sixthspade (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Well, since these people got fat off of meditating, they came up with Tai Chi right..? Couldn't it have also been created to fend off bandits as well..?

Vyse500 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

man, thats gonna be difficult,....kinda like.....finding a needle in a haystack :T

crazywales (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

i dont really want to argue, its your opinion about tai chi. i personally have been practising for 9 years and i practise it soley as a fighting art, not for health benefits, and im a pretty good fighter now and pobs will get better. look up erle montague on youtube. he explains things quite well, u might have seen his videos, i dont know. and by the way, know one knows 4 sure how tai chi originated ive read many versions of events from many different books. remember ur view is ONE view.

bookguy12000 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

dude. ur pretty ignorant for a 7th year senior practioner of taiji. tsk tsk.

creatvthinkr (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

I know this is like finding a needle in a haystack, but would ANYONE, ANYONE know what the music was that started at 2:00 ?????????????

mamba109 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

It was up to the practitioners themselves to take Tai Chi to the next level. To not only enhance Chi flow of your own body, but to DISRUPT the Chi flow of your opponents body. It is an amazing and monumental step to take that only those who truly reach the summit will be able to do. It is not a simple "take summer classes and learn street fighting."So how dare you say everything I said was garbage.

mamba109 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

So I will repeat again, it is not a fighting form. Just because you can spew out names and dates found on Wiki doesn't mean anything. I have no doubt the top fighters were Tai Chi practitioners. In fact, the highest level of Tai Chi is when you actual use it as a fighting form, turning immeasurable, intangible meditation into explosive physical execution, which require almost a life time of training.

mamba109 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Homework? I studied and practice Tai Chi for 7 years bud. Do you even know why Tai Chi was first used? The Buddhists sat all day meditating, so they became very fat (you see their statues being fat, which also represents life, because of all the sitting meditating they do). Because they were fat, they could not defend themselves against bandits who rob their canes/jewelery/ or whatever - hence Tai Chi, the physical form of meditation so they can be in shape WHILE they meditate.

TransMun (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Hey Mamba, you're so wrong. Do your homework, Dude; 'cause you're just spewing garbage.The first full-contact fighting competition was held in China in 1929. The t'ai chi fighters were among the top guys.Two years later, the competition was held again, and won by the famous Chen t'ai chi master, Chen FaKe.Check out the Liang Yi demonstration on my page; Master Fu would kick your butt in a New York second.You don't know what you don't know. Dangerous...

mamba109 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)

Haha the most ridiculous thing I've read, Tai Ji being a form of fighting. Partially true since Tai Chi stems from Qi Gong, but Tai Ji is a simplified version of Qi Gong and focuses on the internal exercise. You can incorporate Tai Ji in your fighting, but itself is not a fighting form.Not for old people? I suggest you read a book or two about it, when you say this it seems most of your knowledge about Tai Ji comes from Hollywood. It is use for everyone, even those in a wheelchair can do it.