Jiggy9

No excuses....No regrets [ This Message was edited by: Jiggy9 on 2001-11-24 10:40 ]

I train and have only ever trained with the chain ones..so i guess i cant say the comparitive pros and cons of each.

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Hi, philosophy ....Lookin forward to hear dat !

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It is a mod for Max Payne.... like counter strike for Half Life! It's amazing - Instead of guns and so on you have crescent kicks and 540's and so on....stick fighting - slow motion replay - bullet time! and it's first person 3d http://kungfu.maxpayneheadquarters.com/ [ This Message was edited by: Jiggy9 on 2001-11-22 00:16 ]

tell me about it - i still get bruises on my head

thats really intresting - any idea where i can read more about it?

I think the best way to answer the question is to take an extract from the words of Big Bruce himself ! : -=-=- 'Artist Of Life' - Bruce Lee (edited by John Little) Chapter - Gung Fu pg9 The natural phenomenon which the gung fu man sees as being closes resemblance to wu wei (Wu means not or non, and wei means action, doing, striving, strainin or busnyess - i.e wu wei doesnt really mean doing nothing but letting one's mind alone and trusting it to work by itself....During sparring, a gung fu man learns to forget about himself and follow the movement of his opponen, leaving his mind free to make its own countermovement without any interfereing deliberation.) is Water. Nothing is weaker than water But when it attacks something hard Or resistanc, then nothing withstands it And nothing will alter its way. The above passages from Tao Te Ching illustrate to us the nature of water. Water is so fine that it is impossible to grasp a handful of it; strike it, yet it does not suffer hurt; stab it and it is not wounded; sever it, yet it is non divided. It has no shape of its own but moulds itstelf to the receptacle that contains it. When heeated to the state of steam it is invisible but has enough power to split the earth itself. When frozen it crystallizes into a mighty rock. First it is turbulent like Niagra Falls, and then calm like a still pond, fearful like a torrent, and refreshing like a spring on a hot summer's day. Chapter - A moment of Understanding pg 17 Suddenlt a bird flew by and cat it's reflection on the water. Right then as i was absorbing myself with the lesson of the water, another mystic sense of hidden meaning revealed itself to me; should not the thoughts and emotions I had when in front of an opponent pass like the reflection of the bird flying over the water? This is exactly what professor Yip meant by being detached - Not being without emotion of feeling, but being one in whom feeling was not sticky nor blocked. Therefore in order to control myself I must first accept myself by going with and not against my nature.... -=-=- Those were just a few extracts from his book, there are other relevant ones but i suggest you read the book yourself. Hope you find this helpful. As for movies - watch Memento; I thought it was really cool. Has absolutely nothing to do with martial arts but hey!

I've been training in various martial arts for almost 10 years now ; but every morning when i get up to a new martial art day I get the feeling that I got when i first stepped into the martial arts arena ; that feeling of being introduced to a whole new world... that feeling of realising that you have yet so much to learn and yet so far to go. Personally I think that in relation ; I'm still a white belt, regardless of the black that i wear around my waist - honestly It's all just begginning for me. As for believing what other people say, I always felt that everyone I meet knows something I don't know, and i should be open minded enough to be willing to learn from them. I may not always agree with their advice ; but i try to take the parts that i feel are positive and make sense. You could also call me 'over trusting' or something, but if at first i knew not a person, i would trust them and assume that they are a good and worthy person - unless and untill they prove me otherwise. I make that assumption here - why would people want to lie to me and give me bad advice? I suppose they might out of innocence, inexperience or even arrogance....but I leave it up to my own judgement to believe what i read or not. But I guess thats just my outlook and i could be totally wrong!

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Max Payne - Kung Fu mod!!!

Lol @ Sai swatting himself Thats what happens when you try to be really cool and spin the chucks too fast too handle:D

