Kensai

You seem to already have the answers, so why ask? lol. Take Care.

Yeah I understand what you mean. Firstly, try not to not think of anything, if something does cross your mind, just let it pass. The key is not to think not to think anything lol I find it easier to focus on something natural, that inturn helps me to forget about thinking to forget, ie, calming music, Japanese drumming is my favourite, running water or birds singing. When closing your eyes, just let them rest as if you were sleeping, dont ram them shut, as this will cause a little pain. Hope this helps. Take Care.

Depends on the time frame you are looking at. Personally, if you want to be able to look after yourself in a few years, then go for Mauy Thai, San Shou, Kick boxing, some Karate styles and TKD. If you have a lifetime to dedicate, Hsing I is just about the most powerful striking style out there (IMHO ofcourse). Take Care

What feud? I really know very little about Korean styles, so please excuse my ignorance.

Not that this will be all that helpful, but if you start Hsing I at 80, you will be next to useless, it takes a lifetime to perfect. Not to put Mauy Thai down, I think it is a deadly style, but if you start Hsing I at say 20, you would be an amazing fighter by the time you are say 30, and by the time you are 80, you will only get better at it. Thats MO anyway. Take Care.

No question is stupid bright eyes, just shows an egerness for knowledge. Mediatation, the quitening of the soul, allows for you to see things more clearly. The Japanese call is "Mushin", or no mind. To cultivate ones Ki/Qi for use. To focus of our Ki, we must first bypass the mind so to speak. Focus on the "Da Tuen" (sp?) or Hagra or Seiken no Itten (In Japanese). This is an area of the lower torso, that cannot be tensed no matter how muscular. This is where your Ki is centralised in the human body. From here it can be used for whatever purpose, self defence or in daily life. So in a nut shell medation focus's Ki, Ki can be used for what, be it Tai Chi, Ba Gua, Aikido, karate, Wing Chun, TKD or making lunch. Complete relaxation. Take Care

I can try. You see hiya, all we have is preception and conception, there is nothing else, for the human mind cannot really comprehend without boundrys. An act of violence against another can be considered as bad Ki or minus Ki, so you are only taking from the Universe. The reverse being appliable, that if one does a good act, one is release ki into the universe, or plus Ki. (This is the way I understand it from the teachings of my Sensei and Soke K Tohei). So how does this relate to the preciples of Yin and Yang. Without Evil/bad/wrong how can we ever learn what is good/right. However in a world without the other, you would spiral into Chaos. The act of killing another for instance, is taking from the Universal, therefore a wrong against the Universe. This is bad. I would agree that in the bigger picture right and wrong are not "relatively" important. But the relationship of 2 oppsites does, man/woman, fire/water, metal/wood and good/evil, must be in constant balance. Yin and Yang is a representation of the human heart, its what makes you a person. Everything is relative, even the souless sciencists would agree to that. In Aikido, we think of everything as relative, so a single cell to us is not important, we are a universe to a cell. On a Planetary level, a human is not going to effect the balance, and so on until a universal level in which a planet or a person and his or her acts are not important, but they all make up the Universal, they all make Yin and Yang. Therefore good and evil is relative, just because it is a human concept, it cannot be written off. I think they may make some sence. Take Care.

I would disagree, so would all the buddists and taoists. But its all down to your opiniuon on these things. Take Care.

It is the principle of Duality as diamon said. Cant have light without dark, good without evil, winners and losers. It also reflects the circular motion of life, as with circular styles. I have seen interpretations that is shows that there is no choas, but the mixture of dark and light, that is observed as more dark or more light, depending on how you look at it. Take Care.

I was thinking of getting some of Geoff Thompson's books, I know that he covers a lot of grappling and psycology as you said. Which book is that one in? Take Care.

SD, then you obviously no nothing about the actual confrontation or Wing Chun. Read both accounts and see for yourself which is the more believeable, if you are going to challenge the Grand Master of Wing Chun, then what do you expect. Take Care.

William Cheung, could easily defeat Emin, no disrepect to Emin, he is a great fighter, but no true master like Sifu Cheung, just MO. Take Care.

I would have to agree, that anyone that refers to themselves as a master is not a master, also I agree with you again tessone in that if they knew it all, would there be anything else to learn. My Sensei is pretty amazing she is an 8th Dan. But Sensei is pretty down to earth, normal nice person, that is there to teach and not make a profit. I am very lucky. Take Care.

Sure thing, a good general book is "The Ulimate Book of Martial ARts" by Fay Goodman. If you go to Amazon, and type in JKD or Hapkido, you will get a few results. Good Hapkido books, basically anything by Marc Tedeschi. JKD, is not really a style, it has no set moves, so anything by Bruce Lee. Anyone that is trying to teach JKD as a style is bascially lieing to you, so watch out for that. But for the basic ideas behind JKD, look at books by Ip Man, he is the Wing Chung master that taught Bruce Lee. Take Care.

Agreed Thai Kick. Take Care

Hi kenpo. I consider myself lucky that I have a genuine master as my Sensei, but there are a lot of fakes out there. Kenpo is Japanese Shaolin? Could you tell me a little about it? Take Care.

I know what they are Jerry Take Care

Tai Chi is one of the finest forms of Kung Fu. There is a family of Gung Fu styles called the Wu Dang. These are the major "internal/soft" gung fu styles: Tai Chi Ba Gua Hsing I These are all amazing styles and far more refined than most, I personally dont agree with cross training. Shinto Ryu is a great self defence style that gives you very quick and effective answers. Tai Chi would take you many years to be able to apply, but if you suck at it for say 10years, then you would need no other style. IMO. Take Care.

BB at 13? Hmm... Well good luck anyway. Take Care.

Although, I could be a little jealous of the way he looks. He is a fit guy, but MY GOD, have a childhood. To be honest that body would be great when your about 21, but he is 10. I just think it does not look quite right. Take Care

Would it be possible to do an interview of my Sensei? I see that people have lots of questions about Ki and such. As he is a 2nd Generation Master, he would be ideal. Ofcourse this would have to be with yours and his premission. Take Care.

Bretty "Taekwondo- Out the window (with all other 'formal' training)" What do you mean by this? Take Care.

That sounds great. But what sort of work are we talking about? Could you be alittle more specific, but I would love to help in anyway I can. Take Care.

Lau Gar, is a form of Shaolin Gung Fu, not related to kickboxing. Lau Gar was created from the style of Mok-Gar Kuen, so legend has it, was originally developed by a midget called Mok_Da-Si, in the Shalolin monastery Southern China. He taught this style, known then as shaolin chunen, to his family in the Tong-Kwun district of Kwong Tong province, and the name was retained until the third generation, when it was renamed Mok Gar. It consists of many aspects of weapons and unarmed combat. Like most chinese styles in emcompess's forums(kata) and like ALL martial arts its good exercise. Hope this helps Take Care.

Traditional Japanese Jujutsu, is one of the finest arts out there. IMO ofcourse. Besides excellent ground fighting and grappling techniques you cover lots of weapons, which is also fun. Ofcourse BJJ does its job well, so any of the JJ styles are good. Take Care.