Re: Why thé death of master yang Cheng fu mysterious?
Posted: Fri Apr 12, 2024 8:15 pm
BruceP wrote:Welcome to the low-level world of training people whose occupations present the possibility of being physically assaulted on a daily basis, and/or people who want to test the basic fighting method(s) in something a little more intense than push hands, against a wider range of tactical problems and challenges.
In order for something - anything - to be 'practical', it has to be tested. That's the only way it can be made repeatable for an individual, and from individual to individual.
Basic fighting method...
Some people try to bring Taiji into the abstract world. Some people try to bring Taiji into the real combat world. I always like to ask people, "If you need to use some Taiji skill to finish a fight, which Taiji skill do you prefer to have?" No matter how I may choose, to push my opponent away will not be my choice.