D_Glenn wrote:I think he’s definitely not known outside of a small number of people. I was lucky enough to see a bunch of videos of him practicing empty handed and with some weapons that someone had posted on here. But then someone had messaged the poster and they took them down. I scrambled to find free software to rip the video stream but I was too late. From what I saw he’s got insane skill that rivals my teacher Jinbao’s. It’s a shame that he doesn’t put the proof out there, because he would be taken more seriously, by people who know what they’re seeing.
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Let me start by saying I dismiss Taichi entirely for high level fighting.
Most amateur MMA guys would destroy Grand Masters in a minute or two.
"So where is the counter example of people using his method of high-level fighting, in amateur MMA level competitions."
Bao wrote:Again and as usual you put words in people's mouths that they have never said. Can you actually reply to any comment without acting like a dick?
Seems like you are constantly having pms.
Bao wrote:Why should everything always be measured by competition MMA standards?
Dmitri wrote:
The question to ask is, would a high-level MMA fighter have an incomparably, ridiculously better chances when facing a high-level Thai boxer, compared to a high-level tai chi master facing that same Thai boxer?
We all know the answer to that.
JessOBrien wrote:Every martial art works great in the rule set it was designed for.
However, outside that environment it's a whole different story.
Muay Thai pros would get crushed in a karate point sparring tournament.
BJJ would get smashed in a Sumo ring.
Boxers would get swiftly thrown off of a rope-less Lei Tai platform.
MMA wouldn't last long in a Tai Chi Push Hands tournament.
One year, a member of Gracie’s family from Brazil visited the park. Respect was exchanged between the two parties and the agreement on the rules were made. After three short rounds of free style pushing, Gracie went home with dirt on his back.
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