Tai Chi,good self-defense art or not?

[BoarSpear]

I think what jubaji's trying to say is that he HAS seen good taiji, but he thinks your claims are exaggerated. He's balancing the extremes of "taiji sucks and doesn't work in real life" and "taiji is too deadly for the ring."

since the matches that included Taiji full contact were BANNED due to deaths and injuries i would say it was PROVEN too deadly for the ring, even in a country as brutal as communist China.

fortunately the mma scene and wrestling havent proven too dangerous for the masses to participate in and watch on tv with their children.

[jubaji]

I think what jubaji's trying to say is that he HAS seen good taiji, but he thinks your claims are exaggerated. He's balancing the extremes of "taiji sucks and doesn't work in real life" and "taiji is too deadly for the ring."

Thank you. I thought it was pretty clear.

[BoarSpear]

Thank you. I thought it was pretty clear.

So taiji IS effective for SD????

[jubaji]

i believe you fit that catagory, people who havent seen it or felt cant concieve it,

You just can't get your head around the notion that its possible to disagree with you. Strange...

[jubaji]

don't get stupid on me now

So taiji IS effective for SD????

Where have I EVER said that it was not?

[BoarSpear]

Where have I EVER said that it was not?

then WHY dont you see it in the ring?

[jubaji]

since the matches that included Taiji full contact were BANNED due to deaths and injuries i would say it was PROVEN too deadly for the ring, even in a country as brutal as communist China.

Dude, the commies banned owning pets too. Does that make Lhasa Apsos too deadly?



People die in boxing matches, and all sorts of physical contests. That is an empty conclusion.

[7r14ngL3Ch0k3]

The targets of the strikes used in Taiji are ILLEGAL in mma competitions because theyre neck strikes and much more...

[jubaji]

then WHY dont you see it in the ring?

Is it your claim that any MA that isn't widely used in 'the ring' is therefore proven to be too deadly for 'the ring'?




Did you trade in your logic for some new hair extensions?

[BoarSpear]

Is it your claim that any MA that isn't widely used in 'the ring' is therefore proven to be too deadly for 'the ring'?




Did you trade in your logic for some new hair extensions?

No i simply asked why an art recognized for its SD capabilities wouldnt be used in the ring more often since you seem to feel its effective for SD.

[BoarSpear]

Dude, the commies banned owning pets too. Does that make Lhasa Apsos too deadly?

i notice the commies DIDNT ban wrestling or san da or mma though...

[jubaji]

i notice the commies DIDNT ban wrestling or san da or mma though...

mma as its known today didn't exist, and the other two were for a time banned.

[BoarSpear]

mma as its known today didn't exist, and the other two were for a time banned.

but not anymore....only full contact no pad matches like they used to have remain illegal.

[BoarSpear]

http://www.jiayo.com/videos/86_leitai.mov

The first of these was held in 1928, it was stopped due to crippling injuries and multiple deaths. The 3 styles who were dominating the competition were internal schools teaching taiji, baqua and hsin yi.

[knifethrower]

also fajin isnt just a punch, fajin is the entire body, knifethrower used a fajin shake to escape a full power bear hug i applied on him, it drilled his shoulder blade into my chest and sent me stumbling about 6 feet away gasping for air.

knifethrower…Is that the same dipshit that posted this?

I gotta go put my yellow sash on, do some slow forms to some weird native American flute music, and the do some touchy, feely, push hands stuff…sigh…can’t you just feel the Chi

Oh, wait a second…I’M knifethrower…Where DID I put that yellow sash…