"The hero and the coward both feel the same thing, but the hero projects his fear onto his opponent while the coward runs. 'Fear'. It's the same thing, but it's what you do with it that matters". -Cus D'Amato
Where did I call everyone who did not share my opinions, "clueless idiots"?
Actually there is a lot for people who have not practiced the TCMAs completly to learn from. Such as the fact that the TCMAs do address the ground fighting scenario and that the Internals are valid and effective methodologies.
I really don't know what you are talking about here.
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exactly - case in point: I interrupted a ridiculous flame war on the thread about standing on the taiji forum bec u had this guy Robinhood spewing drivel about how no one understood true internal blah blah blah without offering a shred of substance to back up his broad useless statements; of course, when i dismembered his comments, he naturally stated that my speaking in specifics was long-winded and proved how I knew nothing about internals; so I asked him to answer some very specific questions about standing practice, which, of course, he couldn't, and so he promptly disappeared; subsequent to that, I posted several times regarding specific details of standing practice from a variety of viewpoints, with the goal to stimulate discussion; the outcome? so far, the sound of chirping crickets has been resounding...
why is that? simple: it's easier to flame (and lord knows, I luv a gud flame war) than to speak dispassionately about something on a technical level for a sustained period of time, bec it takes discipline of argument to stay on point and reason through things when u hav an emotional attachment to certain viewpoints; if u want to hav a productive discussion, u need to depersonalize and speak to salient facts in a measured way; otherwise, it's futile
It's not fun to discuss "principle" either. When people talk about
- internal power,
- internal structure,
- internature connection,
- snake engine,
- 6DFV,
- core engine,
- ...
It's just too abstract to have any meaningful discussion.
If we discuss "how to counter a hook punch" by dodging your head under the hook, we can then continue the discussion that if you don't put your hand on the elbow of your opponent's punching arm, your opponent may give you an elbow strike on your head, or a reverse head lock (guillotine) on your neck. When a beginner sees this information online, he may put his hand on his opponent's elbow next time he dodges a hook punch. A small piece information can help someone to improve his combat skill. That's the difference between "principle" discussion and "technique" discussion.