Josealb wrote:They are all there in the clip, but the skill is so subtle at times...cant you see them?
(Ors..you have taught me well...)
Hey Josealb,
I'm guessing you're joking, but just in case I'll answer seriously.
I sat through the entire length of both clips (time I will never get back) and I believe I saw 1 moment where Yan's partner fell on his butt (I'm not sure if that was due to Yan's skill, or the partner's willingness to fall or inability to stay standing). Anyway, you see so many of these kinds of demos where partner attacks in some way and master redirects the attack and pushes partner away. You rarely see someone entering and attempting to finish the throw in any kind of convincing fashion, and even rarer is a Taiji throwing demo against a resisting attacker. It's very easy to develop the ability to absorb, re-direct and push way type of thing... and it's very hard to develop true entering ability and transition to throw (which is why you see so many people pushing their partner way). In the clips above I see 100 and 1 ways to push someone away in many directions, the use of leverage to push someone away, a few arm drags to pull someone away, and there are hints at possible entries for throwing techniques, but I see no demonstration of actual ability to throw.
I'm not saying the Yan is incapable of decent throwing, but in close to 20 minutes of Wu style push hands I would expect to see at least a few varieties of throws.