D_Glenn wrote:John, I think there might be a bias happening here
Are you first or second generation Chang Dongsheng?
I never realized that he also had learned Xingyi.
twocircles13 wrote:"Why should I demonstrate the highest skills of my art in public, on film or video, or before a bunch of strangers? That’s insane!”
johnwang wrote:twocircles13 wrote:"Why should I demonstrate the highest skills of my art in public, on film or video, or before a bunch of strangers? That’s insane!”
Because one day when you pass away, your online video will be the only thing that people will remember you.
200 years from today, people will still remember this Taiji master and believe that he understands the Taiji application.
johnwang wrote:I have always believed the original Taiji should look like this.
Your thought?
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?extid=N ... 8261000030
Giles wrote:johnwang wrote:I have always believed the original Taiji should look like this.
Your thought?
https://www.facebook.com/watch/?extid=N ... 8261000030
I liked this and felt some admiration, although I didn't love it. Or to say it a little differently, it didn't 'move' me, but he's really good at what he does. Very good precision of movement, I also like the variations in speed, which also include different speeds or 'phrasing' for the same move that occurs more than once in his form. Not sure how deep or consistent the body connections are: the element of demonstration and showmanship in this performance might be masking some connections which are actually there, or maybe not. It would be really interesting to cross hands with him.
Our various ideas of how 'original Taiji' looked are rather like an ink blot test - the resulting image (in the mind) might say more about our individual natures and preferences than about the thing itself.
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