Fighting

[Xutreck5601]

I don't agree. It should look like the fundamentals but absolutely nothing at all like the forms. It has always been said (by our own predecessors) that fighting does not and should not resemble forms. Kungfu movies have a lot to answer for.





BT

I certainly mean no disrespect by this question. But my curiosity begs me to ask. On some level are the fundamentals not derivatives of the forms, (I apologize, I am not a mantis student, I am a student of Taiji) or are the forms not derivitaive of the fundamentals? And if those are related, should those not shine through in some way during free sparring?

PS, saw your student's videos on youtube. They looked great. And those were only the intermediate ones! Thanks for posting.

[B.Tunks]

I certainly mean no disrespect by this question. But my curiosity begs me to ask. On some level are the fundamentals not derivatives of the forms, (I apologize, I am not a mantis student, I am a student of Taiji) or are the forms not derivitaive of the fundamentals? And if those are related, should those not shine through in some way during free sparring?

PS, saw your student's videos on youtube. They looked great. And those were only the intermediate ones! Thanks for posting.

Thanks for the positive feedback.

Regarding forms, they are built on elements of the fundamentals. It is very likely that in the beginning there were no forms.

BT

[EarthDragon]

we all know that forms hide the application so therefore if you fight and you look like you do when performing the sets your in trouble...

[Dragonzbane76]

I knew a guy that was very good at 1 tech. He could pull it off on just about anything you threw at him. Punch, kick block and counters . It didnt matter to him.

don"t fear the man who does 10,000 techniques a day. fear the man who does 10,000 of the same technique a day. or some horsesh!t like that.

[EarthDragon]

Fear not the man who does 10,000 techniques once......
Fear the man who does 1 technique 10,000 times

I think that is but who the hell knows

[mooyingmantis]

Fear not the man who does 10,000 techniques once......
Fear the man who does 1 technique 10,000 times

I think that is but who the hell knows

that has always been my philosophy. i tell students to MASTER 3 techniques and the principles behind them.

Richard