhNguyen-tl6ve]

It looked like the younger guy wasn’t too serious to fight, he was kinda bored of playing with his toy 😂😂😂

[@zero11010]

Great footage. Thanks for sharing it! The commentary I didn’t care for.

[@amandalove3368]

Even Donnie Yen was humble enough to end his fight with Tyson in a semi draw.

[@Billy-bc8pk]

Semi draw? Basically he had the fight end with the timer running out just as Tyson was about to deal a killing blow -- he practically gave Tyson the win.

[@mliao1]

Are we talking about what I'm thinking about? Like, a scripted, choreographed, rehearsed scene in a movie both were acting in?

[@alexchen5811]

Ip Man lost in that movie. Tyson uppercut would have killed him whereas that flick kick to Tyson’s groin would have just given Tyson temporary pain (if it even struck the right place). Slack in pants can block groin kicks. Even kicking the wrong area of the groin would negate the kick.

[@power50001562]

​@@alexchen5811you forget Ipman literally paralyzed a guy's arm with a pressure point technique, for all we know that groin kick could've given Tyson permanent testicular torsion

[@TheAnsonysc]

It's a movie!

[@JeffForsyth]

Who in God’s name is delusional enough to make a claim like that?!

[@jackochan]

I bet that wasn't even one of Xu Xiaodong's experienced students.

[@FightCommentary]

Yeah, doesnt look like it. He was a last minute sub, so likely didn’t even know he was going to do it.

[@jackochan]

@@FightCommentaryand that’s the beauty of it. If an amateur boxing training for a year or two defeats a master, it demonstrates the point even further. Pressure testing is the only way to train, no matter your style.

[@DarukaEon]

@@jackochan Thoroughly agree.

[@adamtennant4936]

Yeah, his guard wasn't very tight.

[@BonVoyage861]

Xu would have spanked this guy within 30 seconds lol

[@kanorjunior8306]

Tai Chi harness the power of nature and perfected with serenity. The Tai Chi master here forgot to harness that power, and perfectly sleeps... in Serenity... 😂😂😂✌️.

[@Paul-Weston]

The energy just came put of his fingertips and bounced around harmlessly inside the gloves.

[@engine2truck6]

19 years old Mike Tyson scores a KO in less than 1 minute. 58 yr old Mike Tyson scores a KO in round 2.

[@The-Man-On-The-Mountain]

Clearly, that's the first fight in that tai chi master's life. 5:07 that reaction right there, giving the back, unprotected, in the middle of a fkg fight, speaks volumes. The other guy was too gentle by letting him rest while the referee wasn't stopping it. The master doesn't know how a fight works, or any tipe of combat. Imagine realizing that your entire career has ben so delusional.

[@bigfive8378]

Questionning his martial art is more painful that taking punches, that's why he keeps going

[@calvintrainer1212]

So this tough senior citizen was sitting on a bus and someone baited him to prove himself LOL

[@yenmeng]

Excellent display of how to get around the long guard w the front hook

[@davidmoore5231]

It looks like the younger guy was taking it easy for a while, then opened up on the tai chi guy.

[@MrSteak]

The fight in this video is more "real" than the WWE tier match between Tyson & Jake.

[@jimhofoss9982]

I agree….but hope you’re wrong

[@brigade911]

I've never seen any of those ''masters'' display the ''mastery'' of their styles even in demonstration. Why do we call them masters? To make videos more catchy and viral? The quality of the defeated gives meaning to the victory. Where's the quality? If I show up and claim to be a master will I be on the next video? Why is there never any evidence of the lineage, the schools where they teach, the credentials, videos of demonstrations etc?

[@lordbucket7755]

Next I'd like to see a chess master show up and challenge them to a fight. :)

[@sharkygames9633]

I really wanted to see the original opponent fight him, he looked so offended that the so called tai chi master didn't want to fight an "older man" even though he himself is about the same age.

