Good to see you acknowledge that the 'contest' aspect of tourament is not generally aligned with proper tai-chi principles (at least that is what i thought you implied).
My lineage emphasises 'softness' and 'yeilding' to the incoming energy - and then if they overreach, then you can 'overcome'; if they with withdraw with correct form then it's back to the to-and-frow. If they withdraw with error then you have a chance to uproot again.
Is this ever likely to make it into public shows? I doubt it would provide much spectator excitement, because most of the action is internal and based on miniscule mistakes.
Good to see you acknowledge that the 'contest' aspect of tourament is not generally aligned with proper tai-chi principles (at least that is what i thought you implied).
My lineage emphasises 'softness' and 'yeilding' to the incoming energy - and then if they overreach, then you can 'overcome'; if they with withdraw with correct form then it's back to the to-and-frow. If they withdraw with error then you have a chance to uproot again.
Is this ever likely to make it into public shows? I doubt it would provide much spectator excitement, because most of the action is internal and based on miniscule mistakes.
But this is a superb training tool IMHO.