johnwang wrote:Steve James wrote:to question tcc's efficacy.
I have asked this question for many years. If Taiji is your only system,
- Which "finish moves" will you use in the ring?
- What "entering strategy" do you use?
- How do you develop it?
- What's your successful rate?
For example, what's your defense and counter if your opponent attacks like this?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkFWFhT ... e=youtu.be
Thanks for asking. What follows is my personal experience with the Yang tcc that I studied, and applies to nothing and no one else.
I trained specifically for what you see in the video from 1977 to 1985.
Which finish moves? The ones that you see in your video.
Entering strategy? Didn't have to worry; they were coming at me.
I'm sure that you mean "how did I (or does someone) develop to the point where it would be possible to use tcc training effectively?"
That's easy enough. Train against non-tcc people using what you've learned in tcc class. Either it will work or you will give up and learn something else.
Tcc is not the problem. It has strikes, kicks, locks, and trips --just as you see in your video. Ah, "but they're done slow in tcc, you say." No they're not. They're done slowly in practice. They use big movements. In a competition, the movements are small.
Anyway, if you practice your stealing step slow, does that mean you can't use it fast.
Afa success, I won some and I lost some. I think that's normal for a martial artist.
I think it's relatively easy to go into tournament competitions. The typical tcc progression does not generally lead to competing, though. However, I'd bet that Any tcc school that sends fighters to comps will do better than the guy in these challenges simply because they send fighters to comps.
PS. my analogy is simple. If someone does tcc and signs up for an mma competition in 3 months, what should he be practicing in the meantime? Ok, suppose it were a swimming meet, or a bike race? If the person doesn't train for the event, it's foolish at best.
"A man is rich when he has time and freewill. How he chooses to invest both will determine the return on his investment."