PM me a link/whatever to your work, or do it there. Either way.
Hmm... Obviously I can't be 100% certain, but I'm getting a very strong refractive electro-dissipated micro-vibe that you haven't got any peer reviewed journal articles out explaining your groundbreaking work, and that those closed-minded science guys who ignore your genius actually do so because your work is not real science. Just a hypothesis, mind you.
I was actually discussing the forum as that was the topic of this thread, not general trends in MA. I try to stay on topic here, but it's truly a challenge.
But as for wude, it's easy to lecture others about it, but hard to life it. Anyone can say that they exemplify wude (and by comparison, others do not) but that doesn't count. It only counts when other say you have it.
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Wude has been thrown through the wringer hasn't it?
I never took it to mean that it was a lesson in manners, it's not.
It doesn't say anywhere in the martial ethic that you have to put up with someones opinion and that you can't call them on it and ask for proof of the workings of their claim.
It says, don't kill those who don't deserve it, don't rape, don't abuse kids, don't rob people because you're stronger than them and so on.
It's the same martial ethic that tells us to not indiscriminately use an a bomb on Switzerland because our watch isn't working.
Too live it isn't difficult at all. And it never meant give face to someone you know is talking crap. call them on it.
Mind you, if your belligerence can't cut the mustard after you attempt to smear someone else? Prepare for your beating. lol
I think this whole thing about turning wude into being about suffering fools and being a bootlick to a marginally skilled person is a weird aspect of the egotism and banged in individualism of the west.
Kung Fu is good for you.
Was that an intentional contradiction? It only counts when others observe it (or the lack thereof) but not when you observe it in others?
I reject Neo Confucianism and base my Wu De on Legalism.
In any case people seem to confuse Confucianism with protecting delicate wing chun internet sensibilities.
Actually, I started off posting something about how you shouldn't preach about wude and then went on to preach about it, but it got to cumbersome and the humor was lost. As I was rethinking it (and mind you, it's not like I spend very much time composing posts - it's free content after all) I was summoned to the office Xmas party, so I just posted what I had in a somewhat half-assed manner. It delights me that some of the original intended irony came through.
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How much Wude do you have when "fist meets face"? It's very easy to remember the 10 commandments,
1. don't ...
2. don't ...
3. don't ...
4. don't ...
5. don't ...
6. don't ...
7. don't ...
8. don't ...
9. don't ...
10. don't ...
It's the same for the Wude.
1. Don't lie to your teacher.
2. Don't dis-respect your ancentor.
3. Don't cause trouble among Kung Fu brothers.
4. Don't pretend that you are in high generation when you actually belong to lower generation.
5. ...
Last edited by YouKnowWho; 12-23-2013 at 05:49 PM.
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More opinion -> more argument
Less opinion -> less argument
No opinion -> no argument
Why not just keep it simple? Don't lie, cheat, steal or otherwise cause any harm to anyone when it's not called for? Those last four words are the rub though. No matter what code you come across, if it leaves any latitude for interpretation(and they all do) it can and will be twisted to suit the user. Sometimes it's harmless, sometimes it's not. Kinda makes the whole endeavour a lil pointless doncha think?
A friend of mine got himself into big trouble for this.
4. Don't pretend that you are in higher generation when you actually belong to lower generation.
He was my longfist teacher's student. My teacher's teacher GM Han Chin-Tang always like to have 10 students per year for his class. One year he was one student short. My long fist teacher brought him to GM Han and he soon became GM Han's student.
Here is the problem. My friend was my longfist teacher's student, but now he is my longfist teacher's teacher's student. Should he call my longfist teacher as "teacher", or should he call my longfist teacher as "brother"?
If He called my longfist teacher as
- teacher, he had put down GM Han.
- brother, he had put down my longfist teacher.
This may not sound like a problem for non-Chinese. But for Chinese, this can be a serious issue.
Last edited by YouKnowWho; 12-23-2013 at 06:40 PM.
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More opinion -> more argument
Less opinion -> less argument
No opinion -> no argument
Shouldn't the teacher show due respect to his teacher and let it pass? Did GM know it was his students student? Did either student or teachers converse on the subject before hand? Seems like a bunch a dudes stepping on their own dicks to me. It could have been handled more appropriately if permission was not sought, no?
So what was the solution?
There will be a longfist brothers meeting in 1/24/2014 Houston tournament. This issue will be surfaced again. I don't know any solution on this. IMO, there is a difference between student and disciple. In high school, if you join in Kung Fu class, you are just a student. Compare to going through a seriouse disciple ceremony, there is a big difference there.
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More opinion -> more argument
Less opinion -> less argument
No opinion -> no argument