It's not in the forms

[YouKnowWho]

A: The WC system doesn't have "hip throw".
B: There are over 20 + kind of "hip throw" in WC. They are just not in the WC forms.

A: The Taiji system doesn't have "flying side kick".
B: There are over 20 + kind of "flying side kick" in Taiji. They are just not in the Taiji forms.

A: The longfist system doesn't have "flying knee".
B: There are over 20 + kind of "flying knee" in longfist. They are just not in the longfist forms.

Who is right? A or B?

How will you be able to know that a certain technique is not from "cross training" if it's not in the forms? Your thought?

[-N-]

How will you be able to know that a certain technique is not from "cross training" if it's not in the forms? Your thought?

Have a legit teacher and pay attention?

[Syn7]

How do you know a teacher is legit? Is lineage enough? Does that guarantee there was no cross training? How do you know your sigung didn't add stuff? Define legit.

[Kellen Bassette]

Define legit.

[PalmStriker]

Hammer Fist?

[Kellen Bassette]

Too legit to quit....

[yutyeesam]

It seems that when you become a student of principles, styles matter less and less.

[David Jamieson]

It seems that when you become a student of principles, styles matter less and less.

There you go.

[Shadow Skill]

This reminds me of this scene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0dPKs3qwz0

[bawang]

This reminds me of this scene
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p0dPKs3qwz0

this is more realistic
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HLO3vmbmXM

[lance]

Have a legit teacher and pay attention?

So if you say it ' s not the forms then ? Then what you really mean is work closely with the sifu himself and ask him questions then right ? Or esle how do you really expect to learn something from the sifu right ?

[YouKnowWho]

If you are a style founder, and you have created 10 forms for the system that you have created. Is there any reason that you don't want to include some of the most important piece of information in your forms?

[xinyidizi]

If you are a style founder, and you have created 10 forms for the system that you have created. Is there any reason that you don't want to include some of the most important piece of information in your forms?

To hide the "real" stuff.

First give me 20k baishifei then I might tell you a bit more.

[Kellen Bassette]

If you are a style founder, and you have created 10 forms for the system that you have created. Is there any reason that you don't want to include some of the most important piece of information in your forms?

Some stuff doesn't translate well in forms....like most grappling, for instance...

[bawang]

If you are a style founder, and you have created 10 forms for the system that you have created. Is there any reason that you don't want to include some of the most important piece of information in your forms?

mongols were the fiercest warriors but they didn't train boxing, only shuai Jiao. are the mongols "incomplete" in their training?