Wow BT what a great thread!!!
I totaly agree with every thing that you have posted and think that its about time that the hippys were forced to realise that they do not own the Tai Chi (or any internal art) franchise.
BT
The bottom line is, Internal martial arts is for combat. Not some health loving art as many people making it out to be today. As for tai Chi as a martial art today, its martial combat essence is good as DEAD in this generation. I base my opinions on experience of meeting many so-called Tai Chi players, or should I say push hands game palyers. Hey, lets see if you can push the other person off balance thats real internal power. What a joke these kinds of people are.
The sad thing about your above comment is that most Tai Chi people I meet cant even push hands as its to "agresive".
LOL.. really, what else did you hear?.. did you hear that he was voted Man of the Year by Kung-Fu Magizine?