Dont let a lack of knowledge stop you
Posted: Sat Oct 14, 2023 6:16 pm
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GrahamB wrote:Pretty minimalist post there Wayne.
Here's the description of the video:
"Tai chi isn’t magic. It’s not mystical power. Taijiquan is basic wrestling fundamentals. The forms are shadow wrestling, the practical applications are pummeling, throws, sweeps, trips, and joint locks. Taichi is one of the simplest martial arts that has been horribly preserved and adulterated in the public consciousness."
Discuss
Steve James wrote:The caveat is that if the guy entered a mma tournament and did the same thing, how many people would say that he was doing tcc? If he did a form, how many would critique it? Otoh, would he show better than the tcc masters who've faced Xu?
it's possible for a tcc student to learn something from a wrestler or boxer, and vice versa.
windwalker wrote:it's possible for a tcc student to learn something from a wrestler or boxer, and vice versa.
Off hand I’d say no.
Sea.Wolf.Forge wrote:windwalker wrote:it's possible for a tcc student to learn something from a wrestler or boxer, and vice versa.
Off hand I’d say no.
This is the snooty part of Traditional arts that can chortle my ballsack.
I absolutely rip on competitive guys who have no ability to enjoy meditative or health-oriented practice... but at least they can fight.
If a decades-long traditional martial arts practice yields near-zero combative ability it is not longer a martial practice and ought to be honest about that or do the work to rediscover how to beat someone who didn't read the script.
Just my opinion, I could be wrong.