Excellent videos and thank you for posting them.
As far as the other debates taking place in this thread I'd just like to comment on the whole secrecy issue. It is a major reason why people are turned OFF by Traditional Martial Arts. They go to a TEACHER, who won't TEACH them certain forms or techniques because they are 'secret' or something of the sort.
Yet, the same person can to to a boxing gym or sanshou gym, or an MMA gym, and can learn from a teacher who will teach everything they know to students.
Traditional Martial Arts teachers need to evolve their way of thinking or they will become extinct, and die out to MMA which is already taking over. Eight Step is a rare case of TMA because it was sort of a prototype for MMA. In the beginning, mantis was mixed with Hsing-I and Bagua, and Taiji elements were added, as well as other elements. I feel it is a great style that allows for adaption. I was honestly shocked to see the second post in this thread suggesting that it is WRONG to share or show your style.
So what, when you get in a fight, can you only use Chi Sao, the first form because you don't want an opponent to see techniques from a more advanced form? How foolish. I really get angry when people act so high and mighty with Tradition Martial Arts because it gives the rest of us practicioners a bad name.
Last edited by Ronin BaBu; 04-05-2007 at 08:58 PM.
I, Chang Tzu dreamed i was a butterfly. Now that I wake I do not know if I am a man who dreamed of a butterfly, or a butterfly dreaming I am a man.