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Okay a few more things from my perspective, and I’m not trying to convert any one here. All art forms are valuable as long as they keep their integrity. That said a Martial Art is a War Art, and thus implies methods for killing your enemy in Combat. Therefore all training in said Martial Arts were centered on the weapons that a warrior used in battle. Thus empty hands techniques were secondary to weapon’s training IMO. To keep the warrior\soldier in tune to warfare\play, sports were invented. The word Kungfu does imply great skill, and that is why it’s is used universally for all Chinese fighting styles. There are far too many fighting styles in china to named them all. As well in most parts of the East and Far- East. Even though Europe is considered the west it’s in the east. Thus the impact of past war (ancient wars) can be seen in current fighting styles the similarity of techniques. A Master and his disciples would travel the land to create legend for themselves and their belief. So if hand techniques are taught first to the warrior then the style is hiding its weapon’s knowledge or it is lost. The early weapons of warfare are as follows: bow & arrow, staff\spear, javelin, rocks, and the sling are all projectiles, short staff, sword, mace, and whips are all midrange, knife and club are short range weapons. Okay not to make this too long we are born with an innate ability to tumble and play rough, thus wrestling, you hit be and I hit you back boxing (basic striking). What elevated this simple play in to MA? In one word Survival. Your skills would have to in crease to survive a violent attack, or to protect your love ones from harm Animal, Man, or Nature. So methods to improve this skill was created and pasted on to future warriors in a rite of passage. For those of you who are training in MA when it comes to self defense where does the fight start? Beyond arms reach or within arms reach. If the attacker had a weapon where would your defense start? Now look at the style or art form that you study in regards to stance, mobility, and counter fighting range where do you start? This will tell you what type of strategy your MA was designed for. This is not new, but it is apart of my philosophy shield and spear (short spear like javelin). The knife and the struggle to remove the weapon from your attacker's hand is the reason that MA training survives today. All other fighting methods are spawn from the warrior’s belief in his spiritual destiny. Thus he invokes the spirit of the fallen to aid him in his quest whether it is a god, beast, or ancestor. Now you see why there are so many styles remember my formula your skill * his skill = X (the winner being the first to dissolve his preconceived notions) IMO.
Peace.
Okay a few more things from my perspective, and I’m not trying to convert any one here. All art forms are valuable as long as they keep their integrity. That said a Martial Art is a War Art, and thus implies methods for killing your enemy in Combat. Therefore all training in said Martial Arts were centered on the weapons that a warrior used in battle. Thus empty hands techniques were secondary to weapon’s training IMO. To keep the warrior\soldier in tune to warfare\play, sports were invented. The word Kungfu does imply great skill, and that is why it’s is used universally for all Chinese fighting styles. There are far too many fighting styles in china to named them all. As well in most parts of the East and Far- East. Even though Europe is considered the west it’s in the east. Thus the impact of past war (ancient wars) can be seen in current fighting styles the similarity of techniques. A Master and his disciples would travel the land to create legend for themselves and their belief. So if hand techniques are taught first to the warrior then the style is hiding its weapon’s knowledge or it is lost. The early weapons of warfare are as follows: bow & arrow, staff\spear, javelin, rocks, and the sling are all projectiles, short staff, sword, mace, and whips are all midrange, knife and club are short range weapons. Okay not to make this too long we are born with an innate ability to tumble and play rough, thus wrestling, you hit be and I hit you back boxing (basic striking). What elevated this simple play in to MA? In one word Survival. Your skills would have to in crease to survive a violent attack, or to protect your love ones from harm Animal, Man, or Nature. So methods to improve this skill was created and pasted on to future warriors in a rite of passage. For those of you who are training in MA when it comes to self defense where does the fight start? Beyond arms reach or within arms reach. If the attacker had a weapon where would your defense start? Now look at the style or art form that you study in regards to stance, mobility, and counter fighting range where do you start? This will tell you what type of strategy your MA was designed for. This is not new, but it is apart of my philosophy shield and spear (short spear like javelin). The knife and the struggle to remove the weapon from your attacker's hand is the reason that MA training survives today. All other fighting methods are spawn from the warrior’s belief in his spiritual destiny. Thus he invokes the spirit of the fallen to aid him in his quest whether it is a god, beast, or ancestor. Now you see why there are so many styles remember my formula your skill * his skill = X (the winner being the first to dissolve his preconceived notions) IMO.
Peace.
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