rojcewiczj wrote:strikes while the opponent is off balance.
wayne hansen wrote:A lot of boxers would be out of a job if you can't hit an off balanced opponent with power
D_Glenn wrote:the use of ‘Heng’ (crossing) is a really cool idea. I wonder though if it would actually hold up against another skilled western boxer. What do you all think?
johnwang wrote:Assume your goal is combat and your path is sport. Your path should not make your gaol harder to reach. If you only stay on the boxing path, you will never be able to reach to the goal of kick, punch, lock, throw, ground game integration.
oragami_itto wrote:What if your goal is to live in peace as long as possible?
everything wrote:no, xingyi isn't going to work. imho. it comes from the spear. it's not designed as empty hand art.
rojcewiczj wrote:Recently I came across this Chinese youtube channel which gives informative demonstrations as to the difference between traditional fighting methods, particularly Xingyi, and those of modern sanda/ kickboxing.
This video is a good example of the channels content: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQNBN6ETq8U
While the videos are in mandarin, the physical displays speak for themselves. Xingyi, as this instructor has it, closes the gap, takes out the space and finishes the opponent with close powerful strikes while the opponent is off balance. Makes sense to me!
rojcewiczj wrote:My experience is that TCMA is all about that ambiguous fluid space between striking and grappling. In a pure grappling competition (jiu-jistsu) as in a pure striking competition (kickboxing), much of Taiji, Xingyi, or Bagua loses its context and thus its natural application.
D_Glenn wrote:The practice dummy’s reactions (trying to not move and leaning onto one foot etc) have nothing to do with reality.
D_Glenn wrote:So instead of continuing on about that faulty premise, let us maybe discuss some ideas that are actually shown in the video: like the use of ‘Heng’ (crossing) is a really cool idea. I wonder though if it would actually hold up against another skilled western boxer. What do you all think?
D_Glenn wrote:The videos seem to be all about adapting xingyi to a boxing/ kickboxing match. And it’s hard to grab someone with those gloves on.
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