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For an autistic person, the key would be to have them develop an attachment to the activity, wether it be baseball or martial arts. Attention spans can be a major problem. So lessons should be fun yet at the same time developed for simplicity and realism. Autism is not an easy disorder to deal with yet, with the right help and supervision and above all Love, anything can be possible. If you would like to talk more about this problem as far as specifics to your situation I would be glad to help in any way I can. Very Respectfully wcnavstar

Try 5,000 or 10,00 punches non stop. That can be quite trying. Or how about 100 pepper sprawls from wrestling. Ouch! Or try 30 reps of all the kicks in your system, 30 with each leg. These and many more are the backbone of your local emergency room paitients. Very Respectfully wcnavstar

Like everyone has said befoe it really depends on your area, and the amount of money the teacher has to pay for the rent on his building. Not to mention it also depends on if the teacher teaches martial arts for a living or does he have a second job? In reality you should ask yourself would you wnat to learn from this guy. Do not look right away at his skill, that is secondary, first look at his teaching style. Does it suit you? Then look at his skill level, Does he make your jaw hit the floor? Now you will know if the price of admission is worth it. Very Respectfully wcnavstar

I totally agree with you; however, there are some things that can be too simple to the point to where it is useless in actual aplication. I do know of the strength benifits accompanied with the pole training. And I have seen some WC people wield the pole without strain, yet I still remain true to the Okinawan Bo for practicality. Very Respectfully wcnavstar

I my self have beein in the study of WC for sometime now. And I beleive it to be one of the more pratical fighting arts in the world. However, When it comes to weapon the WC pole is just in my opinion not very good at all. Now I know that the Pole was not an origional WC weapon, that it was introduced much later on after its creation. The blocking movments and the strikes while holind the pole at tis end is not pratical for use with the pole. I have instead been deticating my time in the study of Ryu Kyu Kobudo. Which is the study of Okinawan weapons such as the Bo (pole), Nunchaku, Sai, Tonfa, Kama, Tekko and more... I want to know what the rest of you Wing Chun practitioners out there think of the WC pole. And for the rest of you who do not know WC lets hear about your opinions on the effectivness of your styles weapons forms. Very Respectfully wcnavstar

Number one, with the palm open it promotes relaxation, wich leads to sinking and rooting. Realxation also leads to speed. With the palm open and the fingers out, you allow your chi to flow outward through the fingers. This creating the ability to project energy. Not via street fighter though! I do not expect you to believe in Chi, however I will do my best to teach you through words on how to test the power of the open hand. First off, put yourself in a string stance. Next extend your strong arm out in front of you in a tight fist. Now have somone grab your wrist with both hands and push your arm straight back until the shouler pops back or goes up. Now try the same with a relaxed open hand. If you did it correctly, it should be easier to hold your position. Now of course I have not really addressed the whole open hands equals broken fingers theory. Now unless you are being taught to strike with your fingers. Then the possibility of having your fingers broken because you are using open handed blocks and fighting stances is next to none, simply because the open hand position should not be rigid like a board; rather, it should be relaxed an flexible. One more demonstration to try out. Again start with a fist, and go into a low horse stance so you can use your wheight. Put your arm as if it were preforming a downward elbow with the closed fist. Now have someone try to pull your arm up, tighten that fist and use that whieght to kepp your arm from coming up. Now try it once again with an open hand relaxed and slightly twisted inward. Again it should be much easier for you to maintain your position. Very Rspectfully wcnavstar

The Bong Sau in Wing Chun is not used as a block so to speak. Meaning that when someone punches at me I do not catch it with my bong sau. Ideally the bong is employed when in close range and the opponent throws a punch so hard it causes my structure to collapse, in this instance I would apply a bong sau with chor ma and wu sau to back it up. The bong position is kept only for a split second and then turns into a Lop Da. Bong is also done when my opponent sticks to my arms while attacking, I can redirect many of his stong attacks using Bong Sau with the Wu Sau. In Wing Chun we do not stick to our opponent, He sticks to us. And when he is not sticking... we hit! Very Respectfully wcnavstar

It makes me happy to see so many well thought out posts. I like to hear from each and every one of you what you think on the subject. I am always trying to expand my knowlegde level. I need to gain an understanding not only of what I understand of the martial arts but the views of other martial artists out there. I hope that the posts and different opinions keep flowing in. So far I am very impressed! Very Respectfully wcnavstar

Wing Chun will give you the ability to take a second look at your TKD forms with open eyes. You will begin to see things in your TKD kata that before did not even seem to exist. WC can be a real eye opener for those willing to see. Very Respectfully wcnavstar

Regardless to the extent of training a person has had. There are those among us who are natural fighters, and those of us who study because we are not. So it is only natural for a martial artist to freeze when he or she is confronted. Most of us out there do not want to fight. The key to being able to defend yourself when the time comes without having street instinct, is to train to make all your techniques natural. They should not be a thought out action, but instead a reaction should take place. This is how street fighters win fights. They do not have a thought out plan. They just react... and let the techniques flow all by themselves. The true study of the martial arts will allow you the ability and the skill to attain the highest measure of combat, mindless fighting. Very Respectfully wcnavstar P.S. Yes I have frozen in a confrontation, but when the punches and the beer bottles start to fly, I am left standing...

Simply put ah^gao, enough said... Good Job!

