Originally Posted by
Wayfaring
So you're saying there's too much drama in wing chun for people to spar with each other outside their own schools? maybe kinda saying that.
I mean I love the art but I sure do hate how people train it. It's so dumb.
Normal to me would be like me, you, Obassi, kev - "hey open mat at 9 guys" over text. warmups to get the blood flowing, maybe some light chi sau for timing/touch, a little heavier either pad work or back and forth gloves, if we're doing ground light rolling, then set a round timer at 3:00 with 1:00 rest with about 20 rounds on it and work, switch off every round - just hands or hands and lighter kicks. It will escalate on it's own, but scale it back when it does after a bit. speed no power. when people's tongues are dragging, hang out and BS about technique and concepts. if someone is feeling jumpy, or like they want to battle a little, do a couple 5 min rounds a little harder and follow the escalation path a little longer. as far as gauging what pace, that sparring clip I put up was labeled "MMA hard sparring". imo actually it was 1 5 min round, and they escalated about half way thru and towards the end but most of the round was lighter. after which, grab food and a pint depending on schedules, etc.
But it seems to me WCK people sparring are "not normal". I mean what, before we do the above paragraph I've got to not like you because:
a. you cross train in boxing
b. your lineage - how close to ip man, did you learn the "real" dummy and knives or was it not real
c. do you really chi sau the right way or is it the wrong way
d. how many private lessons did your sifu really take from Ip Man
e. have you ever insulted me on the internet
I mean I could go on but all that just sounds really, really, really, really, really stupid to me. And it's not some ancient samurai code of stupidity why we have to do that, or a higher enlightened path of Buddhism stupidity either. Or a more enlightened pure lineage path of stupidity. it's just plain stupidity.
I'm a little emotional right now. I'm getting older, and recently a guy I know a BJJ instructor in Denver committed suicide. Life's too d@mn short for all this stupidity people. Train with each other. Enjoy it while you can, because there's a day coming when you will never be able to again.