I've taught tai chi since 1989.

Can it be used to fight with? Not unless you have a teacher/trainer who knows a lot of wrestling and or/striking first. It wouldn't be my first choice for something practical. The principles it has are great, but can be more easily applied to a wrestling delivery system. As with so many chinese martial arts - fantastic concepts replaced practical stuff a long time ago. I was already teaching a traditional martial art when I found tai chi. It made me a lot better at my first art, but I would never claim to be able to 'fight' with it. (After spending years watching MMA, I don't claim to be able to 'fight' anyway).

Is 'chi' real? Not that I've ever personally felt. Tai chi done properly teaches really good body mechanics (like any good fighting art) which can make it seem like you're doing amazing things. If I stood in front of Muhammed Ali, I would have thought he was also capable of magic. I've seen stuff I couldn't explain - especially when I was competing in Singapore and the Phillipines, but I whenever I asked to feel it personally, I was told I wasn't allowed to, so in my books it was bogus shit anyway.

Would I do it again? Most definitely yes. If nothing else, gentle exercise and meditation are good things for you and a nice balance to lifting. As a eurasian with some gym time under my belt, I was always lucky enough to have 'the look' (what people expected when they wanted a martial arts teacher). The pussy that that got me over the years was enough to make it worthwhile. Probably drained me of 'chi' for life though!

What's the dude in the clip doing? No freaking idea.

If anyone is interested, Tim Cartmell, BJJ blackbelt is also a very highly accomplished tai chi (and hsing i/pa kua) practitioner. He would be a good teacher to learn the combat aspects from.

I also like this guy - although it's not with resisting partners

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWBBhVLbDgk

She's certainly not hard to look at (although I'd take Jolie over her in a heartbeat), but there must be something fucked up with her.

Whiny princess, fucked in the head crazy woman, never gives it up frigid ice queen - there has to be some reason why men keep running from her.

Gary Moore was a freaking legend and far too young to be gone. Sad.

Hanging leg raises? I've done them for years and they still wreck me.

The Boys would rock!

And there is no way that Superman should have been able to shrug off Adams punches so easily (in my best comic book guy voice).

Wandy seems impossible to dislike.

That fucking retard of a father 'coaching' his kid against him - I've no idea who he is and I dislike him already.

I always thought Dennis Newman in his prime would have made for a good Superman. Whether he can act or not I have no idea, but in terms of the right face and physique for the suit he would have been a good fit.

Hathaway is not a bad choice for Catwoman. I can see her doing the fucked up bad girl without too many problems. She has huge shoes to fill after Michelle Pfeiffer though. She was great as Selina Kyle.

Why they think they need two major villains in the film I don't know.

That line up bdb photo of them all really shows you how big Munzer was. He was always known for his conditioning, but the dude was big.

I guess by definition, if the 'average' person is overweight, they're average, not overweight?

I've seen this situation too, where fat people I know say "Oh, I'm not really overweight". When you look around you can see why, in comparison, they think they aren't.

But they are.

Fatties.

Nigella is a fucking goddess.

I wonder if he manages to hold this condition for long periods of time. He may not be the biggest dude, but it took a bit of dedication to get to that.

Something about the 'gourmet cook' tag just cracks me up.

Nice. Who shit in your cornflakes?

Back in the day you would often hear something along the lines of

"All the top bodybuilders would still be the top bodybuilders if they didn't take drugs. They're the ones with the benefit of great genes..." blah blah blah.

I used to believe this - back then - but since reading GH15's postings I'd like to know - from him or anyone else - who really would have been something special without gear (or with considerably less), and who wouldn't have made an impression at all if they only had access to what was around at the start of the 80's.

I will happily support Finnish independence in memory of the best sex I have ever had in my life from a stunning Finnish babe. I've always wondered if she was typical for Finnish babes, but never got the chance to go there myself to check it out. I don't want to now, just in case the reality doesn't match the image of Finnish women I have constructed for myself.....

I think in most of the shots I've seen of her, she looks very very attractive, but no more so than many women you could walk past on a regular basis in a big city.

I used to be a psychologist and left the profession because I couldn't stand all the "I know everything, you all must bow down to my expertise" arseholes I encountered every time I turned around. If she has even a hint of that personality, then she'd only be good for a hatefuck from me.

Giselle Bundchen aint too shabby. Even without makeup she wouldn't need to twist my arm.

Ha! I thought Rich Gaspari actually used Weider Dynamic Life Essence tablets. I think my world was pretty fucking rosy back then too!

What ever happened with this? I thought Cormier was down for some High Intensity training with Dorian in an attempt to come back better than ever? We saw the clips of him puking in laneways and so on - what ever happened after that?

Sergio wears the suit better than Flex does IMO.

Jay's thyroid is probably working so fast he doesn't feel the cold.

Put me down as a fan of the Nordic girls. Best sex I ever had in my life was with a Finnish chick. God - she was amazing. I thought I'd died a few times that night.

What - no Tom Cruise?

Hollywood is so full of homosexual activity that Ben Stiller even gave it a sly acknowledgement in Tropic Thunder.

Think back to your high school drama class. How many of the guys in it were straight? Why would Hollywood, the biggest drama class of them all, be any different?

Never saw an 'off' photo of this guy. Does he stay that lean all year round? Amazing.

Looks more Fantastic Four than anything else. I always wondered how they would do a Green Lantern film. Now I have a better idea - shit.