I just want to know what everyone of you have to say about the reasons you each study the martial arts and why you have chosen the one or many that you do. What do you hope to gain from your martial art training? What are the qualities that manke someone a true martial artist? And do you feel that you posses those qualities? Please discuss in great detail, or as simply as you think it is! Very Respectfully wcnavstar

Wing Chun Do is the product of a man James DeMile. They are based out of Hawaii. If you look up their site ( https://www.wingchundo.com ) you will find that the creator of DeMile was a student of Bruce Lee from whom he learned Wing Chun. I do not know how many of you are aware of the fact that Bruce never even came close to mastering the art of Wing Chun. He never even completed it. Wing Chun Do is supposed to be an improvment on the traditional methods of WC. However, based on the fact that this mans WC teacher was Bruce Lee, one can only assume that Demille does not even have a well enough grounding in the style to make any improvments. He is nothing more than a Crackpot Mcdojo Sifu, looking to make some easy money from Bruce Lee's great and respectable name. However he has done allot in the martial arts community. And has gained the respect of many of the more powerful people in the MAComm. Although I think the fact that he was a champion boxer might have something to do with his fighting ability. But as far has an improvment on traditional Wing Chun... I think not![/url]

The Budokan is most definitly a worthwhile adventure. While I am based in Yokosuka, I am currently waiting in the U.S. For a couple of months for my fiancee. After the mattiage I will be returning to Japan. I absolutly think that if you get the chance to go then do not pass it up. You will get to not only see a few types of styles but you will get a chance to participate as well. Very Respectfully wcnavstar

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Free sparring for begginers leads to sloppy technique and the development of bad habbits. Free sparring in Wing Chun normaly is done only for the advanced students. I myself feel very comfortable when faced against fighters from other styles yet I seem to be more afraid of other WC stylists. Wing Chun was never meant to fight WC, it was depeloved to combat other styles of the martial arts. Nothing inpeticular. As far as the comment about facing a kickboxer and turning tail and running. I think that, that person must not have any confidence in his abilities as a fighter and may need to rethink his choice in hobbies. Very Respectfully wcnavstar

At the start of a WC students training for sparring, they will learn Chi Dan Sau which is silgle sticky hands, and slowly progress on to Chi Sau or sticky hands. What these drills build is the ability to flow and to use feeling over sight. The arms are like the attena of a bug used to see through touch. Chi Sau practice is normally done with light contact but that can vary from school to school. However novices in WC doing Chi Sau with full force promotes the use of too much muscle and poor stucture. When you have reach an advanced level in WC then the Chi Sau becomes more or less full contact. WC trains the hands and the kicks at different times. We believe that one must be able to control the hands and his stances before ingaging in kicking techniques. Hence the rumor that WC does not have or employ kicking. Training for kicking is done aside from the hands through Chi Gurk, or sticky legs. The kicks mimmic the hands. Through this type of training WC students learn to use each arm indavidualy as well as working the legs non dependant on teh rest of the body. We tend to rely on touch rather than sight, our techniques are delivered at extremely close range. Kicks do not go above the waist. And we do not stick and move... we just stick until someone hots the floor. As far as normal sparring goes, we practice also Gor Sau. Which the best way for me to show you what that looks like is by watching "Enter the Dragon" with Bruce Lee, when he faces of with Bob Wall at the end of the movie. Again depending on your sifu, any techniques are allowed. The WC philosophy being that if you made it work and it was effective then the technique is valid. Wing Chun practitioners do not train to be carbon copies of their Sifu's. They train to be indaviduals, and being that most of us are of different body types and mind sets, then our techniques even in the same system will always differ from our teachers. What works for one, although a valid technique within Wing Chun, may not be in any way valid for you. Therfore that one WC technique (or many) will never work for you and you will be forced to change it to fit your stucture your positioning. Again leading to the flexability of the Wing Chun style. very respectfully wcnavstar

I believe that some of you have taken this forum in a different direction. I did not want to know your opinions on the rising problems of mcdojo's or the lousy black belt syndrome. Merely I wanted to know what you belive to be a blck belt and what it means to you. very respectfully wcnavstar

I know that all of us out there have different opinions. So now I want everyone to discuss what they believe to be a blck belt. What does it mean to achieve one? What is expected of a black belt? At what black belt level does one teach? At what level does one open their own school? What is the best comparison you could make to explain what a Black belt is? What should a black belt be able to do? Is age a consideration when awarding a black belt? In your own words, what is a Black Belt? Please discuss. Very Respectfully wcnavstar

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Wushu judges are very well versed in the traditional shaolin forms. However being that we are in the modern age. Many judges like origionaltiy. Though if you come to a competiotion with a traditional form then you had better not mess up at all because when you do then they will know. If you do a new form then they will not know wether or not you have messed up completly or not.

Anyone who tells you that they can grab an incoming punch is telling you a late night bedtime story. However it is possible to block and evade and then grab the punching arm. For what you discribed I think Wing Chun Gung Fu best fits that discription. Yet I think that many other Gung Fu styles will fit that description. If you want to know more about Wing Chun, just let me know. Just remember to consider all of your possibilities and do not take anyone's word on a thing, until you have seen it for yourself.

Yip Man, Bruce Lee's Wing Chun teacher. And one of the most respected and well known martial artists of the modern age, was a chain smoker. Nuff Said.

Through relaxation and stillness, you will develop explosive power. Through slow movments and emptiness, you will develop speed. When you cannot do the movements correctly slow then how can you expcet your body to do them fast. Keep up the hard practices. Yet, keep in mind to stay relaxed and take your movments slowly and do them often.

Today's Bruce Lee as far as movie stardom goes has got to be Jackie Chan. Yet as far as for someone who had the kind of impact on the martial arts community as Bruce did, I do not think that anyone in our lifetime has fit into that bracket.