Why I don't practice kung fu anymore

[jubaji]

That guy isn't talking from experience, is he.

I don't think he's talking from planet earth!

[Tom Yum]

Well i think the main reason for this is because kung fu guys know how to relax more. But boxing and wrestling guys are a lot more stiff and tense !

......Wrong.

[Wai Yeung]

Well i think the main reason for this is because kung fu guys know how to relax more. But boxing and wrestling guys are a lot more stiff and tense !

[Tom Yum]

Ai-ya........

That guy isn't talking from experience, is he.

[jubaji]

you did not just say that...

For example, most "GOOD" kung fu guys don't break a sweat easily. But most boxers or wrestler sweats like a pig in less than a minute haha. Maybe there are better conditions boxers or wrestlers out there! i dunno.. .

Ai-ya........

[Wai Yeung]

Kung Fu is not about memorizing techniques. It is more about building a strong foundation of flexibility, power with min energy as well as the condition you are supposed to be in a fight. For example, most "GOOD" kung fu guys don't break a sweat easily. But most boxers or wrestler sweats like a pig in less than a minute haha. Maybe there are better conditions boxers or wrestlers out there! i dunno.. maybe it's just the place i go to that sucks haha but just looking at UFC and Pride (most of the guys sweat like crazy within a minute of fighting)


Yeah the forms are useless if u only pratice 1-10 times a day. You should try praticing like 2 hours straight non-stop. Until you can do one form within one or two minutes (regardless of the length of your form) most forms should be within 3 mintues if you do it quick enough! Do the forms until it's like natural instinct to you! It's kinda like boxing drill but boxing don't have much techniques to pratice which is why it is a good martial art.

But...if you just want to kick someone's ass fast and pratice sparring... then take MMA kickboxing and wrestling.

[Thai Bri]

Not what was on my mind.

About seven years ago, I was on a hunt for very specific information on CMA.
(I know some people here used KFO too.)
I went searching back through the archives of KFO and came across a post from it's early days.

There had been some very high level discussion on CMA, which had been disrespected, resulting in a group of people 'walking off with their incense sticks' so to speak.
They agreed never to share information again.
Yeah, yeah secrets of the masters n all that. I know.

One of them in particular, I know for a fact, had the information I sought, but due to the general distrust he'd gotten of people on the internet, he wouldn't help me.

To me, if you've got a problem with the efficacy of a system, of any description, then you have the option of going and doing something about it yourself.
If it bothers you that much, go kick a monks ass.
He'll accept it and you'll get whatever gratification you wanted = result.
If it's a Master or a style you have a problem with and you feel really strongly about it, then go and kick their asses = result.
See if you can toe the line.
Prove that you are right and they are wrong.
Try as you might, you can't do any of that on a forum.
Groovy word bending games are not MA.

I find that it's more useful that a forum offer information.
Information on the CMA section here is lacking, simply because potential contributors are scoffed at, which is a crying shame.

Also, I don't really care about the 'fight' factor in CMA.
I've gotten a lot more from CMA than that.
I know other people have too.

I caught a comment from EF wishing there were more 'fighters' on here.

I wish there was more of just about everything.
More fighters.
More thinkers.
More funsters.

I wish there were less;
Armchair Strategists.
Insulting posts.
Enormous egos.
Gangbang posters (you know who you are, you can't win on your own, so you grouphump).

In short, if I want to know what CMA are not, I can pretty much work that out for myself, with no assistance.
What I do want to read about, is what they are.
Anyone standing in the way of that, get's zero respect from me.

Jeez. That WAS on topic.

[Troll Virus]

So Sag, was there one specific moment when you had your change of heart or did it build up over time?

Yeah Sag, what he said?

[jubaji]

So Sag, was there one specific moment when you had your change of heart or did it build up over time?

[Troll Virus]

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How constructive!

[jubaji]

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[Troll Virus]

If 'discussion' in your mind is limited to repeating over and over again, "Gee, isn't 'X' great? Yeah, its sure great!" even the most zombified adherent is gonna run out of things to say mighty quick. You can't be afraid of questions and different points of view. Taking a hard look makes a position stronger or causes a change in point of view. Not necessarily a bad thing. Is your opinion of CMA so poor that you feel it can't stand before scrutiny even after all this time?

Not what was on my mind.

About seven years ago, I was on a hunt for very specific information on CMA.
(I know some people here used KFO too.)
I went searching back through the archives of KFO and came across a post from it's early days.

There had been some very high level discussion on CMA, which had been disrespected, resulting in a group of people 'walking off with their incense sticks' so to speak.
They agreed never to share information again.
Yeah, yeah secrets of the masters n all that. I know.

One of them in particular, I know for a fact, had the information I sought, but due to the general distrust he'd gotten of people on the internet, he wouldn't help me.

To me, if you've got a problem with the efficacy of a system, of any description, then you have the option of going and doing something about it yourself.
If it bothers you that much, go kick a monks ass.
He'll accept it and you'll get whatever gratification you wanted = result.
If it's a Master or a style you have a problem with and you feel really strongly about it, then go and kick their asses = result.
See if you can toe the line.
Prove that you are right and they are wrong.
Try as you might, you can't do any of that on a forum.
Groovy word bending games are not MA.

I find that it's more useful that a forum offer information.
Information on the CMA section here is lacking, simply because potential contributors are scoffed at, which is a crying shame.

Also, I don't really care about the 'fight' factor in CMA.
I've gotten a lot more from CMA than that.
I know other people have too.

I caught a comment from EF wishing there were more 'fighters' on here.

I wish there was more of just about everything.
More fighters.
More thinkers.
More funsters.

I wish there were less;
Armchair Strategists.
Insulting posts.
Enormous egos.
Gangbang posters (you know who you are, you can't win on your own, so you grouphump).

In short, if I want to know what CMA are not, I can pretty much work that out for myself, with no assistance.
What I do want to read about, is what they are.
Anyone standing in the way of that, get's zero respect from me.

[Troll Virus]

Yes, highly disruptive. Why don't we get back to the original point of the thread?

Indeed.
Why not?

[jubaji]

Yes, highly disruptive. Why don't we get back to the original point of the thread?

[Thai Bri]

This is true. I mean, we all like a laugh. But this is disruptive.