backfist Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Not sure where the notion that Chinese gung fu doesn't work. Any modern style of MA that "does work" owes its foundation to Chinese gung fu. Japanes martial arts? Descendants of Chinese gung fu. Okinawan MA? Descendants of gung fu. Korean? Chinese gung fu. In fact, it can be argued that martials arts owes its beginnings not to the northern and southern Shaolin Monks, but to Bodhidarma (Da Mo per the Chinese), an Indian aristocrat who shared internal and external exercises with the Monks of the Shaolin temples. So Many Masters; So Few Students Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treebranch Posted November 25, 2003 Share Posted November 25, 2003 Yes, Backfist you are right. "It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.""Lock em out or Knock em out" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 Famous for...........Um Being too chaotic, being standard declining Too many schools, branches style emphasized different fighting styles make Kung Fu difficult to promote. Lack of competition make the combat system become worse. Darkness grants me pair of dark black eye,Yet I determine to look for Brightness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Icetuete Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 Lack of competition make the combat system become worse. i dont get why somekind of competition is a must for an art to be a good system. Being too chaoticto what are you refering to?Too many schools too many schools? what schools in particular have no right to exist? i might have missunderstood your entry, though. did you say what you think of chinese arts or did you repeat what others say, like Drunken Monkey did? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunken Monkey Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 dammit, y'know, my name sounds much better in cantonese... post count is directly related to how much free time you have, not how intelligent you are."When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ali Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 dont get why somekind of competition is a must for an art to be a good system. Some Shaolin monks, Wu Don Taoists and other guy try some regulation with no glove and result in many broken finger and joint. Taking hand grapping skill as example, you cannot really good till you have broken some bone. May be cruel but this is true. Chaotic. I mean system. China himself is a big area in which generate many fighting style. Flowery styles exist while powerful exist also. Form can cheat many beginner that give impression that Kung Fu is a fake. To me, Modern Wushu is nothing more than rubbish that put further insult to Kung Fu Darkness grants me pair of dark black eye,Yet I determine to look for Brightness Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Treebranch Posted December 3, 2003 Share Posted December 3, 2003 Believe nothing you hear, half of what you see, and everything you know. "It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.""Lock em out or Knock em out" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yireses Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 ie i think japenease is known for its power and korean for its kicks ? ( i just want to no what the chine se one s are known for and if i am wrong about what the others are knwon for you may say Best regards And you really think that Chinese Martial Art is not known for its power and for kicks ? I can see you have never been to a Chinese Martial Art School. The knowing of Violence and living in no violence brings peace.Shaolin Chuan Fa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
backfist Posted December 11, 2003 Share Posted December 11, 2003 ie i think japenease is known for its power and korean for its kicks ? ( i just want to no what the chine se one s are known for and if i am wrong about what the others are knwon for you may say Best regards Give Japan and Korea their proper respect for refining their respective styles. But the arts practiced in both of those countries originated in China. So if/when someone ever asks you what the Chinese are known for, now you can tell them. So Many Masters; So Few Students Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SevenStar Posted December 20, 2003 Share Posted December 20, 2003 Not sure where the notion that Chinese gung fu doesn't work. Any modern style of MA that "does work" owes its foundation to Chinese gung fu. Japanes martial arts? Descendants of Chinese gung fu. Okinawan MA? Descendants of gung fu. Korean? Chinese gung fu.[/] not entirely true. BJJ history is traced back to japanese jujutsu, which can't be verifiably traced back to china... In fact, it can be argued that martials arts owes its beginnings not to the northern and southern Shaolin Monks, but to Bodhidarma (Da Mo per the Chinese), an Indian aristocrat who shared internal and external exercises with the Monks of the Shaolin temples. No it can't. If anything, China's roots may stem from Alexander the great and what was taught by his men as he went through India. Also, there are several chinese styles, like shuai chiao and the islamic longfist systems that have NOTHING whatsoever to do with shaolin. Back to the topic, however, it depends on the style, and also whom you ask. xingyi is know for being linear and destructive. much of kung fu is known for being circular and thus "flowery" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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