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

A Tai Chi Master actually showed up to Xu Xiaodong's Gym to challenge someone! Let's explore what rules were agreed upon, and even why the particular student of Xu's was chosen. And most importantly, we'll commentate how the match went. Did this meet your expectations? Did they exceed your expectations? Let us know what you thought and what other martial art lessons you want to share!
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Timecodes:
0:00 Rules agreed upon
0:58 Xu's positive tone
1:25 Tai Chi master vs Xu's student
5:36 Thoughts on match
5:52 Xu shows his thanks to Tai Chi master
6:33 Xu's original opponent for Tai Chi master
7:07 Why Tai Chi master went to Xu's gym
7:29 Fun question for viewers

[@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, I have a followup video coming soon. The more I look at both Master Gu's social media, the more I see fascinating content to explain and analyze. Stay tuned!

[@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!

[@user-uv3te7lr7p]

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?

[@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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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

[@MrCMaltese]

Forget that master thing okay! Anyone can go into a gym and claim they are a master.

[@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

[@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.

[@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…

[@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.

[@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-roni420]

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

[@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.

[@papawshane]

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.

[@bbqtool]

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

[@cidfacetious3722]

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

[@tom3413]

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.

[@mordi2537]

Reminds me of religion and heaven

[@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.

[@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.

[@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

[@Cale_Davison]

Thank you for this lesson, eloquently stated.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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.

[@AnotherExtraFist]

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

[@snarfjohnson2262]

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.

[@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.

[@Quantum3691]

​​@@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.

[@user-tl6ks3qg8f]

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.

[@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.

[@Doofster]

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

[@ArchiveAmerica]

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

[@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... 😂😂😂✌️.

[@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

[@thedrunkmarxist]

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.

[@unholysix6883]

People are clowning but guys...This Tai Chi master showed great compassion and restraint by not using his internal Chi powers which would have permanently injured or even killed his young less wise opponent. It was clear from the beginning that the master realized that an exhibition fight, clearly for no reason other than ego gratification, was not a place to truly unleash his power on a defenseless and foolish young man. Instead he wisely and bravely chose to take a beating himself rather than cause irreparable harm to a weaker man. He also knows that if western people ever saw the true power of internal MA that they would begin demanding to be taught these dangerous techniques and that well, we in the west just aren't ready for it. Better to let them mock what they aren't ready to understand than to unleash a bunch of barbarians trained in the art of chi on an already suffering world.

[@rooroo9216]

Excellent analysis, you also have to watch out for the masters that have “big bellies” that’s where they store their chi

[@michaeltrinh4394]

You, sir, are a truly magnanimous individual.

[@dingosmith9932]

Everyone knows that the chi is stored in the chi-balls

[@unknownkay1775]

Lmao

[@Insecthouse]

A Tai Chi master is supposed to be wise for letting someone beat him up? Not very wise or compassionate to himself. The wisest thing would have been to not let rip on the internet with ego driven claims about being able to beat other people. Then you don’t get in an escalating situation where you might have to use your Chi death ray.and take someone’s life. Shaolin monks trained to defend life , not egos.

[@AcvaristulLenes]

Dude should be given a "best performing tai chi master" title :D PS: it seems, Xu is getting calmer and a bit more wise.

[@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!

[@ttm9227]

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

[@JL-st1jf]

Another great commentary. Good explanations for us non mandarin speaking viewers. We all knew the outcome of this match already, but still entertaining to watch Xu Xiaodong and his students take out any/all the bullshido masters. LOL

[@lawrencechancheeleong6654]

I said IT before & i say it again, wu xu is good for show only! And it is never tough enough for combat! But, we respect the tai chi master for his sportsmanship!

[@hungsingkwoonusa650]

I'm a Hung Sing Choy Lee Fut guy, that was already fighting prior to learning kung fu. My father and older brother were black and brown belts in karate. So i grew up on knowing martial arts as early as i can walk. So, when I first joined my teachers school, i knew how to fight and they were shocked because i was in there sparring them on the first day. But, looking like this older guy, you can see he never had a real fight in his life and he's only going on the notion that tai chi works, theoretically. but you can see, this guy has no guard, doesn't know how to move around, not dodging or evading. if you're going to take your martial art into the fighting realms, one, you need to know how to fight first. two, make sure your basic punches, blocks and kicks are up to par. three, SPAR. Spar light, spar heavy, and spar often. This is why i make my own students do and is the reason why we did well on our very first ever match in the Muay Thai community.

[@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

[@30DaysDoStuff]

insightful commentary - thanks!

[@FightCommentary]

I got a followup coming tomorrow. Stay tuned ;)

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@Averagebum21]

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

[@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.

[@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.

[@sana-cm7oc]

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

[@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...

[@user-qd6zn7my8h]

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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@pcap8810]

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

[@ThanhNguyen-tl6ve]

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

[@Kyle_Bu]

damn j, this channel blew up ! happy for u

[@dannywild]

hi Jerry, have you seen the videos of a wing chun master named Tu Tengyao ? his style is really striking, what would you think of a fight between Xu Xiaodong ( or one of his studant ) and Tu Tengyao ?

[@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. :)

[@PwnerGeist]

Didn't expect to see you in Fighting tube hope you're well (Came from your older videos 8 years ago)

[@azacks7]

This is what happens when fantasy meets reality... Credit to both teams ❤

[@bigfive8378]

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

[@sampokemppainen3041]

He had to hone his approach, to navigate through bullshido minefield.

[@sunflowerbadger]

It's amazing how the balance and poise of tai chi was the first casualty of the match.

