Self Defence

What? Waving your arms around like a drug crazed traffic policeman in the park can hurt people?

Well, that’s what the original intention of Tai Chi Chuan was & once you understand the principles of how it works as a martial art, you can see how it can be used to redirect attacks, develop power to strike and use sticking skills and leverage to control and up-end ‘the other guy’ in a smooth and efficient way, or just batter them senseless – but in a caring, sharing way :-).

Hopefully I’ll get some vids and pics of Tai Chi self defence applications here eventually, in the mean time try the following Youtube links:

Master Liu Yong demonstrating Lie

A possible application from Push Hands

Chen Xiao Wang demonstrating applications

Chen XW again, demonstrating Chin Na on Chen Ziqiang

There are many more similar vids on Youtube – some good, some downright dodgy, but these above are some of the best Chen people around.