See what other teachers have to offer.
Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2009 9:39 pm
This thread is the result of an after thought from the Liu Chengde video thread.
It was hinted at that going to other teachers is a good idea. I am pretty much in line with this idea, not that i have seen other teachers yet (except when they have come to do push hands with us).
So the purpose of this thread is five fold.
1) Is it important to you to see other teachers?
2) What can be gained from doing so? (Think that is an obvious one but hope someone with give me a surprising answer)
3) When should you do it? (ie How far along in your training would it be a good idea to do that? 3 years 5 years 10 years?) This is one of the reason i have not gone to see another teacher as yet, as i don't think my training is far enough down the line.
4) Is going to teachers of other styles the way to go or should you stay within your own style? ie) Yang taiji only, or perhaps Taiji only regardless of family etc.
5) If you have gone to see what other teachers have had to offer what were you experiences like, good, bad or just plain ugly? And was your own teacher happy that you did it or otherwise?
I for one would love to go and see Liu Chengde and Li Chugong (both Hong Junsheng's tudi) as well as Chen Yu.
Allan
It was hinted at that going to other teachers is a good idea. I am pretty much in line with this idea, not that i have seen other teachers yet (except when they have come to do push hands with us).
So the purpose of this thread is five fold.
1) Is it important to you to see other teachers?
2) What can be gained from doing so? (Think that is an obvious one but hope someone with give me a surprising answer)
3) When should you do it? (ie How far along in your training would it be a good idea to do that? 3 years 5 years 10 years?) This is one of the reason i have not gone to see another teacher as yet, as i don't think my training is far enough down the line.
4) Is going to teachers of other styles the way to go or should you stay within your own style? ie) Yang taiji only, or perhaps Taiji only regardless of family etc.
5) If you have gone to see what other teachers have had to offer what were you experiences like, good, bad or just plain ugly? And was your own teacher happy that you did it or otherwise?
I for one would love to go and see Liu Chengde and Li Chugong (both Hong Junsheng's tudi) as well as Chen Yu.
Allan