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If a woman wants to fight, she should do it the RSF way and rely on internal power.
I should add Zhang Weili is fighting the way (e.g., shenfa, etc.) these taiji guys are fighting.
Wushu Longhuquan
Published on Mar 15, 2017
Han Feilong (Wang Zhanjun school Chenjiagou Village):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND0BBW3uido
Metteyya4461
Published on Oct 8, 2013
Chinese Chen's Taijiquan player Wang Yan and Thai player Vera Chakhan Wow. On September 28, 2013, the highly anticipated "Chen-style Taijiquan against Thailand Muay Thai Contest" kicked off at the Jiaozuo Gymnasium:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0RqOGqMNvI
Wushu Longhuquan
Published on Mar 6, 2017
TaiChi School of Master Wang Zhanjun:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JzKuoDeWnE
marvin8 wrote:Excerpts from "An interview with Wang Yan, head coach of the Chenjiagou Taijiquan School," https://chentaijisi.wordpress.com/2018/ ... an-school/vladostaric on March 7, 2018 wrote:From the very beginning Master Chen Ziqiang was my main teacher. At that time, he was not travelling abroad so much, so I was trained by him consistently and regularly. There were also other coaches besides him at the school, helping me with different aspects of the training. I was taught, for example, some external martial arts as well, particularly sanda and shaolin kungfu. . . .
Wang Yan training with his master Chen Ziqiang in 2016 (photo: personal archive of Wang Yan)
Other types of training, on the contrary, were quite demanding: we did a lot of weight lifting, stretching, also other strength excercises to develop fitness and muscular abilities. When a student grows a little older, reaching his late teens and early twenties, then the school starts putting much more attention to learning taolu (forms).
Could you share some memories from competitions?
. . . During the Henan Jimiao Sai competition in 2010 (or maybe the year before?) I was one point away from losing. Then, somehow, I managed to turn it around and in the end beat the opponent by fifteen points. This competition was a particularly memorable experience for me.
Wang Yan winning Chenjiagou competition in 2014 (photo: personal archive of Wang Yan)
Wang Yan in combat training in 2016 (photo: personal archive of Wang Yan)
marvin8 wrote:"Q&A with Master Chen Bing:"moving stillness on 2017-06-01 wrote:Master Chen Bing is a descendant of the Chen family that developed Taijiquan in Chenjiagou. At the age of six he started learning the family art from his uncles Chen Xiaowang and Chen Xiaoxing. . . .
Traces of Bamboo Rice Bowl: How good is Chen Style Taijiquan in combat? Can you guys compete with MMA fighters and win?
Chen Bing: Dear Traces of Bamboo Rice Bowl, Chen Taiji is fairly well known for its combat applications. Whether it could overtake MMA fighters depends on the game rules. Under MMA rules, taijiquan no doubt has a bigger chance of losing; under taiji sparring rules, MMA could also have an advantage of “fighting the long with the short”. Losing is not a big deal, one can always reflect and refine [their skills]. Throughout history which martial art has not lost once?
New Beginning: Taijiquan, dare to take on a supermatch with Sanda?
Chen Bing: Greetings New Beginning! Are you just curious, or do you have some particularly fascinating ideas? Sanda originated from traditional wushu but exceeds folk martial arts in many aspects including training methods, intensity, practical combat applications, body recovery, nutrition, as well as selection of athletes. Though related, there are many differences [between taijiquan and sanda]. Why not learn from each other and improve together? I think that would be more pragmatic and important than calling dares.