The Martial Arts and Philosophy
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Julius Skrrvin
I be winkin' through the scope
boxing doesnt count huh 
? Im not arguing with you any more then, pointless. Anyway its clogging up this thread, nor am I gonna try and "correct" your worldview.
Has anyone here read Sun Tzu before? I actually never have. Comments?
? Im not arguing with you any more then, pointless. Anyway its clogging up this thread, nor am I gonna try and "correct" your worldview.Has anyone here read Sun Tzu before? I actually never have. Comments?
Brian O'Conner
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Not to derail this thread - but has anyone here wanted to wander into the wilderness on some Ryu shyt and just train to fight day and night? I've often fantasized about packing up and going to some monk temple in the middle of nowhere in Asia and just focus on training 100%.
I'll admit I don't train as often as I'd like but I often wonder how far I could test the limits of my strength and body. It would require a tremendous amount of sacrifice but I'm sure there are people that have done it.
I'll admit I don't train as often as I'd like but I often wonder how far I could test the limits of my strength and body. It would require a tremendous amount of sacrifice but I'm sure there are people that have done it.
boxing doesnt count huh
Has anyone here read Sun Tzu before? I actually never have. Comments?
What thread is this... Boxing or Martial Arts?
You never read Sun Tzu Art of War?
Julius Skrrvin
I be winkin' through the scope
Boxing is a martial art.
Anyhoo, its in my cue. I have to finish reading the I Ching first and i have a couple other books in my backlog... Its on the list tho
Anyhoo, its in my cue. I have to finish reading the I Ching first and i have a couple other books in my backlog... Its on the list tho
Julius Skrrvin
I be winkin' through the scope
depending on how things go for a bit i might go study some in Cangzhou after i cop this degree
it would be nice, if just to get away from all the bullshyt
they supposed to learn the values and the respect before they learn how to buss somebodies head. character development used to be a prerequisite for training and we need to get back to it badly.
edit: dope thread btw
Julius Skrrvin
I be winkin' through the scope
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if you're not taking ls when you start out your school is most likely flabby and sick. you are expected to have countless setbacks and failures even in solo training. for example I was just sick for this week and missed practice. I'm pissed, because I was making serious headway on my power expressions. but I didn't stop - I still did at least some neigong and standing stance progress and look! back to the game in 3 days. in the martial arts your success is determined months, years before you encounter an opponent. consistent, daily preparation and refinement of the basics is the only.path to true progress in martial arts
many students fail to progress in traditional arts because they lack the patience to apply yourself everyday. they wanna progress to advanced techniques and fighting before their foundation and basics and conditioning are there. they are anxious to call themselves masters, theyve watched too many movies. they don't realize hat the real masters are the men who have practiced so song and hard that their responses are automatic, their art so ingrained that they fight without perceptible intention.
if you're not taking ls when you start out your school is most likely flabby and sick. you are expected to have countless setbacks and failures even in solo training. for example I was just sick for this week and missed practice. I'm pissed, because I was making serious headway on my power expressions. but I didn't stop - I still did at least some neigong and standing stance progress and look! back to the game in 3 days. in the martial arts your success is determined months, years before you encounter an opponent. consistent, daily preparation and refinement of the basics is the only.path to true progress in martial arts
many students fail to progress in traditional arts because they lack the patience to apply yourself everyday. they wanna progress to advanced techniques and fighting before their foundation and basics and conditioning are there. they are anxious to call themselves masters, theyve watched too many movies. they don't realize hat the real masters are the men who have practiced so song and hard that their responses are automatic, their art so ingrained that they fight without perceptible intention.
Julius Skrrvin
I be winkin' through the scope
As a general question?
What do you guys think of distinctions between internal and external aspects of martial arts? Do you concern yourself with it at all? Do you view it as a physical differentiation? Do you think they are both necessary? What about the distinction in regard to individual martial art styles?
humor me.
What do you guys think of distinctions between internal and external aspects of martial arts? Do you concern yourself with it at all? Do you view it as a physical differentiation? Do you think they are both necessary? What about the distinction in regard to individual martial art styles?
humor me.
TheDarceKnight
Veteran
Sums up how I feel very well
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Mr. Somebody
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joe rogan work on my nerves
good thread.
what are your thoughts on the following
good thread.
what are your thoughts on the following
T'ai Chi & QiGong
Internally and externally speaking, Gong Fu is indeed an inexhaustable well of spiritual knowing.
Those of you who study or practice either one of the above mentioned disciplines, I have a question.
What would you tell someone if they were trying to find out why these disciplines are so widely written about, revered and meditated upon?
What have YOU gained from them?
The statement, "The Shaolin and The Wu-Tang could be dangerous." only means, "The external and internal martial arts, once combined, could be dangerous." Why is this so?
We all know that the external arts are deadly, but what specifically makes the internal arts even deadlier?
In my own personal pursuit of many styles, I find the internal arts to be most [background=transparent !important]beautiful[/background]. Simply because they've given me a much richer understanding of many other fields of study. For example, studying QiGong, I completely understand Dr. Jose Arguelles' guidelines for evolution. Etc.
Internally and externally speaking, Gong Fu is indeed an inexhaustable well of spiritual knowing.
Those of you who study or practice either one of the above mentioned disciplines, I have a question.
What would you tell someone if they were trying to find out why these disciplines are so widely written about, revered and meditated upon?
What have YOU gained from them?
The statement, "The Shaolin and The Wu-Tang could be dangerous." only means, "The external and internal martial arts, once combined, could be dangerous." Why is this so?
We all know that the external arts are deadly, but what specifically makes the internal arts even deadlier?
In my own personal pursuit of many styles, I find the internal arts to be most [background=transparent !important]beautiful[/background]. Simply because they've given me a much richer understanding of many other fields of study. For example, studying QiGong, I completely understand Dr. Jose Arguelles' guidelines for evolution. Etc.
Julius Skrrvin
I be winkin' through the scope
I think it is extremely close to the type of
and misinformation that us legitimate (read: not con men) practitioners of IMA seek to avoid. Practice of neigong/qigong will not make you a superman or more deadly. I practice two neigong sets as part of my curriculum, Wang Ji Wu's set and the Tian Gan routine and i can tell you that the benefit lies here:1)flexibility
2)developing relaxed emphasis on body mechanics and joint positioning
3)meditative benefit
You are not gaining any metaphysical energy or hidden power by practicing neigong. I also find the bit about qigong to be silly, seeing as how many "external" martial arts utilize neigong sets of their own. A lot of "shaolin" schools have them as well, and even unaffiliated styles like the Fujian White Crane and Hung Gar.
I think that you can gain a lot of understanding through deep repetitive practice, in a way that is hard to explain, but i thoroughly resent the "IMA>EMA" implications of that paragraph.