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Post by Eric Ling on Oct 9, 2004 20:24:56 GMT -5
The process of learning KungFu is comparable to schooling; we can divide it into three stages, each stage requiring three years of more of training. The first stage is basic works; the second stage is to consolidate; the third is the refining and evolving it to perfection. Foundation building in KungFu is imperative as it is to a building project. A building's height is governed by it s foundation. It would be disastrous if we attempt to erect a high rise building on a foundation that was mean to hold up a small house. In order to have a sound foundation for KungFu, we must do it from ground level up; that is the first stage of learning. With a solid foundation, we can absorb advanced lessons without feeling the strains. It is on this belief; KungFu practitioners of the past paid much attention to foundation building. It is common for them to spend up to several years on building this foundation before the first punch was thrown. Just like schooling, we enter from the elementary level gradually progress to higher and higher level. But unlike schooling in which gifted students may skip a stage, in KungFu we cannot skip any part of it. KungFu is directly connected with developing physical ability, we cannot rush it, and on the contrary, we might be required to repeat a stage over and over again if we are behind in our work until proper development is realized. This is the testing part of KungFu as in the basic stage, we must keep up with the practice regardless of weather, personal hardship, and there can be no respite. Nothing is insurmountable, KungFu is not an exception. A good instructor and resolute determination to learn plus daily incessant work is the road to success. There is NO SHORT CUT, as a day's work adds an edge to the total achievement; a month's work adds a bigger margin; the more we practice, the more beneficial it is to us.
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Post by Suhana LIM on Oct 9, 2004 23:15:53 GMT -5
Da jia ni men hao The problem is in modern situation, people tend to do everything in quick ways. Including in learning martial arts. They prefer to join the bukoan that offer simpler and faster way, even this practice means destroying the arts. Cheers.
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Post by pitbull on Oct 10, 2004 7:13:58 GMT -5
everything that takes a long time to perfect should be good...like the buddha soup..it takes a very long time to cook but very delicious!
but some dishes tastes great even when raw.
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Post by konghan on Oct 10, 2004 10:36:31 GMT -5
Society in itself have change substancially, training intensely to fight & survive is no longer that important. But what is important now is achieving academic & professional careers.
Now adays poltical or community leaders are not measuered by their martial skills but more on their academic & civil achivements.
Society also have advance in terms of peace & order, education, communication & technology. There are more things to do now then there were during our forefathers time.
There are many dictraction in training as well as priorities. Training in TCMA has now become more of preserving a culture & tradition keeping the link alive between chinese history of great heritage to our present generation.
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Post by Eric Ling on Oct 10, 2004 17:32:20 GMT -5
Hi Konghan,
Yes, you are right. CKF is no longer the “weapons” of survival. It is more a cultural description of who we are - just like our languages, customs and rites.
It is part of the whole fabric of being a Chinese.
Not to be distorted or rewritten by pretenders, Chinese or non-Chinese, agree?
I think people often misconstrued that I disagree to changes and evolution and therefore “progress”. On the contrary, I believe that anything that doesn’t move is dead.
But then again, how can you improve something when you don’t fully appreciate it in the first place.
Don’t try to fix something when it ain’t broken – isn’t this how they say it?
I am totally opposed to those who alter because they don’t understand or cannot attain what being passed down.
That is unquestionably not improving but diluting!
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Post by CStephens on Oct 10, 2004 19:09:14 GMT -5
Great post.
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Post by Suhana LIM on Oct 12, 2004 5:47:44 GMT -5
Da jia ni men hao Training kungfu is also part of our cultural identity. But for some people, they train because of making money purposes Cheers.
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Post by Eric Ling on Oct 12, 2004 7:30:58 GMT -5
Ha Ha Ha Ha Suhana, my dear friend, Making money is a culture for some people. Kang Pei.
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Post by pitbull on Oct 12, 2004 18:32:56 GMT -5
everybody needs money...but money should not come from kungfu...shoukd have own source of income...if ever money came from kungfu its only enough to get the place running and not to be profited.
as for adding bits and pieces...thats ok so long as you master 1st what is being tought to you.
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Post by Suhana LIM on Oct 13, 2004 6:24:51 GMT -5
everybody needs money...but money should not come from kungfu...shoukd have own source of income...if ever money came from kungfu its only enough to get the place running and not to be profited. as for adding bits and pieces...thats ok so long as you master 1st what is being tought to you. Da jia ni men hao In my humble view, it's always better if one not only teaching martial art as his sole income. His opinion will be more "neutral". Cheers.
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Post by konghan on Oct 13, 2004 8:11:54 GMT -5
Da jia ni men hao In my humble view, it's always better if one not only teaching martial art as his sole income. His opinion will be more "neutral". Cheers. I heard once that feng shui wise, teaching martial art has some negative effect?, the teacher must also teach or be involve in community work something that many of our original teachers have been doing they are both teachers in martial art & healers as well as being charitable in order to offset the negative feng fui? Shaolin temple bhuddism & training in kung fu goes hand in hand. My question is Suhana since you are more knowledegeable in feng shui is this true?
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Post by pitbull on Oct 13, 2004 9:12:34 GMT -5
is this true?
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Post by Suhana LIM on Oct 15, 2004 19:05:27 GMT -5
Da jia ni men hao I am sad because the computer infected by virus (NT Search), I've been "crippled" for the past days. I've to borrow computer from the library From feng shui point of view, martial arts is metal element. And as we know, most of the purpose of martial arts is to defeat others. Which always involved making other people injured or even death. This regarded as very bad karma. By teaching martial arts to other people, the bad karma is doubled. I know this view might be difficult for some people to understand. That's why in order to balanced the bad karma, some sifu do other good karma (giving free help to those in need, giving free lesson, free medical, etc). Hope my humble knowledge will be useful. Cheers.
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Post by konghan on Oct 16, 2004 9:54:03 GMT -5
Da jia ni men hao I am sad because the computer infected by virus (NT Search), I've been "crippled" for the past days. I've to borrow computer from the library From feng shui point of view, martial arts is metal element. And as we know, most of the purpose of martial arts is to defeat others. Which always involved making other people injured or even death. This regarded as very bad karma. By teaching martial arts to other people, the bad karma is doubled. I know this view might be difficult for some people to understand. That's why in order to balanced the bad karma, some sifu do other good karma (giving free help to those in need, giving free lesson, free medical, etc). Hope my humble knowledge will be useful. Cheers. Thanks for that info, I guess it is a matter of how much balance between good & bad karma then?
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Post by Eric Ling on Oct 16, 2004 10:36:47 GMT -5
Thanks for that info, I guess it is a matter of how much balance between good & bad karma then? Argh Konghan, It is not "balance' that we should be striving for. It is extermination of "bad karma". Don't ask me what that means - got it out from a little booklet some temple gives out here. hehehe ;D
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