Not too long ago, Hendrik made similar comment to you as you have just made to me. Please don't redirect his "negative energy" toward me.
cmon now that is uncalled for, why cant we be nice to each other and help each other learn? why does it need to be ego wars harsh put downs and trolling, didnt your instructor teach you respect honor and decency?
Folks, there is no ego involved here, and I have had about enough of the lets all play nice no matter how much someone may be wrong attitude that is starting to pop up here and if truth is making one a troll then things are really way to far gone don't you think. And I will say the same thing here I said to Hendrik, I am not an expert nor have I ever professed to be one.
Also I was not being negative I was being truthful and it is nothing I have not said to Kung Fu Wang before if you take it as negative I apologize but it was simply a statement of fact based on my Taiji background and the questions presented. If the truth is a harsh put down and trolling so be it. I do think Kung Fu Wang is a good martial artist but based on previous posts, youtube videos and interactions and the questions presented here I simply do not think he understands taijiquan, sorry.
But if it makes you happy I will give you a different answer, you took issue with this
Taiji > Defense is defense and defense is attack
Taiji does not attack, per say, it defends and by that defense it finds ways to attack, or to be more to the point the opponent shows you where to attack.
To counter a "hip throw" or to counter a "single leg" is always easier than to apply a "hip throw" or to apply a "single leg". To borrow your opponent's force B, add your own force A will achieve A + B > A. That's common sense and there is no argument there.
Yes there is argument there if you are talking taijiquan, there is no if they do A I do B scenario, it all depends on what amount and direction the force is coming form. There is no force fights force in Taijiquan, that is why it takes so darn long to learn to apply properly.
But what if your opponent is
- not attacking,
- committing on anything, and
- waiting for you to make the 1st move?
Same answer as above, there is no If he does A I do B in taijiquan, all depends on what amount and direction the force is coming form. Thre is no force vs force in taijiquan. If you feel force form a Taiji person it is generally one of 2 things. 1) they have no clue abot taijiquan (2) they are very good at taijiquan and it is a fake to get you to do something stupid and commit.
Of course you can say that if your opponent doesn't attack you, there will be no fight, the world will be so peaceful and lovely.
I could also say if the person does not attack you he/she is not an opponent so why am I attacking them?
What if some Taiji master kills your love one while you and your love one are in Amazon jungle where you can't depend on any law to help you? Assume you are also a Taiji master and want to kill your opponent to revenge for your dead love one? How are you going to start a fight and kill him if both you and your opponent are playing defense and waiting for the other person to make the first move?
Sorry but that is just plain silly. You are setting up highly emotional senerios that go to more of a moral uissue than a Taiji issue and absolutely none of that has anything to do with "Defense is defense and defense is attack"
IMO, the idea of "defense is attack" has a hole in it. With this kind of attitude, you may develop some good counters to against "hip throw" or "single leg", but the attacking techniques such as "hip throw", or "single leg" will never be developed in your toolbox in the first place.
You missed the point entirely and seem to be obsessed with a hip throw and I am sorry if that comes off as negative but it is how I feel from where I am sitting. You are coming up with things that have nothing to do with what I typed. I am also use to the occasional negative comment form my sifu when I mess up, however I don't whine about it, I accept it try to look at it differently and move on.
It is simply the difference between taijiquan and external arts like Shuaijiao. You learn how to deal with a hip throw but you never look at any hip throw as being the same thing. You defend and through that defense you attack. Now if that is negative, I'm sorry, but it is the truth based on my training in Taijiquan.
If you want further explanations simply ask for them, unlike Hendrik I will explain, but if you go on the attack form the get go, what do you expect in return?
