gung fu...

[three60roundhouse]

I can do MAYBE five punches in a second, hehe.

[YODA]

I've never actually timed how many punches I can do in a second. I've seen some very fast people who can errr..... extend their arm a lot of times per second but I wouldn't call it punching.

 

I have timed how many quality stick strikes I can do in a given time - as our striking patterns in Eskrima are done by the stopwatch under grading conditions. Seven full power strikes with the stick per second is about my best - my Instructor has been clocked at 12 - how the heck are you supposed to defend against THAT? LOL! (The answer is the ancient art of leggit-fu!)

 

 

 

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YODA

 

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Instructor : JKD Concepts

 

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[ This Message was edited by: YODA on 2002-02-24 13:08 ]

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this may be an amateur question, but is gung fu the same as kung fu??

[YODA]

Depends on the dialect Ad.

 

Kung Fu = Chinese/Mandarin

 

Gung Fu = Hong Kong/Cantonese

 

 

[Aikidoka]

For a detailed explanation of chain punching, see the topic called 'Chain Punching' in this forum! Always check if a question has been asked before using the search button, because people get tired of repeating the same stuff. Thanks.

 

 

[Jack]

On 2002-02-17 19:52, mastertae wrote:

 

expect the unexpected...if you are unsure about a technique just do it if it doesnt work try something else

 

Doesn't 'expecting the unexpected' make the unexpected expected?

[YODA]

Ah yes - so that means we must learn to expect the unexpected expected - then we will be prepared for anything that we err.... don't expect

 

 

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apart from the origins,

 

are for example, calling kung fu wushu

 

gung fu wushu correct??

[YODA]

No

 

Wushu is a Chinese generic name for martial arts. It's a bit like calling Japanese arts Budo, then referring to Okinawan Karate as Budo too.