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Lucid dreaming, while not working the body, can be used to get the mind used to fighting. The one thing that many beginning martial artists get stuck on is when they get hit for the first time all of their pre-arranged moves go out the door. With lucid dreaming, one can facilitate a "real" fight scene in which an adrenaline rush is present and "real" pain is experienced. Be warned though, it takes a while to get good at lucid dreaming. Have fun with it. SiK---Joshua

Around here we have mainly TKD. There is one crappy Modern Kung Fu kwoon, a crappy Tai' Chi/Ba Gua/Jujitsu school, a BJJ school that has just opened up, a MMA(Wing Chun, MT, BJJ) school, and one Budo Taijutsu school. The last two I go to. SiK---Joshua

Hello all, For the past 4 months or so I have been weight training for a bit of mass. So far I have manged to pack on about 25 lbs of muscle by eating a constant supply of high protein food(about 3500 calories a day, 180g of protein). Unfortunately, I have recently been cut down to a fairly low spending budget. This is going to effect how much food I can buy. I was wondering if anyone here had any ideas of inexpensive yet high protein foods that I could keep me from loosing any weight. Thanks in advance---Joshua

My main reason for learning is because I liked to fight and wanted to be better at it. Later on I became intranced by the philosophical theories involved. SiK--joshua

I am glad that you made the distinction between meditation and prayer JerryLove. I have a few Christian friends that practice internal arts. From what I have learned from them they feel that ki is like any other "energy" created by God. I am just thankful that I do not have to worry about conflicting interests such as this. SiK---Joshua

I practice MA and I am not a Christian...as is evident from my choice in avatars. To put it bluntly, I am an occultist. I have some spiritual beliefs, but they do not involve a man in the sky. SiK---Joshua

Well, I am in Columbus, Ga. Southern USA. The lowest the temp has been here is about 28 F or so. Not that bad. SiK--JOshua

Speed jump rope and stair running. Good luck

I have to agree with JerryLove on this one. SiK---Joshua

I must say that even though I believe that weight training is a wonderful way to gain mass along with strength, I still firmly advocate the use of calisthenics. I find that doing 300 body weight squats, 300 calf raises, and then hold the horse stance for 3-5 minutes can really give you some leg strength. Pushups are still a major part of my exercise regime. And most definately pullups. I have found pullups to be one of the most wonderful exercises ever. You can work SO much of your upper body just by changing hand positions. If you really want some fun, do a standard palm-facing you pullup. Once you are all the way up, release one hand while maintaing the position and punch outwards slowly. Then lower yourself with both arms. I have noticed remarkable strength gains doing this. SiK---Joshua

For the Wing Tsun practitioners out there, what is everyone's opinion of Leung Ting style? Up until recently I had not heard of him. Is his style legitamate? http://www.leungtingwingtsun.net/sawt Thank you for any and all answers. SiK--Joshua

That is just plain laughable. Please offer up some valid reasons for your assumptions. I have personally fought against a few styles and studied a few. The only one that I have not found readily applicable was Tai Chi Chuan...and that is because of the teaching, not the art itself. I have been in fights where my knowledge of Wing Chun has done a great deal of harm to my opponent. ---Joshua

Ok White, I totally disagree with you on this. You say that there are not many theories that are applied....well, there are. In jujitsu(Budo Taijutsu), there is the subject of kukan. This basically means body space and the controlling of said space, sometimes without ever touching your opponent. I think that you feel this way because many Japanese arts appear external in the beginning. But as you go on, the internal side of the art becomes more apparent...just like there are some Chinese schools that teach internal to external, eg: Tai Chi Chuan. And my own vote is on Ba Qua. This is mainly due to the VERY elusive body movements and such. My own experience made me feel like I was trying to attack smoke. It is very graceful and subtle. But all of these traits can be found in other "styles"...it is just one of the few that have demonstrated these traits to me on a steady basis. ---Joshua

Well, as of right now I am a full-time college student doing my undergrad work and I work 40-50 hrs a week. So that can be kind of trying. Up until here recently, I had a fiance to balance out . Toss into all this that I am paying my own way through school and I have low fiances. Because of this, I am taking a break from Budo Taijutsu. I should be getting back into that here in few weeks. My Hung-gar instructor does not charge, but he lives 2 1/2 hrs away. Aside from all of this I try and sleep sometimes . Peace favor---Joshua

I was always told that one should have at least one day of rest between heavy workout days. Just wondering if it is the case here or is it ok to do them everyday. I thought that the muscles had to have time to heal. --Joshua

I have been curoius, does anyone know of any online tutorials or demos of Ba Qua? I have been looking and have not really found much. Thanks---Joshua

I watched it last night. It was pretty cool. The whole "gun kata" bit was really awesome. Overall, good movie. --Joshua

Well, I have decided to take it for a while to see if I really like it. From what I gathered at the first class last night, I enjoyed it a great deal. Here is the link to the dojo if anyone was curious. http://liveoak72.tripod.com/ Thanks for the info and advice---Joshua

I was just wondering if anybody had heard of this "style" of Kung Fu. When I first saw the name, I laughed but I found some websites on it. Does anyone hear practice it? http://www.whiteeyebrowpakmeikungfu.homestead.com/ --Joshua

I live Columbus, GA. It is the Fountain City...or was a while back. Here is the website: https://www.columbusga.com My Grandfather being from Finland and all, I know where Estonia is. Joshua

There were more questions, I just had to mull them over. I have heard that it is a very fluid and circular system of fighting and was wondering if it were true. Also, is there any weapons training? In your opinion, does it over emphasize striking over kicking? I am currently studying Budo Taijutsu and was wondering if it would be detrimental to my training if I started taking both? While i enjoy Budo Taijutsu, I have always enjoyed the Chinese systems a great deal more. Thank you---Joshua

Thank you for the quick reply, Jerry. It was much appreciated. --Joshua

I did a search on the web for any sites, but came up with very little. I was wondering: 1) How effective is the art, if taught correctly? 2) What does it maily consist of, ie. striking, grappling, etc? 3) Is it more of a long distance or in close fighting style? If anyone can answer these, I would be very greatful. Thanks---Joshua

Three times a week. Ok. Should I work the entire body each day with high intensity or something along the lines of : First day(Mon)- high intensity, max out. Second day(Wed)- go light Third day(Fri)- max out Or is Stone's plan good if I add more leg exercises? Thanks again---Joshua

> Q1. How old are you? I am 20. > Q2. Describe your training program? I do upper body weight training every other day. This consists of flat bench, incline bench, dumbell flys, military press, isolated curls. On the other days, I work legs and abs. Crunches, situps, oblique twists, squats(single and double legged), hamstring curls. Sunday I rest completely I know some of you would say that I should work major muscle groups twice a week with high intensity. I tried this and I actually lost a little of the size that I have, not to mention I did not notice any strength gains. > Q3. What percentages of protein, carbs and fat comprise your diet? Protien makes up abut 40-45%, carbs are roughly 35-40%, and fats make up the rest(mainly unsaturated). My father was a late bloomer in the muscle department. He used to go to the gym constantly but never put on an pound of muscle until about 25. He was strong as all get out, it just did not show. While strength is nice, a nice hard body is almost as important to me. ---Joshua