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Opinion in regards to what? Your question has no context. I agree Jmd161. I see many ppl who just learn forms for show yet have no concept of the techniques within. These people also tend not have any power in their movements and are only concerned with how fast they can do them. I don't care how fast a person goes, if it is sloppy it is still sloppy fast. I also have to shake my head at musical kata and flashy demo acrobatic forms.

2-3 years

What do you wear before that? Perhaps a rope, draw string pants. Doesn't really matter. We test for white sash - three levels of it. Before that you do not have a rank. I think you should pay for your belt. Maybe with your style that's not practical but with ours you only get two and it takes so long to get them that it works out to almost nothing in the long run. Also we have an administrative fee when you test for black because you are registered with our federation. Internally there is no fee.

You sound like a very angry person. Are you comparing a "traditional" stylist who trains the same amount of say hours per week to a mma stylist? Or are we comparing a recreational practioner to a person who basically lives in the gym?

even if they were teaching the same stuff over and over again can you honestly say you can do a perfect techniques after four months?

read his sig

I really don't see the point using body armour. When get punched and kicked you get used to taking a hit. Also you learn how to hit another person more effectively.

Yes i like to spar although we never use body armour aside from gloves.

As said above, it's more than spam. I've recieved that one a few times and I also get ones that reply to my bike part ads in exchange for some convoluted money trade. Thing is they target bike ads that I put up 3 years ago. Tombstone The RCMP stands for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. They are the descendents of the Northwest Mounted Police and other horse regiments from when Canada was a beginning nation. The current RCMP acts as a national police force.

I thought is was a horrible movie. I'd lump it in the same league as bloodsport... well maybe not that horrible.

I also don't have a set uniform. We just wear a white shirt, sweats and runners. Occasionally a person comes down to the club that has background in demonstration arts like modern wushu or more aerial versions of karate and tkd. They insist on wearing their nice uniforms on the first day which promptly get dirty or destroyed when we go into hard grappling.

I don't dispute that it grew outside of the temple. From what i've read is that the origin of wc is unknown. However, a popular story is that the idea behind a new more streamlined system was put on the table by five monks/nuns before the temple was destroyed. One of the five, a high ranking nun was fortunate to escape and went on to develop that system know known as wing chun. That nun was well versed in shaolin fighting methods as were the rest of the five that were to develop the system. If that story holds true then wc was developed from shaolin training and knowledge.

To the above, WC is of shaolin. Loco, I study mantis. The base for the system is shaolin boxing and you spend many years practicing the punches, kicks, throws and locks of that system. The mantis sets are to be used with that base. You won't spend time fighting in deep stances or making flashy hand posturing while you stare down your oponent like in the movies. The hand sets actually appear very similar to western boxing. Elbows and knees are also applied very liberally and these is a large repetoire of kicks, sweeps etc. There is weapons training but the main focus is on sticks and poles as swords are not common place nowadays. Other weapons besides the above mentioned are axes, chain whip, spear, daggers and the list goes on. There are many open hand forms to learn althought the time devoted to learning them is not very high. At first forms are a little confusing to remeber but as you practice the individual techniques as you progress you realize that the forms are little more than just strings of these movements. Afterwhich learning a form can literally be done by watching your teacher. This is of course under his/her supervision so you canl be treated to constructive critisism/correction. Our training includes conditioning, body toughening, free spar and drills. We use focus gloves, bags. The way we go about learning techniques is by practicing them with partners first where you can get a feel for it. Then we incorporate it into free sparing. The mindset of the club is pretty traditional so the wearing of body armour is not incorporated into our training except for boxing gloves when you first start sparing. Expect your first year of training to be demanding from a physical fitness perspective. Also you will have to learn how to take a hit and expect to be bruised and bloodied every once and a while. That's not to say a begininer is bagged on, it's just everyone is expected to train how they would fight. The man who taught my teacher said that for every hard hour that you train might put you through a minute of real fighting. That sounds pretty tall but you'll be humbled when you first try a hard minute of actually trying to submit or strike someone who is not going along for the technique. From there the time for sparring rounds is gradually increased as the student gains in fitness and techniques. This is my personal experience with system. Other teachers might have other focues. And other schools might train less or substantially harder then my club. Regardless of which martial art you choose best of luck finding a good teacher.

Whoa, the matrix isn't exactly original stuff.

try amazon or a local school or university. When you see the characters it is pretty obvious which way the brush stroke should go. It takes a little practice to hold the brush properly and to apply the right pressure. good luck

meh, not impressed not dissapointed. It would be a better movie with a little editing.

aerial cartwheel ? You're joking right?

3-4 years for a black belt. Must...Resist...urge...to...laugh. 10 years is the norm at my club.

no we don't. all students are expected to behave in in acceptable manner and help their fellow students.

cyclists do it all the time. Some do it for the look while others do it to aid with healing if they take a fall. A mat of hair and clotted blood can get a little gross.

coulda sworn there was a post just like this.

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pretty much equal for eating. Weapon wise i'd use the chopsticks

actually i'm pretty sure that means you have no rank

movies have a style of their own. I wouldn't clasify it as cma.