Bosco Baek, Sr. Disciple of Chen Bing — Ken Gullete Podcast

[marvin8]

Internal Fighting Arts 22 - Bosco Baek

Ken Gullette interviews Bosco Baek, a senior disciple of Chen Bing. Bosco is the chief instructor of the Chen Bing Taiji Academy USA in Los Angeles. In this interview, Bosco talks about growing up in South Korea, how he met Chen Bing, how he arrived at Chen Taiji after first studying Yoga, and how he became the first of Chen Bing's disciples who was given permission to have his own disciples.

Published on: Wed, 18 May 2016:
http://internalfightingarts.audello.com/internal-fighting-arts-22-bosco-baek/

Published on May 8, 2016
The "ALL STAR" Chinese Martial Arts Championship in Los Angeles.
Laoshi Bosco Baek is a president of Chen Bing Taiji Academy USA:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDyyTMUBoLE

Published on Apr 25, 2015
Filmed by Stefanos Kafatos at Griffifth Park in Los Angeles
Music and Edited by Laoshi Daniel Iorio of Chen Bing Taiji Academy Canada:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUwSyCrw8_o

[willie]

they look quite good.

[Ian]

they look quite good

...at doing forms and push hands.

Anything more than that, it's impossible to say.

[willie]

they look quite good

...at doing forms and push hands.

Anything more than that, it's impossible to say.

he is creating power in places that requires very little space, that's a good sign.

[Ian]

Being good at padwork doesn't mean you're good at boxing. It means you're good at padwork.

[willie]

Being good at padwork doesn't mean you're good at boxing. It means you're good at padwork.

I don't think he cares about boxing.

[middleway]

I don't think he cares about boxing.

I may be wrong, but i don't think Ian was making a point about Boxing there ....

[willie]

I don't think he cares about boxing.

I may be wrong, but i don't think Ian was making a point about Boxing there ....

it doesn't matter, he is a disciple of Chen Bing.

[Ian]

That's great for him, now what can he do?

What are his credentials, apart from being someone's disciple?

Do we accept it on faith that he's a good martial artist and worth listening to, or do we get to see some evidence?

[willie]

That's great for him, now what can he do?

What are his credentials, apart from being someone's disciple?

Do we accept it on faith that he's a good martial artist and worth listening to, or do we get to see some evidence?

I would imagine that he will do everything that's required of him to maintain the art Chen taijiquan.
And that's all he has to do. Anything else beyond that, I would suggest that you go ask him personally.

[yeniseri]

It is good that someone with the loyalty to Chen Bing is a disciple of same. Haters gonna' hate.
In truth, nothing else is needed, if da truf be told

Solution: Either be a disciple when you pay da money or be so excellent that the money will come in.
Capitalism for the untested is a great start............look at the cues and test assiduously!

[willie]

It is good that someone with the loyalty to Chen Bing is a disciple of same. Haters gonna' hate.
In truth, nothing else is needed

haters are going to hate, they cant help themselves.

[Ian]

What does this have to do with hate...?

You said he looks good, I said yeah he looks good at doing forms, what else can he do? It's not an unreasonable question, considering the context of Chen style.

[Bao]

That's great for him, now what can he do?

Learn and practice what he loves? Stay strong and healthy throughout his life? Earn money by calling himself "master"?

[Ian]

This is why I like competitive fight sports - because "being a good martial artist / martial arts coach" is rarely conflated with "being a good businessman" or "being a good health practitioner".

Why is it so ludicrous to ask how well a martial artist can apply his martial arts...? This is a martial arts forum, and even his master shows applications.

If I made a post saying "hey guys, listen to this podcast with this master judoka" and he only showed uchikomi with rubber bands, hopefully someone would ask for a clip of him actually throwing someone...