Soft style or hard style...?

[jubaji]

Ninja's can do anything they damn well please-----------

Not according to pUke!

[knifethrower]

Jubaji realized that he had to act now, as the ninja (BTW this dude was wearing a mask) was closing in. He thought to himself "How hard can it be? I defeated the other two". So jubaji released the fallen ninja and raised his sword to defend when right then the third ninja darted forward and chopped off his head.

Moral of the story: You don't have to be a ninja to see that after 5,000 posts jubaji can't say something intelligent even if his life depended on it.

Happy now?

[jubaji]

Why would I be happy now?

[knifethrower]

That guy wasn't wearing a mask so he couldn't have been a ninja...

Cuz now he's wearing a mask?.....come on, man...is this thing (mic) on?



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[knifethrower]

I thought I'd at least try to learn from the more knowledgeable ones here.

Then look at post 40 and 45

[BoarSpear]

Then look at post 40 and 45

Well said...Both are TERRIFIC posts.

[knifethrower]

I did, brother. I've looked at them several times now. Uke started off by saying that there are no purely soft or hard styles. That's what threw me. Because later, in drawing a "comparison" between the two, he said that training "soft" was training "smart" while training hard was, well, just training harder. I then tried to ask if it carried over into some of hte example you yourself chose from boxing, and I was ridiculed mercilessly by Boar and Uke for being a nincompoop.

Yep, Boar's an asshole…….you should meet him in person

Hence my confusion. I thought that Uke said there are no soft or hard arts. And I ought to point out that I thought that because it's exactly verbatim what he wrote. Then, I try to ask about whether or not an example from boxing applies, and Boar tells me I'm an idiot that's just not capable of understanding.

Is it just me? Am I the only one that sees it? I've been asking for clarification all along. I'm not debating answers or shooting down what anyone has said. I'm just trying to hone in on what it is or isn't. Seems like every time I pose a question, though, I'm just "being difficult."

<<<heavy sigh>>>

Yep…well, you’re not an idiot but, you’ll NEVER understand unless you do a form and do it right (or at least somewhere close to right). You can't compare it to other stuff, it ain't the same.

[knifethrower]

PM inbound...........

[jubaji]

Yep, Boar's an asshole…….you should meet him in person



Yep…well, you’re not an idiot but, you’ll NEVER understand unless you do a form and do it right (or at least somewhere close to right). You can't compare it to other stuff, it ain't the same.

Yeah, that disclaimer is pretty important, it seems...

[knifethrower]

Yeah, that disclaimer is pretty important, it seems...

Sorry that you didn't catch on in your Tai Chi class...........

[jubaji]

Yeah, I think I must have missed 'hyperbole day.' Sorry.

[knifethrower]

Yeah, I think I must have missed 'hyperbole day.' Sorry.

Maybe it was that helmet and drool cup getting in your way............

[jubaji]

It may very well have been...

[Uke]

I did, brother. I've looked at them several times now. Uke started off by saying that there are no purely soft or hard styles. That's what threw me. Because later, in drawing a "comparison" between the two, he said that training "soft" was training "smart" while training hard was, well, just training harder. I then tried to ask if it carried over into some of hte example you yourself chose from boxing, and I was ridiculed mercilessly by Boar and Uke for being a nincompoop. Hence my confusion. I thought that Uke said there are no soft or hard arts. And I ought to point out that I thought that because it's exactly verbatim what he wrote. Then, I try to ask about whether or not an example from boxing applies, and Boar tells me I'm an idiot that's just not capable of understanding.

Is it just me? Am I the only one that sees it? I've been asking for clarification all along. I'm not debating answers or shooting down what anyone has said. I'm just trying to hone in on what it is or isn't. Seems like every time I pose a question, though, I'm just "being difficult."

<<<heavy sigh>>>

You're lying, Mike. I never said or implied that you were a nincompoop or any other derogatory term. People, many people to be accurate are just getting tired of guys like you speaking with authority about things they don't know. Asking questions and debating about things you haven't experienced are two very different things. And this all a purely academic exercise that really isn't benefiting anyone passed the what has already been writing on the subject matter.

Truthfully, what has helped anyone understand the principles we've been discussing in the last dozen posts? I have made sure that I've always engaged you in a respectful manner, and now here you are saying that I said or even implied that you're a nincompoop? So all my efforts didn't mean shit to you and I was in it to be a ball buster in other words?

Just because I am polite doesn't mean that you get to do whatever you want and not get called on it. You are the master of being polite yet smug and authoritative about things you've never even done. But we all manage to keep dialogue going on. But if after I wrote what I wrote you're going to start accusing me of attacking you rather than pointing out what you've been doing then you seriously need to sit down, relax and read slower so you can take from my posts what was intended.

Go out and try the exercise I suggested. Once you have an idea about motion and the practice of mastering it, alot of your questions will be answered. Internal is whole other solar system. Its related to soft, as all forms of energy, motion and contact are related, but applying it is a whole other art.

[knifethrower]

Internal is whole other solar system. Its related to soft, as all forms of energy, motion and contact are related, but applying it is a whole other art.

Yep..................