June 12, 200521 yr Hi everyone,I'm a noob here. Always been interested in Martial Arts (especially Gung Fu).Spent a long time researching the philosophy of these arts and where and how they came about. 'Internal' styles attract me - I've witnessed first hand how deadly and effective they can be! It goes without saying that 'external' styles equally are as effective! But the internal aspects and the required discipline suit me the most. But ideally a balance of both would be my ideal art. Hopefully I can be of some help and meet some like minded people here.There more we use all this technology to talk and share, the more we develope our own approach to Martial Arts. That's just my "IMHO"You have got a really good balanced board here - well done!Hope to speak to you all soon,Empty Flower "The path to victory lies within!"
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June 15, 200521 yr Welcome to KF...I'm puzzled to suggest you an art which is half-way between Internal and external.... maybe my karate style (Go ju ryu) with some instructor which give some more importance then usual to the internal aspects maybe a good choice. In my school we rarely meditate but we do breathing kata and some relaxation technique but if you look for balanced approach (internal-external) maybe Go ju ryu karate is what you are looking for. .
June 15, 200521 yr Author Welcome to KF...I'm puzzled to suggest you an art which is half-way between Internal and external.... maybe my karate style (Go ju ryu) with some instructor which give some more importance then usual to the internal aspects maybe a good choice. In my school we rarely meditate but we do breathing kata and some relaxation technique but if you look for balanced approach (internal-external) maybe Go ju ryu karate is what you are looking for. .Now that is an interesting comment!Thank you italia_guy. I'm interested in Karate as I did 'Ishinru' for a number of years and also kick boxing. When I say to people that I'm interested in 'Internal' arts they think I mean just chinese! Iwill follow up your suggestion as this interests me. Once again thanks.All the best,Empty Flower "The path to victory lies within!"
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