Tell the truth, pretty boy. You don’t really care whether your martial art works on the streets. You just want to burn calories and build muscle, because that is what works on the beach.
So let me warn you: although Taijiquan can benefit your health, your physical appearance will pay the price. Hazards:
- Regular abdominal breathing will relax and stretch your belly, causing abdominal distension.
- Standing pole exercises will strengthen your shoulder and back muscles, throwing them into sharper contrast with your scrawny chest and arms.
- Constant feelings of ease will keep a goofy smile on your face.
Zhang Sanfeng
Get Ready for Summer!
Legends say that Taijiquan founder Zhang Sanfeng resembled a sloppy, dim-witted turtle. Unless you wish to follow in his footsteps, you should moderate your practice. Fitness tips:
- Intimidate would-be bullies by sticking out your chest and chin.
- Super-size your muscles by working each group in isolation. Scientific fact: a sum is no more than its parts.
- Smoking and worrying make you thin. Do both as often as possible.
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7 responses so far ↓
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John
// May 14, 2008
Work more hours so that you can earn enough money to buy those weight lose pills, and that “muscle milk”. yum!
good stuff here.
2
John
// May 14, 2008
loss*
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Gebeleizis
// May 28, 2008
Not to mention the slow speed of the body movement resulting from here
. The relaxed movement of the body will not give anymore that “macho” impression that works for many girls.
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elvin
// Dec 11, 2008
well, i’ve been busting my muscle’s asses for about 8 years on this stuff, and i have something to say about it: ultimately loss is just life before martial arts.
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Steve
// Dec 12, 2008
Taji isnt all that great. You cant win a fight with it, you wont lose weight with it, you cant do jackship with it. If it had any real applications for anything they are long gone.
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John Jr.
// Dec 12, 2008
Steve,
I’m not sure if you’re being sarcastic or not. But if you’re not:
Tai Chi actually helps both of those things you mentioned. Both maintenance of health (including maintaining a healthy weight) and fighting require concentration to be good at. One of the many benefits benefits of Tai Chi is the development of concentration and discipline.
“Who overcomes by force, hath overcome but half his foe.” -John Milton
Different arts work best for different people. If you don’t feel like your learning anything from Tai Chi than maybe it’s not for you; or maybe that’s even more reason to explore it.
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joshuahyoung
// Feb 27, 2009
One of my friends goes a step further than many, he collects martial art books to line his shelves with, in his own words it is just for looks. I borrow and read them but many of them he has never opened.
He is a type of pretty boy I suppose, just having the image of books on his shelf serves his purpose.
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