Re: Jian v knife
Posted: Mon Apr 15, 2024 8:06 am
And that's exactly what I mean though, within the context of tai chi you're talking about fantasy or pride duels. There are implicit conventions there, since it's a "gentleman's weapon" and all, grabbing the blade would seem a bit crude, I'd imagine. (Watch Wayne disagree and say that it's a critical part of the method that I don't understand, now that I say they wouldn't do it)
What if I said when sword fingers touch your wrist that's a cue that a blade grab could occur there....
Where is the context where the weapon is useful? Does the Taiji pedagogy meaningfully prepare the student to function in that context? Realistically? HONESTLY, since the topic of "THE TRUTH{tm}" came up recently.
In TRUTH, when was the last time any of us had anybody really try to hit us with anything, sword, stick, sabre, whatever. When is the last time you actually USED these skills you claim to have?
I mean, I don't care about the answer, honestly, that's between you and your own conscience. It's just a question we should ask ourselves when we speak with certainty about what it is we're doing with our time. If TRUTH is important.
Now if it's just a matter of feeling SELF important, I mean carry on. See how delightfully your sparrow skims the water, you must be a fearsome warrior indeed. The grace of his pointed toe.... such power.
Don't get me wrong, I love the weapons forms for what they are, and they impart useful qualities to all kinds of things, but I don't kid myself into thinking that I'm actually going to go out and start cutting people up. The Yi training is the most valuable part of the jian discipline in my opinion, and it's really fun and satisfying. Wish we had a sparring league.
What if I said when sword fingers touch your wrist that's a cue that a blade grab could occur there....
Where is the context where the weapon is useful? Does the Taiji pedagogy meaningfully prepare the student to function in that context? Realistically? HONESTLY, since the topic of "THE TRUTH{tm}" came up recently.
In TRUTH, when was the last time any of us had anybody really try to hit us with anything, sword, stick, sabre, whatever. When is the last time you actually USED these skills you claim to have?
I mean, I don't care about the answer, honestly, that's between you and your own conscience. It's just a question we should ask ourselves when we speak with certainty about what it is we're doing with our time. If TRUTH is important.
Now if it's just a matter of feeling SELF important, I mean carry on. See how delightfully your sparrow skims the water, you must be a fearsome warrior indeed. The grace of his pointed toe.... such power.
Don't get me wrong, I love the weapons forms for what they are, and they impart useful qualities to all kinds of things, but I don't kid myself into thinking that I'm actually going to go out and start cutting people up. The Yi training is the most valuable part of the jian discipline in my opinion, and it's really fun and satisfying. Wish we had a sparring league.