Can you find a wussier style of taiji than this?
Done.
http://www.shaolinwestknox.com/forms/Yang_Style_Tai_Chi_64_posture-GM.mpg
As I understand it, this one isn’t martial either.
I’m waiting for your movie to load, but I’m dubious. Does Shaolin West Knox taiji have an endorsement from the Arthritis Foundation? Or is it the subject of a glowing review by the Journal of Gerontological Nursing?
I found tai chi chih on a PBS late-morning excercise show, BTW. A bad sign already, I think you’ll agree.
Gosh, and here I was basing it on martial content alone. Maybe yours is better as far as “wussiness” is concerned…but this is an awful close second. 
Okay, the movie loaded. That’s pretty darn wussy all right. But at least the guy is bending his knees and raising his hand above his waist. Tai Chi Chih b@stardizes the name “Parting the White Horse’s Mane” into the much less threatening “Pulling Taffy,” and recomends wiggling your fingers as you do the movements, to ‘allow the chi to escape.’
I remember watching the tai chi chih show… I won’t comment. they had another that aired before it aired called tai chi innerwave. Anyway, I think I have you all beat:
This “Tai Chi Chih” is offered at the community center where I live. I was thinking about checking it out since I had never heard of it before…now I know why I hadn’t heard of it and am counting my blessings that I was never bored enough to go.
Hey, maybe these are the “Tai Chi” guys Ralek claims to have fought.
“Pulling Taffy”? That’s a freaking riot!
“Justin Stone, Originator of T’ai Chi Chih”
cough cough Oh, God…I won’t even comment…
Sevenstar!
LOL…you didn’t have to mention Bob Klein here…you know you were gonna win!..
They have several “taffy” moves! And it’s a darn good thing they have that disclaimer that only accredited teachers can teach this, and provide the listing of such teachers. I’m sure this would be stolen in droves otherwise!
You know, Justin isn’t only the founder of Tai Chi Chih…he’s also a famous musician. You’ve heard his music in the PBS Tai Chi Chih Show, and his basement! Now that’s talent!
All hail Bob Klein!!
Eh?
What, you guys are crazy?!! That first site is cool. You don’t need to fight a guy for self-defence, just circulate your “chi” in front of him and he’ll soon back off.
Grrrr! Justin Stone will pull Bob Kline’s taffy until he’ll wish he’d never been born.
Grrrr, I said!
Movement 18: Passing Clouds
I do that all the time, usually after eating too much fiber.
No, Mr. Rogue
The movement you know is called “Passing Wind Through the Ears”..very much like the one you described, but with a loud sound..something like a crack of chi
So, let me get this straight…your butt made a noise. It smelled bad. And it’s alive? And you are calling it “chi”?
Well, fine…just don’t scorch the carpet and keep it away from my taffy.
tai chi kickboxing
sounds interesting to me - especially as it comes from Yang style :eek:
but hey - the first guys stance is real low - a good skill…he could creep thru your legs and escape - useful in all kinds of scenarios
Beware of those loud cracks of Chi! - especially after eating too much taffy!
david
check out that the page that sillum kid’s movie is on. the classes there are an hour long, twice a week (intense!) He thanks the dude that runs this school , which states that you can get a black sash in 3.5 years. They teach authentic CMA, but yet, they train with the Bo and do Ippon Kumite…
Dude,
It’s Shaolin-do once again. They are getting sneakier though, dropping the -do part.
>>>7th Degree Black Sash in Shao Lin certified by Shao Lin Grandmaster Sin Kwang Thé
look familiar.
Ah
The hallowed search for the Ultimate B*stardisaton (C) continues.