Hi Tim

I´m reading your "Effortless Combat Throws"
for the third time. It feels like you can go back to the book over and over again and still learn something new. It is a amazing book and, many has said it before on this board but, thanks for sharing your knowledge. It´s great to know that there is someone out there, among the BS you find on the net, that has true knowledge AND is sharing it with the rest of us, without one having to be a "inside door" - student.

I´m kinda wondering where you have taken the moves from. Is it mostly BaGua or Taiji or Xing Yi Quan or is it a mixture of the three?

I recognice some of the entering handmovements from from the fast- form i´ve trained(yang - style, tung- family)and it´s nice to know, finally, what the form was all about, that part anyway

and another thing

Which art among the three mention above is best for the entry and for the finishing movements or the throw?

Has Ba Gua more throws than taiji or is the same?


Tobias

Tobias,

I took a few throws from all of the arts I'd studied, my point was to emphasize the principles behind throwing in general.

All styles have entries into throwing techniques, and many of the entry/set ups are quite similar.

Thanks for the info Tim

When I´m reading on your site what you`ve written about the three arts I get the feeling that in Xing Yi Quan one uses the fists more than in Taiji there grappling seems to be more emphasized but what about Ba Gua? Is Ba Gua the more evasive art among the three?


Best Regards
Tobias

The technique base of Baguazhang depends on the particular style. The Cheng based styles rely heavily on throwing techniques. All styles of Bagua emphasize mobility.

Thanks again Tim



Best Regards
Tobias

The thing, in my opinion, that is so great about the book is it's not about "technique". It appears to me that Tim just showed "technical examples" of the concept of "effortless throwing".

There is only one true efficient concept of throwing. No style has a patent on it. That's what I think makes Tim's book so great. It's global and style-less.

When I do Judo, I don't really call it Judo. I call it "the art of throwing before your opponent throws me", for I draw from all the many throwing/grappling arts I've studied, not just Judo.

You can place just about every throw imaginable within the concepts taught in Tim's book.

Brilliant!!!!!!!!!