In an ideal world, we always like to learn and train the stuff we like or need.
but the reality is that a lot of times, the opportunities are not there except for the lucky ones or few.
so I had lessons with mantis, but I witnessed or saw some performances for ba ji.
I did not have chances to learn ba ji right away, only after some turns of chances, and years later, then I had lessons from teachers.
my stepping was very light from mantis, or weak.
so ba ji would be good for me to develop stronger leg and footing/rooting.
however, the moves are very rigid or stiff. I need to work on relaxation first. so I learned tong bei first for a while, then started ba ji next.
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it all depends what we need to work on more than what we "like" to learn.
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just to add some thoughts.
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