Taiji Quan for Self Defense

[Xue Sheng]

Seems you realy don't understand what is all about. I spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to get that informations and not you sad that 30 USD is a lot??? And Amazon teke 2/3 of the income!!! However as I sad, there is no need to buy the book. Who will need it will buy it. It will save a lot of time and money.
I never refused to touch hands with anybody. I live in Slovenia and if you come by you are welcome.

Seems you really don't want to answer, what seems to be, uncomfortable questions for you to answer...... Well Grandmaster, messiah of Taijiquan, in my opinion you are a salesman, that is all..... throwing a sales pitch for money and only for money...you read a lot of books, took stuff from them and made your book, and then pitching it as the taijiquan bible...... but then this is only my opinion..... what do I know, I have only been in taijiquan for over 30 years and martial arts over 50.....

As for all the money you paid..... I'd like to tell you a little story..... My shifu, well trained in taijiquan in China, had a very good friend also well trained and in one of the taijiuquan families people like to train under. This man was hounded by someone wanting to know the secrets, and learn the family forms. He continually told him no, but the man kept hounding him. So eventually, to get rid of him, he made stuff up, even made up a form and gave it to the guy and the guy went away,..... believing he had the secrets.....

good luck with the book..... oh and please stop telling me not to buy it, as if I need your doing me a favor, or as if I need your permission, or trying to get me to believe I am missing something important, thereby making want to buy it. ..... not to worry......I have no plan to buy it....besides....if I did... my review might not be good for your sales....

 

[samoobramba]

As I said I don't care about the sales of the book. It supposed to be a gift to the Taijiquan community.

I'm still open to any practice and exchange if you come in Slovenia or any near country (central Europe). I never hold back to show the skills that I teach.

 

[windwalker099]

The problem is that the today world of Tai Chi is lacking of basic knowledge and because that the reputation of Tai Chi is very bad.

A noted IMA practitioner Peter Ralston, ran into the same problems introducing his ideas..
Establishing a training center, writing many books based on his findings.

To communicate his understanding, in 1975 Ralston founded the Cheng Hsin School. In 1977 he opened a center called The Cheng Hsin School of Internal Martial Arts and Center for Ontological Research in Oakland, California.

Intent on revealing the depth and power of this work,

in 1978 he became the first non-Asian ever to win the World Championship full-contact martial arts tournament held in the Republic of China.

Demonstrating taiji punch // 1978 world championship full contact

Interesting enough they labeled what he did as tai chi boxing, he himself never said it was, although many of the principles used were based on it .

I'm still open to any practice and exchange if you come in Slovenia or any near country (central Europe). I never hold back to show the skills that I teach.

In this day and age,
wouldn't it be easier just to make a small video of training or usage..?

 

[Xue Sheng]

As I said I don't care about the sales of the book. It supposed to be a gift to the Taijiquan community.

I'm still open to any practice and exchange if you come in Slovenia or any near country (central Europe). I never hold back to show the skills that I teach.

Gift to Taijiquan quite the ego you got there grandmaster....... you don't care about sales....REALLY!!!! so why are you shilling it on at least 2 different websites....heck you started this thread with a picture of the book..... stop being disingenuous and just admit you are here to sell a book....

I'm wholly unimpressed... and will no longer waste any of my time with you Grandmaster....

 

[samoobramba]

A noted IMA practitioner Peter Ralston, ran into the same problems introducing his ideas..
Establishing a training center, writing many books based on his findings.

Demonstrating taiji punch // 1978 world championship full contact

Interesting enough they labeled what he did as tai chi boxing, he himself never said it was, although many of the principles used were based on it .


In this day and age,
wouldn't it be easier just to make a small video of training or usage..?

I heard about Peter Ralston and I have also his book. Didn't see any his fighting video (maybe should try to find it on internet).

Here is a demo video of the free-flow sensitivity practice drill (Hitting hands) I do.

Usualy the drill is done more slowly. He gone here a little faster for the demo purpose.

 

[samoobramba]

Gift to Taijiquan quite the ego you got there grandmaster....... you don't care about sales....REALLY!!!! so why are you shilling it on at least 2 different websites....heck you started this thread with a picture of the book..... stop being disingenuous and just admit you are here to sell a book....

I'm wholly unimpressed... and will no longer waste any of my time with you Grandmaster....

Seems you realy don't understand my purpose. I would like to meet as many different people and practice with them Striking hands. There are not many persons with good skills to do it.

I'm continuing evolving and study of Taiji Quan. As I said I try everithing could be useful, but mainly I have to discard things. Only in the last week I ordered 3 Taiji Quan books: Steve Rowe (2024), Stuart Alve Olson (2024) and Wang Fengming (2014). However usualy rarely I see something new in a new book.

 

[windwalker099]

Here is a demo video of the free-flow sensitivity practice drill (Hitting hands) I do.

Reminds me of some of the FMA drills. I've seen over the years.

What do you feel you're building your sensitivity to, i.e.,
what are the changes to the flow based on?

