[QUOTE=CLFNole;876761]Grant:
Are you sure it wasn’t Li Siu Hung and Joe? That would make more sense.
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Actually, yes I think it was. It’s been a few months! D@mn these MBA classes - they’re making my brain stupider!
[QUOTE=Eric Olson;876795]If I were you I’d look for a good boxing school.
EO[/QUOTE] I wouldn’t say you sound bitter, but you could sour a bag of lemons.
[QUOTE=Eric Olson;876795]If I were you I’d look for a good boxing school.
EO[/QUOTE]
You used to be 100% pro CLF, what happened? I understand the whole boxing/MMA jumpship because I trained at a very good MMA gym for a year. It’s insanely good training but I wouldn’t say boxing > CLF.
For the ring yes, obviously, the sole intention of boxing is to be used in the ring.
Check the site www.ChoyLiFutMokHung.com Good instructional Choy Li Fut DVD.
That is not CLF that is Wong Ark Yu’s 5 Family Style, which I think is his own creation becuase the traditional 5 southern family styles were:
Hung, Lau, Choy, Lay & Mok. Fut Gar is not really a family style persay as Fut isn’t a family name.
[QUOTE=Infrazael;876922]You used to be 100% pro CLF, what happened? I understand the whole boxing/MMA jumpship because I trained at a very good MMA gym for a year. It’s insanely good training but I wouldn’t say boxing > CLF.
For the ring yes, obviously, the sole intention of boxing is to be used in the ring.[/QUOTE]
Often a good boxing gym is a better choice. The reason is that in a boxing gym you get lots of sparring experience early on and don’t usually get fed a bunch of unrealistic bull**** like you see in a lot martial arts schools.
Specific issues with CLF I’ve outlined before and won’t do so again here. If you do a search you can probably find them.
EO
[QUOTE=Mano Mano;876883]I wouldn’t say you sound bitter, but you could sour a bag of lemons.[/QUOTE]
Bitter and sour are different flavors;).
EO
[QUOTE=Eric Olson;877097]Bitter and sour are different flavors;).
EO[/QUOTE]I agree but closely linked together than opposites.
[QUOTE=Mano Mano;877109]I agree but closely linked together than opposites.[/QUOTE]
Haha…I didn’t realize you were Alec Morris until I looked at your profile (mano mano sounds vaguely hispanic). I notice it says you aren’t currently training in CLF either. Any particular reason?
Cheers,
EO
Eric, are you currently doing boxing, MMA, or something different? Just curious.
I hope life is going well for you out East.
It’s good to see you here again. 
[QUOTE=Infrazael;877385]Eric, are you currently doing boxing, MMA, or something different? Just curious.
I hope life is going well for you out East.
It’s good to see you here again. :)[/QUOTE]
No, I’m not doing any training right now. Since I went into grad school I had to cut back on some of my extracurricular activities. And also, having learned the better part of Sifu Mak’s system I was having trouble figuring out my next goal in martial arts. As you know, I started moving towards teaching and competitive fighting but I don’t think either of those is why I got into martial arts in the first place.
I still do alot of martial arts-style conditioning and when I graduate this winter I will probably start practicing my Chen Taiji again. I would eventually like to learn some BJJ because I think it would fit really well with the principles of Chen Taiji.
Finally, contrary to what some people might think I’m not really bitter about my experience in martial arts thus far. I owe alot to kung fu as it initially helped me get out of a couple of poor lifestyle choices and made me more self confident. But I think that eventually, mostly because of the people involved, it became a more negative force in my life, rather than a positive.
Take care,
EO
[QUOTE=Eric Olson;877299]Haha…I didn’t realize you were Alec Morris until I looked at your profile (mano mano sounds vaguely hispanic). I notice it says you aren’t currently training in CLF either. Any particular reason?
Cheers,
EO[/QUOTE]The reason I’m not currently doing CLF as I’m training in FMA to learn more about defence regarding weapons i.e. sticks & knives. My empty hand art is still CLF, however my views on weapons training has changed a great deal.
[QUOTE=Mano Mano;877416]The reason I’m not currently doing CLF as I’m training in FMA to learn more about defence regarding weapons i.e. sticks & knives. My empty hand art is still CLF, however my views on weapons training has changed a great deal.[/QUOTE]
Cool Alec, best of luck in your training.
EO