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Sounds kind of like some variation of the JKD approach. However, JKD does not purport to teach its students all of the various component styles. Actually, it purports to teach no style. That aside,...

Let me give a bow of respect to a post by Judge Pen. I paraphrase, and correct me if I am wrong but I think he said, it is what it is, I get alot out of it, and I'm not so worried about marketing. I...

I've studied the short kata, to SD black belt level. Studied the Japanese approach, studied other Chinese, the SD short kata are more japanese then chinese. Ignoring the whole "kata" thing, the...

One of the great things about SD, like many other arts, is the sense of family of training with your brothers and sisters. And regardless of your style, going to seminars is always a good experience....

Perhaps it boils down to this. A guy has a knife, you have a sort stick, are you comfortable fighting him off? Or, broadsword to broadsword?

Learn - "I would disagree about the "Indochineese approach" as has been suggested."

I've read online discussions of kuntao practicioners saying that the principles are far more important than the...

It is unfortunate that SD purports, or maybe purported, itself to be a type of karate, for marketing purposes because at some time karate was the thing to do in the US. In the seventies, Kung Fu...

Learning forms is not learning the principles. Forms are a catalog of techniques. The strategies and principles must be taught beyond the forms. The forms are stepping stones to understanding. That's...

I would agree that SD is not Karate. I've studied Japanese arts and it's not the same. The use of Japanese terms does cause confusion however. Radhnoti, your quotes from de Thouars (sp?) are...

I would disagree about the "Indochineese approach" as has been suggested. Yes there are many variants on how silat would approach something, but mastery of the strategy and concepts of a particular...

Tattoeedmonk,

You raise good points. I did pass black belt, and know the expectations I was given for what I had learned and what I would learn. I have serious questions about the ability of one...

Kwaichung,

I started SD before 92. I know how it was marketed then and I've seen how it has been marketed since. Studied Mantis since. I have to go back to the nuances. The Mantis I was taught in...

I don't doubt that SD produces some great fighters. I also don't doubt that SD allows some people to find alot of fullfillment, regardless of whether they become great fighters. What is troubling is...

It really boils down to the nuances. I have studied many arts and been to many seminars. Allow me to use the seminars as an example. Have you ever been to a seminar of a different style where a...

Baqualin, yes Kali is a fantastic and very real world oriented art. But like CMA, there are many ****xxng contests about which approach is the best. I have studied many arts, but I would not say...

Sin The can appropriately call himself the grandmaster of Shaolin Do. It is his system after all. But to call himself grandmaster of the Shaolin arts is patently ridiculous. Shaolin constitutes...

Kwai Chung,

I'm going to practice jian forms this weekend because I enjoy them. I'm also going to practice Kali skills, because I feel that what Leo Gaje has to teach is truly applicable to the...

A previous poster asked if I had been cut in a knife fight or training. No, I have not been cut in a knife fight, but I have been injured many times in training. I believe he was responding to my...

Gentlepersons,

I have been travelling and there has been much discussion. I offer some thoughts from my perspective. Take them or leave them as you will. I don't worry about lineage. I really...

Kwai Chung,

I may have misunstood your question. However, the philipino/indo culture is a blade culture. It is the most advanced such culture in the world. If you wish to deal with a blade, at its...

Just to be clear, I underwent a black belt test under Sin The and passed. I also passed tests for tai ji and ba gua. I don't say that for any ego reasons, just that I have been deeply involved in sd.

Judge, good honest post about a contentious subject. Perhaps I dwell too much on this, but I feel this kind of discussion is good when it comes to something so contentious. I have not named my...

Many thoughts expressed here. Again, I have to express an appreciation for Judge Pen's civil discourse, and also for his passion for SD, because it meant so much to me. I also understand Willow...

I'm not interested in ****ing contests. I could say that the filipino style I have been studying is the most realistic combatic style I have ever studied, and I do believe that, but that would not...

As I posted, long time lurker. Judge Pen, I respect his approach to this discussion. Debate can be civil yet vigorous. There are passionate viewpoints concerning SD, and I respect that. Yet I think...