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Post by Aefibird on Nov 30, 2005 19:44:01 GMT
no, i stand by my statement. i did say "mostly" and if the short form is all you have to go on, and you have to use only that in real combat, you're pretty screwed. It is important to remember that not every Ma practitioner trains for "da streetz" - many, if not most, Tai Chi practitioners train for reasons other than simple street SD. I was merely pointing out that, whilst most TC practitioners train in the art for health/spiritual reasons, this is not what Tai Chi is about. That applies to all styles of TC, whether it be Chen, Yang, Sun or any of the other less-common styles. |
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Post by darkstar on Dec 2, 2005 13:58:12 GMT
no, i stand by my statement. i did say "mostly" and if the short form is all you have to go on, and you have to use only that in real combat, you're pretty screwed. It is important to remember that not every Ma practitioner trains for "da streetz" - many, if not most, Tai Chi practitioners train for reasons other than simple street SD. I was merely pointing out that, whilst most TC practitioners train in the art for health/spiritual reasons, this is not what Tai Chi is about. That applies to all styles of TC, whether it be Chen, Yang, Sun or any of the other less-common styles. i know not everyone is training for SD, but i think the vast majority of MA's started out that way? ...even if they've been diluted or superceded since then. "overground" Tai Chi (i.e. not Chen etc) however has been purposely modified to be an exercise suitable for anyone of any age, and with proven health benefits well into old age. to suggest it would be any use for fighting is like saying yoga would be deadly in the right hands. |
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Post by Aefibird on Dec 2, 2005 18:04:02 GMT
is like saying yoga would be deadly in the right hands. well, you never know....  ;D |
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