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Last edited by tattooedmonk; 10-09-2009 at 11:29 AM.
Here's a hypothetical for everyone.
If you had to pick only ten empty hand forms from SD to be a "core" curriculum, what would they be? You could consider the three cranes as one form, and the three birds could be one form as well. Maybe the black tigers could all be one form, if you want. You can have 10 weapon forms, too. Short forms, sparring techs, chin na and one step drills don't count, those are basic training.
hsing i five roads and twelve animals probably shouldn't count as forms either, they are also fundamental training, if you're doing hsing i those have to be there.
I'm really just curious what different people feel are the most important forms in the system, or maybe just which ones you like the most. You can include seminar forms that aren't part of the testing curriculum yet, if you want.
Should external and internal be considered seperately, or would your ten forms have a mix of both?
Here's an example
Chie Chien
Ching Kong Fu Hu Chien
Lien Wu Chang
Bai Hao
Shaolin Niao (luo tien, chan ie, yen hur)
San He Chien
Hei Hu
CMC Yang 37 taijiquan
JRQ classical baguazhang
hsing i linkage
"I am a servant of the Secret Fire, wielder of the flame of Anor. The dark fire will not avail you, flame of Udun! Go back to the shadow, you cannot pass!"
well, good questions ...
since i left the system a while back. here is a list of what i kept, still practice, study and find of great value that i learned at the csc atlanta.
i chin ching
houtein chi / shein tien chi (my understanding of shein tien chi is limited though)
yang 64 tai chi chuan
24 tai chi chuan
hsing i 5 roads aka 5 elements
hsing i linking
chen xin jia 83
jrq pakua (although i do not practice this style more than once a week or 2 since i am learning gao bagua and do not want to confuse the 2. but i also do not want to forget jrq bagua)
5 animal live/dead (5 animal frolics) i do not practice these very often but i do use some of the movements to help if i am feeling pain in my back.
other than that i have left it behind me. some of the forms i can still do even if i have not tried them in months but i would not say i practice them.
that in my opinion is a lot of material.
Last edited by brucereiter; 10-13-2009 at 12:55 PM.
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Its been nearly three days, and no posts. Is it over? Has it all been said? Where do I go if I want to keep in touch with other SD'ers when this thread is done?
Just One Student
"I seek, not to know all the answers, but to understand the questions." --- Kwai Chang Caine
(I'd really like to know all the answers, too, but understanding the questions, like most of my martial arts practice, is a more realistically attainable goal)
Gossip just off the SD hotline: Someone was telling me today that the nine schools that broke away from the Soards are now under Master Gary Mullins.
Don't know if it's true or not. I have doubts that Mullins would get involved so easily but maybe he did.
Isn't Gary still in good standing with GMS? Then if true, an arrangement had to have been struck between GMS, GMullins, and the 9. But with or without Soards consent? If the 9 were truly down only on Soards, but wanted to stick with SD/GMS, associating with another high level instructor instead would be just the ticket, other than the distance.
And would anyone disagree, that if those schools were used to Soards' methods, but now will be under GMullins' philosophy, from what I've heard, aren't they in for a whole new world?
Just One Student
"I seek, not to know all the answers, but to understand the questions." --- Kwai Chang Caine
(I'd really like to know all the answers, too, but understanding the questions, like most of my martial arts practice, is a more realistically attainable goal)