ELEGANCE AND FLOW IN TAIJIQUAN COMBAT
Taijiquan movements are elegant and flowing, yet very powerful
"Defence cum Couner" or "lian xiao dai da" in Chinese (Mandarin) ia a very important combat tactic in Taijiquan. Using this tactic, a skillful Taijiquan practitioner may strike an opponent before the latter realizes what has happened. This tactic is incorporated in Sequence 4 which involves chin-na techniques.
Taijiquan is well known for being elegant and flowing, yet very powerful. This aspect is highlighted in the videos. And in conclusion, all the four abridge combat sequences are reviewed.
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Defence-cum-Counter and Chin-Na in Wahnam Taijiquan from Wong Kiew Kit on Vimeo.
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Elegance and Flow, and Solo Practice in Wahnam Taijiquan from Wong Kiew Kit on Vimeo.
We would like to express our thanks to Sifu Riccardo Salvatore and Carlos from Shaolin Wahnam Portugal for recording these videos.
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1. Fundamental Movements in Taijiquan
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2. Pushing Hands and Striking Hands
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3. Kicks and Felling Techniques in Sequence Sparring
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4. Elegance and Flow in Taijiquan
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5. General Survey of the Course
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6. Four Abridged Taijiquan Combat Sequences
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7. Taijiquan Four-Sequence Four-Attack Set
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