Ballet vs Karate

[pinklady6000]

I like Silva for his Wing Chun techniques also.

He has some very deceptive Wing Chun hand movements that compliments his Wing Chun kicks.

There is alot of Wing Chun in Silva's moves, that he uses brilliantly.

you are kidding, right!

there is no wing chun in the whole of silvers career.

Not kidding.

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anderson_Silva

Anderson Silva practicing Wing Chun with Dan Inosanto.

the techniques they are doing are kali techniques.

As soon as silver wakes up and realises what nonsense he is learning with this paticake uselessness. he is world champ he can't learn any thing from this man - it should be the other way around. tisk!

[pinklady6000]

here are the main ballet position that one should practice, for strength in the hip legaments and tendons for highkicking:

https://balletclassroom.files.wordpress.com/2012/03/ballet-8-positions-of-the-body-large.jpg

[Alan Armstrong]

Anderson Silva like many a Bruce Lee fan.

For Silva to practice with Dan Insonato must have been an honor for the both of them.

Ironic how Wing Chun is considered ineffective by none users, unless Bruce Lee is doing it.

The real problem with the ineffectiveness of many Wing Chun practitioners is not fully understanding the benefits and gaps that all styles have.

[singularity6]

I teach math at a college for a living. One of the mistakes my students (and my classmates when I was a student) frequently make is compartmentalizing their education. It's extremely important to broaden your horizon and push those boundaries. A good martial arts student may become reasonably competent in one or more martial arts. A great student will be able to see connections between the two arts. A superior student will not only see the connections between two or more styles, but will make connections between the connections (think Bruce Lee and Jeet Kun Do.)

[Alan Armstrong]

I teach math at a college for a living. One of the mistakes my students (and my classmates when I was a student) frequently make is compartmentalizing their education. It's extremely important to broaden your horizon and push those boundaries. A good martial arts student may become reasonably competent in one or more martial arts. A great student will be able to see connections between the two arts. A superior student will not only see the connections between two or more styles, but will make connections between the connections (think Bruce Lee and Jeet Kun Do.)

This equation all adds up, very well done singularity6

[singularity6]

I think you need way more flexibility to do ballet. If I did the splits, I'd stay there.

[Alan Armstrong]

I think you need way more flexibility to do ballet. If I did the splits, I'd stay there.

This is why people that practice ballet put in the time, effort and dedication to become flexible; this all adds up to moving with grace, poise and beauty.