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Useful for what?

As a kind of joke, look at these senior citizen doing tai chi in the park, while many 80 years old can’t walk without a cane. Looks like pretty useful.

Judo or Aïkido will teach you how to fall, which may save you a visit to the ER if you slip on the street, and pretty useful again.

It’s also a fun way to exercise and stay in shape, so again, it’s useful

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LeroyJenkins@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
op mentioned the context is situations where firearms are used. so pretty sure they meant useful as a self defense method and not useful as a way of exercise

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- Knock_Knock_Lemmy_In@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Get good enough and just dodge the bullets
  
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  - DamienGramatacus@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Aside from how problematic the film is, I loved this as a kid!
    
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  - Rozz@lemmy.sdf.org ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    That was some hilarious bullet dodging
    
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  - hakunawazo@lemmy.world ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Cool. Gun kata before Equilibrium.
    
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corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

tai chi in the park, while many 80 years old can’t walk without a cane.

As an aside, get someone to show you what they’re really doing when they’re doing Tai Chi. The muscle memory they learn is - when sped up - brutal and painful to others. It’s great how they hide it in a dancy movement class for blue-haired park-goers.

I’ve also met Fumio Demura at a seminar, and he comes across as just an old guy who wants to go fishing when he’s not teaching us to be damaging – so while they may look old and slow, there’s more going on.

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- skulblaka@sh.itjust.works ⁨6⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
  Yeah people who don’t practice Tai Chi usually don’t realize that most of those movements they’re doing out there are slowed and exaggerated joint locks and throws. It is a combat training routine used as exercise.
  
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  - Akuchimoya@startrek.website ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Let’s be honest, most people who learn Tai chi as an exercise also don’t realize that it’s joint locks and throws.
    
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    skulblaka@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
    Fair, a good instructor would tell you so though. Helps visualize the correct motions better.
    
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Cracks_InTheWalls@sh.itjust.works ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago
Break falls are the only skill I’ve kept from my martial arts training, but it’s literally the most useful one.

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