Cross-training is great but we should get good at applying Tai Chi before diving into the ground work of other styles. I like your honesty Alan, I just think you had access to different Tai Chi than I did and cross-trained much earlier. I still plan to have an MMA match or three but first will be BJJ which I expect to be owned by black belts but I have faced several skilled and active Blue belts which my Taiji deal with just fine.
Reverse experience, its been hard dominating in BJJ and Kickboxing, then taking up Tai Chi for the health benefits because now I’m a grandad and I need to think about knee longevity and slowing down a bit, that might be easier said than done though, it might also facilitate moving in slow mo when I spar, that theory is not proven as it was a online course, I might still just go all out with a double leg, back take then RNC over chi haduken moves, is Tai Chi mostly shadow grappling? it feels like it. Bagua is next on the list.
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Cross-training is great but we should get good at applying Tai Chi before diving into the ground work of other styles. I like your honesty Alan, I just think you had access to different Tai Chi than I did and cross-trained much earlier. I still plan to have an MMA match or three but first will be BJJ which I expect to be owned by black belts but I have faced several skilled and active Blue belts which my Taiji deal with just fine.
Good point, I don't like p0rtan Jeder§on but it's a valid statement lol
Reverse experience, its been hard dominating in BJJ and Kickboxing, then taking up Tai Chi for the health benefits because now I’m a grandad and I need to think about knee longevity and slowing down a bit, that might be easier said than done though, it might also facilitate moving in slow mo when I spar, that theory is not proven as it was a online course, I might still just go all out with a double leg, back take then RNC over chi haduken moves, is Tai Chi mostly shadow grappling? it feels like it. Bagua is next on the list.
Tai chi, I’m my experience, is mma without the groundwork (although we did play around with this in my system albeit badly)
@@indefenceofthetraditionalma How many yrs in TC before you tried fighting or sparring with it?
@@jasonsecretsword7606 about two