Do you react like this squirrel?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=FGn-etblqBw
Then train harder!
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Do you react like this squirrel?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=FGn-etblqBw
Then train harder!
I like how his friend bolted at the first sign of trouble, then snuck back to see what was up after it seemed safe.
Respect his Iron Head skills.
I practice Shaolin zuiquan. I'm totally serious.
...or maybe just a little dazed....
Kung fu does not... That's what sparring is for.
You have to train realistically.
Instead of blocking, parrying, or avoiding, the techniques of a good striker, allow them to hit you as hard as they can with repeated punches or kicks. Assuming you are not unconscious, dead, and still have the use of most of your limbs, you will then hear morale-boosting theme music, the extent of your training will magically present itself, and you will overcome your opponent.
Of course, this method works better if you were also exposed to secret texts. So as a child you have to regularly go on caving expeditions and search for hidden passages in old buildings.
Sparring is part of kungfu, just like any other martial art. If you believe otherwise you have had poor training and have been misled. Any school that offers no sparring is not giving you actual combat training. You're in a performance school.
Spar people that are better than you that have more experience and have them not hold back. You will get your share of being clocked.
The ability to stay calm is one off the top of my head.