Hey there all Hakka Mantis practioners. I am glad to see the new private forum up and
running! It looks great!
Contact me for details.
Membership by introduction only!
So those of you who got the secret password please
start posting. I am looking forward to some great
private discussions!!
TROLL FREE!
Rich
richard
Hi Mate,
is there any public SPM forums?
regards
Garry
Hi Rich,
Great to see Reps from around 5 different Hakka SPM Pai already logged in to the new forum !
Hi FT,
Great to be corresponding with you again!
There is one at bambootemple.com but they have their own private one as well. Hope that is of some help.
Best Regards Friends,
Steve.
Great to be conversing with you again as well!
Steve
I am glad that we got the discussion board going again as it was just the two of us who started it last time.
It looks very well organized.
I am glad that we picked up where we left off.
Rich
Hello Rich,
Many thanks, we are building towards a solid representative base for all Hakka Tong-Long Pai’s - managed constitutionally, and democraticly, politics free, and aimed at unity, brotherhood, friendship and mutual respect.
Thanks to all members for your support.
Regards,
Steve.
Where do I sign up?
I’d like to join the SPM discussion forum. I don’t have much experience as I am young in my development, but hope to be able to colaborate with other SPM minds out there. So where do I sign up?
Good Stuff Steve & Rich
Hello guys. The site looks solid. Should allow for decent, solid, informed, open and honest discussion. I look forward to conversing with the WYG Pai as well as the other notable members. Congrats, Jack
Hello Jack,
We now have several Jook-Lum lineages, Chu, Chow and Iron-Ox members. Great that everyone gets on so well.
Bao-Jong, e-mail Rich above with your reques.
Regards,
Steve.
RE FORUM
Hello All,
For information of interested Parties,
I’ll be shortly posting a more detailed announcement about membership, aims and objectives of this constitutionally governed group.
Regards,
Steve Richards.
new forum
steve
I’ll await your post about the new forum with anticipation
many regards
mantis-1
My e-mail
Sorry it appears that my e-mail was not showing up in my profile for some people.
Rich
Is there a good SPM website? One that may give me a basic idea about this style, and one that might have a list of sifus that teach around my area?
give me a break
“There’s a new sp private forum.”
why the heck are u even mentioning it if everyone cant access it? smart guy
fgxpanzerz
Why mention it? In order to alert other Southern Praying Mantis people so they can apply for membership and leave the forums over run with $hit posting Trolls.
Yung Apprentice
Send me a PM and I’ll float your question around the new SPM private forum. Off hand I could recommend several decent sites but I’m not sure who, if anyone, is in your area.
fgxpanzerz
You said:
give me a break
"There's a new sp private forum."
why the heck are u even mentioning it if everyone cant access it? smart guy
So that people who study mantis know about it and might express a desire to participate, which they can easily do by contacting me.
I will have to make a special note of the fact that some guy called “fgxpanzerz” seems to dissapprove of the fact that I posted concerning a new private forum that he has nothing to do with anyway. Thanks, your objection has been noted smart guy.
Rich
New SPM Forum
New SPM Forum:
Further to previously posted notification;
The new private SPM forum has international representation from the following SPM systems:
Kwangsi Jook-Lum
Chow-Gar
Chu-Gar Gao
Iron Ox
Steel Wire
The forum is private, with new members needing to be proposed by an existing member. Their application then goes before a constitutionally convened committe, who, having established the candidates background, experience and character, recommend that the application be put to a vote.
The forum is governed by a Constitution, is democratic in its management, and exists to preserve, promote and develop all true pai of SPM Hakka Kung-Fu.
The forum does not represent the views of any indiviual, group or Pai, but exists for the love and spirit of SPM as a whole.
It is a requirement of membership that candidates suspend any claim to pre-eminece for their line or pai over any other and that candidates demonstrate an open acceptance of all true branches of SPM - equally and without prejudice.
It is expected that the forum will develop its remit to cover education, scientific and cultural research, and the active promotion of brotherhood and friendship between all true martial arts Pai.
Steve Richards
New Forum Admin.
PRIVATE DISCUSSION
Dear Steve,
Its nice to see that you took up Mr. Hagood’s 12/30/01 suggestion on a private discussion board and included Steel Wire. I know he also sent the same message to Eduard at Iron Ox.
Brotherhood and friendship is the weakest point in SPM.
I’m very sure it will be difficult to get the older Chinese generation to participate in any effort of consolidation, although It could benefit all if they would.
I know the Lee Siem Pai separate from Lam Sifu, the existing Chung Yel CHong Pais, and the more esoteric Pretty Bird Pai, as well as the several Chu Gar Pai in HK and the China Pai of Wong Yook Kong have stated they wouldn’t be interested. Obviously Lam Sang Sifu’s personal disciples arent interested although many of them have been encouraged.
Perhaps in time a younger generation will be able to strengthen SPM’s weakest point and maybe even include the Chinese descendents.
Its better to cultivate brother-friendships than to cultivate the hand.
New Private SPM Forum
Just as an update, the new forum is going strong. There are a number of threads receiving excellent participation from members of 5 SPM Pai. Each and every thread is substantive in nature dealing with topics not generally discussed beyond “closed doors” and certainly not with other Pai.
Informal exchanges via personal meetings are also being arranged. Great stuff all the way around and a real breath of fresh air.
I continue to be an advocate for private forums although public forums such as this one do have a purpose and place. Public forums are excellent places for open minded people to make initial contact and establish some degree of understanding prior to moving into a private setting.
The private forums have the distinct advantage of being “Troll Free” zones as well as places where a thread cannot be hijacked by someone with a personal agenda unrelated to the posted thread.
Both trolling and the hijacking of threads happen with alarming frequency in public forums. Both are indicative of mentally defective individuals. It seems miscreants, poseurs, wannabes, and emotionally unstable people flock to MA Forums for whatever reason. Perhaps it’s therapeutic for them to have some place to vent and rant but it creates a less than ideal setting for serious MA discussions.
I encourage serious, competent, and secure MA to consider and explore the benefits of developing private forums.
HOW MUCH DID IT COST TO GET IT GOING
ALSO TO KEEP IT MAINTAINED