Would you believe the Chinese also used soft to contrast with the hard so we can come to appreciate that one needs the other to be effective?
Wow thats a really intricate way of saying, i dont know."soft defeats hard" does not equal to "soft can't be hurt by hard".When you can't hurt him because he is soft, does not mean he has to be soft to hurt you, but that is up to him.
If booth people are hard then the stronger wins, that's why you need soft to counter hard.
Originally posted by BawangOriginally posted by Bawangi had an old taichi lady talk smack behind my back. i mean comon man, come on. if it was 200 years ago,, mebbe i wouldve smacked her and took all her monehs.i am manly and strong. do not insult me cracker.
here's an example of taiji when utilized in a resisting environment - there is still "softness", but there is also speed and power being applied...a balance of "soft / hard"
http://www.taichili.com/p_house.wmv
We all missed it, because he can't explain internal using his definition of bio mechanics, for two reasons, first he does not know what internal is, so how can he explain something he knows nothing about or thinks does not excist.
And second if he could do it or knew what it was, he would not be trying to say that it was not real.
It always amazes me that people can comment on experiences they have not had, its probably because someone else taught them that also did not have experience, and the myth continues.
It's just one little hand!