Tai Chi Chuan Tricks
ByI just saws this clip here and for a second, I didn’t really know what to say…
I’ve been practicing tai chi chuan for over 13 years now. It’s one of the main arts I study and teach. I read extensively on the topic and look everywhere to learn more about it. I like to think I’m at least a little bit informed on this martial art… But what this trick with the cup has to do with tai chi chuan, I really, really don’t know. It’s a parlor trick and not even a good one at that.
Time and time again, I’ve seen people attach tai chi chuan to whatever other thing they’re into: Tai chi and NLP, tai chi and jogging and even nude tai chi. You name it, somebody made a DVD or book about it for 19.99$…
The sad part is how this makes the art even more of a joke than it already is in the eyes of most martial artists. In truth, that doesn’t affect me all that much; I know what I can and can’t do in the art. But it gets tiresome to try and explain to new students that tai chi chuan won’t teach you to levitate or jump tall buildings in a single bound.
Oh well…
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernoulli's_principle
He is actually right at the one point where he says he just creates a vacuum, though a regular non-chi air one works just as well. :)
“The principle of Tai Chi principles”. Love it.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernoulli's_principle
He is actually right at the one point where he says he just creates a vacuum, though a regular non-chi air one works just as well. :)
“The principle of Tai Chi principles”. Love it.
I thought taiji was waterbending. :-)
Other than that, Wow(not in a good way)…
a. Ward Off to draw in? thought it was to ward off.
b. This has no martial use, unless he is implying that you can continue to build it up to a point when you can use it to move a person (doubtful).
c. not sure if there is a point to even going on here…next he will be putting out candles…ugggghhhhh
I thought taiji was waterbending. :-)
Other than that, Wow(not in a good way)…
a. Ward Off to draw in? thought it was to ward off.
b. This has no martial use, unless he is implying that you can continue to build it up to a point when you can use it to move a person (doubtful).
c. not sure if there is a point to even going on here…next he will be putting out candles…ugggghhhhh