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    Yiquan/internal sparring

    Since there's a Yiquan history thread going on I decided to look up some Yiquan sparring, which there is a surprising amount of on the web given that in most ICMA, free-sparring clips nearly non-existent.

    Let's talk about this clip:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsNZGWFVyjw

    What do you think about this clip? What's good? What's bad? What can you see in this clip that represents internal martial arts?

    A couple of things to keep in mind:
    1) They are hobbyists, not professional fighters.
    2) It's clearly friendly/practice.

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    All "internal" guys should spar like this. When you see an opening, you want to land your fist on your opponent's face. If you know how to use jab, cross, hook, uppercut, you don't need anything else. The "striking art" just can't be simplier than that.

    Good clip, right attitude, right direction, ... If people can spar 15 rounds daily like this for 3 years, they will be good fighters for the rest of their life.
    Last edited by YouKnowWho; 04-13-2013 at 03:34 PM.
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    Looks like just boxing practice .

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    Quote Originally Posted by pazman View Post
    Since there's a Yiquan history thread going on I decided to look up some Yiquan sparring, which there is a surprising amount of on the web given that in most ICMA, free-sparring clips nearly non-existent.

    Let's talk about this clip:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsNZGWFVyjw

    What do you think about this clip? What's good? What's bad? What can you see in this clip that represents internal martial arts?

    A couple of things to keep in mind:
    1) They are hobbyists, not professional fighters.
    2) It's clearly friendly/practice.
    I am biased but all I see is boxing. It is a good workout, you build up sweat and perhaps a lot healthier than the person who just sits around.
    I realize I am a fool because I feel to understanding the concept of "internal sparring" and I remain a fool!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robinhood View Post
    Looks like just boxing practice .
    拳 means boxing.

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    Quote Originally Posted by pazman View Post
    Since there's a Yiquan history thread going on I decided to look up some Yiquan sparring, which there is a surprising amount of on the web given that in most ICMA, free-sparring clips nearly non-existent.

    Let's talk about this clip:
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsNZGWFVyjw

    What do you think about this clip? What's good? What's bad? What can you see in this clip that represents internal martial arts?

    A couple of things to keep in mind:
    1) They are hobbyists, not professional fighters.
    2) It's clearly friendly/practice.
    Hi Pazman,
    I just checked your profile and I see that you are a san da coach - so it would be useful and interesting to hear what you think of this clip.
    Last edited by Miqi; 04-14-2013 at 04:44 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Miqi View Post
    Hi Pazman,
    I just checked your profile and I see that you are a san da coach - so it would be useful and interesting to hear what you think of this clip.
    Well, the clip isn't Sanda, and I don't know very much about Yiquan, but here are my 2 cents:

    I think for hobbyists practicing at local school, it's pretty cool. The lady in the white shirt has some good forward pressure. Having sparred xingyiquan people I've always felt that same sort of forward pressure from them. I'd have to agree with Mr. Wang (YouKnowWho).

    There were some stepping and hand methods I saw that I wouldn't do myself, but I'm unfamiliar with Yiquan.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robinhood View Post
    Looks like just boxing practice .
    Why should TCMA have to be robotic and stylized? As far as I remember, the last "boxer rebellion" happened in China. When you see an opening (leak), your hand go throught that openion (leak). That's TCMA.

    All boxing techniques exists in TCMA:

    jab - 直拳(Zhi Quan)
    cross - 平拳(Ping Quan)
    hook - 圈捶(Quan Chui)
    uppercut - 措捶(Cuo Chui)

    Why a jab, cross combo always followed by hook, uppercut? Because a

    - straight line attack will create an opening for a circular attack.
    - horizontal circular attack (hook) will create an opening for a vertical circular attack (uppercut), or the ther way around.

    There is no better hand striking combo that's better than right jab, left cross followed by:

    - right hook, left uppercut, or
    - right uppercut, left hook, or
    - right hook, left hook, or
    - right uppercut, left uppercut.
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    Quote Originally Posted by YouKnowWho View Post
    As far as I remember, the last "boxer rebellion" happened in China. When you see an opening (leak), your hand go throught that openion (leak). That's TCMA.

    All boxing techniques exists in TCMA:

    jab - 直拳(Zhi Quan)
    cross - 平拳(Ping Quan)
    hook - 圈捶(Quan Chui)
    uppercut - 措捶(Cuo Chui)

    Why a jab, cross combo always followed by hook, uppercut? Because a

    - straight line attack will create an opening for a circular attack.
    - horizontal circular attack (hook) will create an opening for a vertical circular attack (uppercut), or the ther way around.

