How to become more aggressive

[Repulsive Monkey]

Xebsball: "You clearly don't do Xing Yi", well if thats your response I would say that clearly don't do Xing Yi correctly.

Sevenstar: why do you need aggression?, if you let one emotion (and oh what a wasteful and draining one it is) dominate your art, then your art is totally compromised and rigid. I cannot see how this is a sign of success in any martial art, internal or external.

[yenhoi]

How do you plan on smashing another human into the ground without at least a little agression?

[BrentCarey]

This is based on semantics. I think most people would agree that you need aggression in the form of an assertive strategy, but not in the form of a destructive emotion.

The disagreement here result from using the loaded and ambiguous term "aggression".

[SevenStar]

Originally posted by Repulsive Monkey
Xebsball: "You clearly don't do Xing Yi", well if thats your response I would say that clealry don't do Xing Yi correctly.

Sevenstar: wht do you need aggression, if you let one emotion (and oh what a wasteful and rraining one it is) dominate your art, then your art is totally compromised and rigid. I cannot see how this is a sign of success in any martial art, internal oe external.

not emotion...read definition 2 of what brent posted.

[Xebsball]

RM clearly cant fight

[SevenStar]

[Royal Dragon]

Equal parts of Mahuang, FoTti, and Centella with 1-1/2 parts Ginko. that'll get you going

[Royal Dragon]

Agression is not desirable in a fight, energetic determination is what you want.

[Repulsive Monkey]

Very droll, your comment has ashamed and shown me for the charlaton that Imost clearly be then??!! Please just explain to me how agression, in the internal art of Xin Yi, is taught to be used to advance one's knowledge and undertsanding of the art. If this is what your teacher is teaching you, then I suggest you find a school that teaches genuine Xin Yi.

Agression is a most detracting influence and is in no way a platform to better and more concise performance in an art. It is a draining force which for the sake of accuracy can at times increase brute force, but if you rely on one emotion to further your art, why not equally try to rely on sadness, joy, grief, fear or sympathy for development of your art because there is no difference whatsosever. Why can't you see this!!???

[Xebsball]

Xing Yi is an agressive fighting system
RM doesnt know xing yi

[MightyB]

Sometimes, I don't think people read the original topic, or thread starting post.

Ironfist was "getting owned" because he was too passive... I.e. he wasn't initiating enough and didn't dictate any of the pacing of the fight. His question was, "how do you get more aggressive?" Too many of the responses were, "aggressiveness is bad". This is definitely not aimed at everybody because some guys actually know real fighting, but, to the rest of you: Do you guys suck that badly? Are you that stupid? Have you ever sparred realistically? Would you please stop posting on what you think it would be like to get into a fight and actually fight for once?

[Repulsive Monkey]

First and foremost Xin Yi is one of the 3 sister arts of Internal systems along with Taiji Quan and BaguaZhang. If you were to of said Xin Yi is a consumately dynamic system (or something in that league), then...maybe I might of thought you knew what you were talking about. Xin Yi IS NOT an agressive system, it is just a system. So if you want to add your aggression into then fair enough but you will never master Xin Yi, and you will never master your aggression either. Strangley enough it would appear from your last comment that you supporting my statements with the kind of things you are coming out with, but so be it, I thank you for it.

Good luck with your studies.