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Chapter 159: The Direction of Taijiquan's Development

"In fact, it is not only Tai Chi that has this problem, but most of our traditional martial arts have this problem. As a kind of fighting art, if it can't be practiced in actual combat often, its essence will definitely be gradually lost, and finally it will become a gymnastics-like existence, promoting its original intention of fighting and fighting. ”

Tagawa did not shy away from this issue, but bluntly pointed out the cruelty of the real situation. After a pause, he continued: "As a loyal supporter of Taijiquan, after listening to the speech of Master Sun Zhenying, the head of the Sun style, at the Taijiquan Conference last year, the idea of working hard for the revitalization of this ancient martial art arose. At that conference, Mr. Sun asked me to speak, and I added some ideas of my own after Mr. Sun's development policy of 'openness, inclusiveness, moderation, and harmony', which was based on expanding the group of basic practitioners of Taijiquan and creating more opportunities for practitioners. ”

"The importance of practicing a martial arts is very important, and it can be said that it is a magic weapon to really improve your skills. After establishing this principle, the final solution we decided on was to let Tai Chi itself come down from the altar and go deep into the middle of the vast number of practitioners. ”

"After decades of development after liberation, the so-called secrets of Taijiquan are actually not much, and many techniques and formulas about Taijiquan have been printed into books and widely circulated. I think it is because of two aspects, on the one hand, there is a lack of environment and conditions for practice, and on the other hand, many traditional sects still hold the traditional strict standards for accepting disciples, resulting in too few practitioners and it is difficult for outstanding practitioners to show their strength in front of the public. ”

"Competitive Tai Chi Tui Shou is a platform for us to practice and display for the majority of Tai Chi enthusiasts. As you can see, our Tai Chi Movement Committee is working hard to promote this movement, hoping to expand the scope of this movement as much as possible. Personally, I have a certain talent and certain conditions to do this in this sport, so I set up a Tai Chi Association in my school to promote Tai Chi Tuishou and strive to promote this movement to the sports meeting. For this sport, our goal is to start with school-level competitions, then move on to the city level, then to the national level, and finally to world-class competitions, such as the Olympic Games. ”

"Although the game is just a fight within the rules, and there is a fundamental difference between it and the actual life-and-death fight, that's all we can do. The era of cold weapons has passed, and there are too few opportunities to really rely on technical combat skills. ”

"The other point is that the focus of our current development of Tai Chi is not really to develop a strong fighting skill, but to inherit a culture. There is a degree of problem in this, we hope to show a traditional boxing technique with a certain practical combat significance, rather than a terrifying killing technique. After careful consideration, we set the direction of development as a competitive Tai Chi pusher. Just like boxing and judo, it will be a sport first and foremost, and we want to compete to win, not hurt the opponent, which is a question of the direction of development. ”

"But in any case, actual combat ability is an important indicator of a competitive fighting technique, which is why this challenge is here. My opinion on the outcome of this challenge is a little different from that of the experts. I have fought against many masters in the Taijiquan world, some seniors in other sects, and some people who practice boxing, jiu-jitsu and other martial arts, so I have a rough judgment of everyone's overall actual combat ability. From my point of view, the outcome of this challenge may be between five or five, neither crushing the opponent nor losing all at once, and the outcome of the agreed few matches may be winners and losers. ”

At this time, the host interjected and asked: "What is the overall level of the people from the United States who came this time? Are there any top masters? What is the level of the boxers in our taijiquan world who are ready to play?"

Tagawa said: "The strength of the other party is not very clear. But I was contacted by Michelle of the Los Angeles Mixed Martial Arts Association, and she's still quite strong. I estimate that among the people who came this time, there will be one or two masters with a relatively high level, and if you compare the level of underground black boxing, it should be close to the top of the existence. Among American mixed martial arts fans, there are some retired sports stars, or the elite of the military, and many of them have gone through real life-and-death battles. ”

The host then asked: "It has only been a year since the Tai Chi Push Hands movement was launched, how high can your actual combat ability be, and have any strong players emerged?"

Tian Chuan said with a wry smile: "The promotion time of Tai Chi pushers is too short, and the practice crowd is too small, and there are no strong or potential players yet. Beginners don't have the ability to fight yet, and this time against the American challenge representatives, we can only let the fighters who have been practicing Tai Chi Tuishou for a long time in each sect fight. ”

"Will you be able to fight yourself, or will you have any of the top masters of each sect?"

