Martial Tai Chi™ Linked Forms - First Section

[MrOphachew]

What do you think about Dan Doherty and his Practicle taiji?

[martialtaichi]

@MrOphachew I'm sorry to have to announce that Joanna died on Sunday 6th March. I'm not really in a place where I can answer your martial arts queries but I shall be leaving the comments option open.

Please remember Joanna fondly as I do. Her passing is a great loss.

Julie, Martial Training Association

[MrOphachew]

@martialtaichi --Oh my dear, I had no idea things where that bad? Please accept my sincerest condolences. I had a few short e-mails with her late last year. She was someone that was deeply interested in the Martial Arts. I have a few of her DVD's. Please accept my condolences. Oh my God.

[martialtaichi]

That sounds like a logical progression, though I favour showing a movement in action before teaching it as a solo form. Then the students practice the movement with an imaginary opponent, then they apply it on a real body, then solo again and so on back and forth, tweaking both as they go.

[martialtaichi]

Later they'll learn additional applications of the movement and their solo training of that movement will naturally progress to become more generic and movement-principle orientated.

[Baguaguy]

Interesting forms, I like them. And I also generally agree with your comments. Coming from a Karate background, I feel that Taiji teaching should follow the same procedures: from single moves drilled extensively (Kyhon); to application exercises for those moves; to 1-step sparring using a very limited set of techniques; and then on to more complex sets of techniques, 2 and 3-step sparring, and forms. When I started in Karate, I spent months in Kyhon before being introduced to the first form.

[martialtaichi]

Hi - thanks for your comment. It is based on the Zheng Manqing sequence, but has been influenced by the other styles I've studied - other Taiji styles - Yang, Dong, Sun, Chen and Wu as well as Xingyi and Bagua. My understanding of reeling silk (constant rotation) is from Taiwanese lineages and having testing it alongside other methods, I've found it to be the most combat-functional.

[Loyal2law]

Nice =D! May I ask what Tai Chi Quan this is, 'cause I'm still a bit confused on the distinctions XD. Thank you for sharing =D!