Dark Templar
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Lower Dantien Heat and Pain, Please Help!
Dark Templar replied to Dharmakaya's topic in General Discussion
That's a good advice. Practicing qigong without a teacher can be harmful. Also, make sure that a teacher has a good background and at least some lineage (i.e. had a teacher too). -
Ok, thank you for the videos. I have a lot of questions regarding them (for example, on the first video the guy doesn't use Taiji in fight, so he doesn't practice Taiji for fighting skills), but I simply don't want to proceed with this debate. BTW, I agree that Chen and Zhao Bao are more "martial" than modern Yang.
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Is there any video (except stagings) that shows how Taiji can be successfully applied against boxing/kickboxing/MMA/BJJ/Muai Thay?
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Hi Andrei, I know of all these trainings, but have you seen any real fight of a Taiji master with a boxer/kick-boxer? The videos you provided show staged scenes.
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Hi ChiDragon, That depends on what is "the art itself" in your understanding. Yang Luchan's Taiji was a martial art, that's totally true. Modern Yang is not. Both are called "Yang style Taiji Quan", but they are simply different things. Sure, one can hurt an untrained partner, especially a lady. But that doesn't make Taiji a martial art. Applying these skills in a real fight is way different. A lot of people telling that 'their' Taiji is a martial art, but none can prove it, i.e. show real fighting skills with a real partner that can fight (a boxer or kick-boxer or someone similar).
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Yes, Quanzhen is known for uniting the ideas of Daoism, Buddhism and Confucianism, so one needs to know all these teachings to understand Quanzhen tradition. Also, thanks for the translation.
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That doesn't matter. Boxers can fight without their gloves. Taiji teachers (most of them) can't fight with or without gloves. And those few who can got their fighting skills from their past experience, not from Taiji Quan practice. Just ask any Taiji teacher to demonstrate his fighting skills, and you'll hear that "it's too dangerous" or something like this. The truth is Taiji teachers don't fight, and modern Taiji Quan is not a martial art.
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Taiji Quan was originally created as a martial art. Yang Luchan was a great fighter, and many other masters as well. But that was too long ago. Nowadays, you'll hardly find a Taiji Quan teacher that can beat an average boxer. That's why most of the teachers don't like to demonstrate their fighting skills: they simply can't fight.
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About strength training in Traditional Wushu
Dark Templar replied to Vitalii's topic in Daoist Discussion
So you mean that Xiao Gongzhuo or Zhao Bin was practicing Kuaijia? -
Life is a sad thing sometimes. We need music for joy and music for sadness.
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About strength training in Traditional Wushu
Dark Templar replied to Vitalii's topic in Daoist Discussion
Thanks for the answer. I'm asking because on your site you provide the following lineage: And I doubt there is a Fast frame in both branches. So I am interested which Fast frame you may practice? -
About strength training in Traditional Wushu
Dark Templar replied to Vitalii's topic in Daoist Discussion
Thanks for the answer. Could you please also tell is it Yang Banhou frame? If now, what kind of frame is it? -
Alizbar (Celtic harp)
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About strength training in Traditional Wushu
Dark Templar replied to Vitalii's topic in Daoist Discussion
Hi Vitalii, Do you practice any form of Fast frame yourself? -
Ensenhas (medieval music)
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Hope it ends like this.
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Amy Winehouse - Back To Black
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Sonny Landreth
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I love Jack White.
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Very interesting, thanks deci belle!
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Bad news
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Yeah, great movie, and Donnie is awesome.
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Leonard Cohen is wonderful!
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Favourite Hermetic & Occult Books
Dark Templar replied to Seth Ananda's topic in Esoteric and Occult Discussion
The Mystery of the Cathedrals by Fulcanelli -
funny