[@westislander77]

Hmmmmmm, all those head and body punches...or one perfectly placed liver shot....which is less detrimental for an old guy like that? The fight took too long. I felt bad for the old guy. Does a liver shot leave permanent damage,? 'cause that would have ended the fight a lot faster.

[@kenirawadi4689]

All of Taichi vs MMA fights prove one thing: the patriotism of Chinese matrial artists. Although they had seen how MMA beat the traditional MA, but they are still just coming. Stuborn yes, but also brave. Let we see how it will be in the future.

[@medx1553]

This is FAKE master, go to wudang temple to fight real taichi, or Chen style taichi family

[@kenirawadi4689]

@@medx1553 fake or not, he tried to defend the reputation of his arts. Thumbs up for him. I respect those who try although failed.

[@medx1553]

@@kenirawadi4689 wang Zhanjun's (real taichi) disciple Han Feilong challenged Xu Xiaodong to fight in the ring, why Xu Xiaodong didn't dare to accept his challenge ?

[@mosswine5417]

2:03 was like a cartoon slip 😅

[@FightCommentary]

Yeah!!

[@ComicusFreemanius]

I've skated for more than two decades. You have no idea how many times I've seen this. It's everyone's first fall. and when you're head whips like that it should give you introspection.

[@MetalizedButt]

Xu shouts: “Damn it guys I said NO BANANA PEELS in the GYM!”

[@lancecahill5486]

If this is how a Tai Chi “master” fights, just imagine how a Tai Chi regular Joe fights!

[@OldBadger1]

They don't

[@richarddeerflame]

certainly not a master here... he make Claim to be one but he is not. NO taiji was used here at all.

[@BonVoyage861]

It's just light exercise, not a fighting style in reality

[@weiseministries6060]

How can you use your chi if you have gloves on?

[@Chev-dr7if]

You can tell for the first 20 seconds Xu's student has his hands up, chin tucked and is carefully feeling out the Tai Chi Master. Once he ate a couple of the Tai Chi Master's best shots and got a knock down against Tai Chi Master he just goes into play mode. He knows Tai Chi Master can't hurt him and he can get whatever he wants. His hands go down, chin in the air and just swinging freely (still nice footwork and head movement). The clinches where his hands are at his side throwing wild hooks to the body would be punished by an instant uppercut or hook to the head by any 1st year boxing student, but he knows he's got nothing to fear. The Tai Chi Master had good instincts to clinch each time he was getting lit up. I give the Tai Chi Master credit for taking this fight even if it required potential money pay out. He didn't show Xu or the student any disrespect and took his lumps and as others have stated has hopefully learned something valuable...

[@supervisorone5960]

I just comment occasionally as participation I'm not making any claims one way or another.. I have heard it said that boxing styles vary from one country to another I remember tyson was going to fight one of the English champions of the day and tyson commented harshly as a fighter would as he's readying for his match that the English style was inferior or far old school as it compared to his style.. In this case I would say that this boxer could easily avoid that long guard with upper body movement while striking to the body and above in combinations that long guard should be of no consequence / oh and tyson did win the fight mentioned / Credit to anyone with training who is willing to professionally test their skills not every master is great just like not every fighter is great, and even that said sometimes luck is a factor aka murphy's law in this video case the boxer out matched the tai chi guy // Tyson vs Paul IF there are no behind the scenes agreements tyson could ko paul in round 1 if he's not running fast enough!! I would be shocked and suspicious if rd 4 is called . paul can Not take a punch from tyson

[@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh]

Depend of the Boxer Lennox Lewis showed the power and skill of the English Style.

[@supervisorone5960]

@@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh Yes several years later.. Fighters adapt, make changes they as individuals must find ways of improving its always up to the individual if not they just fade away

[@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh]

@@supervisorone5960 doesn't play the age card my friends Lennox are more older than Tyson.

