chinwoo1956 wrote:Hi
Just a few comments?.
Surely the art that you practice must be trained according to the theory and methods laid down for its fighting skills.
Does it really matter whether its postures are high or low? or the movements are in the correct order or even how they look in a book ?.
The Hao family 96 form was produced for the book, its not the true form or training methods that are passed down to disciples ( in door students ).
There are many different training skills that you would not know, because they have not been made public.
So don’t worry about your form just the training of your arts boxing theory and methods .
Agree
Although it was something I had to come to terms within myself...
Things shown publicly are often modified for various reasons.....
Not all students are trained in the same way,,,nor learn the same things....
For the more commercial gyms, "commercial" not necessarily a bad thing...
Each of the main family styles having enterprises that carry on their teachings.
Having standardize curriculums as one of the perceived benefits along with being a historical
direct representative of the family style.
For what are called "folk" teachers ie those in the parks and such...they might be of high skill level not necessarily tied to any one family style.
Or in some cases implicitly tied to them, known for such but not recognized by the families as being a formal representative for them..
Their teaching might be said to be more in line with the original intent having the freedom to do so..
The same freedom that allows them to focus and teach the what they might feel to be the essence of their craft.
It's not for everyone...
Something in meeting my last taiji I was forced to realize noting what seemed to be differences in students practices
noting different methods of practices found in other taiji styles.
Asking my teacher about this he said
“ The names of the taiji styles come from famous family members who were historical taiji teachers.
Yang, Wu, and Sun, or places where taiji was developed Chen village, Guang Ping village.
When you understand taiji you can call what you do as you wish, you can name it xxx taiji”
He laughed as he said this, suddenly he became more quite, reflective, deep in thought and said
“there is only one taiji”
Often work with people with 10s of yrs of practice in taiji.
Most of the time...its hard to help them correct their practice.
They have not mastered the basics of their style...In trying to keep what they have not mastered
feeling they can, by learning other approaches tweaking it enough to make it work.... ...
Makes it very difficult, if not impossible...to help them to correct their practice.
"Correct" meaning in the direction they feel about what "taiji" is