Nils Klug Tai Chi Applications Videos
Influential instructor demonstrates applications of Tai Chi moves
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Essential Sports and Fitness Videos (Tai Chi)
These enlightening videos include the complete set of martial arts applications from Nils Klug's "Tai Chi Applications" DVD.
Nils, a senior Tai Chi instructor trained by Grandmaster William C. C. Chen, goes through Grandmaster Chen's Yang Short Form.
Yang Form Applications - Move 8 to 16
Detailed instruction of alternative martial arts uses. (00:10:05)
Movements: 8. Single whip; 9. Lifting the hands; 10. Shoulder strike;
11. White crane spreads its wings; 12. Cross over the knee and step; 13. Playing the guitar;
(14. Cross over the knee and step;) 15. Step up, deflect, intercept and punch;
16. Get the needle at the sea bottom
From: Nils Klug (Forms & Applications DVD)
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Yang Form Applications - Move 17 to 28
Detailed instruction of alternative martial arts uses. (00:06:43)
Movements: 17. Spread arms like a fan; 18. Turn and strike with back fist, chop with fingers;
19. Withdraw and push; 20. Crossing hands; 21. Retreat to mountain camp for rematch;
(22. Roll away;) (23. Press;) (24. Push;) (25. Diagonal single whip;) 26. A fist under elbow;
27. Step back to drive the monkey away; 28. Diagonal flying posture
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Yang Form Applications - Move 29 to 37
Detailed instruction of alternative martial arts uses. (00:05:46)
Movements: 29. Waving hands in the clouds; (30. Single whip;) 31. Snake creeps down;
32. Golden pheasant stands on left leg; 33. Golden pheasant stands on right leg;
34. Kick with right foot; 35. Kick with left foot; 36. Turn around strike with heel;
37. Step up and strike with fist
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Yang Form Applications - Move 38 to 60
Detailed instruction of alternative martial arts uses. (00:08:48)
Movements: 38. Strike ears with fists; (39. Roll away;) (40. Press;) (41. Push;)
(42. Single whip;) 43. Fair lady at the shuttle #1 = four corners #1;
(44. Fair lady at the shuttle #2;) (45. Fair lady at the shuttle #3;)
(46. Fair lady at the shuttle #4;) (47. Ward off with left hand;) (48. Ward off with right hand;)
(49. Roll away;) (50. Press;) (51. Push;) (52. Single whip;) (53. Snake creeps down;)
54. Step up to seven stars of the dipper; 55. Step back to ride the tiger;
56. Turn around with lotus kick; 57. Bend the bow to shoot the tiger;
(58. Step up, deflect, intercept and push;) (59. Withdraw and push;) 60. Crossing hands
From: Nils Klug (Forms & Applications DVD)
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Yang Form Applications - Combinations
Combining multiple movements to create two-man exercises. (00:05:22)
Nils Klug demonstrates some short and long combinations of Tai Chi applications.
He starts with "endless loops" where both participants are switching back and forth repeating
the same moves. Then he shows some longer series of scripted movements in which one person does the
standard Tai Chi movements and the other is an aggressor that creates the openings for these
moves.
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Form and Applications DVD Credits
Thanks to Master William C. C. Chen, Nathan Menaged & Dr. Tao Ping-Siang. (00:01:29)
Listing of cast and crew, including his application partners, Thorsten Schneider and Fabian Scholz.
Photography by Rasmus Sievers, who is also the DVD editor and director, and Maik Sadowski.
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