Is Tai Chi effective in martial arts?

Is Tai Chi effective in martial arts?


as in u can actually use it when fighting someone?


how?

Is Tai Chi effective in martial arts?
Yes in the sense that it gives you a skill necessary to be an effective fighter. Some may disagree and hate this responce, but NO martial art alone is absolutley effective. You need peices of different things...boxers are great fighters, but if you put them in a wrestling match with a champion wrestler, they wouldn't do so great. Tai Chi provides smoothness, and control. It also provides stamina and muscle control. It also has some incredible mentally empowering factors that too are effective in life as well as fighters. It provides the ability to relax, which too is key to being a great fighter. This is important in fighting, but again, not effective by itself.
Reply:Mostly, no. It is really for health and meditation. Supposedly, after you do it for many years, the movements come naturally to you and can be used in self defense, but I would not count on that.





You will have better strength and balance, which will help. And some teachers will teach exercises that help with defense. For example, 'pushing hands', where you try to push or pull your opponent using their own strength against them. If you are looking for something with both meditative and self defense applications, look for something with both 'hard' and 'soft' elements.
Reply:boxers are great fighters, but if you put them in a wrestling match with a champion wrestler, they wouldn't do so great





thats because he's a boxer and does'nt know wrestling!


unless you mean that they fight with there own styles, but he could knock him out then he would do alright.