Originally Posted by
sanjuro_ronin
You know how I fight? How I learned to fight?
By fighting.
Whether it was kyokushin, MT, boxing, judo, Hung Kune, whatever system, the stsyem never taught me HOW to fight, just what the tools were, the rest was up to me.
I submit that, too many people forget that the "rest is up to them".
And that is the problem.
My SPM sifu said, very plainly that MY SPM would NEVER be like his, just like his son's is not like his.
Mine would always be "tainted" (his word) with ALL that I have done before.
I expressed my concern that it would never be "pure"mantis and he said, " You say that as if it was a a bad thing".
And walked away.
I didn't understand it then, but I understand it now.
I hit people, I hit them as hard as I can and as m any times as I can, until they are not a threat.
That is MY kung fu and it is strong.