bajilover84

any baji students in san diego and though my knowldge is limited i had great instruction under a huo family master of baji while in china about two years ago and want to train with others and exchange what we know since as we are artists the exchange of knowledge is what is important

JusticeZero wrote: In a way - I adjusted the body positioning in the main stancework ever so slightly to adjust to the fact that my build is very different from my teacher's, I sequence drills differently. But it's still the same art and i'm still trying to recreate in myself the ability to move like his teacher moves. As a rule, those who 'invent their own style' are duing it out of profound ego, with the exception of those who are formulating an art out of the things they know well as a solution to a specific problem. For instance, one jujutsu-ka mentioned somewhere 'created his own art' specifically as an adaptation to the inability of his intended students to use their hands on account of climate. That is a valid reason. As a rule, the many 'new arts' I see don't have any such reason, they're just developed because the creator felt themselves wiser than everyone who came before and made up some garbage so they could have their own personal art. Good call. I love to see those people who say they mastered like 8 different styles and mash it into one system. It just doesn't make sense... different styles have different principles and to mix them you will end up with something that will most likely confuse your students, if not yourself. I believe that having a base style and then crosstraining around to help fill in the gaps within your base (because all systems have weaknesses and all) will result in your own "style" or perhaps "interpretation" is a better word. i agree completely there needs to be a base your body tells you the rest by trying different styles and adding to your base new things develop change and evolve

two years ago i was in china training under a huo family baji master for a year and want to find others interested in the style to continue my training and grow the knowledge of kung fu. always willing to learn and share what i know