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Depends on what you want to do: if you do "jar exercises" I dont recommend you try hitting ur opponent as much as you should try grabbing on to him... but i see u balance it out with the fingertip push-ups...

I think that training drills with a partner every time you practice, will give you a good feel of how to move(IF YOU CHANGE PARTNERS EVERY TIME)- so you don't have the same types of attackers and attacks every time. Even soft drills that escalate with time to full on spontaneous drills are a great way to see how you are moving, even if its not really sparring. No, i would not like to fight just 1 time for 1 minute every 1000 hours of practice.

The cost of human life has been dropping considerably due to cultural phenomenon where the whole country is conditioned to experience death of various people all over for all kinds of reasons. When this phenomenon occurs, murder is not out of our scope of "normal" things that happen every day, in fact, we tend to rationalize it, give it a reason for happening to make it more justifiable. We all agree that killing is wrong, however, due to the bombardment of news about murders, assaults, armed robbery, drugs, etc, make us not only disregard human life as precious, but also, to live in constant fear of every possible attacker out in the world. We dont want to be victims, we dont want to be hurt, we dont want to lose our private property, TO ANYONE. and we shouldnt. Back to the question: although the situation might arise when you could decide ur attackers fate, and you could just hold the opponent, our fear and anger will make us give our strongest reaction: some will result in a KO or a death, and some will result in holding someone or a broken limb, or a suffocation. If you are calm enough, you can decide not to let it escalate, though like its been said here already: you cant hold someone forever... and it wont always be seen in good eyes that you knocked out the living daylights out of ur attacker.

When you don't train your forms, techniques, footwork, and movements the way you would fight in the street against someone who would actually kill you if you didn't do it not just correctly, but also, hard enough, it is very easy to forget your formal training because you don't believe subconsciously that you are being effective with it, and would rather rely on the movements you feel(in that moment) are the strongest you can do- usually being very strenuous movements- because the mind knows, through all the exercises you have done, that movements that tire the body are movements that make you strong, thus making you choose movements that are not refined. technique is very important, but if you don't train to apply it at your hardest, you will tend to not rely on it when you fight. does it mean that you shouldn't train complex martial arts to be effective? no, it means that you have to make the complex material into a practical material.

slow and steady finishes the race... thats interesting, I thought it was a style that required more physical strength, speed and agility than anything else. how exactly does the turtle become a part of the tang so do ability?

To my knowledge, Kung Fu rarely is taught with shouting since there is a big emphasis on being relaxed and natural breathing with the diaphragm. this video however, is about the six healing sounds of Chi Kung, they are used to create specific vibrations within the body, to help develop Chi correctly throughout the body. http://fr.youtube.com/watch?v=BFqotaIc3Dw

wow, the dragon goes behind the turtle... and the turtle is for black belts... didnt see that one coming... I'm used to the chinese way: the dragon and the tiger are the strongest. Goes to show that there is still variety in the martial arts.

Xing Yi and Yiquan(i know this style better) both have element training, each element is a type of movement. Fire,water,wood,metal, and earth. Fire is explosive, water is elusive, wood is direct, metal is destructive and earth strong smashing. Each one of these is not used just for moving, but for striking at the same time u position yourself in a better location. it is advanced movement training, which is used to develop striking power and element mindset. there is more to these than just that, but this is so u get an idea.

Well, if its a matter of analyzing excess data, maybe subconscious training could be employed. I have seen a couple of books which help you train your subconscious "give support" to your conscious mind by trying to directly access its influence be it by direct commands, requests, or self hypnosis. Maybe that could be fastest way to become more alert and faster at analyzing and reacting to stimulus...

very nice explanation. Could explain it... now, how does one train so your brain doesnt "scrap" it all?

Every single movements that gives power to the limbs comes from the core. If your back, abs and chest are not strong, it doesnt matter how much muscle u have on your extremities...

There has to be some kind of formal training... In Wing Chun, this is developed by constantly performing drills with a partner, the sensitivity just "turns on". Also they are told to look at a person's chest and shoulders, since that shows if the person is attacking or moving. But after a while they can do it with blindfolds. In ninjitsu there are other forms of doing this, though as of right now, I dont know what the training is. TaiChi, Xing Yi and Baguazhang develop this in their stance training and then push-hands. http://youtube.com/watch?v=6frie4wpqWs

I'm pretty certain there is a way to know, everyone jumps a bit right before being scared or being tickled, even if we are not consciously aware of the other person.

