Tai chi Quan....

masterdan · 02-23-2004, 10:19 AM

Ok. There is the form type, which is more of an excersise, then there is tai chi quan, which is a fighting syle. How effective is tai chi quan?

m.artist · 02-23-2004, 11:58 AM

it depends on the skill level of the practioner that decides the effectiveness of the art

Nazman · 03-08-2004, 08:34 PM

Difficult to say - I haven't heard of many ppl using this without having done Lohan or Praying Mantis or some similar style. Mostly it is used to polish existing techniques (in this way) but if that improves someones fighting ability then I think that adds up to an effective style. I don't think that it has to necessarily stand on its own (but if it does, I can't say)...

A bit rambling but I hope I got my point across..

guy incognito · 03-08-2004, 08:58 PM

Yes we study it to supplement our Chow gar tong long(Mantis).You need a good intructor so show you how it works.We have had every movements application shown to us.I could not fight with it though not at this early stage.My sifu says"You cannot fight with tai chi its to slow"................"You have to speed it up".

02-23-2004, 10:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
masterdan Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 66	Tai chi Quan.... Ok. There is the form type, which is more of an excersise, then there is tai chi quan, which is a fighting syle. How effective is tai chi quan?

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m.artist Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 919	it depends on the skill level of the practioner that decides the effectiveness of the art __________________ "Before you open your mouth to speak, please make sure it's an improvement upon the silence."

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03-08-2004, 08:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
Nazman Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 44	Difficult to say - I haven't heard of many ppl using this without having done Lohan or Praying Mantis or some similar style. Mostly it is used to polish existing techniques (in this way) but if that improves someones fighting ability then I think that adds up to an effective style. I don't think that it has to necessarily stand on its own (but if it does, I can't say)... A bit rambling but I hope I got my point across..

03-08-2004, 08:58 PM	#4 (permalink)
guy incognito Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 437	Yes we study it to supplement our Chow gar tong long(Mantis).You need a good intructor so show you how it works.We have had every movements application shown to us.I could not fight with it though not at this early stage.My sifu says"You cannot fight with tai chi its to slow"................"You have to speed it up".

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