I agree, its patty cake boxing. But its interesting to watch if you know the meaning of certain movements they are doing. Also they are dancing more than they are seriously fighting. Its like a...
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I agree, its patty cake boxing. But its interesting to watch if you know the meaning of certain movements they are doing. Also they are dancing more than they are seriously fighting. Its like a...
who cares if he isnt speaking.
What if "mastery" cant be demonstrated though, only known. And im not talking mastery of "magic" where you shoot lightning from your a$$ and fire from your eyes, but the mastery of the self and the...
greendragon...
My definition of "westernization": The process by which a lazy mind strips away the ideas, methods and practices that do not result in the immediate satisfaction of its erratic...
MaFuYee...
Im right there with you on most points man. As far as "real" magic i think its mostly misunderstood. One of my girlfriend's long time best friends is actually a formally trained druid...
Then hop into Pride and UFC and prove it, as you would say. Otherwise your arts are utterly useless. Which is basically what you said to me as well.
Yes willow you gave your opinions more about my ability rather than the art. You stated them in reference to me when i dont even study the style. Heres a quote from my first post. "I dont vouch for...
Man willow you dont read what i post. I never said i studied silat. I never said anything about those clips and thier combat effectiveness. I started the thread saying "hey look here this is...
"you eloquently made your stance clear about how you feel about the UFC and pride competitions, then why not prove yourself right about what you have learned and go enter a ufc or pride competition?"...
Id like to say i respect your opinion Willow Sword, but its difficult to do so with your arrogant attitude. Also, to dismiss an entire culture's martial and spiritual way of life simply because it...
What aspect of the "stuff" are you talking about Willow Sword?
Here are some decent clips of Silat in action.
http://www.cimandecombat.com/loudbabycart/index2.html
The fluency of the style is basically the root of what i am training for.
Im really interested in what you guys think about aspects such as these in relation to the martial arts. What are your opinions?
If you are at all familiar with Pencak Silat then you have heard at some point about its strong roots in mysticism. This site, under the articles section, gives some really interesting first-hand...