survey of taiji usage and teaching

[mixjourneyman]

I thought a couple sections were good. Liang Shouyu clearly did some good push hands/wrestling oriented stuff. The guys in the tracksuits also had some fantastic Shuai, but the others were not so convincing.

[JAB]

Nice way of putting it Tom! I agree 100%! I would like to meet him and play! Seems like a nice cat.
Jake

[Formosa Neijia]

The guy that put that clip up is confused IMO. Having applications doesn't equal "combat effectiveness." There's just a teeny, tiny bit more to it than that.

Dave C.

[JAB]

Good point Dave.

[Bao]

"Having applications doesn't equal 'combat effectiveness.'"

Well, that is sure. But I wouldn't even say that applications is something you "have". It is something you study. What you study is knowledge about the body, leverage and angle. What you bring with to a fight is more this knowledge than the actual techniques. What you do, from which angle, using what kind of leverage depends on the circumstances and your enemy. What technique is not important. Sometimes it will look like whta you studied, sometimes this knowledge will make you discover completely new ways to act and handle a situation.