ChiDragon

I don't know why you said that the guy doesn't use Taiji in fight, so he doesn't practice Taiji for fighting skills.....??? Do you practice Taiji yourself...??? In the first video, the first match in the advance level 18, the guy in red practiced Taiji for 9 years; and the one in black only five years. According to one of the judges, these guys are still young which lack of jin(勁) yet.

Question.... On the last two videos....??? What is your opinion about the size and strength of both, are they an equal or a fair match in the arena....???

After all that said, if you know what is the true definition of Qigong, then you should be able to determine it is real or not....!!!

Hi, DT What you said is true that Taiji teachers don't fight. It is because, nowadays, most people are practicing the art for healthy purposes only. Actually, the modern Taiji Quan you were referring to is only the first level of Taiji. For health purpose, that's all one needs to learn and practice. However, the art itself is a martial art as questioned by the OP. The most common techniques used in Taiji are grab and hold to get the opponent off balance. My argument was that with the boxing gloves with disable the ability for a Taiji practitioner. That besides the point, the modern Taiji practitioner can build a tremendous body energy in the muscles. Even unintentionally, one can get hurt pretty deadly. This just happened to me recently. I had practiced the art for years and develop a tremendous jin in my muscles. I have volunteered to teacher the art in a senior community. I thought I'll do a little demo with my jin and that was my worse regret in my life. I ask a lady to stand still and relax. I put my right lower arm against her left upper arm and applied a slight jolt(not a push) on her. I expected her to move side way and try to keep her balance. Instead, she didn't but fell straight down to the ground due to the unbalance of herself. She got up and said she was OK. She also start telling everybody how strong I was. Unfortunately, she came back the next week and told me she had blues on her buttock, right elbow and a bump on her head. My teach had warned me to be careful who I touch after a long time practice of Taiji. Now, I only do the demo on a person and be sure there is a wall next to the person to lean on. Indeed, Taiji is deadly even without the intention to hurt someone. PS.... I didn't know her physical condition. Afterward, the lead person of community told me she was sorry that I wasn't warn about the lady's condition. Anyway, the demo was not meant to put her on the floor. It was really just a slight jolt to demonstrate the jin.

They are only a source of energy but haven't converted to energy(ATP) yet.

Boxing is different from Tai Chi fighting. The boxing gloves are a big handicap for a Tai Ji practitioner.

Yes, energy can be stored but not for long. Eventually, the energy stored in a battery will be discharged. Beside, if we are talking about the energy in the human body. If it has not been used, it will be gone in seconds.

"the thighs are pressed against the abdomen" which restricts the movement of the abdomen from expansion and contraction for the UMB. Note: UMB: the Ultimate Method of Breathing.

No offense.... This is the worse position for breathing. Please be advised do not take this as standard practice.....!!!

IMHO..... I wouldn't say that a sage is like an idiot. Their minds are not empty but full of philosophical principles to be cultivated. Doing house work is to keep a living quarter in a sanitary condition. Watching TV will became a couch potato. What do you think...???

What harm could it be done...??? It could only burns up your calories. Isn't it.....???

Yes, QiGong isn't a martial art but it has the same effect as Tai Chi. Indeed, it is deadly too. You have to be careful who you touch....!!!

It is the body strength, jin(勁), developed from the diligent practice which is deadly. With the aid of each move, it is even more deadly. It is the self discipline of mental control not to hurt anyone which make it not so deadly.

Interesting question..... How many of you are learning or cultivating to master your emotions on TTB.......???

That is if, only if, A is not a sage.

In respect to a child, the idea of both terms.... 1. Prenatal was referred to that the DNA is still in the parents. 2. Postnatal was referred to that the DNA has been passed onto the child. Another concept for TCM..... 1. Prenatal Qi(氣) is the five grains and the air(Qi from Heaven and Earth), the sources of energy from nature, are provided for the survival of human after birth. 2. Postnatal Qi are the basic units for the body structure. The ancient Chinese Taoists were referred as Jing(精), Chi(氣), and Shen(神). Unfortunately, these three terms were never explicitly defined and spinning our heads.

Brian.... Thank you....!!! Unfortunately, I still didn't get an automatic notice in my email.

Brian.... Normally, when a member PM me, I get a notice in the email. The last three times I didn't. It happens to be that I have bookmarked the message section. My original question was how can I find the path to go to the message section initially.

In the mean time, since the email function is not working, how do we go about check our messages.....???

None, it is because I only see a monk meditating and don't see how it was related to Neigong. IMHO This logo is more suitable for a Buddhist forum. Sorry for the kill joy...!!!

Well, IMO, attempting to change someone that is a "causes change". Yes, that person B would have to realise his own ego before wanting to make a change to himself. If person is a sage, then he should know better. I don't know if person A has been hurt, even though, he was sad and frustrated. I don't think he was hurt that serious. "Is Lao Tzu suggesting that, even if not in this lifetime, all will eventually be at one with the Tao, so there is no need to change people?" In the TTC, Lao Tzu was suggesting that the rulers should make changes to care for the people equally and with respect. Actually, Lao Tzu was trying to change the people to follow the principles of Tao. Eventually, he was hoping the people are changing to the good. In your scenario, A can make suggestions for B to change. If it didn't work out, then A can just continue with the daily routine to avoid conflict altogether or just walk away which is his choice.

1. Harm is something that is adversely effected to outcome intentionally. 2. Yes, attempting to change someone is not Wu Wei to a Taoist. 3. It is not a bad thing as long as the adverse feeling was not intentional but only if it was a natural cause during the course of a harmonious relationship. 4. Teaching is one thing but absorbing depends on the willingness of the receiver to make the change.

If he walked away and did no harm to others, then he did not violate any principles as a sage.

I see that you are picking up lots of erroneous terms from here and there. There are no such terms such as "post earth", "post heaven", yin post earth or yang post earth. btw "Post heaven" was mistranslated from 先天(xian tian). The correct translation is prenatal postnatal. 先天(xian tian): prenatal 後天(hou tian): postnatal Edited the last word. Sorry, my bad.

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