BTW, I gott try to figure out why the hell I haven't tried learning Jeet Kune Do yet. I mean, Larry Hartsell teaches here in Charlotte, which, other than going to Seattle, WA or Torrence, CA (if I remember right) is about as "official" as you can get for JKD.
alabasterjones said: Ive practiced Kenpo, Aikido, Shaolin long fist, Yang and Chen Style Taiji, Wing Chung, Xing Yi, Ba Gua and something that, i recently discovered, translates into Occult Mantra of Supream Compassion Fist.
But then I got into a car crash, fucked my back up, and had to stop working out for a while...
I have been studying Ba Gua on and off now for a couple of years and find it incredibly fulfilling... Hvea you practiced much with the I Ching?
Phaser303 said: Muay thai is, what i would think, a more proven art than soemthing like Tai Chi, or Kung Fu... or any other art that focuses more on forms... cause muay thai is mainly focused on the sport... its one thing to know a technique well, its another thing to be able to execute through fine motor skills... if thast makes any sense..
basically, i think you learn 1000% more when your head to head than when your perfecting your form in grappling, strieks, anything........
Any style of Tai Chi or Gongfu that doesn't focus on fine motor skills is teaching you a shallow art.The forms are only there to guide you towards an understanding of your body mechanic. There is an inherent subtelty in the lessons that guide you towards this understanding. Only after years of practice is this made apparent. I am not as interested in sport competition; I boxed for a few years and reallized that there wasn't alot further to go; Be a better boxer? compete some more? if I win, than I'm a great boxer; if I lose...It's a never-ending cycle of contention. If they teach you in Muay Thai how to overcome Yourself, then I'd be willing to listen. Otherwise, you've just made yourself into a weapon without a hand to guide it.
I was learning Brazilian Jui Jitsu for a while there but then the class got cancelled. It's great for small people like me because it's less about strength than torque. I was actually able to flip over guys double my size!
LostJunkShot
Concord, NC
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FEB 24, 2003 03:58 PM