Wu style taijiquan has lots of wrestling. Throws, foot sweeps, locks, etc. Not many schools train it today, but a few still have it...
Wu style taijiquan has lots of wrestling. Throws, foot sweeps, locks, etc. Not many schools train it today, but a few still have it...
The 3 jins are all grounded with feet or started from feet.
Opening and closing of the chest and back
Rotation of the waist
are all rooted with the feet.
Start from the feet and end with the feet.
Waist, chest and back are relaying and storing the jin from the ground and then release jin via elbow, shoulder and fist etc etc.
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The "foot sweep" does not exist in Yang (Chang) 108 long form. It also doesn't exist in Chen form.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIMZKWOaWPI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fzIcFnSpdQ
Please show me a Taiji solo form clip that has "foot sweep". The "foot sweep" will require the leg to move into one direction while the upper body to twist into the opposite direction. Both Yang, Chang, and Chen just don't train such kind of body twisting.
Last edited by YouKnowWho; 07-16-2012 at 04:27 PM.
spread wing is inner sweep, ride tiger is outer sweep.
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chinese wrestling doesnt use jackets so the leg movement is not as exaggerated as manchu buku.
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chen tai ji 2nd routine or older forms
they have double and triple leg sweeps
just like in shaolin fist forms.
the solution to leg sweep or sao tui.
is tornado kick or jump up one foot after another to avoid double leg sweeps back to back.
etc etc.
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I have not seen move like this in any style of Taiji forms.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNLCZwOkJjE
is that single leg ride tiger?
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The Taiji "ride tiger" is an left foot forward "empty stance" before you spin into your outside crescent kick (lotus kick). It has no sweep intention.
Of course you can say that even if foot sweep doesn't exist in the form, it exists in the drills. In that case, you can also say that "flying knee" exist in Taiji drills as well. Drills can be added into the system anytime by anybody.