BruceP wrote:wayne hansen wrote:I misquoated there
It should have been
1 natural talent
2 right method
3 perseverance
Natural talent is the least nessasery
No all don't have it some no matter how long some people train will never get it
Right method and good teacher mean the same thing
But even with out the other two perseverance is prime
If we are talking about tai chi it should be complete mastery of the total art if not we are not talking about tai chi but something else
I don't care what people add to their art
What goals they have or how they train
Just don't call it tai chi it is something else
Total mastery of the art? You knock a lot of people out of the boat when you swing that oar. Who makes that determination? Is there a panel of judges? A bunch of tai chi cops? You?
Tai chi's basic fighting method is accessible to anyone and does not require "total mastery of the art" in order to be practiced and tested. That's where the art begins and ends. And guess what - it's tai chi.
Right method and perseverance = proper training and time spent.
The only success one can realistically achieve is to keep their tai chi current and relevant to their personal combat. There's nothing else beyond that except fantasy.
I'm more than a little familiar with CMC's pedagogy, and it is dark ages stuff compared to what we know today about learning and cultivating internal discovery. So I can understand how an individual's natural talent(s) and innate understanding of tjq's core principles was often overlooked or undiscovered back in his/your day because the training and teaching clicked with the few who learned from such narrow and stringent instruction. And look at the legacy that kind of thinking has bestowed upon the CMA world - one of the worst.
Total mastery is an aim not a determination,if you don't aim for that what is the point.
If you are only trying for personal combat there are much quicker methods
I divide CMC into 3 schools Taiwan ,the states and Malaysia which line are you familiar with
Where does the internal discovery come from
What tai chi things do you practice to train the core principles