Originally Posted by
lkfmdc
Heaven, Man, Earth 3-Gate Open SHUT Method
4-Gates theory/method
6-Gates theory/method
3 Harmonies
6 Harmonies
Chain/repeating
14 Bridges
ADHERING Bridge(s)
DESTROYING Bridge(s)
MERIDIAN footwork
7-Star footwork
Bagua footwork
Kick, Punch, Wrestle, Seize
I've been busy at work and this got sort of lost with all the merging, etc. recently, but I'd like to dive into this a bit more.
The original question was what is absolutely essential to study for something to be considered a true Chinese Martial art and above was the answer.
My question now to both SD'ers and non-SD'ers - do you study any or all of these? If not, which ones do you not do?
Meanwhile, I'll be looking for God in this box of Cheerios - Crushing Fist