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I wouldn't recommend any tapes.

The stuff I'm talking about is vailable online for free

Great! As long as you don't get into anything too stylized.



Solo drills that impart the movement and energy-management skills that taijiquan is based on. 9 Temple Exercises would be good for...

I'd ask myself whether or not I can participate in a competition without competing.

If the goal is to win, is it really a test of one's taiji?

If the goal is to test one's learning, then there...

That's kinda brutal.

Are you willing to stand next to him and show everyone how it's supposed to be done?

that's a press

Since I started training tjq;
a bunch of MMA matches
a few BJJ/Freestyle tournaments

happy b-day brutha :D

There are some pushing hands formats that are well suited for submission wrestling competitions.

Why don't you walk on your own legs instead of challenging people to test your teacher? If you keep making open invites like that here and at CK, don't be surprised when someone takes you up on it.
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excellent

try breast-stroking a mile in under 40 minutes.

swim breast-stroke continuously for 45-50 minutes 3 days a week along with a good 1 hour heavy-bag routine 5 days a week

Zen Flesh - Zen Bones

My Tai Tzu Tao(tm) isn't "some form of Taiji, Hsing I, and bagua"

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one example is white-stork posture.

if the proper 'stretch' and breath is utilized in its static position, white-stork 'works' the heart meridian

there are many, many others

Xebulon doesn't need luck.

Happy New Year, brutha! :D

who cares? nobody takes bsd.net seriously. do they?

Omar. you accent things really well and your stepping is precise. Your teacher must be pleased with the fact that you can move through that form with so much speed and precision.

If the judges...

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high carbon steel is hard. lead is soft.

xebudude, you're always right!

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Durban's a lightweight...or so I'm told

I wasn't finished writing. I wanted to go into how the cycles are applied to the way sparring and ring-fighting are structured and practiced. I just ran out of time this morning.

But since "we've...

the 5 steps correspond directly with the 5 elements.

The 5 elements are arranged in creative/destructive and closeness/fearfulness cycles. Their arrangements provide a model for understanding tjq...

Oh don't you worry, CSN. That particular buzzword will make its way into the vernacular of lots of tjq people soon enough.

But seriously, I'm just maing that 5-steps stuff up. I didn't really have...

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