"As for AGIANST. Lay on your back and bench 250 lbs ... please tell me how this is not against? You are fighting the weight! And when you cross hands and feel resistance, you will have trained to fight against it, give away your intention, and the better trained player will change and get you ... "
Gosh.Bench pressing is an exercise on it´s own.To train it,does not mean that you will apply it to MA too.What evidence are you basing your conclusion on?
" Worst of all, the lifting has affected their mind. Where they used to be open, they are now close minded. "
I hope you are not seriously saying that you believe that this is what lifting does to you INO.That would need some major support.
"I personally have seen two martial artist lose their skill from lifting, but now they are addicted to the practice. "
OK.I´ve also seen people benefit from lifting.What does that mean? Not much,except that lifting has proven benefits.
Once you collect a huge group of practicing MA together for an objective study and prove that their skills (once defined) are hurt by lifting,then you might have some support for a conclusion (it would still stand the chance of being wrong though).
"Weight training is against taiji principles completely, and I would even go so far as to say jogging does too."
Whoa.Why? Where in Tai Chi,is that said?
"A perfect example to me is Gracie. When he fist came out he beat tons of guys, and he was much smaller than them. He didn't need weight training, he had technique. "
Again,nobody has been saying that weightlifting is to take the place of your art.It is for supplement (unless of course,it is your primary hobby).You are not supposed to do weightlifting in the ring.
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