Strange wrote:i can do it, but it is not consistent
and i don't think i can do it in a real fight condition.
cool sounds interesting
luck in your training.
Strange wrote:i can do it, but it is not consistent
and i don't think i can do it in a real fight condition.
Strange wrote:ww, my 2 cents is that as far as martial arts is concerned
knowing/understanding with your brain is not enough, it's not like a math or legal concept
in other words: what is "know"? all the following are "know":
- i understand in my brain
- i understand and can do it when practicing alone
- i understand and can do it with my practicing partner
- i can apply it in a real fight situation
many people think ima can be understood by the brain
for me, i have my doubts...cos i'm not like many ppl
robert wrote:I think knowing and understanding are two different things. I think there are really three things - knowing, understanding, and doing
A person who has just learned the choreography of a form may not know about yin/yang separation. Watching this video they will know about y/y spearation, but they probably wouldn't understand it. If they had an instructor explaining it and showing what they are doing wrong, over time they may learn how to do it and once they learn how to do it they would understand it. Some things you will understand before you learn how to do it, but I'm not sure that's true in this case. I think there are quite a few things in taiji that you don't understand until you can do it.
robert wrote:His teaching methods are different, he tends to talk about body mechanics rather than qi, but I like that. I like what was posted in the thread about the kua from some of his writings.
Bao wrote:Practically speaking, what is kept still, what is moving and what is separated and how, are the interesting parts.
Bao wrote:This is where this is different from many other schools.
i think it is best to have a very clear and strict definition of "know"... like what is stated above.
else practitioners may get the wrong concept that they know, but actually they are doing dance moves.
and in this deluded state, they teach and propagate a wrong sense of "know"
and things become utterly nonsensical in very quick order
robert wrote:Are you saying that some schools don't teach body mechanics or that they teach different body mechanics?
Bao wrote:robert wrote:Are you saying that some schools don't teach body mechanics or that they teach different body mechanics?
Do you actually believe that it's possible to teach tai chi without teaching body mechanics?
Bao wrote:Practically speaking, what is kept still, what is moving and what is separated and how, are the interesting parts. This is where this is different from many other schools.
robert wrote:what is kept still, what is moving - isn't this maintaining correct posture? If we look at the beginning of the video in the OP two guys are pushing hands and they don't seem to have any concern about postural requirements. CZH demonstrates correct posture and a common mistake - sticking the butt out. Are you saying that many other schools don't make postural corrections?
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