ahultqui Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 Well I must say, I started MA at the beginning of this week(Started so late because of previous commitments) and well here is my little report back. 1. Its fun, I dont care what anybody says or does, I find it to be fun, and at the same time enjoyable, those people who say "Wait until later", well you are wrong, I dont believe in things like that, and well generally yes ! 2. Very Strict: I have noticed that the respect found between class mates, to your instructor and to other such people to ve very strict and rigid, I actually dont mind, just that one of the things I noticed, I actually think its good to be like this, I find that even after a week, my class mates and I have developed a mutual respect for one another, nobody looks down on anyone, and its actually a friendly place to go ! 3. Fitness: Well Well Well, I mean yes I have been into swimming and general gym workouts for the past 4 years, but nothing compares to the workouts we do at MA, I dont mind one bit though, its nice and fun, and its good to break a sweat ! 5. Friendly enviroment, while at the same time as being rigid and strict about respect and certain aspects of MA and the class, I have come to find the people in the class, instructors and just about everyone to be damb friendly ! The Head SiFu(Frank) is also a really nice and friendly guy, but yes when things need to be done they get done, and well I think this is actually good. Its almost well actually its like having a friendship with certain respect and boundries. Anyway, I will write more when I have learnt more, on it seems the style they teach is wing chun, or so it seems ? One does evil if one does nothing at all.http://www.shaolin.co.zahttp://www.aftermatch.net (Personal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunken Monkey Posted June 4, 2004 Share Posted June 4, 2004 hmm, interesting... what did you do in your first lesson? i'm always interested in everyone's first wing chun lesson. 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...
ahultqui Posted June 4, 2004 Author Share Posted June 4, 2004 HMMMMMMMMMMM Basically we started learning some nice stretching excersises. Ok I havent been involved in much excersice for awhile now owing to my job, but this was nice, ok granted I felt as stiff as hell after the first lesson but its to be expected, after the second lesson I wasn't as stiff. We also started learning our fisrt form(If thats the correct way to describe it) Stuff like 1. Basic Kicks 2. Basic Punches 3. First Form. When I say kicks and punches, we were taught how to stand, how you should be standing when punching, and some theory behind it all. Sorry if this is a big vague, but man its busy @ work today ! Got to run ! One does evil if one does nothing at all.http://www.shaolin.co.zahttp://www.aftermatch.net (Personal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunken Monkey Posted June 5, 2004 Share Posted June 5, 2004 well, some more detail would've been nice.... anyway. when you punch, from open stance, do you guys punch straight from the side moving into centre or do you move to centre then punch? um, my descriptions might sound a little confusing but you should get the general idea. as for whether or not its wing chun, from the site you posted, ti doesn't look like it or if it is, it's been altered to fit into a program of (mixed) chinese styles from some major styles. (actually, it looks like theya re teaching you a lot of differnt styles more or less side by side; a hung gar form here, a little choy li fut there, throw in some shoalin) anyway. glad to hear you're enjoying it. just like to add something that i tell everyone starting ANY martial art. an open mind is important but not as important as a rational mind. 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...
ahultqui Posted June 5, 2004 Author Share Posted June 5, 2004 Yup, sorry about being so vague in my answer, thing is being new I am not sure about alot just yet, I am sure of one thing though, the workouts and stretching I do is fun OK I LIE, I dont like being stiff after the class, but thats only because I am new to the whole scene. But anyway, its late, and I really should be asleep One does evil if one does nothing at all.http://www.shaolin.co.zahttp://www.aftermatch.net (Personal) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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