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Hey Syn7. Yes, I say it to my shame that I have pretty much read all 1200 pages at some point in time, although I skimmed through some of the one-liners. It's like a soap opera, or eating a bag of...

Oh, for JP regarding Richard Clear...I've seen some of his stuff on YouTube. Hard to say for sure, but he certainly says the right things and the stuff I've looked at tells me he's got the right...

Look at what happens when you don't check on a thread in a year...

First off, a wave to TM, Shaolin wookie, Bruce, Sean, and KC whom I remember from this forum from way back and a special tip of...

In response to Bodhi Warrior and KungFu Genius a couple of posts back, I'm posting a blurb I wrote for a friend's message board. It elaborates a bit on what was said about tai chi and hsing-I being...

Sal, thanks for the input. I've always wondered where that 8 animal sequence came from. I'm trying to find a clip somewhere of J. Painter doing it so I can compare. I have a number of his videos that...

Thanks, Sal... looking forward to learning from you...

I STILL have no idea where the SD 8 animal bagua form comes from...

KC,
The Yang tai chi long form that SD has in its repertoire, just like all tai chi forms, can theoretically trace its lineage back to the semi-mythical Zhang Sang Feng, just as the 'tai chi by...

Q: How many tai chi masters does it take to change a light bulb?

A: 11... one to change the light bulb, and ten to stand around and say he's doing it wrong...

From my own perspective as an...

LOL! Actually, some of this stuff has been circulating in my head for a while, and this topic just gave me the opportunity to put some of these ideas on paper, so to speak.

I hope it sounded...

Hey gang...

Gonna throw in my two cents regarding changing forms...

In my opinion, forms were a way for people to try to communicate core concepts of the art to students in an era where there...

700 pages? Wow...

Thanks to Shaolin Wookie for a few remarkably well written posts, and kudos to everyone recently who's been participating in a controversial discussion with respect and dignity....

Heya Freebird!

I think you've given some of the SD instructors a bit of a complex wondering if it was their school you've been describing! :)

I'd agree with BQ that most places have a tai chi...

Let's give mkriii his due. We might reach 600 pages a lot faster with him posting...

I was about to write something along the lines of what sean_stonehart wrote, but he already stated it so...

Before JP points it out, mkriii, you spelled "apparently" wrong...

Maybe you do need an english teacher...

For the last two posters...

What are the characteristics you're looking for that would mark a good dao set?
In other words, what's the performance lacking that you would put in?

Nail harder, Mas... I'm interested in what you dig up!

(Although if it's nailing jelly to a tree, would that be 'nail softer'? 'Nail more gently'? I dunno...)

KC, I've copied it and saved it to my computer. I'm going to be needing that in 10 years...

So has there been any word from Mas Judt on 'the real roots of SD"? I saw the post a while ago about the Kuntao martial arts of Indonesia... was wondering if he had made any headway regarding those...

If Mussolini was a socialist, why was his party the National Fascist Party?

Blue Travesty,
Tip of the hat to you for some very nice posts. I happen to agree with much of what you've said!

Happy New Year to everyone... hope your training goes well this year!

Happy holidays everyone...

BTW, if Blue Travesty had written that post on page one of this thread, it never would have gotten to 500 pages... but then what would be the fun of that? :)

LOL, BQ just upped the reasons for going down to Lexington... I'd do a lot for a free lunch! ;)

And, of course, no offense taken whatsoever!

BQ, That's probably fair, as I haven't seen EVERYONE in SD. I'd say that in the tournaments I've seen, there have been some practitioners who have come a lot closer to what I'd consider to be a...

Bodhi,
I'll bite from the peanut gallery...

Regarding Hung I Hsiang and his use of the Japanese/Okinawan gi, the outer trappings were certainly Okinawan, but the core movements that he used were...

If someone locks this thread, where else will I post? :(