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Tai Chi Meets Reality
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Tai Chi Meets Reality

Tai Chi master gets beat up by an MMA fighter; Chinese think it was "disrespectful" to demonstrate the truth - the Tai Chi master's "expertise" was a sham.

This kind of thing happens all the time in the martial arts and in the world of ideas. "Masters" and "experts" are frequently convinced of their own knowledge and superiority - allthewhile being deluded about the basics of their own subject matter.

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Philosophy in the real world. Interviewing intellectuals across the globe. Grappling with the biggest ideas.