Steve James wrote:Hey John W, what do you think of this Yang form.
I have always believed that Taiji form supposed to look like this - young, health, strong.
Steve James wrote:Hey John W, what do you think of this Yang form.
origami_itto wrote:
I mean... I'm not a PhD candidate or anything, but I'm pretty sure the work published under his name qualifies as a primary source.
johnwang wrote:Steve James wrote:Hey John W, what do you think of this Yang form.
I have always believed that Taiji form supposed to look like this - young, health, strong.
Bao wrote:origami_itto wrote:
I mean... I'm not a PhD candidate or anything, but I'm pretty sure the work published under his name qualifies as a primary source.
Oh, you mean MY source? Sorry mate, I said that he said not that he wrote it. I have no proofs and I am not here trying to convince anyone, only present someone's view. IMO something that makes sense.
Bao wrote:Why so obsessed by how Tai Chi "looks"? Tai Chi is internal, it's the internal work that is important, not the surface.
It is not only important how you do the form but also the order you do it in
Steve James wrote:Depends on what you mean. I don't practice a form like that, but there are parts that I'd do the same way. For ex., the elbow work. I didn't see the follow step in this example, but I use it. When it comes to the kicks, doesn't everyone do them that way at speed? The same is true for the punches.
Afa the deep stances and jumps, that's good exercise. If I had to use them to fight, I'd be screwed.
It is necessary to use movements with few changes, such as rising postures, to retain the fascia and move the qi.
When exerting force, the fascia is kept constant, and when encountering resistance,
it becomes more flexible and stretched, so that the opponent can be uprooted and released.
Bao wrote:johnwang wrote:Steve James wrote:Hey John W, what do you think of this Yang form.
I have always believed that Taiji form supposed to look like this - young, health, strong.
Why so obsessed by how Tai Chi "looks"? Tai Chi is internal, it's the internal work that is important, not the surface.
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