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Thanks for clearing up my misunderstanding gents :)

Hasayfu, I remember reading somewhere that Lam-sifu decided to not present the darn do from Hung Gar, since students already had several good...

You could also try a range of MMA, JKD, kickboxing, Taikiken (like Yichuan) groups too. Where are you going to be in Tokyo, and what kind of art are you into? :)

HSF,

Conceptually, dividing the five animals into seperate sets seems similar, although from the tiny amount of footage on the Lam Kwoon introductory tape IS little to go on. Can I ask if these...

Just checked out Lam Kwoon's introductory video recently. The Hasayfu material is an interesting addition to their Hung Gar curriculum, and I noticed that, while the Hasayfu movement seems quite...

Mickey,

Most of the Japanese practitioners who claim contact with Chinese martial arts were active from Japan's occupation of Manchuria and China - I think Japan's militaristic imperialism...

Chin Gen Pin, a chinese monk who arrived in Japan in the 1700s, is accredited with passing on chinese fist methods (kenpo/kuenfat) to three ronin - with each forming their own school. The most...

I like Jonies too. They come in a good cut, and she uses good heavy duty cotton. I've been using the same pair of pants for two or three years now and they're still going strong! Decent price too :)

Thanks MasterKiller - should have tried a search first! :)

I thought the bone-marrow washing set was one of Boddhidarma's excercise sets until I read a Taiwanese book on the set this morning which said it was developed by a Hsing-I master. Where does this...

CA,

An encyclopedia-like book called Bugei Ryuha Daijiten was written by a writer called Watatani Kiyoshi in the 1970s, and contained several thousand different styles of arts we'd call koryu...

You Okinawan guys have some really good stuff with the unarmed striking/grappling and weapons.

We spend some solid time working with weapons like the cane, short chain etc which can be translated...

Vash,

I train in a few Japanese styles - hontai yoshin-ryu and yagyu shingan-ryu center on jujutsu, but also include staff, sword, cane and other weapons, as well as some other weapons training...

Hi,

I do a comprehensive koryu system with weapons, unarmed etc, and some other auxilliary koryu weapons, and have some basic chinese training from my family. I think you're spot on with the...

Thanks very much for that, Ben - understood! :) My dad studied some CLF from a retired man in Sydney many years ago, but I don't know much about the art myself. Thanks once again!

The mind boggles - Ben, are these footwork patterns the same with the Moi Fa, Sup Gee and Bot Gwa weapons sets too? And by crazy footwork, are we talking MC Hammer-type stuff here??

Woops, forget...

There sure do seem to be a lot of forms! Could any of you CLF guys outline what the focus of the Moi Fah, Sup Gee and Bot-Gwa are? They seem come up again and again in the curriculum :)

Thanks for your thoughts TJM.

I like your approach to forms. It seems common for both chinese and japanese arts to train in a limited number of basics and forms in class, then the breaking down...

TJM,

I know you devote a lot of time and effort to your taiji study - can you give some ideas on what aspects of forms training could be trained better?

Thanks for your replies :)

CA,

Should instructors teach ethics with regard to martial arts?

Vash,

I agree none of us lives in a cultural/moral vacuum :) I do feel that where the teacher...

All martial arts teach you to defend/fight opponents, and causing pain or injury or more serious comes with the territory here. Intent is a big factor in defending/fighting, but this is only one side...

Sounds like a sweet deal LC - all the best with it! :)

Ripping people off by selling fakes?!! You've gotta be kidding. Hey just changing the subject, I have some great antique weapons for sale if you guys are interested - they're antique - i swear! -...

Hey Guys,

The chains are chinese ones - the japanese kusari-fundo have smooth links to manipulate the chain for both flailing and grappling (grappling much more limited in chinese arts). These are...

What is it with old Japanese guys and judo throwing bears? I swear I hear at least one of these 'grudge match' reports a year. Is this something like our own 'big fish' stories or what?!?

I think the practitioner you mentioned is probably listed here:http://www.wingchun-japan.org/j-schools.html . There's also http://yokohama.cool.ne.jp/chienwingchun/index.html. I guess it really...