everything wrote:maybe this is only a CMC thing or a Yang thing or whatnot but I was just reading something about uprooting both feet at the same time, not just the front foot, in push hands. know anything about this?
johnwang wrote:Another example, if you ask 2 Taiji guys to put on SC jacket or Judo Gi and allow grip then you won't be able to see that many uprooting as happened in PH.
I had asked this question before. If I hold on your wrist and you uproot me, what will happen after that? My body may fly in the air (assume this is possible), since my arm is connected to your arm, I'll land right back on the same spot just like nothing had happened. Your uprooting effort will be wasted IMO. In order to make your uprooting effort effective, you have to break my grip and that will lead into "grip fight", another area that Taiji PH does not cover.
When we talk about certain skill development, we should not just look from "how we are going to apply". We should also look from "how our opponent may response". This way we will not narrow our training in certain style boundary. Our training will be able to apply in much general area, and deal with opponents from different styles.
QuaiJohnCain wrote:
What were you reading from?
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