What do you all think of him??
hsu is the sh!t
sartorially astute
Adam has some great views on TCMA and MA in general, a very function first type of guy from his article and books I have read.
One of those the believes in dissecting forms to make them work.
His view that kung fu must first and foremost be a fighting system is bang on in my view.
Did some Pi Qua/Pek Gwa with him and some sword. Very skilled and knows the real applications. He would have been “bigger” here if he had sucked up and towed the “party line” but instead he told the truth! Go figure!
Sparred wiith one of his experienced guys once. Mofo was realy, really good.
His training was legit. Very cool stuff.
I have the sword polishers book he wrote.
Very insightful.
[QUOTE=banditshaw;828691]I have the sword polishers book he wrote.
Very insightful.[/QUOTE]
Yes, quite excellent actually.
Can’t say nutt’n Bad about a guy who knows a rare as he11 Tai Tzu form!! 
[QUOTE=RD’S Alias - 1A;828706]Can’t say nutt’n Bad about a guy who knows a rare as he11 Tai Tzu form!! :D[/QUOTE]
You talking about his “thunder” Taiji form?
[QUOTE=lkfmdc;828635]Did some Pi Qua/Pek Gwa with him and some sword. Very skilled and knows the real applications. He would have been “bigger” here if he had sucked up and towed the “party line” but instead he told the truth! Go figure![/QUOTE]
Actually, I heard the opposite.
[QUOTE=Flying-Monkey;828738]Actually, I heard the opposite.[/QUOTE]
Adam Hsu debunked myths and showed real applications when other teachers were trying to sell “party line” stuff like the “shaolin myth”. His applications are spot on, demonstrate the “4 skills” and there was no fluff in anything I saw. So what did you hear/see?
[QUOTE=lkfmdc;828764]Adam Hsu debunked myths and showed real applications when other teachers were trying to sell “party line” stuff like the “shaolin myth”. His applications are spot on, demonstrate the “4 skills” and there was no fluff in anything I saw. So what did you hear/see?[/QUOTE] I spoke with a few people who had the same teacher. guys from the nj wutang school and some ny guys. I don’t know personally.
[QUOTE=Flying-Monkey;828768]I spoke with a few people who had the same teacher. guys from the nj wutang school and some ny guys. I don’t know personally.[/QUOTE]
how to put this? Uh, guys with 3 students, teaching out of a garage in the middle of nowhere, upset that Adam Hsu is on the cover of every major magazine in the country I"ve heard similar stuff, then mentioned I actually studied with him, then got a lot of “well, you misunderstood me, blah blah”
[QUOTE=lkfmdc;828778]how to put this? Uh, guys with 3 students, teaching out of a garage in the middle of nowhere, upset that Adam Hsu is on the cover of every major magazine in the country I"ve heard similar stuff, then mentioned I actually studied with him, then got a lot of “well, you misunderstood me, blah blah”[/QUOTE]
being famous does not mean it good. (paulie zink). I have seen both sides students and I saw what the nay sayers side was talking about. students don’t make the teacher in all cases, but…
Adam is the man.
And yeah, 100% agree with David. Adam did not toe the “party line” He was one of the few who didn’t kow tow to the existing power structure either. He did his thing and was very effective without needing anyone else. A man’s man.
He knows what he is on about dont worry about that
[QUOTE=Flying-Monkey;828768]I spoke with a few people who had the same teacher. guys from the nj wutang school and some ny guys. I don’t know personally.[/QUOTE]
There is a “wutang” school? Is it spelled like that? And does The RZA run the school?
The Wu Tang school in NY that I am aware of is the biggest bunch of LARP’ers I’ve ever seen, and that says a lot :eek:
[QUOTE=lkfmdc;828792]The Wu Tang school in NY that I am aware of is the biggest bunch of LARP’ers I’ve ever seen, and that says a lot :eek:[/QUOTE]
I heard more from the nj wutang school (this is before their teacher died)