There are 200 millions people practicing Tai Chi in the world but just a fraction of them do Tai Chi as a martial art. Out of this small fraction even lesser are proficient to use Tai Chi effectively to defend themselves. Why is this so? Personally I can attribute this problem to at least 3 reasons. Firstly, lack of serious training hence no self confident in using Tai Chi. Secondly, lack of understanding how the soft Tai Chi can be used effectively in fighting and thirdly, lack of knowledge on Tai Chi fighting strategy and techniques.
Though the 3 reasons I provided are inter-related, the first, which is lack of training can easily be overcome by putting in more efforts. The second attribute of lack of understanding is a bit trickier. Traditional Tai Chi training emphasize on acquiring power (Jin). To achieve this, one needs to understand proper body alignment and acute awareness of energy flows within and without the body. Proper instruction from a qualified master will be most helpful. Last problem requires understanding of TC principles such as Yin Yang, sensitivity, centreline etc..again a good instructor will be most helpful . Can one do it without a master? Yes...though a bit harder but yes.
In the internet era, information which was secret then is no more now and is widely available. You just need to ponder on this information, test it and experiment with it. With some hard works, a lot of creativity and never hesitate to ask around, you will still able to do it without a master.
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2 comments:
Your blog is great, especially for people like me who had to move away from their master. I will take a lot of your advice to heart.
Thanks.
You write well! keep up...
Can you write about sword form ... i am just started learning Sword form... like to learn more about sword aspect of taichi
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