MenteReligieuse

Wooden man technique is mostly used in Wing Chun, the techniques you work on it arent necessarily those of your style. Oh and in a fight you use the moves that work, your forms/katas are supposed to teach you those that work in a fight, not the other way around.

no

true,but these instructors are from the shaolin temple so shouldn't they teach all the applications it has?Not sure if this applies for everything they teach, but for alot of the forms they willingly teach they wont teach the applications, for it is reserved for monks.

Does it really work? With all the interest I have in MA and oriental life style...chinese medecine is something I see more like a placebo then anything else.

Other chinese styles are very linear, like Hinsg Yi. Other styles dont possess any animal forms too, like Choy Li Fut (sp?). About not having many weapons, well there are the butterfly swords and the 8ft staff, as far as I know Tai Chi doesn't have many more weapons than that (sword/spear), nor does Hsing Yi (spear) or Natural Boxing(?), Hung Gar (tiger fork/stick), etc. But I'm sure someone will gladly correct me on that. About the subject, Wing Chun is a close fighting range martial art based on economy of motion and the body's centerline. Developping your sensitivity with different chi sao exercises (sticky hands), a proficient exponent can nullify and "predict" the movements of the opponent while attacking at the same time of keeping a strong defense. The kicks are not as developped as the hand work but they are mostly used against knees/lower leg and rarely ever go higher than the waist.

Depends of his guard. Shorter distances does not necessarily mean lack of power, just takes longer to learn how to use the movement to it's maximum. The strenght of a punch is not linked to the distance it travels before hitting the target but the acceleration (amongst other things).

145 pounds? How small are they? I'm 5'10 150 pounds and most people say im skinny (I think their just jealous cause they are fat ) yet I don't have (yet) the muscle build the guys in the video have. Back to the video, the last portion where he fights that japanese guys, he totally owned him with his teep kicks...funny.

Shi Yan Ming isn't much of a monk anymore.

Ok didn't go through all of this because it is late and im going to bed, but everyone talks about beating yourself...try acceptance Buddha, out.

I see traditional stances as static leg training.

Would be silly to call yourself Karateka if you don't do karate.

...post *...

This particular art used a "kuda". Sort of a sliding handle that they used to slide the spear through, isntead of using your hands. Gave more spead and a possibility of more reach on attacks. Here is a section of the article that discusses combat with such a spear : quote: -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- While moving forward to attack, the Owari Kan Ryu spearman must be able to thrust and quickly pull back, rapidly shortening the forward portion of the spear in order to compensate for a closing maai. And then be able to thrust effectively again. The thrust can be made from as close as a few inches away while gripping directly behind the spearhead. As well as moving forward to attack, the spearman must be able to thrust effectively while literally running backwards. If an opponent running forward with a sword manages to enter within the spearman's maai, the spearman must be able to back pedal quickly enough to allow time to shorten the spear and counter-thrust. Of course, side-stepping and other footwork are also practiced. Very few, if any, classical martial traditions in Japan utilized only one weapon. The trained warrior had to be able to contend against a wide variety of arms on the battlefield, and so was trained to be familiar with the strengths and weaknesses of all the main weapons. The man wielding the yari had to be able to adjust to the length and reach of any weapon he might encounter. Interestingly enough, when facing the tachi or kodachi (sword or short sword), the kodachi is considered the more effective weapon against the spear. This is because the shorter blade and single-hand use of the weapon allow greater mobility and agility in closing the maai against the spear. Nevertheless, a well-trained Kan Ryu spearman would not have much trouble in dealing with either weapon. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Also I recheked the standard lenght of the Kan ryu spear : 3.6 meters (11ft 10inch)!. For more info check this article out : http://www.koryubooks.com/library/harmstrong1.html

Most shaolin spears I have seen in vids and in online-shops are 7' long (6'staff with 1'head). I know for a fact that in sojutsu koryus (just think japanese spear arts) you have spears that can be 11 feet long and up. (Kan ryu spear : 3.6 meters (11ft 10inch)!) Were historical warfare chinese spears really just 7'long or was this regulated later for wushu?

Oh, I'm not buying the book because I beleive it will reveal me the "secrets" about whatever . Read the "preview" over amazon and found it interesting. Also bought Shaolin Lohan Kung-Fu by P'Ng Chye Khim, Donn F. Draeger cause I do mitsun lohan and the book is co-written by Donn F. Draeger (a famous hoplologist). Best part is that I'm not paying x-mas gift!

What can you hate about running? Get a friend or two to run with you, get fresh air!

Hmm, usually working out always worked for me. Else I lose myself in a good book. The key is to get your mind off the source of your stress.

I got an awesome performance between a bo vs three rod staff fight (probably choreagraphed wushu) .... only one hit touches and its a kick which sent the staff user sprawling, rofl.

I found this book over amazon : Art of Shaolin Kung Fu: The Secrets of Kung Fu for Self-Defense Health and Enlightenment (Tuttle Martial Arts) by Wong Kiew Kit Wonder if anyone else read this book. Is Wong Kiew Kit a good legitimate sifu? Thanks in advance

my mother tounge is not english .What are burpees? Thanks http://www.warriorforce.com/articles/burpeeclip.htm take a look at these horrid things we do pop-corn jumps, its a jump, pushup, crunch, then all over again but what I hate the most is the frog jumps....dude frog jumps SUCK!! arrggg...most killing leg exercise.

It actually is the worst part I hate christmas :grumpy:

Maybe this has said before, but here is my 2 cents. Karate originated in Okinawa. Jujutsu was the unarmed ryu of the japanese warriors (which of course favored throws over punches because ppl used armour back then). Japan conquered Okinawa. So the two styles HAS to have influenced each other to some extent. Now you owe me 2 cents!

A quick google search got me a bunch of game rules about weeping blades.. Poisoned blades were used in history but not often, doubt they ever got named "weeping blades".

Talking about invisibility. Ninjas (the real ones) had a bunch of tricks to deceive enemies when they were on mission. Like ways to leave foot prints so that it seems you are going in two directions at same time, follow shadows, or more direct combat aplication where you use odd angles or objects (throwing sand) or more directly sticking a finger in one of your opponents eye and moving on his new blind side. Some of my favorite ones from the book "The Grandmaster's book of ninja training" by Dr. Masaaki Hatsumi: Or again the technique of concealment named muton yuho, or the taijutsu of moving about in the mist... Dunno if these things actually work but sure is funny.

Aikido is not a sword drawing style. It is a style who has sources in Daito-Ryu aikijujutsu and other koryus used by ancient samurai. Kinda looks like judo if you wish..but then not quite.