Balance is very central to youre ability to attack and defend...If you arent balanced you cant kick or punch effectively, nor can you block anything without falling over or so on properly. Thus the concept of balance and it's importance... In response to Kickchick's comment- yes there is a kata entirely in horse stance. Tekki Shodan - but it's not symbolic of horsemen in combat - actually i should know what it is about, i think it too is defending near a wall or castle - but i'll check that up for you. I sincerly doubt however that the stances used in karate were for symbolism or 'looking good' - Karate emphasises effectiveness of technique over the aesthetics. I also dont think the name horse stance, had anything to do with the development of the stance - more likely that the end product of the stance reminded masters at the time of a horse rider.. Lol pizza boy! Imagine me having to sit there and type it out! but actually i beg to differ - i guess im a 'complete dork' but i have used the horse stance very effectively in actual fights. Firstly, one of the most powerful kicks in Karate includes the side kick, both snap and the one which you sustain the direction. Though both can be performed from zenchu-sudachi (sp?) i personally find switching to horse stance and then performing the kicks allows greater power. By this, I mean...when in horse stance youre not actually facing youre opponent directly infront of you - youre opponent is to youre side... You can take a side step to gain momentum if you wish and execute the kick and it is very effective in fights. Secondly i use it to attain greater power in my punches. Hard to explain but, you're in a relaxed not too low horse stance and facing sideways towards youre opponent. Because you are in this stance you have greater balance and more energy can be focused into youre punch, switch to zenchu-sudachi whilst excecuting the punch thus allowing you to power youre hips to a greater angle - thus creating an overall more powerful punch. The great thing about this stance is that it allows flow between stances and maintains a high level of balance - which makes it so usefull....whilst changing directions of attack e.t.c. For, it is usefull when facing more than one opponent - when youre facing just one - most people take the relaxed zenchu sudachi stance and face the opponent. However it is difficult to handle attacks from 3 different direction in this stance - it is easier to face 3 sides when you adopt a base horse stance and flow to different stances in different directions - like in many kata's ....I'm sorry if im not clear - it's v.hard to explain and much easier to show. But again i still feel that the stance is actually more effective then initially appears. [ This Message was edited by: Jiggy9 on 2001-11-20 06:56 ]

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lol 6 days a week? wow - i pass ; I mean i actually have a life

Big up to jakmak and all you guys with health probs and so on....seriously - respect.

In other words - the horse stance is an extremely stable stance. It's probably just me ...but I dont understand what you mean about the nice thigh something? I think blocking a kick is very effective, it's just a question of 'how' you block it. Initially i found the same problem, after alot of training and refinement of placement and technique of the block I eventually found the correct application of the technique, in which it doesnt really hurt me or require me to exert much force at all. True that you have time to move out of the way, which i think is a perfectly good way to defend yourself...but sometimes when you have no where to move too, or often i found that when you defend the kick you open up oppurtunities to attack for yourself. But thats just what i think.

" Against a Typhoon " - Gichin Funakoshi The sky above, was black and out of it there came a howling wind that laid wast to whatever stood in its path. Huge branhces were torn like twigs from great trees, and dust and pebbles flew through the air, stinging a man's face. Okinawa is known as the island of typhoons, and the ferocity of it's tropical storms defies dscription. To withstand the onslaught of the winds that devastate the island regularly every year during the storm season, the houses of Okinawa stand low and are built as sturdily as possible;they are surrounded by high stone walls, and the slate tiles on the roogs and secured by mortart. Bt the winds are so tremendous (often attaining a velocity of 100 miles/hour) that despite all precautions the houses shiver and tremble. During one partiuclar typhoon, that i Remember, all the people of Shuri huddled together within their homes, praying for the typhoon to pass without wreaking any great damage. No, I was wrong when I said all the people of Shuri huddled at home, there was one young man, up on the roof of his house in Yamakawa- Cho, was was determinedly battling the typhoon. Anyone observing the solitary figure would surely have concluded that he had lost his wits. Wearing only a loincloth, he stoond on the slippery tiles of the roof and held in both hands, as thought to protect him from the howling wind, a tatami mat. He must have fallen off the roof to the ground time and again, for his nearly naked body was smeared all over with mud. The young man seemed to be about 20yrs old or perhaps younger. He was of small stature, hardly, more than five feet tall, but his shoulder were huge and his biceps bulged. His hair was dressed like that of a sumo wrestler with a topknot and a small silver pin indicating that he belonged to the shizoku. But all this is of little importance, what matters is the expression on his face; wide eyees glittering with a strange expression on his face: wide eyes glittering with a trange light, a wide brow, copper red sking. Clenching his teeth as the wind tore him, he gave off an aura of tremedous power... Now the young man on the roof assumed a low posture, holding the stray wat aloft against the raging wind. THe stance he took was most impressive, for he stood as if astride a horse. Indeed, anyone who knew karate could readily have seen that the youth was taking the horse riding stance, the most stable of all karate stances and that he was making use of the howling typhoon to refine his technique and to further strengthen both body and mind. The wind struck the math and the youth with full force...but he stood his ground and did not flinch. [ This Message was edited by: Jiggy9 on 2001-11-18 09:10 ]

I think if youre using foam nunchucks you'll most definately find that the change will slow you down... I personally use the wooden ones with chain and for practice of new maneuvers foam with chain. Dont expect changing from foam to wood will be all that easy - takes some getting used too..and initially i think you'll find you will be much slower (depending on the weight - i used relatively heavy ones ). Eventually you will be reaching similar speeds. However i believe that you can get light weight wooden ones or the ratatta chucks...once you are used to them they'll eventually be faster then the wooden ones. Just a question, why the obsession with the chucks speed?

thats extremely realistic - itz almost scary

You can't be serious hank?! I always thought that the Samurai practicsed Karate; apologies for the ignorance..!