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Post by Suhana LIM on Mar 18, 2005 4:15:41 GMT -5
Hello everyone! Many use Tang Lang to refer to the northern praying mantis art and Tong Long to refer to the southern praying mantis art in order to differentiate between the two, but as always there are exceptions. Just my two cents! JookLum ni hao Is it because of the Cantonese dialect? Cheers. |
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Post by thunderbolt on Mar 18, 2005 9:56:10 GMT -5
The person who started this discussion must be right, less is better. Could this be why lesser and lesser people are posting? Hopefully everybody is feeling better. Cheers  |
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Post by konghan on Mar 18, 2005 11:57:22 GMT -5
Forms: The more the better? I think that is more of a categorical question. More forms would be better if, the person has fully master all other forms. Any additional forms is to improve or upgrade his or her skill level to a higher degree. But if learning more forms is base on just wanting to know more forms then it would be useless in terms of combat skill. There are only so much forms that a person can master in their life time. In the past probably a true master can master total of 35 hand forms and 10 weapon forms. Now a days it is reduce to 10 hand forms and 5 weapon forms. And I am talking about mastering them not just knowing them, there is a big difference between knowing and mastering.  |
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Post by nothingness on Mar 18, 2005 14:42:41 GMT -5
Dear Thunderbolt,
It seems that you have a personal issue with Suhana LIM. Wouldn't it better if you have a private discussion with him? There is no point of dong this on the board. Thank you.
Regards,
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Post by PaulH on Mar 18, 2005 15:33:36 GMT -5
Ha! Ha! No! No! Thunderbolt reminds me of my neighbor's brat who is very naughty. He wants someone to spank him for being bad, but the foolish mother keeps being so nice to him that makes him want to puke the more. Less is better, let spank our upstart friend here a little so that he can be good, I say! =)
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Post by Suhana LIM on Mar 18, 2005 19:19:48 GMT -5
The person who started this discussion must be right, less is better. Could this be why lesser and lesser people are posting? Hopefully everybody is feeling better. Cheers ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by TenTigers on Mar 20, 2005 10:29:04 GMT -5
I rather like the idea of systems like Wing Chun, Jook Lum SPM, evn Tai Gik Kuen, and Bot Gua-and Hung-Ga which have a minimum of forms-some styles four,some three-some one. Although Hung-Ga has four core sets, many lineages have added minor sets to bring the total up to ten, not including weapon sets. Some schools of Choy Li Fut have over a hundred sets-except Buk Sing CLF, which has four.
It would be nice to have been in a system that only had few sets that you can concentrate on and totally absorb the true essense. Then again, since I teach to the public, which includes children and teens (and dillitantes-which is probably the same) I needed to add a few shorter and simpler sets as stepping stones.
Anyone who has practiced Tai Gik Kuen, for instance, knows that practicing the form is a constant and eternal process of continued development,and deeper levels of understanding not only the system, but oneself.
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Post by Marc on Mar 20, 2005 17:26:37 GMT -5
Well, it all started with the three (S); Stratregy, Structure and Sense. For the combatant these could be organizied into the three (T); Tactics, Techniques and Training, which are still used in varying degrees within military and Law-Enforcement agencies.
Forms are an outgrowth of what we call shadow-boxing here in the west. The shadow-boxer had no partner to practice, train or spar with, so he IMAGINED his enemy and certain senarios while he executed his Tactics and Techniques; thus a solo Training method was born.
Now, knowing man is the same all the world over we could believe this happened in Asia too. Eventually all this movement turned into an art form, given times of peace, fear of injury and positive spectator response.
The real question is how stupid has martial arts made us? Do we really understand the material in these forms and can we seperate our T's? Are these moves practical or just asthetic? Can you really control an assailant with the basic Tiger Claw from forms practice? Can you automatically respond to an attack with the right technique and perfect timing just from doing a million reps of any form or from doing one rep of a million forms? Please think about it and see if all these years anyone of us have spent on martial arts have made us combative in the real sense or have given us what ammounts to a physical recreation.
Something to think about, before life is over ;D
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Post by JookLum on Mar 22, 2005 2:09:30 GMT -5
Hello again Suhana LIM!
I am well, thank you. A big part of it is, at least in my opinion.
Also i see you have gained an admirer on this thread recently. ;D ;D LOL!
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Post by Suhana LIM on Mar 22, 2005 3:11:12 GMT -5
Hello again Suhana LIM! I am well, thank you. A big part of it is, at least in my opinion. Also i see you have gained an admirer on this thread recently. ;D ;D LOL! JookLum ni hao ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D Cheers. |
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Post by thunderbolt on Mar 24, 2005 20:16:14 GMT -5
Less is better
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Less is be
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Post by Suhana LIM on Mar 25, 2005 3:43:28 GMT -5
Less is better Less is bette Less is bett Less is bet Less is be Less is b Less is Less i Less Les Le L .................... (flatlined) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by denson on Jun 30, 2005 5:31:45 GMT -5
new member , just curious , trained lung yee chuan in my youth , pleased to see sites with info and communication on the net . Shaolin is still alive . With respect Denson
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