Psalms 144:1
Praise be my Lord my Rock,
He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !
Last edited by bawang; 07-18-2013 at 06:44 AM.
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Now, lets understand the context of that:
The phenomena of NOT altering forms is a new thing, in the past people altered forms all the time and the Okinawan were "notorious" for that and Sanchin is a prime example.
The Okinawan's added the chambered fist to Sanchin to keep in line with their more "fisting oriented" way of fighting.
They made, in some cases, sanchin more of a "building" form than a "fighting form" when they added/inceased the dynamic tension.
The full range of motion was viewed as "better' because it developed the strength of the Tzuki over the FULL range.
Not all did this, Uechi didn't BUT even he made the sanchin "bilateral" as opposed to the tradtional "unilateral" of the WC forms.
The point is that they took what they learned and made it their own under the context that they taught THEIR MA style.
Psalms 144:1
Praise be my Lord my Rock,
He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !
Honorary African American
grandmaster instructor of Wombat Combat The Lost Art of Anal Destruction™®LLC .
Senior Business Director at TEAM ASSHAMMER consulting services ™®LLC
Perhaps, but guess what?
It is silly to hold on to a view that holds on water in terms of tradition.
The reality is that there is NO "original" sanjian in ANY WC style that can be PROVEN to be exactly how it was created by the first Master that developed it.
So, in that regard, what we have is simply hypocrisy.
Considering that the Okinawans DO give credit to their TCMA teachers AND they OPENLY admit the Changes they did, they are, IMO, at least far more honest than MANY a TCMA "teacher" that tries to pass off their "MA" as THE real MA versions of whatever style it happens to come from.
Psalms 144:1
Praise be my Lord my Rock,
He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !
Honorary African American
grandmaster instructor of Wombat Combat The Lost Art of Anal Destruction™®LLC .
Senior Business Director at TEAM ASSHAMMER consulting services ™®LLC
Playing Devil's Advocate, and I do love kung fu, but... again, playing Devil's Advocate - Traditional Hard Core karate maintained a higher level of fighting efficacy through modifying the art by focusing on power and tool development (fundamentals), minimized the total number of forms, and hard sparred. This is my opinion after watching the RTHK video that was posted on the Southern forum. The Goju guys were being compliant and gracious to their White Crane hosts. Goju knew how to leg kick, they kept a tight guard and were able to be offensive. I felt that they would've creamed their White Crane host students had they wanted to and went full out. Just my Opinion based on the video.
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I wouldn't go so far as to say that,
there's as much tradition and spirit in Okinawan Karate as in Kung fu. What I like about Karate that I think can be utilized in Kung Fu (which IMO kung fu is a better martial art) is the focus. There doesn't seem to be the disconnect about what a martial art is and what it's supposed to be for like in some TCMA. Having that attitude would help in TCMA. Simplification, spirit, strength and focus. Sanchin embodies a lot of their attitude. Be strong like a rock against a wave and building sharp focused movements so you can concentrate your force into your tools and ultimately your target. TCMA has this - but it also has ADHD.
its different ways to sell the same sh1t. acrobatic action hero and stoic samurai zen warrior are both sides of the same coin. martial arts cannot fill the void in your life.
I have trained karate bro
japan is the only country in the world where immigrants change their LAST name. think about it
Last edited by bawang; 07-18-2013 at 07:49 AM.
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I think that it is NOT blank BUT it was "watered down" when it went from Okinawa to Japan, yes.
The core of Okinawan karate is:
Sanchin
Hojo Undo ( strength and conditioning).
Specialised fists and bunkai ( practical applications in fighting, nowadays based on forms).
Now look at the typical white crane or southern fist style:
Core base form ( sanjian, sam boo jin, etc)
Equipment training to condition and build strength
Specialised fists and forging and fighting techniques.
As for Japanese karate:
Basic techniques
MANY forms
Controlled sparring with little to no contact
Psalms 144:1
Praise be my Lord my Rock,
He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !
Last edited by bawang; 07-18-2013 at 07:58 AM.
Honorary African American
grandmaster instructor of Wombat Combat The Lost Art of Anal Destruction™®LLC .
Senior Business Director at TEAM ASSHAMMER consulting services ™®LLC