Hi Chris, I think that changes in bone density are fairly well accepted. Nice use of the example of post menopausal women; every one can...
hi whoflungdat, "he who moves first loses" in one form or another is commonly bandied about in tjq circles. normally taken to mean let you...
Yeah, footwork and timing are the tools that are needed. And yes, the depth of understanding is the most important. it really makes learning new...
Thanks for the reply FQ, lots of great stuff there; unfortunately i can't access youtube at work, so i'm having to use my imagination....
Hello, Seems like a hot topic (again) is verifying whether or not TJQ is currently any good for fighting. I would love to be able to say I...
Hey FireQuan and Syd, Looks like the two of you are doing the same thing in a couple of threads here.. I have to say that when I first...
Hi JKZ, Yeah, some disciples suck. Lineage isn't and will never be some sort of stamp of quality. Branching out from your own particular...
hi all, i find it very strange when people refuse to clearly define their lineage or their time spent training with a teacher. not because i...
hi fq, having met and talked to karel, he is quitre for zz as a method for finding whole body power and has said specifically only to stand for...
well, if you ask polar bear nicely, he might come up with another study. he's very good at such things you know. but you train your children...
in respect to measuring striking force, there is a group of either finnish or polish yi quan people who have done this. they measured the force...
um, ok.
i'm not being unpleasant.. i'm only going on the information you've given me. tis the internet, if you tink i've got your training methods...
the forms in TJQ are not meant to be used as fighting techniques that can simply be taught then applied to combat. the main purpose of the form is...
Hey Snorri, You're right, it does feel like fighting with pillows on! The other thing is, they made my hands reek... I may have to buy my own...
oh yeah. one more thing: wearing gloves is weird! i do pad work and heavy bag work, but wear pretty small and light gloves if anything at all....
Hi nready, Most of the tjq lot in the uk don't have physical fitness comparable to decent boxers. But my teacher and the people I trained with...
Tanks for the responses, PirateBrido; yeah, when I was looking at the mma guys wrestling I could see a lot of similarities. The weight and...
Hi everybody, Reason this is here is because I am basically a TJQ and Yiquan fella, which could arguably be called IMA. I've become more and...
that's fair enough. i suppose i agree with you to an extent. i think what's said in the clip is a pretty balanced view. if your opponent...
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