I have one called "Cotton Hand" it is basically the same as doing finger push-ups, however, this one you do standing up, and using the tips of the fingertips against a wall as if cupping a small bowl in your hands(a walking push-up against a wall) after you can hold ur weight with ease. u move on to the advanced form of the exercise. After holding the position with all of your weight, you imagine the wall being of hot metal, you must use your fingers to not get "burnt" against the metal, without using your shoulders or ur arms to push yourself away, just ur fingers pushing ur body away from the wall and then repeating the process.

We have seen many movies where Martial Arts "Masters" can detect the opponent without having seen or heard him. Some Styles claim to develop a sensitivity to auras, spirit energy, ki/chi, intent or however you want to call it. I have seen Wing Chun people fight while blindfolded, and I have also seen ninjitsu people avoid being struck by a wooden or real sword with not only their eyes blindfolded, but with their backs turned to the would-be attacker. How do you train in your style to anticipate your attacker's movement, and how effective has it been for you? Explain some of these exercises, if they're not too private, so we can all learn from each other.

Here's another exercise: stand up, hands at the sides of ur thighs, pull your chin back a little, feet parallel pointing forward, unlocked knees(bend them just a little), breathe with the diaphragm, not the chest. concentrate on relaxing your whole body, piece by piece, start wherever you want, and keep checking that no part in your body stiffens up or tightens. hold the position for 15 minutes concentrating only in how your body feels. After the 15 min, walk around and shake your hands lightly.

that was beyond my expectations, i thought he would break his hand or something. LOL

I have one called "Cotton Hand" it is basically the same as doing finger push-ups, however, this one you do standing up, and using the tips of the fingertips against a wall as if cupping a small bowl in your hands(a walking push-up against a wall) after you can hold ur weight with ease. u move on to the advanced form of the exercise. After holding the position with all of your weight, you imagine the wall being of hot metal, you must use your fingers to not get "burnt" against the metal, without using your shoulders or ur arms to push yourself away, just ur fingers pushing ur body away from the wall and then repeating the process.

Mine goes hand in hand with Kajukenbo's: "I come in peace, bearing no weapons, but if my life or my principles are at stake, be it a life or death situation, for better or worse, i have my hands, my prayers and my Martial Arts(kajukenbo) to face you" Apart from that, Kajukenbo has Christian roots, and an official Christian prayer. In my school, however, being in a state university, we allow all religions to join.

i often wonder if bruce lee's ability to fight was that much, or just the byproduct of the countless hours he spent exercising. If your body has been conditioned well beyond ur competition, the competition cant really compete with you, can it? not that the man didnt have his talent, mind you.

After I began my training in Chi Kung I can control my muscles better making them more resistant to blows against the body. I also have found I am more "grounded"- I can use my bodyweight better whenever I move, push, pull or strike. Acupuncture and acupressure works to some extent- though how well they work in combination with moxibustion, I couldnt tell u exactly. I have used acupressure on myself and gotten good results out of it. levitation- seriously doubt it, impacting the body's energy- probably nerve strikes, throwing energy outside the body? i also doubt it

Bruce Lee's speed and strength made him too much for competition, he had to slow down in pictures so it could be seen and it was still pretty fast. Chuck Norris was good, dont get me wrong, but his technique and speed would have been too slow...

I thought that also, however, i discovered that every(or most) taichi style have their own applications but it is up to the teacher to teach both, if you only learn the form you can still be considered a "teacher" of the art - doesnt just happen with Taichi actually, it also happens with southern and norther shaolin styles, baguazhang(people dont even imagine the applications for this one and prefer to think about the I-ching), and others. Form without the conditioning, application, without concepts, and without scaling to spontaneous display, is completely useless, taichi or not...

Same as a "Pakua" school in South America( McKwoon that claims they teach Baguazhang) but they wear Aikido /hapkido uniforms and do all sorts of Hapkido-like movements. The name says its a scam: It should be Shaolin-tao, not "shaolin do" - shaolin is chinese/ Tao is their tradition Do is Japanese(while meaning is similar to Tao, it has different tradition)

ok, ok, this is all the info you will need to understand "Staking Practice" and why it is a "learning process" and not just another exercise: http://www.yiquan.org.uk/art-zz.html