Shooter on renowned Tai Chi master Merryprankster!
From the internal forum. Good to see there are some who can see the principles of their art used by others. Very eye opening.
Nah, RP. I'd say he's got a fairly decent understanding of how TCC is used. He's just taking it in a completely different direction and using it for different purposes.
Let's see. He's got a functional reference to one type of fa-jin in his body-locks and supplex, ward-off in his denial of the opp to come around his guard, pull-down in his 'shrimping', press in his chokes, and roll-back/pull-down in his shucks and throw-bys. Not to mention yielding, neutralizing and sinking - all due to his ability to relax and listen. Grappling just doesn't happen if you can't stick and follow. Submissions and escapes from same don't happen without good silk-reeling, linking and adhering.
Like I said, MP is just applying TCC's physical principles and attributes in a different manner and for different purposes.
I guess Shooter is right, it all is Tai Chi.
I quit after getting my first black belt because the school I was a part of was in the process of lowering their standards A painfully honest KC Elbows
The crap that many schools do is not the crap I was taught or train in or teach.
Dam nit... it made sense when it was running through my head.
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