I am really interested in tai chi and have already taken a few classes, however, my class didn't incorporate any sparring. But my teacher sometimes showed us how to use a specific move in context and i found that to be the most interesting as well as the most effective way to learn. Does anybody know if sparring is available in any tai chi classes?|||There are several Tai-chi-Chuan schools that teach sparring, mostly from the William C. C. Chen line. Our school is on Long Island (Sound Beach). Besides teaching Yang and Chen forms, animal and weapons forms, chi-gung and push hands, we teach full contact sparring. This includes punching, kicking, grappling, groundfighting, pressure points and joint locks.
It is a very fluid and fast style of fighting, even though the beginning forms are slow motion. These are youtube clips of beginning "play fighting" which introduces the students to full contact sparring:
Shown with slow motion effects:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aqCOQ_-Bc鈥?/a>
Regular speed (punching only) with some instruction:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqrB0RWrM鈥?/a>|||yes traditionally sparring is a component of Tai chi training. I attend classes in Birmingham, UK and morning classes normally incorporate 30-60 minutes of sparring.|||Most tai chi instructors will not teach sparring. There is a tai chi discipline called "push hands" but you need to do the form for a few years.|||Just find like minded students in ur class and spar with them after class or something. It doesnt hurt to ask ur teacher either.|||there are a few, but there not easy to find.
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