Tai Chi Applications Explained

[@AipingTaiChi]

This video is from Grandmaster Aiping Cheng's Fundamentals and Philosophy of Tai Chi workshop. If you would like to view the full workshop, you can rent or purchase the digital download here: vimeo.com/ondemand/taichiphilosophy

[@stevenfriedler7546]

I really miss Aiping. I used to train with her many years ago, when she was in CT and she truly is amazing. No nonsense, tough teacher. She sees everything you’re doing wrong, and doesn’t let you get away with bad form. Yet, she is very nice and a wonderful teacher. A true treasure.

[@AipingTaiChi]

Hi Steven! It's so good to hear from you. Hope all is well!

[@stevenfriedler7546]

@@AipingTaiChi Hi Shirley. I miss you guys and gals. I really hope all is well. Happy Holidays to everyone ❤️🕎🎄. Yes, all is well.

[@696969bold]

Grandmaster Aiping is greatly missed in CT, USA. It is a gift shared in this video!

[@AipingTaiChi]

Yes she is so greatly missed! I still chat with her a few times a week and she is enjoying Texas but misses CT. She will be back in CT in the fall next year and we will have a party with her.

[@lsporter88]

Thorough explanations. Great video.

[@AipingTaiChi]

🙏❤️

[@azlaroc12]

Thank you again for this clear and concise instruction video. Excellent.

[@joshpickles9022]

She is amazing. You were blessed to have a wonderful teacher.

[@AipingTaiChi]

🙏❤️

[@plemyk]

Testifies to the effective combat usage of this internal art. Fantastic upload.

[@YongnianTaiChiUSA]

Forwarded to the applications. Looks good

[@AipingTaiChi]

Thanks Matt 🙏❤️

[@billblasst4552]

Wonderfully amazing indeed gotta love Tai Chi

[@AipingTaiChi]

🙏❤️🔥

[@HoangTruong-ij4sm]

Thank you very much Master. Student from Sydney, Australia.

[@louisfeges2913]

This lady is incredible. She demonstrates the martial art principles of taichi with DETAILED explanation of the body mechanics without resorting to nebulous concepts such as Chi and Yin and Yang. Her explanations do expose these concepts with practical examples. Very few Internal martial arts masters are so transparent and honest. Despite her struggles with the English language, she expresses a clarity and perspective that is admirable and at the same humbling. Have practiced taichi for many years. Watched KZbin videos recently and her explanation of the martial aspects is the best. 😊

[@AipingTaiChi]

❤️🥰

[@killianbyrne5647]

I want to see her pressure test this .. not behind a desk like a local council meeting … or a rubber armed opponent …. Let’s see her go against a forceful attacker ..

[@jacobharris954]

@@killianbyrne5647 it demonstration. You pressure test or I pressure test on you

[@sincenobodyasked3123]

​@@killianbyrne5647 I am one of her students. I am 6'3, 300 lbs; the first time she told me to really try to win while pushing hands she was able to ragdoll me. It wasn't me full on attacking her, but the fact that she was able make herself both insubstantial to my touch while finding all the weaknesses in my alignment to take complete control was truly a revelation and I haven't thought about martial arts the same way since. I had pretty strong root back then, 1 year later I was pushing with a national champion (losing 9/10 times), and I could tell that even though he was also extremely good, she is just another creature altogether, completely mindblowing. It is an absolute privilege to feel it even once, she has moved away since but the impact of that single moment I will remember til the day I pass.

[@kfeng08]

I like the application. Really well explained.

[@teedtad2534]

Interesting!

[@brunoletellier4968]

thank you for sharing , follow the power a number one teaching

[@AipingTaiChi]

🙏❤️

[@damianneve]

Wow... I can't believe how tight this woman's technique is. Timing is just wow. All these guys in their taiji costumes just got showed up by a tiny ninja lol I got to go back to practicing, this nuts 😅thanks for posting this.

[@AipingTaiChi]

She's amazing. She's less than 100lbs but she feels like she has 200lbs behind her. I wasn't ready for her to move away and give me her school so early. I thought I had another 10 years of training with her. I will never be her and never have her skill so I can only be me and develop my own skill. But that's also in keeping with her giving me her school. She's always said gongfu is something everyone has to develop out of their own self, not mimic off someone else. You only have it if you develop it from your own understanding of it.

