Tiffany Chen's Tai Chi and Martial Arts Videos
Highlights of her boxing and Wushu fights
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Essential Sports and Fitness Videos (Tai Chi)
Tiffany Chen has won national and world championships,
ranging from classical Tai Chi form and push hands competitions to hard-fought Chinese martial arts and Western boxing tournaments.
She fought some tough competitors,
and her videos have plenty of action and show her versatility.
USCKF Championship Fight (2004-07-25)
A close fight with the previous year's Infinite Weight winner. (00:09:11)
Tiffany (in blue) wins the Lei Tai (platform fighting) championship in a fight with April Nordman, a strong and tough
competitor with a Kung Fu and Tai Chi background. There are lots of powerful punches, kicks, and some good takedowns.
At the end of the clip, daughter gives father, Grandmaster William C. C. Chen, a kiss.
From: Tiffany Chen
To watch this clip of Tiffany's fight, click on picture
World Wushu Championship Fight (2005)
An exciting fight with non-stop power punches and kicks. (00:05:32)
At the 8th Wushu World Competition in Hanoi, Vietnam, Tiffany won the silver medal.
This is the final, and the winner was Ha Thi Hanh (Vietnam, black shirt).
Out of 42 categories, Tiffany was one of only two silver medals, and the U.S. did not win any gold medals in this
very tough competition.
From: Tiffany Chen
To watch this clip of Tiffany's fight, click on picture
How to Jab with Power
Don't push. Expand from the ground. (00:07:05)
Grandmaster Chen corrects the jabs of his students, including his daughter Tiffany.
Don't push into the target, and don't turn the hips.
Expand from the ground, "walk up", like marching in a parade.
Put your foot down first and use the toe and the ball of the foot to push the knuckles out, making a solid popping sound at the target.
If you don't pull all the way back, you create the possibility of doing another, faster jab.
If you do pull back, your elbow doesn't need to stay up and you can get some extra protection.
(San shou class, 2009)
From: William C. C. Chen
To watch Grandmaster Chen's class, click on picture
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Push Hands Class (2002)
Push hands instruction from Grandmaster William C. C. Chen. (00:07:20)
This is an episode of Sam Masich's Taiji People series that follows Master Chen through a push hands class.
We see William training his daughter Tiffany, his son Max, as well as U.S. and world champion, Josh Waitzkin.
From: William C. C. Chen and Sam Masich
To watch clips of push hands training, click on picture
Boxing Class (2002)
Boxing instruction from Grandmaster Chen. (00:10:37)
This episode of the Taiji People series follows Master Chen through a boxing class, with plenty of examples
of his punching speed and power.
We see him giving instruction to his children, martial arts champions, Tiffany and Max, as well as U.S.
and world push hands champion, Josh Waitzkin.
Basic punches, blocks, and combinations, done with the smooth, relaxed Tai Chi feeling.
From: William C. C. Chen and Sam Masich
To watch Grandmaster Chen's boxing lesson, click on picture