Re: Taijiquan and word usage "Tongbei": Anyone know?
Posted: Sun Mar 31, 2024 2:58 pm
it's interesting this name "tong bei" afaik doesn't have a (language) connotation of "elephant trunk like swinging arms" but the videos being posted seem to be mainly about that. the Fedor "casting punch" seems to have a little bit of that ( a little bit of "haymaker", a little bit of overhand .... idk if it's supposed to be like a combo of those 3 of what).
any accidental strike from anyone (such as a stray elbow in a basketball game) who is "relaxed" can really, really get you for sure. just "you" being "relaxed" and kicking some furniture .... well let's just say my metatarsal is pretty darn damaged temporarily.
this all reminds me of that gif someone (graham?) posted of that girl in class doing "piquan" to some poor kid who was trying to pick on her. KOed him immediately IIRC.
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any accidental strike from anyone (such as a stray elbow in a basketball game) who is "relaxed" can really, really get you for sure. just "you" being "relaxed" and kicking some furniture .... well let's just say my metatarsal is pretty darn damaged temporarily.
this all reminds me of that gif someone (graham?) posted of that girl in class doing "piquan" to some poor kid who was trying to pick on her. KOed him immediately IIRC.