Re: Dan Harden at it again...
Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 2:03 am
Did anyone else here except Mr Hansen actually understood what he wrote? His point was that he ‘dismiss tai chi entirely.’ You can’t agree partially or with the most part of someone dismissing a style entirely. Either you agree with it or not. Period.
JW seems to agree entirely. Then why does he practice Tai Chi and make the claim to be a lineage holder? If I agreed, I would be embarrassed either by agreeing, or by merely practicing tai chi.
To ‘dismiss tai chi entirely...’ for starters. No?
Well, I guess you could start by going back to the old question about if it’s the style or practitioner that is the most important...
Do you really agree with a generalized statement that it’s the style that decides if a person will develop high fighting skills or not?
Personally I find this not only a juvenile thing to say, but also a statement made on false premises.
He only has one point, that Tai Chi is is worthless. I have stated what I think about it. Have no idea what value or meaning anyone would have.
He didn’t speak about dismissing people making bouncy videos. Only a small fraction of tai chi practitioners make bouncy videos. He says that he ‘dismiss Tai Chi entirely’.
JW seems to agree entirely. Then why does he practice Tai Chi and make the claim to be a lineage holder? If I agreed, I would be embarrassed either by agreeing, or by merely practicing tai chi.
everything wrote:What's not to agree with?
To ‘dismiss tai chi entirely...’ for starters. No?
Well, I guess you could start by going back to the old question about if it’s the style or practitioner that is the most important...
Do you really agree with a generalized statement that it’s the style that decides if a person will develop high fighting skills or not?
Personally I find this not only a juvenile thing to say, but also a statement made on false premises.
AJG wrote:Why don't we change the discussion to his good and bad points. He might have something that's of value.
He only has one point, that Tai Chi is is worthless. I have stated what I think about it. Have no idea what value or meaning anyone would have.
dspyrido wrote:If he feel the need to piss off a whole community in order to get people attending his workshops, I would suggest that he visits a psychologist.
I see it as the inverse of those people who post staged bouncy bouncy videos. Why on earth do they feel that would work? Because it does. It might only attract 1 in 100 but in 10's of thousands ...
He didn’t speak about dismissing people making bouncy videos. Only a small fraction of tai chi practitioners make bouncy videos. He says that he ‘dismiss Tai Chi entirely’.