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    Count--People learn the basic cuts first. There...

    Count--People learn the basic cuts first. There are 8 of them in the Michuan system. You practice those over and over again, in addition to learning the form. In terms of progressing from drills to...
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    I practice Chinese swordsmanship. To be more...

    I practice Chinese swordsmanship. To be more specific, Yang family sword (jian). Anybody here on the board who does sword stuff live in Philly? My teacher is doing a swordplay workshop there at the...
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    Yeah, they're not monks.

    Yeah, they're not monks.
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    That's true. I'm sure he took many lumps in those...

    That's true. I'm sure he took many lumps in those 10 initial years.
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    Sorry about that. Anyway, yeah, I know my teacher...

    Sorry about that. Anyway, yeah, I know my teacher has lost before. He was 2nd place in the National Push Hands Championship in Taiwan in the 80s (I think it was sometime in the 80s), so he obviously...
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    Wasn't Chang Dong Sheng undefeated in all of his...

    Wasn't Chang Dong Sheng undefeated in all of his known bouts?
  7. Cool, man. That makes sense. If anything...

    Cool, man. That makes sense. If anything interesting happens today in our sparring session I'll post the details.
  8. Dude, the dancing thing was a joke...

    Dude, the dancing thing was a joke...
  9. Hahaha, I guess so. But I also want to try them...

    Hahaha, I guess so. But I also want to try them out on the ground with my teacher and see how he deals with them. He always ends up pounding me on the ground.

    I'll actually be training with my...
  10. Question for the grapplers on Vale Tudo positions

    I had a sparring session with a friend who does BJJ and Muay Thai and Boxing for stand-up. He's a relative beginner (though I suck too). We just did what I normally do in our taiji school's sanshou...
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    This is completely unrelated to Robert Smith, but...

    This is completely unrelated to Robert Smith, but ten years is kind of a long time...
  12. Now where's Ralek when you need him?

    Now where's Ralek when you need him?
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    EvolutionFist, you're at David Chan's school,...

    EvolutionFist, you're at David Chan's school, right? Were you at the sword get-together between your school and mine (Scott Rodell and Great River Taoist Center) last month? Do you know if any of it...
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    "Can anyone tell me about a Yang school that does...

    "Can anyone tell me about a Yang school that does full contact free sparring, and regularly faces up to other styles?"

    Yes--my school, the Great River Taoist Center. My teacher is Scott Rodell,...
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    That's a dumba.ss statement. But then again, I do...

    That's a dumba.ss statement. But then again, I do Yang taiji. ;)

    But really, that's pretty silly.
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    We practice free swordplay. We use historically...

    We practice free swordplay. We use historically weighted (2 lb.) wooden (oak) jian, and go at it. The only rule is nothing goes to the head. Other than that, anything is fair game, including fists...
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    Why is that?

    Why is that?
  18. I'm sure you'll be able to drop in for some push...

    I'm sure you'll be able to drop in for some push hands (do you practice sanshou?) or something. Maybe shoot me a pm.
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    That's true. (btw, my school does not...

    That's true.

    (btw, my school does not affiliate itself with any CMC groups/organizations for the reasons stated in your last post)
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    Well, Erle's shi.t catches a lot of flak, too.

    Well, Erle's shi.t catches a lot of flak, too.
  21. I could be wrong, but I think Bruce is talking...

    I could be wrong, but I think Bruce is talking about the Fast Wrestling set of his own creation, not something from Chang style (or anything else).
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    Why no form whatsoever? You can't really separate...

    Why no form whatsoever? You can't really separate the civil from the martial, and plus the form is good for martial stuff too.
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    Traitor!!! Just kidding. My friend's...

    Traitor!!!




    Just kidding. My friend's Jujitsu teacher (mostly BJJ and some boxing/MT, judo throws, etc.) has offered me jujitsu lessons in exchange for guitar lessons. I'd take him up on it,...
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    I thought you practiced taiji? How will this help...

    I thought you practiced taiji? How will this help you? Or is it for the babes?:D
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    Cool. I study Yang style too. What kind of Yang...

    Cool. I study Yang style too. What kind of Yang style do you practice? There are so many different variations.

    You won't just magically start to feel your qi circulate after a certain amount of...
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