"This time it was driven by me, and I wouldn't have been able to say it if I hadn't played. As for the top masters in each sect, we have also mobilized some, but we have kept them as backups, to prevent the other party from being too strong, and to save some face. The main force of the battle is the disciples of the younger generation in the sect, most of them are green or green fighters, and I am the only red level fighter who will definitely fight. What is certain is that there will be no yellow fighters in the fight. ”

The host finally asked a question: "I heard that you are not optimistic about the traditional equipment routines of Chinese martial arts, why?"

Tagawa said, "I didn't expect you to hear about it. I don't agree with traditional equipment, the main reason is that I think that these equipment kung fu are all products of the era of cold weapons, and now they have entered the era of hot weapons for a long time, and these kung fu have completely lost their practical meaning. Especially in the practical significance of non-governmental promotion. ”

"Let's analyze the opportunities to use the device now. At present, there are several situations in which equipment may be used in combat, one is in the army, and the only tactical content of cold weapon combat that is still retained is bayonet fighting and dagger combat. The cold weapon combat content that is retained within the police force is the baton technique. The third practical aspect is the combat of criminals, who often use dagger-like daggers or machetes to commit crimes. Among ordinary people, there are almost no opportunities to use cold weapons. How much difference is there between practicing the equipment routines but not having the opportunity to practice at all? At the beginning, we talked about the same requirements of martial arts, there is no opportunity for actual combat, there is no room for improvement, and there is no motivation to practice. ”

"Let's look at the world and take a look at the ancient cold weapon fighting techniques that have been preserved at present, and the most typical one should be fencing. Fencing was preserved as an aristocratic sport by the European aristocracy, who had their own traditions, strong financial and social influence, and only they had the ability to preserve the sport. Now this sport has also been quite different from the original martial arts, from the original dueling skills to the current high-tech sports. ”

"Another item is Japanese kendo. The two people were wrapped tightly in protective gear, each holding a stick and drawing around, half of the game time was spent on various etiquette, and the intensity of the battle was not as fierce as the fight between two children, which was simply a practice of self-cultivation, and it could be said that it was completely out of the category of nodding skills. ”

"There is also a short knife fighting technique in Southeast Asia, which has also been preserved. But now there are no conditions for slashing people with knives, and the locals have a way, and they have replaced the knives with a short stick made of rattan, and two people use the short stick to strike each other. These people don't have the financial resources of the European aristocracy to make this kind of thing high-tech, and they are not as boring as the Japanese to turn this thing into a spiritual inheritance, their method is very simple, one of the two people will be hurt first, drop the stick and admit defeat, nod and it will be over. The weight of this rattan stick is very light, and it is not easy to break people, which saves the energy and cost of making protective gear, but it also seriously limits the development of this sport, and it has never come out of that tropical jungle. ”

"Looking back at our equipment, Tai Chi knives, Tai Chi swords, spears, stick techniques, etc., etc., which one can be practiced in actual combat? Therefore, the only destination of these weapons can only be routine performances, and they will definitely eventually be reduced to martial arts gymnastics and completely abandoned by people. ”

"You were injured in the attack this time, haven't you realized the role of the instrument?"

"Hehe," Tian Chuan was amused, "do you want me to carry a long sword every day for self-defense? Let's not talk about whether it is a controlled knife or not, with this thing, can I still deal with people in this metropolis? Besides, isn't there still our people's police to protect our safety? Now that it is a relatively complete society with a legal system, there is basically no opportunity for us to display our swordsmanship, and there is almost no possibility of learning these things to be used." ”

At the end of the interview, Tagawa returned home, thought about the last question, and asked himself seriously: "Is it true that instruments are useless? Is it necessary for me to study the technique of self-defense? Putting some inconspicuous cold weapons at home or in the car should still be useful for protecting oneself and preventing infringement?"

After thinking about it for a long time, Tagawa finally decided to start practicing by smelling a simple short stick. In addition, common things that can be used in combat include short knives, as well as things that you often carry on your body in normal times, or some things that you often encounter at hand. He was going to study the use of these things separately, and how to use a knife or stick with his bare hands.