Ein sehr interessantes Interview mit GM Chen Zhenglei.
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"So many people today are doing aimless moving, shaking and twisting. Then 20, 30 years later they still don't even know what is qi. Taijiquan is an internal martial art. By "internal" this means we are training the qi. If there is no sense of qi, then we cannot call it an internal martial art. It is [then] not Taiji "Quan" [fist]; it is Taiji "cao" [cal*isthenics]. It is no different from the usual physical exercises, lots of move*ments, looks good and flowery"
oder:
"They can practice for or 20 years and still not get the feel of qi. Some people think that Taijiqui entirely light and flowing, something an old man or old woman would do. The other idea people have is that Taijiquan is a neijia (internal) martial art. "Wow, gongfu is very good, can beat up people," but how to hit some*one without strength? So he trains in a very stiff and hard manner. These are the two common, inaccurate precon*ceptions."
...oder auch die Aussage, daß das Taiji-Symbol älter ist als der Taoismus und somit das Taiji gar nicht von den Taoisten erfunden werden konnte..... "For some people, once "Taiji" is mentioned, they will immediately think of Wudang and Zhang Sanfeng.
Actually, Taiji and Bag have nothing to do with Wudang Mountains. Some people mistake that, becauseTaoists use the Taiji diagram and Taijiquan also uses the Taiji diagram, therefore Taijiquan came from the Taoists.
Just think, the Taiji diagram and Taiji culture, for how many years have they existed? They have been around for 5,000 to 6,000 years. They are our cultural heritage; anyone can use them. You can use them, I can use them; anyone can use them."
An Interview with Chen Zheng Lei by Alex Yao