Is tai chi bullshit?
Read the sticky
Whether Tai Chi is "bullshit" or not depends on what you think it's supposed to accomplish.
For fitness?
not if you're old
For self defense?
meh
For qi gong?
it's okay
It's okay, it can help with balance and can be relaxing.
Personally I would do yoga and lift. Only do yoga to meet women.
>>34894610
>Sifu Dindu
>>34894610
For what? For a good balance of mind and body? Sure. To actually defend yourself? Fuck no.
>>34894674
How do I become a qi gong jedi?
Yes, it's not even from Tailand
yes, bullshit
>>34894968
>To actually defend yourself? Fuck no.
I have to disagree. Taiji can be incredibly effective for defense.
Like all martial arts there are different regimes of practice. Taiji has five focuses.
>movement and breathing practices (qigong)
>meditation (neigong)
>forms (taolu)
>push hands (tuishou)
>self defense (sanshou)
The first two I consider to be mystical woo and do nothing for the physical practice and self defense, but they're relaxing, so they got that going for it.
The shit you see in movies with the old people standing individually in rows
is the practice of forms. The purpose of this exercise is to ingrain the flow between movements and foot positioning, along with balance and leg development. There's plenty of classes and yoga instructors who've watched a DVD who "teach" this stuff (incorrectly)
Push hands is done with a partner and is exactly what it sounds like. Pushing hands. Like the practice of forms there are prescribed motions that you and the partner practice a hundred times over. A teacher who can instruct in push hands is rarer.
Finally there's the application in defense. Here in the states its difficult to find any teacher capable of conveying this knowledge.
I started practicing with the neighbor when I was ten or so. At that point it was the forms and the two mental practices. When I was 16 he started teaching me push hands and around 20 when he started teaching me sanshou. He passed away at 88 when I was 22, and it took me 2 years in a city of 750k people to find someone who had some stuff to show me.
Three times I've had to defend myself and it's proven effective those three times. (Twice are from my bf being a loudmouth drunk who doesn't know when to shut his fucking mouth, the other when a guy robbing my store lunged at me with a knife)
I'm at the point now where I have some students and friends I teach to varying degrees, along with a weekly senior taiji class at my gradma's retirement home.
>>34894610
>/asp/
Ur in the wrong town bruddah
>>34894610
As a fighting style it's a meme. As a breathing exercise and general calisthenics it's alright.
>>34894955
KEK. Almost choked on the gum that I was chewing.
>>34894610
unless you can waterbend, it's bullshit
>>34896686
Oh my god you are such a faggot.
>>34894610
What faggot in that pic. Collapsed arch. Valgus knee.
Learn biomechanics sifu faggot
Taught me how to break bricks, so it's okay.
>>34894610
It's basically autist-level intense study of body mechanics. Doesn't matter what else you're doing fitness or martial-arts wise, tai chi will enchance the things that you want to be good at.
It's also pretty good for self-defence. (Mental health and forensic worker here)
>>34895961
gays leave
There is a literal retard on /asp/ who claims taichi so super awesome and effective. He ran his mouth off and challenged an anon to a fight, and when anon accepted, taichi retard started making excuses. He continues to post to this day with the same tired excuses when it comes up.
>>34897172
Gif related is him
>>34894610
Yes. Just do judo. It's what tai chi claims to be but actually works and will get you fit.
It doesn't matter what martial art you follow it doesn't matter how hard you train and I dowant matter how good you get
You will never be able to counter my pipebombs
>>34895961
This is great
>>34894674
>For fitness?
>not if you're old
The claims for oldie health usually stick to balance. Lot of old people fall over and hurt themselves badly so it's actually pretty good.
>For self defense?
>meh
From what I've seen it's surprisingly good but I still think it'd work better as a kind of accessory to another self defense /martial art type of thing.
I rate it for shoulder health as well, lots of the movements are good prehab exercises.
>>34896995
>(Mental health and forensic worker here)
i.e. a fucking wanker.
>>34897668
On the other hand you will never be able to counter your pipe bombs. Very likely to blow yourself up tbqh.
Most CMA are good at increasing body awareness and balance while the fighting aspect is USUALLY bad.
>>34897866
>Most CMA are good at walking in circles and playing patty-cake while the fighting aspect is always bad.
>>34895961
I'm imagining some fairyboy trying to defend himself from domestic abuse and robbery with fruity old chinese people yoga and it's fucking hilarious.
>>34897849
shutup you fucking ignorant peasant thats a pretty noble career to get into you data entry fuccboi
>>34897882
You will tremble and fear my Fighting Crane Strikes TigerrrrrAAAARGGGGHHH YOU FUCKING STABBED ME YOU ASSHOLE, THAT'S NOT ALLOWED
>>34897893
Heh...nothing personnel kid
>>34897901
>>34897882
>>34897893
Le coolguy badasses
>>34896740
>valgus knee
His hip is rotated you nigger
>>34897906
We're just joking around. Calm down.
I don't actually think he's some "fairyboy" or that it's "fruity old chinese people yoga" but the way I worded it made me laugh and you can never take that away from me.
>>34897924
I like how with 3ish words you get so butthurt.
>wing chun guy comes to my mma training for a trial class
>skinny-fat
>telling us how hard their training is and how his sifu once killed 5 guys in hong kong underground matches
>he's in the bathroom reviewing his lunch 20 minutes into the warm up
>mfw CMAfags
>>34897931
This is me right now desu senpai
