Re: Chen XiaoWang in DC and Annapolis area, Aug 15, 16, 17

bla wrote:
On Sat, 1 Aug 2009 22:45:20 -0700 (PDT), bgfun
<ga.3.bgfun@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Since Tai Chi is such a highly respected martial art in this group ;-)
I know you guys won't want to miss an opportunity to train with Chen
XiaoWang. The Sunday workshop may be of special interest as it will
cover selected sections of the LaoJia YiLu form from the perspective
of applications. In workshops, CXW never seems to have a problem with
people posing the "but what do you do if someone tries to ...?" types
of questions which are usually answered with an invitation to try the
attack followed by being thrown of put in a lot of pain. It's not the
same as free sparring, but still gives an impressive example that
dispels most of the criticisms that people have about the effective
fighting skills of tai chi.

Also, there should be no confusion about mystical "chi" powers. Tai
Chi should more correctly be written as TaiJi in Pinyin and the
energy, Chi, should be written as "Qi" in Pinyin. So the name of the
martial art does not include the name of the msytical energy as many
people seem to think. The Chen family doesn't talk about throwing
"Chi" balls or using magic and is more likley to talk about the "gong
fu" or hard work and time that is spent to cultivate high levels of
skill.

You may find this article interesting - talks about some of the
challenges faced by the Chen family, including CXW:
http://ezine.kungfumagazine.com/ezine/article.php?article=380

Also, here is some video of CXW's nephew, Chen Bing, demonstrating
throws against a grappler at an MMA school:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWBBhVLbDgk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIc5NIfrnJs

If you want information on the workshops, go to:
http://chen-style.com/Chen_XiaoWang.htm


Get him Mahoney.

I would pay to see that.

Bing's throws in the clip were nice, but who was his 'opponent'?

GDS

"Let's roll!"
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    ... there should be no confusion about mystical "chi" powers. ... If you want information on the workshops, ... Bing's throws in the clip were nice, but who was his 'opponent'? ... AFAICT he's student at a MMA school where Bing was doing a seminar. ...
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  • Re: Chen XiaoWang in DC and Annapolis area, Aug 15, 16, 17
    ... there should be no confusion about mystical "chi" powers. ... Also, here is some video of CXW's nephew, Chen Bing, demonstrating ... throws against a grappler at an MMA school: ... If you want information on the workshops, ...
    (rec.martial-arts)
  • Re: Chen XiaoWang in DC and Annapolis area, Aug 15, 16, 17
    ... Chi should more correctly be written as TaiJi in Pinyin and the ... martial art does not include the name of the msytical energy as many ... At any rate yes I would pay to see it too. ...
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  • Re: Chen XiaoWang in DC and Annapolis area, Aug 15, 16, 17
    ... there should be no confusion about mystical "chi" powers. ... Chi should more correctly be written as TaiJi in Pinyin and the ... martial art does not include the name of the msytical energy as many ... If you want information on the workshops, ...
    (rec.martial-arts)
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