The essence of Tai Chi push hand kung fu

[windwalker099]

The Tai Chi locals, you mean.


This is noble,


but this is offensive.

If Master Yap pretended to know Tai Chi too, I'd yell at him too.

Master Yap?

Maybe my writing wasn't clear. When I say "it's not my thing," I'm referring to the competitive aspects of push hands practice.
Don't see much point to it, but do understand the practice...

There are those who focus for competition, and those who focus more on skill sets.
IME the practice's are not the same.
As a general part of the practice, in learning taiji skill sets,
depending on approach it's invaluable.

With those that practice for competitions.
they'er a good test for anyone wanting to check their skill sets against people who do compete,
without having to train for competitions.

There is no "pretending" anything. they will let you know either way whether one has skill, or not.
Some of the groups I visited, they will try to match people with equal or greater skill...

In China, a little different....

Once in Tianjin

A young guy, Chen stylist, he had a little trouble in our interaction.
An older woman stepped in,,,and promptly threw me out.
My Chinese is not so good.

Was told the Conversation between them.
"no, no, not like that" "like this"

would later find out the woman was his "mom"

way to go mom

 

[Kung Fu Wang]

What's the Taiji "single whip" usage?

I think this question has some logic issue. Has anybody ever asked,

- "What's the hook punch usage?"
- "What's the front kick usage?"
- "What's the hip throw usage?"
- ...

If you intentional define an abstract term, you then ask yourself "What's the meaning of that?" Why did you do that (define an abstract term) in the first place?