Sea.Wolf.Forge wrote:marvin8 wrote:Not "flowery words," fundamental words. Most people only see "the big guy hit the small guy," not the skill—without understanding, analysis and slow motion. The big guy (Julius Francis), former British heavyweight boxing champion) is age 57, 6' 2", relatively old and overweight. The younger, athletic guy appears 1"or 2" shorter.
Not a "style flex," either trained skills are present or not. Hit and don't get hit. Zhang Yun, "In order to be true Taiji skill (higher skill), the first four steps must be present."
That the smaller guy dropped because he was blustering around hands down and chin-up so bad even an untrained the bigger man folds him up like a chair 9/10 times.
It's a stupid example of a street "fight" to prove your point - "Hit and don't get hit" only counts if they other guy is trying to hit you, regardless of provocation the bigger guy threw the only punch.
Per Zhang Yun, George Hickman and Guo Shilei, the smaller guy dropped because he only issued (fa)—threatened by raising his hand. While, Julius used similar higher level skill and the "core essence" of CMA in the street fight.
The same occurs here. The tai chi guy only attempts to bridge (issue/fa). While, the MMAist lures, intercepts his movement and KOs him using similar skills to Zhang's five skills process.
Similar to what Julius did, Duane Ludwig teaches "Drawing in Opponent and Timing Their Step," but with right cross and left hook:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7PLpAuPNGw