now i dont know if anyone else has experienced this or not....but...
sometimes when i meet other martial artists, i sometimes feel almost embarassed to say im a kungfu guy. simply because i
know the majority of people have this pre concieved notion of what cma is, which is always based on the fluff wushu movie crap. thus most people automatically assume you dont know jack all about actual fighting. which for some of us just isnt the case. some of us have a view and a goal we work towards thats fully grounded in reality.
sometimes you do meet the guys who 'get it' and understand its all about your training goals and what you do to reach those goals. though on average, the bad face of cma is all people know about it, even well trained martial artists have these scewed pre concieved notions....which i understand, truly, because i can see how this type of thinking comes about.
of course a nice technical discussion or a little sparring can pretty quickly show people what page you like to read....but still...
anyone else ever experience that...
its annoying being dismissed outright because you say the word....
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