Originally Posted by
Mas Judt
Goju,
No offense buddy, but I have no time to debate with children or idiots. Not sure which category you fall in, but good luck with things, you are going to need it. There simply isn't time to spend explaining the obvious.
But, here is a clue: In CMA hard tension is not required for Iron Body skills, nor is it considered very wise at the 'highest' levels. Yet it is THE method used in JMA.
One More Clue: If you think 'Iron Body' is the goal of Sam Chien, you have no clue as to what the basic methods are of the Wu Shu method that Goju claims to be.
Here is another clue: You have no idea what you are talking about in regards to to the Indonesian martial arts scene. Go read Draeger and DR. Davies and OOng Maryono's books as a good starter.
And a final clue: No Goju man can demonstrate, name or explain the basic concepts of the system it claims origin from. Why is that?
You are now on my ignore list.
Judge,
From what I have seen, the SD method more closely resembles CMA than JMA Iron Body skills. These are not uncommon skills. Ranging from the lowest level, requiring tension, to tension/release and the purely relaxed methods. Anybody, with minimal instruction can develop good skills in Iron Body. The question is, how much will they damage themselves from bad training? Some methods improve the body and others destroy it.