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Originally Posted by 7r14ngL3Ch0k3
Im not trying to bash Tai Chi....But now that the crew isnt here, isnt the training in Taijiquan very unrealistic? How could it have any value? And Fajin punches.......What makes them so special then just a good ol' Boxing punch? Personally i think Tai Chi sucks for fighting.
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A lot of people think taijiquan sucks! What you have to realise to begin with is that ALL oriental martial arts, no matter what, eminate from "The Supreme Ultimate", or whatever translation you wish to give of Tai Chi Chuan!!!
I know a little of Taijiquan, Linkonjin, etc. and at one time upset quite a lot of people on the "Emptyforce" message boards, by saying that "No Touch Knockdowns" were at there best dubious and at there worst, useless in a combat situation. (And yes! I have trained with Grandmaster Rich Mooney, on several occasions, before anybody starts!!!). Anyway, thats getting away from the point in question, a bit!
If the concepts of TCM, (Traditional Chinese Medecine), drawn from disciplines such as taijiquan are applied to any martial art, it will be the better for it. The particular elements I would refer to, given that fajin was brought into the question, would be of "energy transferance", perhaps "colour visualisation" and certainly angle and direction, to say nothing of pressure points.
Thats not to say that a tai chi exponent will know any of these conceptual properties anyway! I've got a student in my class thats done tai chi for over 4 years and he's just beginning to understand his art after 6 months training using the aforementioned.
Taiji doesn't suck for fighting if you know what you're doing with it! Problem is not many do! Even some that think they do!
Monkeyboy
(If my opponent does not move , then, I do not move, If my opponent moves, then, I MOVE FIRST!!!)