[@07bently]

@@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh You are not making sense no one is talking about age! and Tyson is older than Paul.. just go away

[@supervisorone5960]

@@07bently Yes during the first few yrs of training in anything you are only as good as your trainer.. If your trainer doesn't believe in jabs you will have a weakness with jabs,. In boxing I have seen work outs in which one guy wasn't allowed to use his hands he could only use upper body movement to avoid punches, so if a trainer never teaches this that person will get hit allot. This applies to anything in any style.. / I was asked in the past if I was a trainer, no I am not I have taken lessons for a few yrs in boxing and 3 MA not ground fighting however. Just here to occasionally give a channel comment

[@JohnnysCafe_]

I am being honest when I say the master looks as though he is a random man from the street, I saw no martial arts being used. I watch plenty of content where westerners are in China showing how amazingly futuristic it has become, very safe too, now I mention this because you spoke of giving gifts, no I heard it is not polite to offer someone the small gift of a tip, I heard it is in a way suggesting you think the person needs money, that they have less than you and many take it as an insult, can you tell me more about it please? I'm also trying to understand some of the cultures for when I visit.

[@QwestyDaQwest]

tips to employees performing their duties can be considered an insult, to them and the business they work for. it can be misconstrued as thinking the business doesn't pay them enough. people take pride in their jobs and have some level of loyalty to their employer. so they could be insulted by a tip. tips are not gift giving though. you don't "give a gift" in return for goods a service.

[@starplatinum5311]

If a Westerner is filming in China it hightly positive that they are being monitored by the CCP, there literally a video breaking down each time a CCP member appear in a video film by Westerner.

[@JohnnysCafe_]

@@QwestyDaQwest that's what i was thinking, thank you.

[@beethao9380]

Glad Xu is agreeing to such rules to accommodate "masters" that never trained for ground and pound. Levels the playing field.

[@nathanadrian7797]

Paul vs Tyson is likely a celebrity joke match like McTapper vs Mayweather, so we should expect a draw or decision finish. If it is real, Tyson wins by KO or TKO in the later rounds.

[@derivesrurale]

glad to see xu xiadong is still active and helping people to sort out the truth about martial arts

[@SeeMe-vf1yv]

If you're 50 or older, no matter how strong you are, you can't match the energy and speed of younger people. That's just reality.

[@Time4CakeAndSodomy]

Unless you're a freak like Randy Couture

[@azazelreficulmefistofelicu7158]

"Beat Mike Tyson". Not sure about that even using an sniper rifle.

[@MillenniumEarl014]

Probably won't be able to carry the rifle lmaoooo

[@realsamuelhawley]

I predict Mike Tyson vs. Jake Paul will be a less conclusive fight than expected. A couple big conditions not being talked about much: the fight will be only 8 two-minute rounds; and they will be using big ol' 14 oz. gloves.

[@ErnestLemmingway]

I also have a feeling we won't get a spectacular finish but I hope we're wrong 😁

[@HiddenStr3ngth]

It's another clown show and whoever pays for it is...

[@subratadhar7698]

it will be a tie.

[@jimmyjakes1823]

It's a freakshow fight and there's now way to predict it, which is the entire appeal. 2 minute rounds favor Tyson and 14oz gloves favor Paul. Tyson is obviously juiced to the gills. It's basically a fight between Paul and how much Tyson's reflexes and stamina have decayed(enormously) at age 57. Paul is basically fighting a name. The guy he's actually fighting doesn't have anything to do with the boxer Mike Tyson from 1986. I'm going to say 95% chance Paul wins a boring decision with a 5% chance Mike knocks him out in round 1 or two, with a 65% chance that I'm totally wrong. I don't think Paul will actually try to KO Tyson. People don't give Paul enough credit. Strip away his obnoxious personality and he's a green, cruiserweight prospect, which I think is still enough to beat an ancient Tyson. The quality of Paul's opponents are better than what most 10 fight boxers have faced.

[@chasedownblocks1736]

I’ll choose anyone who has been in a street fight over someone who’s practiced the non-practical martial arts for years. A person who’s never been punched in the face before are usually in shock mode, and are either in fight or flight response, or don’t have the mental strength to continue. And this is from a jab. If someone was rocked from a punch, forget it. It’s 100% mental and emotional after that. The feeling is you don’t know if you’re gonna survive or not. In reality, people do. It’s just the mental challenge of feeling your brain vibrating is scary.

