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  1. Hummmmmm

    Someone needs to tell him to concentrate on his own affairs, and not that of others, especially if there are no real connections. Most of the time, when you point a finger at another person three...
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    Some people just train for Health !!

    Some People just train for health, and not fighting.
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    It is good to be back and I hope to have more to...

    It is good to be back and I hope to have more to add later!
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    Hi, I was also told by a Southern Fists...

    Hi,

    I was also told by a Southern Fists teacher, whose main style is CLF, that - Fat Ga could be "any" style associated with a Buddhist monk, including the Lama that is credited with bringing...
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    you got it!

    you got it!
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    You do not have to learn every word in the...

    You do not have to learn every word in the Dictionary to get the degree; however, you do have to know enough. So the question is, "when is it enough?" Well this is usually predetermined. Now if you...
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    Yes, I understand and normally I would agree with...

    Yes, I understand and normally I would agree with you; but the issue here is I want to master the system, and it would be .... if I had not at least learned all the standard routines before jumping...
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    Good point - if Pak hok was a system of...

    Good point - if Pak hok was a system of principles and not techniques.

    I have learned that the principles drive the techniques (give them power), and we have collections of techniques. Therefore...
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    I would agree too 100%. Technique crossover exist...

    I would agree too 100%. Technique crossover exist because there are only so many ways you can throw a punch"."

    But in Pak Hok, we say the basic are the real secret. For this reason, techniques and...
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    " ... a new way of interpreting what was already...

    " ... a new way of interpreting what was already acquired."

    Yes if I had just one routine, I would practice it several ways, each way would be based on one of our characteristics or principles....
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    What was that principle about circles: "Follow,...

    What was that principle about circles: "Follow, Reverse, Come off, ..." I can't remember the rest?
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    I heard all this too. Ng like most back then was...

    I heard all this too. Ng like most back then was collecting, even from other systems like HG, and inventing new ones to counter what he saw in others.

    And the Standard 24 sets is what I have been...
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    Among the people that know the system, the talk...

    Among the people that know the system, the talk is not sets, it is Techniques.

    I have been connected to three to 4 different students of Ng (or grandmasters to some) and none of their students I...
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    You are right, I don't!!

    You are right, I don't!!
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    OK, I do understand your problem. But for me it...

    OK, I do understand your problem. But for me it is just a lot of hard work.
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    You are right, the purpose of the forms are to...

    You are right, the purpose of the forms are to introduce you to (1) a few new techniques, (2) new ways of executing old techniques, (3) review, (4) to challenge your memory, .....

    If you want to...
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    He switch from Chen? At one time I had planned...

    He switch from Chen? At one time I had planned to join another organization but he had talked me out of it so I am still in PH.
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    That depends on who your teachers are and your...

    That depends on who your teachers are and your own effort. Not hope, just hard work, and knowledgeable teachers.
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    There is another side to this. Sometimes it is...

    There is another side to this. Sometimes it is just the way your teacher teaches. Sometimes it is just the best way to package the information, the easiest way for you to learn it.

    If you have...
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    I would have to agree ... less is better ... I...

    I would have to agree ... less is better ... I already know more forms then I care to remember (12 I think). And most other PH sifus only know one I have been told.

    I have been trying to learn...
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    No !!!!!!!!!!! Rough - would have to be into...

    No !!!!!!!!!!! Rough - would have to be into pain!!
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    I think I know Quentin (or his nephew), he does...

    I think I know Quentin (or his nephew), he does Chen Taichi?

    In the past, I was always taught that the stances tend to be high and just a little wider than shoulder-width too. Every place in the...
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    I have talked to a very important Lama about...

    I have talked to a very important Lama about this. He told me that there were sports like horsemanship, wrestling, archery, and a few others. These were the sports of the day.

    I spoke to another...
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    There are even Lion's Roar Sutras. Several of...

    There are even Lion's Roar Sutras. Several of them. There are even emanations of the different Tibetan deities that are considered the Lion's Roar form so ...
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    Yes, you are right, the same has to do with...

    Yes, you are right, the same has to do with Dharma.
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