In some taiji circle's the development of "ting jin" (听劲) seems to be based on
different things...which build very different skill sets...

Patrick Kelly and Students

 

[Xue Sheng]

Seems you realy don't understand my purpose. I would like to meet as many different people and practice with them Striking hands. There are not many persons with good skills to do it.

I'm continuing evolving and study of Taiji Quan. As I said I try everithing could be useful, but mainly I have to discard things. Only in the last week I ordered 3 Taiji Quan books: Steve Rowe (2024), Stuart Alve Olson (2024) and Wang Fengming (2014). However usualy rarely I see something new in a new book.

wow.... rare but sometimes you find something new..... you do have a rather massive ego don't you grandmaster......and it seems you don't understand my meaning.... or you're not willing to admit your actual purpose........ I'm done here, I will not waste anymore of my time here..... good luck with your sales pitch

 

[samoobramba]

wow.... rare but sometimes you find something new..... you do have a rather massive ego don't you grandmaster......and it seems you don't understand my meaning.... or you're not willing to admit your actual purpose........ I'm done here, I will not waste anymore of my time here..... good luck with your sales pitch

Clearly we are not at the same wavelength. Is OK form. However you are clearly wrong about my ego. Good luck.

 

[samoobramba]

Reminds me of some of the FMA drills. I've seen over the years.

What do you feel you're building your sensitivity to, i.e.,
what are the changes to the flow based on?

In some taiji circle's the development of "ting jin" (听劲) seems to be based on
different things...which build very different skill sets...

Patrick Kelly and Students

Sensitivity is the interface to translate the opponent movements how to correctly use my skills.
But you have to develop high quality looseness, balance and coordination to fight using the Taijiquan principles.

 

[Kung Fu Wang]

Sensitivity is the interface to translate the opponent movements how to correctly use my skills.
But you have to develop high quality looseness, balance and coordination to fight using the Taijiquan principles.

Is the term "Combat Taiji" better than "Taiji for self-defense"?

 

[windwalker099]

Is the term "Combat Taiji" better than "Taiji for self-defense"?

Maybe used already

Well, there's one man who teaches a brand of martial arts which he proudly calls "outlaw" and he isn't afraid to show his face around town. Sam Kakina, self-avowed half-breed-a combination of Chinese and Hawaiian-says he calls his form of this ancient
martial art, tai chi-kung-fu, outlaw because others are afraid to teach the combative side of the art.

Sam as he wanted to be called, was a pretty cool guy....
His hands gnarled from hitting coconut trees in his early training before starting taiji.
I can still hear him in his gravelly pigeon English "and now we will use the good old American left hook"

He could tap a person and make their knees buckle

 

[Same Trick]

Is the term "Combat Taiji" better than "Taiji for self-defense"?

It doesn’t cling well with “combat” and “taiji” together since combat mean opposing forces fight against each other while with Taiji opposing forces depending on each other, combat seem suggest clashing forces for one of them to submit , Taiji seem suggest equally coexisting forces.

 

[Cynik75]

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Here is a demo video of the free-flow sensitivity practice drill (Hitting hands) I do.
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IDK why but every time I see somebody doing MA drills wearing camo pants I'm suspicious of his skills. Just a bias.

 

[samoobramba]

Is the term "Combat Taiji" better than "Taiji for self-defense"?

Yes, probably you are right. But every Tai Chi should be Combat Tai Chi. What is today is spread around as Tai Chi is not OK.

 

[samoobramba]

It doesn’t cling well with “combat” and “taiji” together since combat mean opposing forces fight against each other while with Taiji opposing forces depending on each other, combat seem suggest clashing forces for one of them to submit , Taiji seem suggest equally coexisting forces.

You are probably thingking right, but regarding Tai Chi it was always used as a martial art. What is today is what is wrong.

 

[samoobramba]

IDK why but every time I see somebody doing MA drills wearing camo pants I'm suspicious of his skills. Just a bias.

You should try. It may look simple, maybe it is, but needs a lot of skills development to do it.

 

[samoobramba]

Maybe used already



Sam as he wanted to be called, was a pretty cool guy....
His hands gnarled from hitting coconut trees in his early training before starting taiji.
I can still hear him in his gravelly pigeon English "and now we will use the good old American left hook"

He could tap a person and make their knees buckle

Wow. Thanks a lot!!! Never heard of Sam Kakina (and probably his brother Jimmy Kekkina). As I understand people call him method "Outlaw Tai Chi". However it was known as Combat Tai Chi.
If you know more about I i would be interested.
Here is a video that I found:

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

Here is a demo video about the sensitivity practice known as Striking Hands.

Where is the Tai Chi Chuan in that crap video?

 

[Wing Woo Gar]

I was just about to post this.

Per Igor Rakar, "some videos from our training group practice..."

Samoobramba
Jan 13, 2017

Combat Flow - Masters Practice - Free Flow Igor, Simon and Denis - 12th January 2017

Guided Chaos vidoes...

Absolute Garbage.