[@mattilatvala4164]

Tai chi is great for older person's mobility, balance and brain health. But in a ring it is like a black belt in ikebana. 🤔

[@erkziltonz]

I doubt many of these masters have any practical experience, They think just because they have mastered the techniques they can jump in a ring and beat people.

[@de0509]

Thats why in some martial arts schools, getting a black belt is only the start of the journey, meant to signify someone has learnt all the moves, but not skills.

[@Lordfinessse]

I practise taichi, but I also practise boxing, I practise kungfu forms, I also practise kicking as a system, and also practise very basic grappling. This Tai Chi master fails to realise he is in the wrong rule set. The training of each has different benefits. But trained together, each one is elevated by the others. None is better than the other, they support each other.

[@richarddeerflame]

perfect answer

[@justinfalzon6854]

Agreed. He didn't even do bad in the beginning, and made a lot of contact first. Really, I feel like he was just inexperienced. He did a great job for a guy stepping in the ring and putting on gloves for the first time.

[@umangternate]

Tai chi has its fighting style. Putting gloves on is like you tie a taekwondo master's legs and hope that he will win when fighting with a boxer. That's insane.

[@boneroaster88j7]

He offered the guy to not wear gloves though. Taiji dude figured he could make it happen and he was wrong.

[@bluesea2023]

The master did WAY better than 99% of masters out there. He did A LOT better than i expected

[@cafeapaka7501]

I wonder how some traditional martial arts developed their movements and methods. When visiting Cambodia and Thailand my experience with their arts felt practical, looking at their history you may draw some connection in how their fighting method developed. Similarly, looking at Japans grappling arts they compliment their use of the sword. I would love to see some historical connections with the techniques developed in some of these arts, was there a time when they were effective? Or were many of these arts that do not hold up today always impractical for their geography and time?

[@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh]

If you want to be a professional fighter there is no excuse in the modern world, Join an MMA Academy a warrior always has an open mind and is willing to learn effective techniques.

[@ch5477]

Yeah effective techniques within a ruleset. People forget that martial arts came from war. From fighting for your life. Not sport where you try to flex your ego over someone else and try to be the best for short while.

[@DouglasGomesBueno-jw9lh]

@@ch5477 You know UFC 1, 2,3,4, 5 there's no rules right ?

[@andrebaxter4023]

@@ch5477, so you’re telling me that those professional mma fighters won’t tear apart most people in a street fight? Get real. Besides, war nowadays is fought with fire arms, bombs, etc. Hand to hand is almost never used.

[@tuntuu]

Master looking great in diapers.

[@Averagebum21]

No kicks, no take-downs, and no ground-fighting, LOL…might as well just play a game of chess.

[@dorianleakey]

its a boxing match, why would you watch boxing ans whine and moan like a baby about them not doing MMA? Your comment would have equal validity if you were watching a chess match and you said "nO gRoUnDWrok, nO kiCks, nO TakEDowNs, mAy aS WeLl PlAy PoKEr"

[@Averagebum21]

@@dorianleakey since when have Taiji masters done boxing?

[@dorianleakey]

@@Averagebum21 ok, I think you are deliberately talking past what I said, never mind

[@Averagebum21]

@@dorianleakey how so? This challenge was on the superiority of Taiji over MMA, or the superiority of MMA over Taiji, nothing to do with boxing. Your example of a chess challenge was irrelevant because chess games don’t involve kicks, take-downs or ground work, but Taiji involves at least the first two.

[@florianm.h.muller6181]

Taichiguy has my respect for showing the worriors quality of not giving up easy. Being 50 he still has the chance to improve his actual fightingskkills to an average level or be honest with his own art and clear about its capabilities.

[@helloworldkudasai]

I appreciate Xiaodong's new friendly attitude. While his victories might be less satisfying now, it's more respectful towards his opponents and will benefit him in the long run