Dr. Yang Jwing Ming – Taiji Wrestling

Taiji Wrestling on DVD (Shuai Jiao) Time to complete: 160 minutes The number of discs is one. The narration is in English. English, French, and Spanish menus and subtitles Encoding of Regions: All Regions D1064 ISBN: 978-1-59439-106-4 August 2008 release date Learn Taiji Pushing Hands Takedown Techniques. Wrestling, or Shuai Jiao, is one of the oldest types of Chinese martial arts, having evolved into a self-contained discipline over thousands of years.
Wrestling, or Shuai Jiao, is one of the oldest Chinese martial arts, having evolved into a comprehensive system over thousands of years. Wrestling is an important part of traditional taijiquan (tai chi chuan) martial arts training. Taiji Shuai Jiao teaches numerous takedowns as well as eliminating an opponent’s root and balance.

Dr. Yang, Jwing-Ming instructs Taiji Wrestling applications that can be found in all types of Taiji, employing leg sweeping, tripping, bumping, tossing, and many other techniques in a private instruction with one of the world’s top masters of Chinese martial arts.

Course 1 concentrates on implementing Shuai Jiao methods described in Crossed Pushing Hands, in which opponents confront one other with their right hands facing each other or their left hands facing each other:

1. Grab the Sparrow’s Tail – Right Thigh Bump • 2. Grab the Sparrow’s Tail – Left Thigh Bump • 3. Press-Bump • 4. Small Rollback 1 & 2 • 5. Large Rollback 1 & 2 Sixth. The Crane Spreads Its Wings • 7. Single Whip variant • 8. Single Whip variation 9. Brush Knee and Take a Step Forward Play the Guitar Lift Your Hands to the Up Posture 11. Take a step back and repel the monkey • Gather the Needle from the Seafloor • Strike the Tiger Pose 13 • The Snake Crawls Down 15. Hands in the Air • The Crane Spreads His Wings The Fair Lady Weaves with a Shuttle 17. Tightly Seal

Course 2 focuses on using Shuai Jiao methods from Parallel Pushing Hands, in which opponents confront one other with opposing hands: right hand to left hand and left hand to right hand.

1. Catch the Sparrow’s Tail • Single Whip 3. Squeeze or Press • 4. The Crane Spreads Its Wings • 5. Play the Guitar in an Up Posture • 6. Fan Back 7. Return to the Mountain with the Tiger • 8. Diagonal Flying 9. Take a step back and repel the monkey • Wave a Hand in the Clouds The Wild Horse Parts Its Mane 11 Draw the Bow and Shoot the Tiger • The Fair Lady Weaves with Shuttle 13. Punch Under the Elbow with Crossed Hands 14. Advance to the Seven Stars 15. Take a Step Back and Ride the Tiger 16. Advance to Sweep the Lotus