How Tai Chi Became a Joke Martial Art

Patreon:   / nathanielcho   Is tai chi actually a martial art? Or is it just chinese yoga à la aunties stretching in the park? I trained with a tai chi master and his students to find out. After an hour of getting thrown, swept, and pushed around, I learned I was wrong about almost everything. What I uncovered was a story involving viral beatdowns, daoist philosophy and government suppression. 🔗 RELATED: Professor Alexus McLeod's books: https://amzn.to/4kguVpE Wang Zhao Yu:   / wangzhaoyuwushu   TIMESTAMPS: 0:00 Introduction 0:40 Meeting the Tai Chi Master 2:01 What is Tai Chi? 5:38 Push Hands 7:35 What Happened? 11:05 Tai Chi for Self Defense 12:44 Chinese Supression 18:00 Moving Step Sparring 21:17 Sumo? 26:08 Viral Tai Chi Beatdowns 28:30 Yin and Yang 30:54 So why is Tai Chi Lame? #taichi #martialarts #pushhands #china #mma #taiwan #china #taijiquan #wushu #qigong