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Is it possible for a Tai-Chi martial artist to best a Boxer?
Please provide your side of the argument with back up versus one statement opinions, thank you! I'm really curious as to how a tai chi user could defeat a boxer in combat.
Bluto had an excellent answer. Here's what all style vs style questions come down to:
1) Training
If you want to be able to swim, you have to get into the water. If you want to be able to fight, you have to do non-compliant training and sparring. Boxers definitely do both. No Tai Chi practitioner that I've met (yet) does non-compliant drilling and sparring. But I'm sure that there are some out there, even if they are few.
If the Tai Chi practitioner doesn't train realistically, he an incredibly slim chance of winning. If their training is equally alive and efficient, then the deciding factor will be...
2) Techniques
It goes without saying that Boxers have better hands, but Tai Chi practitioners have a wider array of techniques at their disposal. Assuming that both parties were trained with equal efficacy, I'd probably assume though that the Tai Chi guy would have an advantage here. (Though, having never met a Tai Chi practitioner who spars, I can only speculate.)
But what's still to be considered is...
3) Physical Attributes
If both parties are equal in terms of training and technique, size, strength, speed, chin, and power will play a large role in determining the victor.
Long story short, what matters most is how they have been trained. However, the vast majority of boxers train better for fighting than the vast majority of Tai Chi practitioners. But, with the right training and circumstances, it's quite possible for a Tai Chi stylist to defeat a boxer. And of course, on any given day, anybody could win or lose a fight.
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