Drunken Monkey Posted April 15, 2004 Posted April 15, 2004 i'm talking about correct as in 'obeying' the 8 major principles. my last post was the brief summisation of another longish conversation. the main points were as follows. tai chi movements follow 8 principles. each must be satisfied in order to do the movement correctly. when you begin, you must do slowly or else run the risk of not adhereing to the principles. when you progress, you can go faster. i should point out that the last conversation was to point out that if the person teaching tai chi says that it is done slow for relaxation, calm, zen, cultivating or whatever nonsense, then he probably does not know what he is talking about. so once again, you do tai chi slowly in order do each movement correctly. am i wrong? post count is directly related to how much free time you have, not how intelligent you are."When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite."
JerryLove Posted April 15, 2004 Posted April 15, 2004 Only in that "relaxed" is one of the traits of good Taiji (unless you know a way to root while tense)... so would seem to hit the principles in question. https://www.clearsilat.com
Drunken Monkey Posted April 15, 2004 Posted April 15, 2004 well, you know what i mean.... tai chi isn't something you do to relax you. you have to be relaxed to do tai chi. post count is directly related to how much free time you have, not how intelligent you are."When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite."
White Warlock Posted April 16, 2004 Posted April 16, 2004 tai chi isn't something you do to relax you. you have to be relaxed to do tai chi.Like a bowel movement "When you are able to take the keys from my hand, you will be ready to drive." - Shaolin DMV TestIntro
Drunken Monkey Posted April 17, 2004 Posted April 17, 2004 ...nice..... but true.... post count is directly related to how much free time you have, not how intelligent you are."When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite."
White Warlock Posted April 17, 2004 Posted April 17, 2004 "When you are able to take the keys from my hand, you will be ready to drive." - Shaolin DMV TestIntro
Red Triangle student Posted April 27, 2004 Posted April 27, 2004 Tai chi is just a form of exercise that is performed very slowly. But it holds many martial arts techniques. "To be elated at success, and dissappointed at defeat, is to be the child of Circumstances." I wish I followed that rule! ^^ I hate Losing!
italian_guy Posted April 28, 2004 Author Posted April 28, 2004 I'm glad to see that my old thread about tai chi is still on. By the way I'm doing Tai chi since January and I think is a good exercise, as martial art I think it needs quite long time to learn effectively but still is fun and in the long term it is quite effective.Tai chi is just a form of exercise that is performed very slowly. But it holds many martial arts techniquesNo it is a full featured martial arts with strikes, throws and locks (both standing and on the ground), it has also weapon training (usually staff sword and sabre).
Recommended Posts