What I don't understand is how he has been ragging on us about our "far fetched stories", and then he admits to being a liar. So how can we trust anything he says as truthful? What a hypocrite.
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What I don't understand is how he has been ragging on us about our "far fetched stories", and then he admits to being a liar. So how can we trust anything he says as truthful? What a hypocrite.
I agree 100%. I have been to several seminars, and it takes me more than a couple of hours to get the form down to a point where I can practice it on my own. There are those who can pick up a form...
The real question is how a handshake makes you into a superior martial artist?
Oh, I can. Internet anonymity at it's finest!
I agree in the fact that some put too much emphasis on whether or not some art is considered traditional, has lineage ect. If that is important to you, great. The things that were important to me;...
How is being content with your training and disagreeing with another's point of view being ignorant? I personally don't see the point in trying to convince someone who's mind is already made up.
The real question you need to ask yourself is why should you care what they naysayer’s on this thread think? As you have seen, no matter what you say or do will change their minds, they are already...
Heh, thanks for clearing that up.
No, I am not kidding. Explain to me how a Taoist, Buddhist , Confucianist , and Shaman would perform the sweep and twist move that we are talking about.
Ug. What does philosophy have to do with the move? Or are you trying to be humorous?
Calm down. I am not talking about faith in religion, and I am not going to disagree with what you stated. I should have stated practices that are more linked to M.A., like meditation, the movement...
Western society has trouble accepting spirituality as a whole. Not just eastern practices look at how people react to those that practice Wicca (Nothing personal if you practice this). If we cannot...
I did not specify a date, just making a statement that the fighting arts were not introduced first to help them with the rigors of monastic life.
I think that I Chin Ching's were introduced to help strengthen their bodies, and as MasterKiller stated, the fighting arts were developed later to defend against bandits, protect their monastery, and...
Unfortunately, this issue has polarized people to the point that if proof was offered up, there will still naysayer’s that will come up with some way to try and discredit it, "I don't believe you",...
By striving for things that others believe to be impossible, humanity has accomplished many amazing things. This lack of looking past what most consider unachievable is why the people of today are...
I agree. Three months is entirely too short of a time for someone to understand all that material. It has taken me over a year to get to third brown, and that is going to class 5 to 6 days a week,...
True, but there are alot of things that don't always work. :p A difference of opinion to be sure, but that is all it is. I am not saying that grappling does not have it's place in a real life...
In my opinion, I believe it is just the opposite. A female trying to get into grappling reach of a man would in most cases let the male utilize his strength advantage. By using you long reach...
I see alot of value in grappling, I am doing some reading on San Shou Kuai Jiao and wish I could find somewhere locally that teaches it.
Heh, absolutely. It always cracks me up when I am confronted by the "know every countermove" student. You know the type, the one that has the "ultimate" counter move for any situation. "If you did...
I cannot disagree with you there. I recently got kicked right in my left eyeball not to the side or up or down, square in the ball. It hurt, took all the fight out of me, but I sat down for a bit,...
Well spoken. I think herein lies the rub. I personally do not think it is wise to let lower ranks to spar full speed/full contact. The chance of injury due to lack of control and technique is just...
So how long were you in SD before you decided it was not for you?
"Here's the skinny of it. I don't like the advancement system--I think it's too easy for some slackers to advance. I understand the business aspect of the school, believe me I do. But it makes me...