Over compinsating lack of skill with strength
Recently I have been trying to get back into shape and doing a lot of Pull ups / Push Ups and strength building exercises. I was just wondering in this modern world we have a lot more technical information about muscle / strength building and better ways to get stronger that people did years ago. We have more information about diet and building bigger and stronger muscle thru proper eating etc etc.
Have we traded skill for strength? What I mean is: Instead of sparring / drilling 5 or 6 days a week maybe we have cut that down to 2 or 3 and the others days strength building. When I was in high school wrestling I remember hearing one of the coaches say: "If you wanna be good at Running.... then Run, If you wanna be good at Lifting.... then Lift, If you wanna be good at wrestling.... then wrestle."
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Originally Posted by
lkfmdc
As Gene and I discussed, 30 years ago kung fu was still at least about fighting
I remember Kung Fu class was always about fighting and some Lin Gung (strength training) but we always fought more.
Have we started on a path of "If I am bigger and stronger than him I can just pound him more instead of becoming more skillful than he is?
ginosifu