Sifu Rich Marantz master of Tai Chi and Qigong
Sifu Rich Marantz is a master of Tai chi and Qigong and is also an external Qi healer, sifu Rich has been teaching proffessionally since 1996.
Sifu Rich founded his Green Mountain Tai Chi, Qigong and health club in 1998 in Manchester Center, Vermont.
sifu Rich Marantz website, http://www.greenmountaintaichi.com/index.cfm
The late chief instructor of the Japan Karate Association (JKA) Masatoshi Nakayama sensei was once asked about Tai chi the martial art his response was, "Tai chi is for supermen, karate is for normal men".
Nakayama sensei was a practitioner of Tai chi having studied it in China and thought so highly of this martial art, at one stage he made it compulsory for instructors in Japan of a certain rank at the JKA instructors course to also study Tai chi along side their karate.
Below sifu Rich Marantz takes us through the martial applications of Tai chi.
Tai Chi Martial Art Applications : Using Tai Chi in Martial Arts
Tai Chi Martial Art Applications : Tai Chi: Ward Off
Tai Chi Martial Art Applications : Tai Chi: Arm Lock Defense
Tai Chi Martial Art Applications : Tai Chi: Choke Defense
Tai Chi Martial Art Applications : Tai Chi: Wrist Grab Defense
Tai Chi Martial Art Applications : Tai Chi: Roll Back Ward Off
Tai Chi Martial Art Applications : Tai Chi: Front Attack Defense
Tai Chi Martial Art Applications : Tai Chi: Fan Through Back Attack
Tai Chi Martial Art Applications : Tai Chi: Double Shirt Grab Defense
Tai Chi Martial Art Applications : Tai Chi: Headlock Defense
Tai Chi Martial Art Applications : Tai Chi: Grab From Behind Defense
Tai Chi Martial Art Applications : Tai Chi: Attack From Behind
Tai Chi Martial Art Applications : Tai Chi: Charging Opponent Defense
Tai Chi Martial Art Applications : Tai Chi: Withdraw & Push
Tai Chi Martial Art Applications : Tai Chi: Hair Grab Defense
