zrm wrote:Bao wrote:So the question is how can we take advantage of this weakness for fighting strategy?
This book is is all about applying this concept to martial arts.
https://www.amazon.com.au/Liar-Cheat-Th ... B00QZCLBV4
Great tip! I will certainly take a look at it. Thanks!
Trick wrote:marvin8 wrote:There was no mention of CMA in the OP. The discussion was in general on peripheral vision and magic/illusion. No one suggested, "CMA should have to ask a boxer."
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Well it was asked:
So the question is how can we take advantage of this weakness for fighting strategy? ....And posted in: Xingyiquan-Baguazhang-Taijiquan forum
Exactly. These three styles all have their own fighting strategies. XY prefer to strike it's way straight through the guard, bagua tend to make more use of angles. And the Tai Chi ideal is to flow with the opponent's movements.
Some strategy, or much of tactics are the same of course, like feint low and go in to a high attack, or try to open up the front by attack from the sides.
When a magician do a card trick, to conceal a card or change positions from one hand to another, one hand will mask the other hands movement. The hand without a concealed card will use a bigger motion and the other hand that does the trick usually follow the other hand and body movement in as a natural manner as possible. Even if it looks passive, this is the hand that does the trick. Traditional Chinese fighting arts use very much the same strategy. One hand is more active and draws the attention, the other hand looks passive, as a non-threat. And when the opponent's attention is on the more active had the threat, the passive looking hand suddenly attacks from an unpredictable angle.