Tai Chi,good self-defense art or not?

[jubaji]

.......WOW jubaji, i reread the thread, these are ALL your post from the first 5 pages of the thread...Lots of good stuff here...you are really an asset to the Taiji thread...thank god people like you are here to protect Taiji's good name and give out such good info.

Who said taijiquan needed "protecting"? What you quoted might make folks annoyed with me, but what you have written is certain to make quite a lot of folks consider TJ a joke. I don't want you to protect it (even if you had the reasoning ability to do so), but won't you stop making a joke out of it at least?

[treelizard]

You seem determined to treat the Lizard Lady as if she were attacking taijiquan, but I don't see where she has.

Agreed. In fact I've even sent people to the taiji classes that bored me because they said they were looking for something slow paced.

Different strokes for different folks.

And I'm still friends with one of my former instructors; we had tea the other day.

[BoarSpear]

In fact, the only one on this thread now who seems determined to smear TJ is YOU.

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What the hell was that mess?

Seems like you learned ethics the same place you learned spelling!

eye dun unstan choo. kud choo wryt lyk mi? 'kus eye kunt wryt lykkyu

Isn't it clear?

‚r‚@jubei__kun@can.

Have I mentioned recently what an idiot you are?

uh-oh

Seems I've seen that guy's name kicked around quite a bit as a fraud. But Idunno...

Like I said, I dunno. I've just heard a heap of crap about him on internet joints.

Why? Does he have an odor problem?

"Thai Ci"? What is that? A healthy breakfast drink from Thailand?

good job.

and I have been called a pig quite often, thank you.

...warning!

WOW jubaji, i reread the thread, these are ALL your post from the first 5 pages of the thread...Lots of good stuff here...you are really an asset to the Taiji thread...thank god people like you are here to protect Taiji's good name and give out such good info.

[treelizard]

It can't be that boring if Taiji practioners get mugged and raped in the park so much.

We were practicing indoors though.

[medic06]

Ah yes The actual WORK involved in learning a MARTIAL art...that's what stops most people from getting anywhere...the disciple and respect and power and control that actual martial artist have comes from doing the things that ARE work everyday until they enjoy it, you learn those things and gain the benifits by doing it...of course its long and tedious if it was easy everyone would be doing it...you have to learn to control yourself before you can learn to control others...you got bored

It can't be that boring if Taiji practioners get mugged and raped in the park so much.

[jubaji]

Ah, then it wasnt Taiji

Thank you! I just won five bucks!

[jubaji]

Why so defensive? That's funny coming from the likes of you

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Why does my asking how often those discussing the art in question actually practice it make you so defensive? whats your motivation to evade a simple question? Why so defensive? Why are you hiding behind all the qualifying questions to a normal question?

You've confirmed the answer already.

[BoarSpear]

Forgive me for trying to find an art that was less boring.

And the taiji I learned didn't exactly seem martial...

Ah, then it wasnt Taiji

[BoarSpear]

I'm just wondering what your motivation is. Could there be some reason for you to hide it?

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Why does my asking how often those discussing the art in question actually practice it make you so defensive? whats your motivation to evade a simple question? Why so defensive? Why are you hiding behind all the qualifying questions to a normal question?

[SamuraiGuy]

Ah but i can flick marbles at you, your training will force you to scoop 'em all up with your mouth...VERY distracting to your battle plans

See you'd think so, but rather that is my battle plans....

If the person doesnt throw marbles at me... I chomp the air until they run away!

There is also the stealth and attack portions of Hip Hun Po Gar, stemming from the hippo's renowned stealth attacks, making it the most dangerous (to humans) animal in africa.

I harness that immense hippo power, my marble gulping skills are unequaled.

(Last bit leaves me open to SOoooooooooooooooooooo many jokes.. oh well)

[jubaji]

Ah yes The actual WORK involved in learning a MARTIAL art...that's what stops most people from getting anywhere...the disciple and respect and power and control that actual martial artist have comes from doing the things that ARE work everyday until they enjoy it, you learn those things and gain the benifits by doing it...of course its long and tedious if it was easy everyone would be doing it...you have to learn to control yourself before you can learn to control others...you got bored

You seem determined to treat the Lizard Lady as if she were attacking taijiquan, but I don't see where she has. In fact, the only one on this thread now who seems determined to smear TJ is YOU.

[treelizard]

Ah yes The actual WORK involved in learning a MARTIAL art...that's what stops most people from getting anywhere...the disciple and respect and power and control that actual martial artist have comes from doing the things that ARE work everyday until they enjoy it, you learn those things and gain the benifits by doing it...of course its long and tedious if it was easy everyone would be doing it...you have to learn to control yourself before you can learn to control others...you got bored

Forgive me for trying to find an art that was less boring.

And the taiji I learned didn't exactly seem martial...

[BoarSpear]

I used to do taiji but honestly, I got bored.

Ah yes The actual WORK involved in learning a MARTIAL art...that's what stops most people from getting anywhere...the disciple and respect and power and control that actual martial artist have comes from doing the things that ARE work everyday until they enjoy it, you learn those things and gain the benifits by doing it...of course its long and tedious if it was easy everyone would be doing it...you have to learn to control yourself before you can learn to control others...you got bored

[jubaji]

We all know you arent gonna answer so why the elaborate dance?

I'm just wondering what your motivation is. Could there be some reason for you to hide it?

[treelizard]

So no actual Taiji? hmmmm BTW Cohen didnt invent bone marrow washing.

I used to do taiji but honestly, I got bored.

Cohen didnt invent bone marrow washing.

I know but I learned it from him.

Funny you do all that esoteric "energy" work but you dont practice Taiji which IS an energy transfer system...chi kung cultivates Chi, it doesnt teach you to control and move it.

I don't do qi gong just warmups to get it flowing. I don't want to cultivate more qi anyway, because in my experience what it does is just make my imbalances more exaggerated. Great...