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    Ok, those are some pretty good clips IMO. Good...

    Ok, those are some pretty good clips IMO. Good Wing Chun over all... especially w.r.t. the bong sau drills in the first video.

    I have a question though... the 2 arms vs 1 arm.... is there really...
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    Good post Scott. You're absolutely right.

    Good post Scott. You're absolutely right.
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    Learning to relax your muscles at the right...

    Learning to relax your muscles at the right moment is important for any activity that requires explosive power, and lots of other athletes that require explosiveness lift weights.

    You said "Lift...
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    Strength is always important. It may not be the...

    Strength is always important. It may not be the focus of the internal training, but it's always important, and it certainly can't hurt. Like I said, even for the sake of prevention... if you're...
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    That's some spectacular misinformation. What...

    That's some spectacular misinformation.

    What kind of training were you doing? A bodybuilding regimen? Or a proper strength training one?

    If all you do is pushups, eventually you'll be building...
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    Ya, most of the press she's getting give the...

    Ya, most of the press she's getting give the impression that she didn't do any thing wrong, but it looks like she's really pushing the boundary of student/teacher relationships, and doing it almost...
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    It's important to hear both sides of the story

    http://www.cvsd.k12.pa.us/DS/tempNews/snyderLawsuit05_07.pdf

    I wouldn't want her teaching my kids.
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    I love how people come up with all kinds of ideas...

    I love how people come up with all kinds of ideas about what's "Likely" and "Probable" when they haven't the faintest idea of what would be necessary to for such a thing to happen.

    There are...
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    I haven't been able to watch a whole episode this...

    I haven't been able to watch a whole episode this season.

    At some point, I noticed that EVERY ONE of those guys is wearing an oversized UFC jersey, and insists on having their hats on either...
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    Does it bother you that something you wrote...

    Does it bother you that something you wrote almost 6 years ago, and probably forgot that you'd written just popped up again?

    Welcome to the new world, where it's not just your girlfriend/wife that...
  11. Thread: Capoeira

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    Just noticed this one: ...

    Just noticed this one:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qLMWAjeANc&mode=related&search=
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    This is the key right here. Sounds like you know...

    This is the key right here. Sounds like you know what you're doing.
    Just make sure that you set that expectation right from the beginning of the relationship.

    You'll find that if you expect...
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    Yes, you're absolutely right. It's always...

    Yes, you're absolutely right. It's always everybody else's fault. It never has anything to do with your own inability to empathise with other people. :rolleyes:

    You should check out the self help...
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    Ok, out of curiosity, how many of the people who...

    Ok, out of curiosity, how many of the people who train wing chun regularly here are taught that Chi Sau is the ultimate expression of the art?

    And the second question: How many TRAIN as though chi...
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    You're absolutely rigth. I mean, the fact that...

    You're absolutely rigth. I mean, the fact that he's losing to girls in BJJ obviously means that he's not training correctly.

    The right way to go is to avoid fighting or hard sparring all together....
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    How about being able to use your skills against a...

    How about being able to use your skills against a GOOD fighter, in a venue / situation with as few rules as possible?
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    I guess this is ok if you don't actually want to...

    I guess this is ok if you don't actually want to be able to use your wing chun in a fight.

    Otherwise it's just silly.




    WTF? Refer to that other thread... "You're only as good as your...
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    I haven't read the book, but saw the movie that...

    I haven't read the book, but saw the movie that they made... I think it's a bunch of tree hugging hippy crap.

    There's definitely a practical merrit to thinking positively, and knowing what you...
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    This is the hard way to go about it, but it's so...

    This is the hard way to go about it, but it's so much more satisfying.:D
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    I haven't seen every single UFC, but I know that...

    I haven't seen every single UFC, but I know that in one episode of The Ultimate Fighter, one of the fighters (I forget which) took a high round house kick that ended up breaking his forearm, but won...
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    Well, you didn't really mention what the person...

    Well, you didn't really mention what the person did to **** you off, so it's a little tough to say what you could've done to handle the situation better.

    Usually violence is a choice that people...
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    OMG. Is that a joke? From the video alone, I...

    OMG. Is that a joke? From the video alone, I might've thought it was tongue in cheek, but the rest of the sight looks legit.
  23. Thread: hard vs soft

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    What the heck is a "Soft Punch"? It doesn't sound...

    What the heck is a "Soft Punch"? It doesn't sound very effective.
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    I can't pass up an opportunity to point people to...

    I can't pass up an opportunity to point people to the one true religion:

    http://www.venganza.org/about/open-letter/
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    Dude, you just said he was cluless and...

    Dude, you just said he was cluless and unstructured, but you're claiming you're not criticizing? Who do you think you're fooling?
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