..here's an oldie but goodie.. young Mario Napoli at Chen village.. who I believe is of the Cheng Man -ching line..
won his division that year..
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VNXnxCpjUNM
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Taiji Tested (this time for real)
Re: Taiji Tested (this time for real)
by Brinkman on Mon Nov 09, 2015 8:44 am
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Re: Taiji Tested (this time for real)
by Dmitri on Mon Nov 09, 2015 8:49 am
Aqui wrote:Size& Strength beat skill & technique...
That's quite an assumption, that the bigger/stronger guy somehow doesn't have or use "skill and technique". He very cleqarly does have both, otherwise he'd be flying around the mat like all the other bigger/stronger guys.
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Re: Taiji Tested (this time for real)
by Taste of Death on Mon Nov 09, 2015 9:42 am
In ima one should try to control one's opponent at first touch. These guys are playing a waiting game. That's not ima.
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Re: Taiji Tested (this time for real)
by Dmitri on Mon Nov 09, 2015 9:43 am
Maybe "try" is the key word here.
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Re: Taiji Tested (this time for real)
by Taste of Death on Mon Nov 09, 2015 10:43 am
Dmitri wrote:Maybe "try" is the key word here.
Ain't that the truth. Talk is cheap.
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