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**Thai Bri** · 08-01-2004, 06:34 AM

Of course there are people who can apply it. But ALL reasonable boxers can apply their art, not only the best of the best.

If you want to do Wing Chun, then do it. I couldn't care less. I'm into the fighting arts for self defence. If it takes years and years to "become effective" then it is hardly useful to me. I gave it 12 months of hard training. That was enough.

I saw Senshido's video "The Shredder" and grew more as a fighter MERELY BY WATCHING THE VIDEO than the entire 12 months WC training. And I am deadly serious. I did the same thing with Geoff Thompson's "The Fence" video.

Thats one of the many great martial arts myths. That the longer it takes to learn an art, the better it must be. It adds to the mystery of it all.... But, of course, the SHORTER time it takes to learn the better. Why learn how to ride the uni-cycle when you can get on a bike (and go faster to boot).

That's plain common sense.

08-01-2004, 06:34 AM	#98 (permalink)
Thai Bri Premiere Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,423 Groans: 0 Groaned at 0 Times in 0 Posts	Of course there are people who can apply it. But ALL reasonable boxers can apply their art, not only the best of the best. If you want to do Wing Chun, then do it. I couldn't care less. I'm into the fighting arts for self defence. If it takes years and years to "become effective" then it is hardly useful to me. I gave it 12 months of hard training. That was enough. I saw Senshido's video "The Shredder" and grew more as a fighter MERELY BY WATCHING THE VIDEO than the entire 12 months WC training. And I am deadly serious. I did the same thing with Geoff Thompson's "The Fence" video. Thats one of the many great martial arts myths. That the longer it takes to learn an art, the better it must be. It adds to the mystery of it all.... But, of course, the SHORTER time it takes to learn the better. Why learn how to ride the uni-cycle when you can get on a bike (and go faster to boot). That's plain common sense.