[@damianneve]

@@AipingTaiChi trust me, I 100% get it. That's why I can see it. And our job is to just represent as best as we can. "Good" is relative. My master said teachers are born not made. You have technicians and fighters, most can't do both and being either doesn't mean you are a good instructor. However a good teacher can make both and do neither. There is a reason she picked you and it's more than just convenience. You have two different bodies, purpose and karma. Just be your best version I'm sure she is very proud.

[@AipingTaiChi]

@@damianneveThank you 🙏♥️😊 It's so true about what makes a good instructor. My degree is in economics from University of Chicago, which has the most Nobel prize winners in their economics faculty than any other school in the world. I took classes with 2 Nobel prize winners. They were the worst teachers I ever had. They may have been great academics and researchers but TBH, they had no idea how to teach undergrads. Tai Chi is the same way. That's why Master Aiping never recommended reading books to her students. She used to say, the 5 hours you spend reading the book about things you won't understand because your skill hasn't developed to make sense of it, you should have just spent that 5 hours practicing your Tai Chi 😅

[@claudiocaballero7793]

Beatiful class!

[@AipingTaiChi]

🙏❤️

[@PabloskyS84]

This is so cool!! 🙌🔥🌀

[@Samuraimonkey75]

Warching white crane spread wings become an arm drag left me in awe. 😮

[@AipingTaiChi]

😁❤️

[@ebrown.fitness7974]

Fantastic. Thank you. 🙏🏽

[@40JoCharles]

That’s great. Thanks for sharing. 🙂🙏🏼☯️

[@AipingTaiChi]

Thank you 🙏❤️

[@chujackie7483]

平师傳你太極很好,ˊ真是很跟学的。

[@AipingTaiChi]

🙏❤️

[@budd139091]

Do you teach TaiChi or qigong for cancer patients?

[@AipingTaiChi]

For everyone, I do have cancer patients as my students. If you're interested in learning more about our different lessons and courses, you can check out our website: aipingtaichi.com with our class listing and class schedule, different types of passes you can get, an links to our online instructional videos. Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.

[@joeoliveira8558]

Good to watch someone who actually knows what she is talking about. So unusual!

[@AipingTaiChi]

🙏❤️🔥

[@fisherchi]

Sigung Aiping is very knowledgeable in push hands. Thanks for sharing. Does she still teach or retired now?

[@AipingTaiChi]

She is retired now so not teaching outside students anymore. But I will try to convince her to teach a future workshop :)

[@fisherchi]

@@AipingTaiChi That would be great if she decides to. Let me know, I will try to attend if she does.

[@epicvibes128]

So we break oponent balance and push them

[@konstantintop-painting6882]

💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@austinchoi9802]

I believe this lady knows her stuff.

[@johntatum1951]

Bad English but good teaching of real life applications...:)

[@AipingTaiChi]

🙏

[@brunolerognon1133]

En français ?

[@AipingTaiChi]

I'm so sorry 😔

[@HillardEarl]

@At this point not, good. What power, I can not see the power you talk about?😢

[@ECS1022]

No no no, simple body dynamics! Use Chi will misleading practitioners lost forever.

[@J3llyBean423]

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[@J3llyBean423]

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[@misterlau5246]

3:10 reminded me of bagua 🤓 PA kua or.. It would be very insightful and helpful to learn to cross arms with you, sifu.. 😔🤝⚏⚎

[@sincenobodyasked3123]

She also practices Cheng style Baguazhang so that is also baked into her bones. I believe her teacher was Sun Zhijun; I can't find any footage of her Bagua but if you find his then you can see the material she practices/taught.

[@misterlau5246]

@@sincenobodyasked3123 oh my goodness, no wonder, she's very good at what I've seen 😔🖖🙏

[@sincenobodyasked3123]

@@misterlau5246 for sure, some of her other teachers include Fu Zhongwen (Yang style), Sun Jianyun (Sun style), and Chen Zhenglei (Chen style). With teachers like that and her own talent it's no surprise she was able to hone herself beyond comprehension. I am a giant dude and she has ragdolled me in push hands, it's awesome.