Bao wrote:Taste of Death wrote:I am familiar with his training. He taught some of my yiquan teachers.
I am not asking about what you know and what conclusions you make. I ask you how you can see it in the clip.
All cima's are about adaptability and change so few things should be done in a "strict" manner.
Depends. If you teacher and want to teach Yiquan, you should teach it strict from strict Yiquan principles. If you teach Tai Chi you you should teach it strictly with Tai Chi principles. If someone comes to you to learn Tai Chi, you should teach Tai Chi and not a mix of this and that. From what I can see the vid is a Tai Chi session. If the teacher here (Sam) is honest, he would either say that he mixes up stuff or he should teach Tai Chi as pure as possible. But nowhere I can read that what he shows or read is a mix, so I must presume that what he teaches is Tai Chi.
would not agree.
"honesty" really ?
Like the teachers work, he seems to be quite honest and sincere in his presentations.
Taiji, like aiki is a distinct method, understanding,
out look that transcends outer movements.
What is called taiji by many are movements that have become known as taiji
In most cases reflected in the many family styles said to be taiji.
This means that not all taiji, is really taiji...
things that are not considered to be taiji can be very much taiji
What is called taiji now was not called taiji when it was first developed
Not being called as such was it then not taiji?
Interesting enough what I do is no longer representative of any family style although it is based on one.
All who I've met in taiwan often told me in working with them....those that they met teaching taiji couldn't do it.
What we worked on accorded with what they felt taiji should be and is written about.