white eyebrow: does it have to be so deadly?

[curious]

I am impressed with the effectiveness of white Eyebrow, but it seems like all of the moves are intended to kill or cripple. Is there more to this art than that?

[qy]

Nope.

[mantis108]

Hi curious,

The anwser is simply yes. There is a less distructive way to do Bak Mei. But than again, will you be getting your money's worth?

Students in the begining would be taught the less destructive version. For example in Jik bo (Straight Steps), the finger jab can be use as an intercepting move, and the cross that follows will be a simlpe reverse punch instead of a pheonix-eye (the machanics of that is different from a reverse punch). IMHO, it can be done but it feels like it's empty inside.

Hope this anwsered your question.

Peace to all

Mantis108

P.S. Bak Mei is Kung Fu not martial sports please keep that in mind. You are wasting your time if you try to understand it from that angle.

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[uki]

I am impressed with the effectiveness of white Eyebrow, but it seems like all of the moves are intended to kill or cripple.

yep.

Is there more to this art than that?

nope.

[kfson]

Wow, I really like this Bak Mei.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX0Xx6OnQ-g

Who are the top practitioners in the U.S.?

[B-Rad]

[hskwarrior]

its a good system, but in my experience, people that are CLF students have taken this style and all have mentioned how they wanted to go back to CLF.

[kfson]

its a good system, but in my experience, people that are CLF students have taken this style and all have mentioned how they wanted to go back to CLF.

Why is that?

[kfson]

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...................indeed.

[hskwarrior]

Why is that?

from what they've told me they preferred the fighting method of CLF after learning bak Mei.