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PaladinX13 · April 17, 2001, 10:46 AM

It's likely that those books are about pure Tai Chi which has no more to do with self-defense than Yoga does. Tai Chi is just about physical, mental, and spiritual well being. What you're looking for is a book on Tai Chi Chun (Chuen, Chuan, etc.) which is "Tai Chi + Fist"... or the martial form of Tai Chi. I have a friend who practices it at a high level and is quite impressive in terms of speed, agility, flexibility... not so much strength except when doing some psuedo-supernatural demos, including stomping the ground and making it shake (which would be no big deal except for the fact we're on concrete), he's 100 lbs lighter than me and the best I can do is hurt my shins.

Of course YMMV.

April 17, 2001, 10:46 AM	#14
PaladinX13 Senior Member Join Date: September 6, 2000 Posts: 519	It's likely that those books are about pure Tai Chi which has no more to do with self-defense than Yoga does. Tai Chi is just about physical, mental, and spiritual well being. What you're looking for is a book on Tai Chi Chun (Chuen, Chuan, etc.) which is "Tai Chi + Fist"... or the martial form of Tai Chi. I have a friend who practices it at a high level and is quite impressive in terms of speed, agility, flexibility... not so much strength except when doing some psuedo-supernatural demos, including stomping the ground and making it shake (which would be no big deal except for the fact we're on concrete), he's 100 lbs lighter than me and the best I can do is hurt my shins. Of course YMMV.