What you say really makes sense. The problem with modern styles is the total decorrelation between form and application. Modern wushu (Changquan, Shaolin, ...) have nice forms, but the application are not obvious (if at all relevant!). Most of the time, you don't even learn them. When you fight, you do Sanda, that does not even use you chang quan or Shaolin skills. A bigger problem is, as you say, the lack of real world practice in traditional styles like Baji Quan. Doing Jin ben gong, forms, and attack/defences makes the brains work, but not in a comprehensive way. The notion of "distance", detection of your partner balance and intent in a "real" setting is quite hard to grasp, but crucial in a real fight setting.
I know the video is 4 years old, but respect to you from Australia. Very good and honest knowledge and understanding. I’d be very confident training under this guy.
I recently found your channel and appreciate the honest and realistic answers you provide. Thank you for sharing.
Can you do a video about punching? How Baji punches correctly? I do Boxing and I'm interesting about how Baji punching. Thank you very much!
Basically the same. Once a week Tang Laoshi teaches sanda, where he also teaches the basics of punching, hook, uppercut, kicking etc.
What you say really makes sense. The problem with modern styles is the total decorrelation between form and application. Modern wushu (Changquan, Shaolin, ...) have nice forms, but the application are not obvious (if at all relevant!). Most of the time, you don't even learn them. When you fight, you do Sanda, that does not even use you chang quan or Shaolin skills.
A bigger problem is, as you say, the lack of real world practice in traditional styles like Baji Quan. Doing Jin ben gong, forms, and attack/defences makes the brains work, but not in a comprehensive way. The notion of "distance", detection of your partner balance and intent in a "real" setting is quite hard to grasp, but crucial in a real fight setting.
I know the video is 4 years old, but respect to you from Australia. Very good and honest knowledge and understanding. I’d be very confident training under this guy.
Thanks!
It seems like bajiquan is a system which takes very long use effectively after you learned it
Am i right ?
In comparison to most Chinese martial arts, Bajiquan takes not very long. Within a year you can make some great progress in your fighting skills.