Comments for TaijiUtah.org

Comment on Fast Growing Taijiquan by Mike

Mike — Wed, 27 May 2009 18:20:49 +0000

LOL…two of those sites are the same school.

Comment on What Taiji-Quan Styles? by S.Smith

S.Smith — Fri, 15 May 2009 17:21:33 +0000

Yes JC,

Some forms of Taiji are invalid, incomplete, and incompetent. Some instructors can barely move and, nevertheless, claim to own the right to teach. Some are unhealthy, obese, and sickly, yet claim authority about health and healing.

Other instructors maintain high standards, ruthless quality, and refined, sophisticated forms. Some of us know that the health and healing properties ride on the back of efficient fighting methods and articulate, precise long forms. By now, people like me are a minority among Taijiquan teachers.

Comment on Welcome TaijiUtah.org, from Dragon Studios by Demara

Demara — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 03:15:04 +0000

Excellent invitation. I will add this invitation to StumbleUpon, hoping many others will see it.

Comment on Real Supreme Ultimate Fist Form by Smith

Smith — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 23:02:55 +0000

Many folks like belief systems, mythologies, and heroic stories. Many stories about how long folks train in a particular art lack daily life context. Did he ever leave the Chen Complex to search the hills for his long, lost love? What were his favorite berries? Was he ticklish?

Somebody said once that Yang Fu-k’ui did not practice Taijiquan. He was a loose boxer with cotton arms…just some guy who taught the Imperial Guards of the last Imperial Dynasty during some very violent times.

Comment on What Taiji-Quan Styles? by sifujc

sifujc — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 22:15:05 +0000

What do you define as “true” Taiji? What is Taiji to you? For me it’s utilizing the harmony of Yin and Yang in all aspects of our lives. This can be taught several ways, and either through tradition, or through breaking with tradition to reach students who many not have the right temperament for traditional teaching. Is a group of seniors practicing Cheng Man-Ching form in the park, where the instructor has taught just form and philosophy a less valid form than a Chen instructor who is teaching Taiji the way his instructors before him have taught? If the seniors in the park have learned to use yin and yang harmony to combat stressors and the effects of age-related infirmities, how are they less valid of Taiji students than those who use yin and yang harmony in combat? I, like you I suspect, would be bored to tears in a form-only class, but should those who would be totally intimidated by a very traditional, martially oriented Taiji be turned away from this art?

Comment on Tai Chi in Utah by joshuahyoung

joshuahyoung — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:09:43 +0000

I like how you know PinYin! Impressive. It is good to know that since the words are chinese english will never be more than an approximation. Knowing Wade-Giles is good too for being able to research translated documents.

Comment on What Taiji-Quan Styles? by joshuahyoung

joshuahyoung — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:06:30 +0000

I’ve yet to see true taiji in Utah and I’ve been looking for some time. I was at world taiji day in SLC too last year… The best and closest thing I have found is the WTBA and one man who knows old Chen style. I had a teacher from a good tradition, but he moved away and never operated a formal school anyway.

Comment on Real Supreme Ultimate Fist Form by joshuahyoung

joshuahyoung — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 16:02:18 +0000

It can be hard to see real taiji and understand how it is martial. It doesn’t look martial or give you that same aggressive feeling that a lot of hader schools cultivate. For this reason taijichuan is not for most people who want martial skill, the subtle inner aspects escape them, they lack the self control, pateince and dcipline to undertake something that will require two decades of hard work minimum to master.

Yang Luchan trained at Chen Village for over 25 years all together, few people have that type of patience now. They want fast food martial arts that talks the talk and has a big stick walk.They want something they can learn from a book or a video that will let them become a ultimate super duper death touch ninja warrior in a few short years.

They will never be happy with the true daoist martial art of the 13 postures, it isn’t exciting or controversial enough for them.