my college is forcing me to take tai chi

kurt sloan · 11-09-2004, 05:43 PM

so i'm forced to take this class and all i hear is how great it is and how well it can be used as self defense. is all this self defense stuff i'm hearing total bs or can it actually be useful?

ps i didn't want to ask this in the chinese section b/c i know i would only get biased answers.

m.artist · 11-09-2004, 06:12 PM

depends on your definition of useful

EmptyneSs · 11-09-2004, 06:23 PM

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Originally Posted by kurt sloan

so i'm forced to take this class and all i hear is how great it is and how well it can be used as self defense. is all this self defense stuff i'm hearing total bs or can it actually be useful?

nah man, tai chi wont help u out in self defense. its more for relaxation and whatnot.

Ironpalm · 11-09-2004, 06:38 PM

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LoneWolf1 · 11-09-2004, 09:44 PM

It's the person not the art. nuff said

jubaji · 11-09-2004, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by kurt sloan

so i'm forced to take this class and all i hear is how great it is and how well it can be used as self defense. is all this self defense stuff i'm hearing total bs or can it actually be useful?
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yes

kurt sloan · 11-10-2004, 11:55 AM

yes it is helpful or yes it is BS?

jubaji · 11-10-2004, 12:00 PM

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Originally Posted by kurt sloan

yes it is helpful or yes it is BS?

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Right

ryangruhn · 11-10-2004, 01:21 PM

I am also taking it next semester. I personally think everyone should be exposed to every art out there. Take it and learn from it and run with it!

Gruhn

m.artist · 11-10-2004, 02:55 PM

don't listen to jubaji, he's just messing with ya.
being someone who has experience in tai chi, and being a person who's seen how watered down martial arts are taught at schools, i would imagine that the tai chi you would be learning wouldn't help out all that much, especially if it isn't complemented with another external art. but that shouldn't discourage you from continuing with it, and getting from it what you can.
by the way, what style is it?

Tom Yum · 11-10-2004, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by kurt sloan

so i'm forced to take this class...

You're being forced to take taiji....oh, the pain & suffering....lol. You'll probably like it; it seems to be good for health and clearing your mind.

kurt sloan · 11-10-2004, 09:56 PM

i'm not sure. do you mean like "slow" or "fast?" if that's the case we are doing the "slow" style. the prof. calls it tai chi chuan and we're using a book written by lawrence galante if that helps.

Ironpalm · 11-10-2004, 10:41 PM

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EmptyneSs · 11-10-2004, 11:32 PM

why is ur college forcing u to take tai chi?

Tom Yum · 11-11-2004, 12:13 PM

Like all univerisities, the graduate and faculty positions are becoming more Asian...who cares, dude. Taiji can't be bad for you.

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kurt sloan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: mid atlantic Posts: 20 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	my college is forcing me to take tai chi so i'm forced to take this class and all i hear is how great it is and how well it can be used as self defense. is all this self defense stuff i'm hearing total bs or can it actually be useful? ps i didn't want to ask this in the chinese section b/c i know i would only get biased answers.

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m.artist Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 919 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	depends on your definition of useful __________________ "Before you open your mouth to speak, please make sure it's an improvement upon the silence."

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ryangruhn Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 227 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	I am also taking it next semester. I personally think everyone should be exposed to every art out there. Take it and learn from it and run with it! Gruhn __________________ ---DURATTAN ~ "THE MOST DURABLE RATTAN STAND-IN" ---

11-10-2004, 02:55 PM	#10 (permalink)
m.artist Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 919 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	don't listen to jubaji, he's just messing with ya. being someone who has experience in tai chi, and being a person who's seen how watered down martial arts are taught at schools, i would imagine that the tai chi you would be learning wouldn't help out all that much, especially if it isn't complemented with another external art. but that shouldn't discourage you from continuing with it, and getting from it what you can. by the way, what style is it? __________________ "Before you open your mouth to speak, please make sure it's an improvement upon the silence."

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Tom Yum Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Here and there. Posts: 11,220 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Like all univerisities, the graduate and faculty positions are becoming more Asian...who cares, dude. Taiji can't be bad for you. __________________ The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know. Slow is fast; fast is slow. Love it, leave it or fix it.

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LoneWolf1 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 74 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	It's the person not the art. nuff said

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kurt sloan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: mid atlantic Posts: 20 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	yes it is helpful or yes it is BS?

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kurt sloan Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: mid atlantic Posts: 20 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	i'm not sure. do you mean like "slow" or "fast?" if that's the case we are doing the "slow" style. the prof. calls it tai chi chuan and we're using a book written by lawrence galante if that helps.

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