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Hey, if you can commit suicide, then so can I. :cool:


Each to his own. There are many who would agree with Tim Tackett and there are many, including TCMA masters and grandmasters, who wouldn't....

I want one of those! :D

Wow, some smoothing and relaxing classical music, while you kill me with your Bruce Lee style freedom of movement. :p

My ideas on Wing Chun would not surprise you if you actually practiced the d@mn thing! :mad:

You never learn do you. Now it is twice that you have been ripped off. Let me give you some advice. Find a REAL sifu who can enlighten you as regards the Kuen Kuit, and your money will never be...

I don't see arrogance in Joy's posts, but even he were, his arrogance would have been based on actual TCMA knowledge, rather than "shooting blanks" like you do. ;)

Graham, does your sifu have the same opinion as you when it comes to the Kuen Kuit? If so, when are you going to ask for your money back and move on?

Will there be any classical music playing on the background? :p

There are a lot of ballet dancers out there who have freedom of movement, as well. :D

Oh boy, when you think that this forum holds no more surprises....:rolleyes:

There seems to be a huge misunderstanding of the Classical Chinese Martial Arts.


You can never have freedom from "mechanical conditioning", until you have mastered and understood it and the...

Thank you!

I thought what we said here was common knowledge in TCMA circles, but it just proves that I can be wrong too. :D

I hope that includes the Grandmasters who have developed the styles and the methodologies that some guys here criticize. ;)

The downward striking Iron Palm/Fist training methodology is not only used in Wing Chun, but also numereous other kung fu styles, and I would "suggest" that the reason for this is not for "ground and...

AGAIN....Iron Palm/Fist etc, is not just about hardening your hands. A little bit of genuine research will go a long way, as regards this fascinating subject matter...;)

It probably can, but IMHO you will do well to use a downward strike methodology to supplement it. As I mentioned before, in my Mainland Chinese lineage of WC we hit the bag straight, to the sides...

Actually, I should have been more clear. Sometimes I use the Iron Palm description to mean any "iron" training involving the hand. I believe that a penetrative fist strike from the top, to an...

Yes, experts can disagree and do. That is because they have other valid methodologies that give them the necessary impact and penetrative power, such as some Internal styles that can deliver huge...

Yes, but he answered the question you were asking! The world is full of stuff that you don't know about authentic TCMA practice. So, the best advice for you is to do what I do, and that is keep an...

Yes, I can!

Yep, there are still a few of them left. ;)

Any sifu who appreciates the wisdom of "downward" sandbag and sand bowl training, together with straight punching sandbag training. ;)

If you read my previous post you will see that IP training encompasses much more than just bone density.


In our lineage, the bags are in front, to the sides and on the bottom. There is also the...

That is why I stated that hitting the makiwara and hardening the hand is not necessarily Iron Palm/Fist training.

The key word you used above is: "correct". That word encompasses the types of...

There is more to Iron Palm than creating hard hands. I believe some you guys need a little bit more research as regards this subject matter.

Hint, hitting the makiwara and hardening the hand is...