InfiniteNow Posted March 27, 2006 Author Report Posted March 27, 2006 Truly, the best defense is to anticipate the attack and avoid it. Whether this be moving out of the way of their strike or taking a different path on your journey that day so as to avoid them completely... Quote
InfiniteNow Posted March 27, 2006 Author Report Posted March 27, 2006 Sorry Orby... You just posted your weight in another thread, and it's about the same as mine, so I wish to retract this (although jokingly intended) statement: http://hypography.com/forums/watercooler/5872-discussion-kung-fu-2.html#post91716 Cheers. :love: Quote
InfiniteNow Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Posted March 28, 2006 Yeah... that's often the toughest concept to ingrain. I know it took me some practice to teach myself to step "into" their attack as being a good way to dodge it. For example, someone starts to side kick, but they telegraph it a bit... You move in and punch straight the solar plexis... and you are so close they cannot unchamber their kicking leg. Ahhh.... Sparring. Spawwing is whot bwings us here togevver, today. Ooops. That's marriage from the funny preacher guy in Princess Bride. Watch out for the R.O.U.S.'s. Quote
InfiniteNow Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Posted March 28, 2006 Hmmm.... isn't a Racoon a rodent of unusual size? :eek_big: Quote
InfiniteNow Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Posted March 28, 2006 High kicks don't work except in movies,I've knocked a few guys down with a roundhouse to the jaw, also a hook kick to the back of the skull. Otherwise, a nice side kick to the floating rib (pressure points Liver 13 & 14) is a nice one... Maybe high kicks just aren't for you, but they work... trust me. Quote
InfiniteNow Posted March 28, 2006 Author Report Posted March 28, 2006 So you never clarified for me... I imagine I know what it is, but it probably goes by a different name in what I've learned... What's a "reverse" cat stance? Quote
TheBigDog Posted March 28, 2006 Report Posted March 28, 2006 I would love to study martial arts. I have always been interested in Judo for the style of using your opponent against himself and keeping yourself out of harm. Very defense oriented. Since I have reached my grown size physical confrontation has not been much of an issue in my life. But it is a good skill to have in your back pocket. The more important aspects are the confidence in yourself and discipline of body that it promotes. Great for kids of all ages. In the end I try to avoid fighting and have been successful for most of my adult life. Of course being the physical specimen that I am, some posturing as a good bluff seems to go a long way. Bill Quote
Queso Posted March 28, 2006 Report Posted March 28, 2006 I've knocked a few guys down with a roundhouse to the jaw, I got a concussion from a guy fresh out of the Korean army who got passed my arms with one of those kicks, :naughty: Just because I was a black belt didn't mean I could handle a beast like that at the time! Quote
InfiniteNow Posted March 29, 2006 Author Report Posted March 29, 2006 170 6'2" Quick and flexible... One of my sifu's (I studied under many) used to watch entire episodes of Gilligan's Island and Kung fu in a horse stance. Ouch!! Quote
Queso Posted March 29, 2006 Report Posted March 29, 2006 There are a lot of strange stances that can be comfortable for a long time....UNTIL YOU MOVE! ahhhh then i just roll over and let the pain fade like laughter. Quote
Queso Posted March 29, 2006 Report Posted March 29, 2006 as a kid i could always out-pee the other kids in the bathroom by at LEAST 3ft+~! Quote
InfiniteNow Posted March 29, 2006 Author Report Posted March 29, 2006 Does anyone know the "Iron Buddha" development set?It will pack a couple pounds of quick, hard mass on ya' :)Never heard of it. I did used to practice what we called Iron Palm and Iron Shirt training (it loses something in the translation). We would roll 30 - 100 lb iron bars across our shins and forearm bones in sets of 50-100 reps. The bruising was substantial and we had to use a special set of herbs applied topically to help it heal better. The bone would get denser, new bone would grow on top, and also the scar tissue would make the skin areas tougher (plus mentally you really learn how to deal with intense pain and work through it). We also hit wooden posts with each side of the forearm and punched rock bags and strenthen our fingers by slamming them into buckets of rocks and doing finger tip pushups. I tell you, when I sparred someone who did not do this training, and we hit in shin to shin contact, whereas I would barely feel it, they wouldn't be able to walk for a few hours. I had to lighten up on that training though. My body heals pretty slowly being diabetic. Quote
InfiniteNow Posted March 29, 2006 Author Report Posted March 29, 2006 We also did a high level meditation called I Chin Chings, or, Muscle-tendon changes. Quote
InfiniteNow Posted March 29, 2006 Author Report Posted March 29, 2006 It really makes you sweat, but a funny kind of chi-sweat.. .you know what I mean? Not the kind of sweat like after a 40 minute Cardio session...Absolutely do. We used to do standing mediation sessions for a while, and after about 2 or 3 minutes of intense concentration I'd be dripping with sweat. It's amazing. Quote
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