    There is no better hand striking combo that's better than right jab, left cross followed by:

    - right hook, left uppercut, or
    - right uppercut, left hook, or
    - right hook, left hook, or
    - right uppercut, left uppercut.
    Thanks for your description of boxing practice, do you have a description of internal practice too. ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robinhood View Post
    Thanks for your description of boxing practice, do you have a description of internal practice too. ?
    You have just asked the wrong person. I don't believe in "internal". In this forum nobody knows "internal" better than you do. It's your turn to share your "internal practice" knowledge and experience.
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    Quote Originally Posted by YouKnowWho View Post
    You have just asked the wrong person. I don't believe in "internal". In this forum nobody knows "internal" better than you do. It's your turn to share your "internal practice" knowledge and experience.
    OK, I don't see much internal in that clip, maybe some scattered internal spurts of intention , but nothing continuous or controlled that would be considered internal application.

    The clip is just a one way confidence building session to make the women be aggressive , aggressive does have internal intent , but to me there is a lot more to it than just internal intent, ( efficient use of intent is a key factor in application , like being able to focus your intention to only where it will give the best return value, not through throwing out a little everywhere and hoping something hits, that is not efficient , it will waste energy and give small returns on your investment.
    But if you have a lot of money to throw around, that way does give some return, but also can give a lot of loss. The guy with the inside information will make a killing .

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    Quote Originally Posted by pazman View Post
    Well, the clip isn't Sanda, and I don't know very much about Yiquan, but here are my 2 cents:

    I think for hobbyists practicing at local school, it's pretty cool. The lady in the white shirt has some good forward pressure. Having sparred xingyiquan people I've always felt that same sort of forward pressure from them. I'd have to agree with Mr. Wang (YouKnowWho).

    There were some stepping and hand methods I saw that I wouldn't do myself, but I'm unfamiliar with Yiquan.
    Thanks for the input, Pazman. Talking about yiquan videos generally, two possible points of constructive analysis spring to mind about yiquan sparring videos. One is that the head seems not well guarded enough, and two is how often people just turn their backs and give in once their basic guard is breached:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wseNknZ6yMA

    That happens just too much to be chance - so, scientifically, that must surely be an area of possible further improvement.

    Finally, I always think low kicks might be more usefully employed.

    These are just generalisations of course.

    Yiquan is supposed to have a philosophy of scientific criticism and progress - so, I hope most people could agree on these constructive criticisms.

    In terms of 'internal' sparring, that's something that's beyond my knowledge. Yao Zong Xun said that the proper, fight based wushu of the past was more like muay thai than anything else. If anything, more should learned from boxing - in my view - especially about defence. Wang was quite happy to learn from boxing.
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    There are many ways to spar with your students. Sometimes you want them aggressive, other times you want them to work on avoidance, and other times you get them to make valid counters. Getting seasoned athletes to be aggressive isn't much of a problem, but to get the new girl or guy who just wants to practice as a hobby to be aggressive can be a challenge.

    Robinhood, how can I tell if I am seeing internal or "just boxing"? I've practiced "internal" martial arts but I've felt the whole internal/external thing was a false dichotomy.


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    I remember drinking tea with one of my teachers in Wuhan and he was trying to explain to me "internal".

    Teacher: Chinese martial arts are much different than others. The body must be relaxed.

    Me: Oh, yeah I know. My kickboxing coach in Japan was always trying to get me to relax.

    Teacher: No! It's different! In other martial arts, the power comes from big muscles. In China, we use our whole body power.

    Me: I guess similar to boxing, when my coach tells me to let my punch come from my hips and feet.

    Teacher: No, no, no! This is special only to internal martial arts!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Robinhood View Post
    OK, I don't see much internal in that clip, maybe some scattered internal spurts of intention , but nothing continuous or controlled that would be considered internal application.

    The clip is just a one way confidence building session to make the women be aggressive , aggressive does have internal intent , but to me there is a lot more to it than just internal intent, ( efficient use of intent is a key factor in application , like being able to focus your intention to only where it will give the best return value, not through throwing out a little everywhere and hoping something hits, that is not efficient , it will waste energy and give small returns on your investment.
    But if you have a lot of money to throw around, that way does give some return, but also can give a lot of loss. The guy with the inside information will make a killing .
    Hi Robinhood,
    Yes - I think that's reasonable comment. I suppose the question is, for self defence, especially for a woman, is it a good strategy to have a burst of explosive aggression to try and back someone off quickly?

    Much respect to the lady in the video - she reminds of that lady in Kung Fu Hustle!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Miqi View Post
    Hi Robinhood,
    Yes - I think that's reasonable comment. I suppose the question is, for self defence, especially for a woman, is it a good strategy to have a burst of explosive aggression to try and back someone off quickly?

    Much respect to the lady in the video - she reminds of that lady in Kung Fu Hustle!
    Nothing wrong with it, just different way of training, it depends on what you want to develop.

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