grydth
Senior Master
You want to get folks here to go zero to sixty in 2 seconds, just mention those who practice Tai Chi not as a martial art.
This is assumed to be a terrible blasphemy, and blame for the heresy is variously laid on Cheng Man Ching, Yang Cheng Fu, America in general, a New Age conspiracy.
Question: why do we care so much?
I'm from the martial arts branch...... but if I see a batch of folks doing an exercise thing or even a hippie thing - what's it have to do with me? I don't want to join these communes by any means, but why not just pass 'em by? Who cares what they are doing? Heaven knows, some probably do experience some health benefits and stress reduction.
But I must confess that even I am prone to a furious rant if something - let's just call it TCC, comes up in conversation.
Is the fault with them - or with us?
This is assumed to be a terrible blasphemy, and blame for the heresy is variously laid on Cheng Man Ching, Yang Cheng Fu, America in general, a New Age conspiracy.
Question: why do we care so much?
I'm from the martial arts branch...... but if I see a batch of folks doing an exercise thing or even a hippie thing - what's it have to do with me? I don't want to join these communes by any means, but why not just pass 'em by? Who cares what they are doing? Heaven knows, some probably do experience some health benefits and stress reduction.
But I must confess that even I am prone to a furious rant if something - let's just call it TCC, comes up in conversation.
Is the fault with them - or with us?