tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135073576999431197.post2749207877871669540..comments2024-01-25T20:45:56.650+08:00Comments on The Way of Least Resistance: My quest for the martial “holy grail”Dan Djurdjevichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15352771904545108503noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135073576999431197.post-4397720877946002472012-11-01T16:11:54.321+08:002012-11-01T16:11:54.321+08:00Thanks Dan,
Sorry for late reply, but since you r...Thanks Dan,<br /><br />Sorry for late reply, but since you responded, I've solved the mystery. The dispute is because the famous Bagua master Wang Shu Jin practised CPL TC as well and he added elements of his bagua and xing yi to it, forming his own version. Maybe he decided to expand on the similarities Master Chen was talking about.<br /><br />All best,<br />GAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135073576999431197.post-26847809957168309442012-09-15T07:10:57.988+08:002012-09-15T07:10:57.988+08:00Thanks G. I once asked Master Chen whether the tai...Thanks G. I once asked Master Chen whether the taiji form contained elements of xingyi and bagua and he said it didn't; there are similarities in some movements, but that is not a result of 'fusion' by Chen Pan Ling but rather a consequence of the 3 internal arts being from one family of arts (neijiaquan). In other words, the 3 arts are related, hence similarities appear. But those Dan Djurdjevichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352771904545108503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135073576999431197.post-79126285421642084232012-09-15T06:05:51.446+08:002012-09-15T06:05:51.446+08:00Hi Dan,
Great article. Just one question on the s...Hi Dan,<br /><br />Great article. Just one question on the subject of Chen Pan Ling tai chi. I found out recently there's a dispute on whether or not CPL TC contains elements of xing yi and bagua as well as the five tai chi styles. Can you should any light on this?<br /><br />Thanks in advance,<br />G in LondonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135073576999431197.post-2692511578363211822012-05-21T19:18:38.969+08:002012-05-21T19:18:38.969+08:00Thanks for your vote of confidence Xin. In the en...Thanks for your vote of confidence Xin. In the end, all I can promise as a teacher is my best. Whether that is enough is another story. But in many respects it all up to each of us to make the journey; others just give us a few directions along the way.Dan Djurdjevichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352771904545108503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135073576999431197.post-4298523173147216902012-05-21T17:10:45.145+08:002012-05-21T17:10:45.145+08:00As always, I appreciate your reflections and insig...As always, I appreciate your reflections and insights. Sadly though, the link to Brian Bruning's article on CPL no longer appears to work.<br /><br />It seems quite a common journey to find (or create) the "perfect martial art". I started my own (very limited) search a few years ago, and have since learned that it's impossible to find a universally perfect style.<br /><br />If Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01939580994745613699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135073576999431197.post-80574918722365194082009-04-15T06:53:00.000+08:002009-04-15T06:53:00.000+08:00Yes, Hong was a student of Chen Pan-Ling (as was W...Yes, Hong was a student of Chen Pan-Ling (as was Wang Shujin). They both learned Chen's 99 form taiji. Hong also learned from other teachers, notably Zhang Junfeng.<br /><br />I might be wrong, but I've always thought that Su Dong Chen was one of Hong's students. He has gone on to evolve the CPL taiji form further to suit his own style of movement or fighting. If you look, you'll see that it Dan Djurdjevichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352771904545108503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135073576999431197.post-67705376702229431412009-04-15T01:47:00.000+08:002009-04-15T01:47:00.000+08:00Hi,
very interesting story about your meetying wit...Hi,<br />very interesting story about your meetying with Chen Pan Ling's system.<br />I practice also CPL's martial arts !<br /><br />I have a question about Hong Yi Xiang, that you quote in your blog.<br />Hong Yi Xiang has been a student of Chen Pan Ling ?<br />So it's interesting, beacause I have read an article on "formosaneijia" that speak about a lineage betwen the CPL's taiji and the Su Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135073576999431197.post-45134121378259165342008-09-26T10:15:00.000+08:002008-09-26T10:15:00.000+08:00As someone who studied internal arts by way of Tan...As someone who studied internal arts by way of Tang Shou Dao for four years, I appreciate the information and insight you provide others by sharing your journey. Thank you and best wishes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135073576999431197.post-53989923607421209492008-08-01T10:49:00.000+08:002008-08-01T10:49:00.000+08:00Thanks JoshSequential relativism is one of the key...Thanks Josh<BR/><BR/>Sequential relativism is one of the key principles in our martial system.<BR/><BR/>Incidentally, the other person who I have trusted to "combine" elements (albeit again, in a limited sense - not in the sense of a "holy grail") is my first teacher Bob Davies.<BR/><BR/>I still hold the dream that one day I will have enough knowledge, experience, intuition and creativity to passDan Djurdjevichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352771904545108503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135073576999431197.post-44000620524577440022008-08-01T08:44:00.000+08:002008-08-01T08:44:00.000+08:00What I really liked was the sequential training id...What I really liked was the sequential training idea of moving through the methodology of the style applied in various ways. Keep up the good work.joshuamonjinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991055992752717168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135073576999431197.post-27162228552366195972008-08-01T07:58:00.000+08:002008-08-01T07:58:00.000+08:00Is it possible to develop the ultimate martial art...Is it possible to develop the ultimate martial art? I very much doubt it. Not only are there the issues to which you refer, but also the central problem that what is "ultimate" for someone will change based on their experience and age.<BR/><BR/>However I do believe that within an individual art it is possible to sythesise various styles - provided one has enough experience to "pass effective Dan Djurdjevichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15352771904545108503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5135073576999431197.post-91054264818536392402008-08-01T05:02:00.000+08:002008-08-01T05:02:00.000+08:00Very interesting journey. Do you still feel it is...Very interesting journey. Do you still feel it is possible to develop the "ultimate martial art" as you put it? Especially in todays world where it is hard to find the time necessary to develop the skills in any art as you mention. Also how can one person hope to be able to pass effective judgment necessary to choose the "best" for incorporation? Just some of my own thoughts on the subject.joshuamonjinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03991055992752717168noreply@blogger.com