chenyaolong wrote:I think the fact this has gone so viral on the Chinese web is good for MA in China. The MMA guy has since continued his challenge offer, and so I'm sure in the near future we will see more people stepping up.
There will always be the frog-in-the-well guys doing their push hands in the park and convincing themselves they have enough "internal power" to beat "the external styles". But I do hope this will spur a change in trends here.
windwalker wrote:chenyaolong wrote:I think the fact this has gone so viral on the Chinese web is good for MA in China. The MMA guy has since continued his challenge offer, and so I'm sure in the near future we will see more people stepping up.
There will always be the frog-in-the-well guys doing their push hands in the park and convincing themselves they have enough "internal power" to beat "the external styles". But I do hope this will spur a change in trends here.
You might want to direct that at all CMA styles....
some convincing themselves that fighting like a bug works.
As far as push hands, I would suggest that you try it,,,,some of the "push hands" guys in the parks are not so nice
as noted push hands is not something I agree with as most practice it...
windwalker wrote:"C.J.W." My guess is, like the vast majority of Taiji guys, he only focuses on forms and PH."
Push Hands as it's currently practice has changed many aspects of the way taiji is used or could be used. By making the training for a skillset competitive the larger objective that the skill-set enables is lost. This is not something unique to taiji happens in other styles and systems.
You mention the MMA guy was mediocre is there any information on his training or record?
C.J.W. wrote:The MMA guy, Xu Xiaodong, is sort of like the Chinese Joe Rogan/Dana White -- an MMA promoter, owner, and commentator. He introduced MMA to China by opening up a gym in Beijing and establishing the first MMA organization in the country. His background is the sanda and I do not think he even has an official MMA fight record.
if a TC guy could fight, he also had HARD style training when he was younger.
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