[@Braindazzled]

A very nice exchange, and probably a learning experience all around.

[@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 ?

[@JeffForsyth]

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

[@hooywamd00pe95]

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

[@martialgeeks]

Somehow this is much better than most of these "masters" do 🤷‍♂️

[@FightCommentary]

Exactly…

[@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!”

[@davidmoore5231]

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

[@rickjahndom]

this was great! My teaching in Shanghai was always interested in how modern fighting and bagua or tai chi would do against each other. I think what has been lost is the practical application of these arts. they have turned it into a dance and have forgotten how to apply the pieces in a fight, and have lost timing all together. I hope more masters explore this. relearn it. this master was brave and dedicated to getting in there and explore and be willing to find out what he doesn't know, what doesn't work. now go back and rethink it. play with it, adjust, and try again.

[@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.

[@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

[@azazelreficulmefistofelicu7158]

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

[@MillenniumEarl014]

Probably won't be able to carry the rifle lmaoooo

[@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.

[@Quantum3691]

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.

[@IronBodyMartialArts]

Yea. Good work mate. That was a good round up.

[@Va1iant]

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

[@lancecahill5486]

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

[@mordi2537]

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

[@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

[@nicktheeskrimador1486]

It would be great to see demos from the “masters” before they fight, so we can see how they look doing forms. I suspect their taolu looks great and it’d underline the difference between coordination/ form and actual combat skills.

[@yesbutactuallyno8305]

Respect to the geezer stepping in there.. It wasn't awful

[@VMP666]

Where's the master? I see an old guy flailing his arms. It's exactly what I thought it would be.

[@kullenberg]

That's sadly how most TMA masters look in sparring/fighting.

[@nicholasgreen339]

​@@kullenberg No Only fake masters lol In china masters dontcsll themselves masters Martial arts waa a private thing

[@reallymakesyouthink]

For an old guy to be willing to fight a young guy shows a lot of heart.

[@kenirawadi4689]

Not only that. I admire the spirit of the Taichi guy who despite having no fight experience but still dare to defend the honor of Chinese TMA.

[@TheRadioSquare]

Doing it for the sake of fraud martial arts shows a lack of brain.

[@spanishh2001]

​@@kenirawadi4689yes, he did a good job .....

[@ThiHaGadgets]

Respect to Tai Chi Master. He got balls to come in and test himself.

[@glennnlau]

It's really nice to see a friendly exploration of Martial Arts. And to me, it makes Master Gu much more respectable master.

[@FightCommentary]

I hope to see him training in the future. Would love to see how he incorporates tai chi once he learns to actually throw strikes.

[@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.

[@modanmardaanye]

Xu xiaodong is now humble also does not want to deal with ccp fawkery.

[@garyonuma]

great content! luv ur work! aloha fr hawaii

[@FightCommentary]

Thanks so much!

[@saroroot7535]

Love to see that both sides respect each other even though Xu Xiaodong already know how it ends. This is pretty civil way, no need to add insult to a losing opponent.

[@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.

[@snarfjohnson2262]

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.

[@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 ?

[@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.

[@hannybenny7632]

RESPECT to TAI CHI MASTER GU !! He is a REALLY FIGHTER !!!

[@Quantum3691]

No fighting shown by the "master". But he made a great effort to continue blocking punches with his face.

[@Oak__]

Calling this guy “master” is too generous

[@hannybenny7632]

@@Oak__ Its a "Tai Chi Master" with the seen abbilities. But he has courage with a heart of a real fighter ;)

[@Oak__]

@@hannybenny7632 Haha

[@moominpic]

Surprised at the no grappling, as TC is largely wrestling.

[@Jarnummy]

Tyson Hit that like button if you think hes gonna knock Jake on his rear

[@user-mk1ny9kw7r]

I have respect for the TC GM. He tested his skills in combat. That takes courage and he should be saluted.

[@arnieldegracia7058]

The student is well- disciplined and cultured🎉🎉🎉

[@stormtrooper2170]

No chinese can bit Mike Tyson even at his 50s..not in a million years..

[@davidlau9585]

Try it

[@dragonbricks7086]

Paul vs Tyson: publicity stunt. Mike is going to use 30% of his power to play around with Jake. Tyson wins by points and both walk away with more respect for each other. Or something like that. I am sure their writing team is working hard behind the scene to figure out the plot. 😂

[@MetalizedButt]

You think Mike would take a dive? He’s currently doing very well financially may I remind you.

[@iwilrage]

Every notice when a fight starts....all martial arts ceases...and it's becomes boxing.

[@VendErre]

The fact he was in there with a boxer and stood any chance still says alot. The man ate a lot of good punches and gave back some of his own. Not everyone can say that. And he gets back up. I'm still impressed with this old man.

[@GameleiraNoChao]

While the outcome was what we expected, I'll say that the taichi master did better than I thought he would. It still appeared that he didn't have much experience fighting/sparring. If he did, it looks like it was only with those within his own school/style. Shoutouts to XuXiaodong for being diplomatic about the whole thing. Still got his point across and the gifts were a nice gesture.

[@user-mk1ny9kw7r]

The tai chi GM showed great courage and discipline. He was willing to test his style against another which takes courage.

[@darkhadou7017]

Its obvious that the old guy has no fighting experience.

[@arbozaliyan]

Tai Chi guy trying not to die, MMA guy trying not to kill. Best fight ever

[@veilofreality]

I'm 54, Jiu jitsu, Karate and occasional Kickboxing practitioner, I would 100% smoke the taichi "master" in under 3 minutes.