[Merged]Tai Chi Chuan Threads

[direkmyk]

Meron sa UP sa likod ng oblation,,,meron din wing chun if you want join us, welcome lahat for free

[free_speech]

san nakakabili ng shoes SPECIFIC pang tai chi? salamat

[ycaboo]

up up!

ano yung effect senyo ng tai chi?

[elhy]

up up!

ano yung effect senyo ng tai chi?

I'm just starting Tai Chi, Yang 24-form, through video. Iyung first part palang ang nagagawa ko, and I tell you it makes you feel good.

If it's just a hobby, a video will do fine. But if you're really serious and want steady progress, a class may be worth it.

I'm reading some stuff about it's martial arts applications, and it seems that you need 10 years of consistent practice or Tai Chi as well as meditation to pull that off, but the effort is worth it daw.


http://www.energyarts.com/blog/bruce...i-martial-arts

I have seen a lot of comments about why we don't see tai chi being used in MMA (mixed martial arts) and because it is not seen in that arena, it therefore must not be very effective. My own view is that tai chi can be as deadly as many other martial arts, in fact I would say it is better than most, but to be effective you have to go through the classical training progression, which few in the West undertake.

In my book, The Power of Internal Martial Arts and Chi: Combat Secrets of Tai Chi, Baguai and Hsing-i, I talk about four different stages of learning tai chi as a martial art. To go through all four stages requires ten to twenty years of learning and is only for the most dedicated (some would say extreme).

See the link for the discussion, but here's the stages.

Stage 1: Form Work (Long or Short Form):

Stage 2: Tai Chi Push Hands or Tui Shou

Stage 3: Transition Methods Between Push Hands and Sparring

Stage 4: Sparring and Actual Fighting

The internal martial arts are very powerful but their effectiveness requires full commitment, time and dedication. Whatever you interest level, 20 minutes several times a week or as something you do as a profession, I believe that tai chi gives you back more than you put in. I think knowing these four stages can help you if you are just starting off or even if you are a teacher of the art, especially if you are interest in tai chi as a martial art.