'04 Taiji Legacy

[Meat Shake]

11 years total training - 3 years of highschool and drugs = 8 years total training.

[Meat Shake]

Light contact? Foot and shin pads? No fingerless gloves?
Bah.
**** sissies.

losttrak- they werent dishing out penalties for hitting people too hard?
Throws are allowed?

[MasterKiller]

Originally posted by Meat Shake
Light contact? Foot and shin pads? No fingerless gloves?
Bah.
**** sissies.

losttrak- they werent dishing out penalties for hitting people too hard?
Throws are allowed?

No throws, but people do get beat up pretty good in the continuous sparring. Plenty of bloody noses. The judges tend to let the fighters fight.

[Meat Shake]

Sweet.
Then Ill do that and jacket wrestling.
Too bad they dont allow throws...
And I hate wearing those **** marshmallow poof gloves.

[Judge Pen]

I'm thinking about fighting next year once I get a feel for the competition. I don't like the fact that you can't sweep the rear or support leg and I like the freedom of fingerless gloves (even though I usually have to tape a couple of fingers togehter after a tournament.) Who knows, I may get down there and change my mind and decide to fight. Probably won't do forms regardless.

[brothernumber9]

I haven't been to Taiji Legacy in a few years but when I did go it was fairly brutal, seemed like every ring someone was getting ktfo'd. Don't sleep on the jook lum guys, they'll try to take your head off and the refs pretty much just let things fly. It definitely isn't san shou, but it sure ain't light contact either. Watch out for guys trying to lace you or rub with the velcro straps on the gloves.

[norther practitioner]

Originally posted by MasterKiller
You won't really meet me; you'll experience me.

Either way, it sucked last year...

ugh, should i be scared?

Yes Very.



We had fun there last year.

[Losttrak]

Hehe I wont comment on exactly what happened on some of the fights since it might make people a little squeemish. The issue is that continuous is sparring is about as close as you can get to full-contact so things tend to get heated. I remember commenting during one match how San Shou is probably safer since at least they have full gloves on and the other fighter is expecting it. Anyways, the refs call as much as they can but they have to keep things moving since there is a deadline. As a result, people tend to escalate a bit and some there are some wounds/injuries. It all comes down to the fighters. They have to keep it civil and not kill each other.

I used to think back on the last tournament and get angry that the judges didnt stop some of the fights. How I thought they werent really concerned about the fighters welfare. However, I came to the realization that the types of attacks being served in the Taiji Legacy continuous sparring is pretty dayam close to how people would be throwing on the street. Its fast, it hurts, and there is minimal padding. Compared to the "Big D" karate tournament we recently attended, the Taiji Legacy is a great opportunity for people to experience some high pressure fighting. If you wanna see some samples, look in my thread history about the fights I posted. It can get pretty crazy.


p.s. For all you guys who want to be respected as a good fighter in addition to a martial artist, you need to fight every chance you get. Any type of match. Point, continuous, San Shou, warm-up sets with fighters you just met... anything. Until you get your "ring-time" you are still the proverbial cookie-dough. Dont make excuses about not fighting. If you arent high enough rank, then LIE. I fought at the black-belt level since a green belt because I wasn't learning anything in my matches. You can judge how high you need to fight since its safety first, but get your arse in there and fight. If you dont like sleeping over to fight the next day they you are choosing sleep over your skill. I dont know about you but I can do without sleep. When I was training, I couldn't stand periods of extended downtime. Feed the hunger, people.

[Shaolinlueb]

man NP i'll watch out. hmm im already getting the week off before for the shaolin tournament tourny in hobokin. texas huh. wonder how long it takes to drive there

[GeneChing]

The Texas boxing commission seems pretty leniant on TJL. We could never get away with some of the stuff you guys do down there - the CA boxing commission would shut us down. I think our commission is more restrictive because 1. we're CA and 2. we're right next to NV and all the Vegas fights. But to be honest, I really look forward to the TJL fights. They're always exciting.

[Shaolinlueb]

1765.8 miles Approximate Travel Time: 27 hours 10 mins .... looks like ill be flying if i can get someone to go with me.

hey does anyone know if Bak Shaolin Shows up there, or Sigong Fu?

[PHILBERT]

I hope to be there since I kind of live in the city where it is being held. I missed the last 2 unfortuneatly.

[Meat Shake]

I dont like the ruleset... Im already in the habit of locking and whatnot... I may as well fight since its only 15$, but chances are Ill DQ.

[MasterKiller]

Originally posted by Losttrak
If you dont like sleeping over to fight the next day they you are choosing sleep over your skill. I dont know about you but I can do without sleep. When I was training, I couldn't stand periods of extended downtime. Feed the hunger, people.

It's more like I have 2 kids and a wife that don't appreciate the hotel lifestyle. We all have priorities. My first one isn't fighting.

Besides, I already said I plan on fighting San Shou. I wouldn't fight Saturday and Sunday. My 31 year-old body can't take that anymore. I can barely walk after class most nights.

[Judge Pen]

We are all in different places. I ususally won't fight in a competitive match until I've had time to feel out what is or isn't acceptable conduct. Your first match isn't the time to learn what's acceptable unless you don't mind losing and getting hurt.

One of the biggest reasons I'm planning to go is to meet some of the people here face-to-face.