The Essence of Your Martial Art

**MSphinx** · Posted On: 10/19/2007 4:26pm

Muay Thai: Using the hardest parts of your body to hit the most vulnerable parts of your opponent's.

**sochin101** · Posted On: 10/19/2007 4:26pm

Two for jiu-jitsu and no-one has mentioned position...

**Goju - Joe** · Posted On: 10/19/2007 4:26pm

Gojujitsu

Using strikes and kicks to close the distance so you can throw someone and be on top to submit, strike or get away.

**DAYoung** · Posted On: 10/19/2007 4:27pm

Originally Posted by MSphinx

Muay Thai: Using the hardest parts of your body to hit the most vulnerable parts of your opponent's.

I like this one.

**Cuchulain** · Posted On: 10/19/2007 4:30pm

Originally Posted by Cullion

Martial Tai Chi: A sorta mix of boxing and wrestling with a few simple kicks and lotsa odd but difficult chinese callisthenics and a few forms. Does alright in San Shou if you train hard enough.

Not bad, I would remove boxing and the term martial (and replace it with chuan/quan)What did you think of mine?

**Chizilds** · Posted On: 10/19/2007 4:31pm

Jiu-Jitsu : Using position and leverage to submit or control an opponent of any size

**Blue Negation** · Posted On: 10/19/2007 4:33pm

Jiu-jitsu: Obtaining a position where your leverage/capability is maximized and your opponent's minimized.

**Cullion** · Posted On: 10/19/2007 4:37pm

Originally Posted by seanyseanybean

Not bad, I would remove boxing and the term martial (and replace it with chuan/quan)What did you think of mine?

I'd leave the term boxing because it really does look like a mix of boxing and wrestling to a noob who is not a highly trained boxer or wrestler. I don't get taught in chinese. Yours was fine but doesn't describe how what you do ends up presenting when used in competition.

I use the term martial because most Tai Chi is taught purely on a health/yogic sorta basis.

**Cuchulain** · Posted On: 10/19/2007 4:50pm

Originally Posted by Cullion

I'd leave the term boxing because it really does look like a mix of boxing and wrestling to a noob who is not a highly trained boxer or wrestler. I don't get taught in chinese. Yours was fine but doesn't describe how what you do ends up presenting when used in competition.

I use the term martial because most Tai Chi is taught purely on a health/yogic sorta basis.

I was going for the pushing hands approach. Where the 4 aspects of Grasp the sparrows tail are emphasised, which can be described like a rubber ball being bounced. Once this has been developed it can be used for the wrestling in SJ or Sanda.

There is a saying in Tai Chi "The open hand is 10 times stronger than the closed fist" meaning that throwing/wrestling > boxing. Hence why i wouldn't consider boxing part of the essence of Tai Chi.