Well as far as fighing is concerned,,I think any system has its combat effectiveness and weaknesses.. Some are better for somethings,,others are better for other things.. and then a lot of it,,is in the persons heart as to how he faces combat. The Yang style I suppose became very popular here in the states and then became so widely practiced that it got watered down by those that turned it into just a health exercise thing,,with the forms becoming unrecognizable. I think what my problem with the yang was,,as what my sifu here saw was that I was still practicing the forms (which was almost identical to the wu 24 form, and 48 for, with too much power which my teacher in calif never corrected me for,, either that,, or I just wasnt listening..
I have some friends there that Practice 5 ancestors,,which as you know is a southern style. Ive done some Hung Gar,but its been a
long time ago,,
I understand what you mean about the stiffness, I still become overly firm in my Tai Ji at times..much to the dismay of my Sifu..:-)..but its all good,,its a life time of effort to improve ourselves and to try to perfect our forms,, just as we try to make our lives a little better for ourselves and those that we touch.
Mike
Zane Thomas <zanes.the.name@...> wrote:
Mike,
I know wushi is a good fighting style,
as is chenshi, but I think yangshi is mostly for hippies. Is that your impreession? Regarding starting younger I am pleased that my son who is now 19 is in his second year of chenshi training. His combat ability is much improved over what he gets out of wushu alone. I studied southern style traditional when i was younger and I'm still trying to loosen up in the right way for chenshi. I'm hoping the end result includes increased speed in wushu by decreasing the stiffness I acquired early on.
Hi: Old Karate Ka here. Charles "Mike" Boyett,, Been involved with martial arts since 19mmm forgotten,,back in the mid sixties. Have been involved with...
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Mike, I know wushi is a good fighting style, as is chenshi, but I think yangshi is mostly for hippies. Is that your impreession? Regarding starting younger I...
Hi Zane, Well as far as fighing is concerned,,I think any system has its combat effectiveness and weaknesses.. Some are better for somethings,,others are...
woooooooowwwwwww!!! Man,, if Only I could move like that. Forgive my ignorance though when you speak of 5th Duan,,is that the new grading system they have...
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Hi Zane,, Im with you...I was just curious about it.. Zane Thomas <zanes.the.name@...> wrote: Mike, I don't really care much about ranking ... otherwise...
Hi Zane,, Nawww didnt take it seriously,,, You were a flower child,,I was in the military in those days,, it seems we have sort of arrived at the same tip of...
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