Just curious to see how many of you guys/gals practice traditional MA's. I'm studying Chinese martial arts; hung gar and taijiquan.
Sure do. Is that Mas Oyama's style???Do you consider kyokushinkai karate traditional?
I saw the FightQuest when they trained with the kyokushin guys. Very no frills approach. I would be worried about those punches to the chest, as it's known an upward punch to the sternum can cause heart attack!Yupyup! Lots and lots of forms and sparring w/o gloves (No punches to the face.)
So what's Hung Gar like? I've tried kung fu before but only got the basic five stances form before I had to quit to do something.
I wanted to try tai chi too to balance everything cuz every single thing I was training was hard. I ended up doing Iai-do instead. Very, very good for focusing the mind.
That sounds awesome. I've always liked samurai swords. Do you own one? What kind is it?Iai do is the art of drawing a sword.
It differs from kendo or kenjutsu because the forms always start with your sword sheathed.
Also it's less combative than kendo or kenjutsu as the emphasis is on defense and being one w/ your sword.
I guess iai-do, kenjutsu and kendo all go hand in hand. If you want to be a complete swordsman, you need to learn all three. Iai-do would be the 'gentler' cousin of the other two arts but no less 'deadly.' (I wouldn't think of drawing a sword in public though lol.)
I train at my house, but travel every 2 months for a weekend and study with my sifu in CT. If your interested in the name/info you can PM me. Yes tai chi has applications although it's not easy to learn. But essentially you have 37 moves and you practice the moves over and over, using full body power and perfecting body structure. Taijiquan actually translates into "Grand Ultimate Fist". I've seen since i've started my strikes have had more power in them, starting from a solid root/stance, my waist twisting very fast and hand snapping out. I attribute to this to studying tai chi. I love hung gar, there's nothing like a fast paced system based on a tiger LOL, but I think Tai chi is my "everyday" system - i use it all the time, to remain relaxed and balanced while shopping, at work, or visiting friends. It carried over to my everyday activities.Hung Gar sounds interesting,w here do you train? And I didn't know that tai chi had combat applications although the forms Do look like they were designed for fighting despite being down in ultra slow mo.
Your judo log was very cool & original!I just started up taking something. I originally wanted kyokushin, but ended up with judo, and I'm very happy.
I'd look into this one: http://mypage.uniserve.ca/~jneri/taichi/notes/song.htmI have a Paul Chen replica sword and a mass-produced WW2 Japanese sword. Both are 1050 steel. Older ones are wayyyyyyyyyyyy too expensive.
Do you have a tai chi contact here in Vancouver, BC? Iai-do is similar to tai chi if you say there are only 37 moves.
The basic sequence for an Iai-do form is:
Draw-Incapacitating Blow-Killing Blow-Remove Blood-Sheath
Throw in a block here and there and body positioning (Kneeling, standing, sitting, turning around) here and there and that's Iai-Do. It's like bowling or golf, easy to learn but very difficult to be a master of. Things like the speed of the draw and the precision of the cuts.
Thanks, man!Your judo log was very cool & original!
Just curious to see how many of you guys/gals practice traditional MA's. I'm studying Chinese martial arts; hung gar and taijiquan.
Where'd you study Lau Gar at?I've started judo, but did/do another one of the five families, Lau Gar, for 15 years.
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