[QUOTE=wiz cool c;1253334]Gene do most of the barns and nobles carrying kung fu tai? the one out in long island didn’t have it. beside the mma and bjj they had a tkd and traditional fighting arts mag[/QUOTE] It’s market dependent, so each B&N makes it’s own decisions based on point-of-sale results. Some might never have had us on their newsstand. With major chains, magazines have to buy in to their newsstands and its an investment that doesn’t always pay back. Basically, you invest $10K+ and the chain will add a certain number of issues to new markets, but if you fail to make your quota (usually 40-50%), they don’t carry the next issue. It’s an antiquated system, one of the many reasons that newsstands are dying in America. We have not invested in a B&N insertion program in some time, so it’s sort of a death of a thousand cuts.
nice technical sparring clip, crisp skills and no one trying to kill each other,and everyone wearing the appropriate protective gear to ensure no one gets hurt…whenever I see tcma clips they are normally at the extreme ends of the sparring spectrum ; either way to much contact for the skill level of the guys involved and the protection they are using, or no contact compliant stuff that simply never works in a free setting, what this clip shows is how easy it is to work real skills without people killing each other all you need is decent coaching and proper gear…its not that hard
what this clip shows is how easy it is to work real skills without people killing each other all you need is decent coaching and proper gear…its not that hard
you would think but I’ve seen people on here say that gloves, boxing or mma, are not practical and teach bad habits. as for coaching, seems like most are scared to come into the modern era.
[QUOTE=Dragonzbane76;1253398]you would think but I’ve seen people on here say that gloves, boxing or mma, are not practical and teach bad habits. as for coaching, seems like most are scared to come into the modern era.[/QUOTE]
I spend too much time on Facebook, because I wanted to “like” this post
Nice clip! Very typical of a school that emphasizes sport fighting, rather than self-defense.
Take away the amount of space that they can run around in so that they must hit or be hit continuously, make them fight for ten to fifteen minutes straight (no breaks, timeouts, no rounds), do not allow clinching as a means of resting and make them fight one opponent after another without a break in-between. Then see if your students can avoid a “slop-fest”.
[QUOTE=lkfmdc;1253408]more shitdo you have any idea how serious an ass clown you are…[/QUOTE]
You are probably the lowest character martial artist I have ever encountered. I tried to talk to you like you are a mature adult. I should have known better.
As I stated earlier, your put downs would only hurt if I had any respect for you, which I don’t. So, I won’t waste anymore time on you.
[QUOTE=mooyingmantis;1253403]Nice clip! Very typical of a school that emphasizes sport fighting, rather than self-defense.
Take away the amount of space that they can run around in so that they must hit or be hit continuously, make them fight for ten to fifteen minutes straight (no breaks, timeouts, no rounds), do not allow clinching as a means of resting and make them fight one opponent after another without a break in-between. Then see if your students can avoid a “slop-fest”.[/QUOTE]
“Sloppiness” will increase with increased contact. Many good technicians turn sloppy under heavy pressure, even when they can maintain great technique under moderate pressure. I believe the only real fix for that is lots of experience under heavy pressure, to expect anyone to look like a pro in that environment.
“Clinching as resting” makes no sense to me. We are not talking about boxing, there is no rest in a Muay Thai clinch. Clinching may save you from eating punches, but that’s when the knees start. The grappling that ensues, combined with clinch striking, is far more taxing than striking and moving. The clinch is the last place you want to be if your tired.
I’m glad to see your students are sparring, it is critical to the art.
[QUOTE=TenTigers;1253340]Long Island, ya say?Hmmm..well, my school is doing better than ever, and all the full-time, traditional Kung-Fu schools I know are doing fine, if not better in the last ten years.
Certainly not dead, not by a longshot.[/QUOTE]
that is great very glad to here that, because i would like to open a school one day myself not in long island though,i was just there to meet my dad, but got to meet my first kung fu teacher ever again and we got to do some freestyle drills,was a lot of fun
The people that appear the happiest seemed to figure out their place in the world. Boxing is for boxing, Judo is for Judo, BJJ is for BJJ, & MMA is for MMA.
The same can be said if you’re into Kung Fu or Wushu. Train hard and be your best.
[QUOTE=wiz cool c;1253152]I was in a barns and noble yesterday in long island new York. first time I have been back in the states in 5 years. the first thing I did was go right to the sports section of the magazine stand, and to my surprise no kung fu tai chi magazine, about three mma mags and a grappling mag. then latter to the martial art book section, I think I saw two or three kung fu books at least.
then I met my first kung fu teacher I ever had. an American guy from my home town, we hung out and chatted .one of the first thing he said[kung fu is dead, mma killed it] if anyone wants to learn to fight they just go to mma, … I thought this happened to some extent ,but not to the point that kung fu would be wiped out. how about the kung fu school owners here. are you guys doing ok?[/QUOTE]
Mma is helpful to kung fu I believe. Kung fu is cool because it has that keeping with tradition while embracing the new mentality. Know what I mean? So people want to fight and but also want to know what the ancestors were doing. It gives you a connection to something ancient.
[QUOTE=mooyingmantis;1253315]Below is a clip of various beginner and intermediate sparring sessions from 2013.
Since we train mantis boxing, I emphasize fast combinations and “sticking” to our opponent. To train this we fight on an eight foot round carpet. No where no run, no time to pause.
These guys are still a bit sloppy, but again they are beginners and beginner/intermediates. None of them are interested in becoming professional fighters. They just want to be able to handle themselves if they need to defend themselves. I think they are showing progress.
Isn’t this what sparring is? Sparring is an approximation of fighting. They are going at an agrees upon pressure to try and work on skills but also try to win.
I like the clip.
