I won't wade into the "MMA better than TMA" argument, but I do want to deconstruct why the Tai Chi Practitioner (TCP) lost that fight.
You'll notice when they first engage, the TCP does a pretty good job blocking the incoming strikes. He doesn't appear to get hit right-out and, as expected with Tai Chi, yields to the attack (backing up). The problem is the attacker doesn't let up, a concept called 'Holding down the pillow'.
I think the reason he didn't handle that MMA style of charging attack is because (in my experience) Tai Chi isn't taught that way. Applications are taught as part of a 1/2/3 strike combination, then resetting. Rare is the case where you defend against 3+ attacks. There's a number of reasons for this, but suffice to say its something that probably should be incorporated into their training.
As a final note, the problem of 'McDojos' has long been known. But I would say there's an equal problem of MMA schools where it's more about dominating new students than teaching. Martial arts is really quite hard, and some people want to learn how to look cool/graceful/powerful than actually learn how to defend oneself.
An observation that doesn't match your worldview isn't trolling, which by some definitions is taken to mean: Trolling is trying to get a rise out of someone. Forcing them to respond to you, either through wise-crackery, posting incorrect information, asking blatantly stupid questions, or other foolishness. which looks a lot like what you are doing.
Having gotten that out of the way, it depends on why you practice any kind of Martial Art. If you are a "keep fit/sports/internal balance" practitioner, your position has some limited merit. If you are the "self-defense/offence" practitioner, your position is vapid bullshit as the only things that counts is self preservation and winning the fight, in that order of importance. Yours is the type of argument that would go down well in a dark alley (or a ring, see the linked video): "VICTIM: "Oh, you can't do that to me - I didn't practice that!" ATTACKER: "Apologies good sir, which method of defense did you practice?"
Given the video above was mostly about a Tai Chi Master saying "I can deal with your uppity MMA" and him subsequently being swiftly and brutally proven wrong, I'd say my original posts has ample merit. Further explanation should only be required for the dense and the trolls.
There, did I express myself to your obviously exacting standards? :)
You'll notice when they first engage, the TCP does a pretty good job blocking the incoming strikes. He doesn't appear to get hit right-out and, as expected with Tai Chi, yields to the attack (backing up). The problem is the attacker doesn't let up, a concept called 'Holding down the pillow'.
I think the reason he didn't handle that MMA style of charging attack is because (in my experience) Tai Chi isn't taught that way. Applications are taught as part of a 1/2/3 strike combination, then resetting. Rare is the case where you defend against 3+ attacks. There's a number of reasons for this, but suffice to say its something that probably should be incorporated into their training.
As a final note, the problem of 'McDojos' has long been known. But I would say there's an equal problem of MMA schools where it's more about dominating new students than teaching. Martial arts is really quite hard, and some people want to learn how to look cool/graceful/powerful than actually learn how to defend oneself.