will you give anal red? I know a couple of Bruces that would be right for you if you’ll get eyebrows to the pillow. 
is “bruces” slang for something or do you just know a couple of guys named bruce that like to hit the pooper?
I think his “friend” “bruce” might be a cover for the real person interested.
One of 'em wouldn’t happen to be named “David Jamieson” would they?
looks like the truth slipped through the crack…
If physical appearance is a good indication of a martial arts instructor then I guess I aught to be learning from a 19 year old muscle head at the local gym.
To think I’ve been listening to these old, washed up, “masters”. Losers… what the he!! do they know.
The thing is that carrying extra weight is not necessarily a sign of lack of fitness. A recent study showed (unfortunately I cannot give references) that an overweight person who exercised was in better shape than a trim person who did not exercise.
“Kung Li” is what I’m talking about. To maintain your body ability. When you get old, you may not be able to improve any more but at least you should be able to maintain the ability that you used to have. You have spent a lots of time and effort to obtain that ability, you just don’t want to lost that when you get old. After you have lost it then you may never be able to get it back for the rest of your life because time is not on your side. Getting fat to me could be the first sign that “I’ll go down hill from now on” and that could scare me more than anything else.
So basically what you are saying is that under any circumstance fat = bad
If we have daily training program in general such as simple as:
- Run 5 miles.
- Do 100 push up.
- Do 100 sit up.
then I don’t know we would have any chance to get fat. Keep in shape is not difficult if you want to.
That is not necessarily true. There are people who basically always have some fat on them regardless of how much exercise they do - unfortunately I am one of them. There used to be a top-level rugby player in Australia about 10 years ago. He looked like a couch potato, but he could run for 80 minutes.
We need a definition of fat :rolleyes:
Main Entry: [1]fat
Pronunciation: 'fat
Function: adjective
Inflected Form(s): fat·ter; fat·test
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English f[AE]tt, past participle of f[AE]tan to cram; akin to Old High German feizit fat
Date: before 12th century
1 : notable for having an unusual amount of fat: a : PLUMP b : OBESE c : of a meat animal : fattened for market d : of food : OILY, GREASY
2 a : well filled out : THICK, BIG <a fat book> b : full in tone and quality : RICH <a gorgeous fat bass voice —Irish Digest> c : well stocked <a fat larder> d : PROSPEROUS, WEALTHY <grew fat on the war —Time> e : being substantial and impressive <a fat bank account>
3 a : richly rewarding or profitable <a fat part in a movie> <a fat contract> b : practically nonexistent <a fat chance>
4 : PRODUCTIVE, FERTILE <a fat year for crops>
5 : STUPID, FOOLISH
6 : being swollen <got a fat lip from the fight>
7 : of a baseball pitch : easy to hit
- fat·ness noun
Main Entry: [3]fat
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 : animal tissue consisting chiefly of cells distended with greasy or oily matter
2 a : oily or greasy matter making up the bulk of adipose tissue and often abundant in seeds b : any of numerous compounds of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen that are glycerides of fatty acids, are the chief constituents of plant and animal fat, are a major class of energy-rich food, and are soluble in organic solvents but not in water c : a solid or semisolid fat as distinguished from an oil
3 : the best or richest part
4 : OBESITY
5 : something in excess : SUPERFLUITY <trim the fat from the news operation —Ray Olson>
- fat·less /-l&s/ adjective
In the words of another Pai Lum sifu, “Trolls don’t fly.” This responce was given to the question of why he rarely did jump kicks and such. :eek: 
BTW, he’s a rather large man, as well. No way in hhell would I tangle with him. 
I could quote you heaps of sources if I could be bothered to dig them up.
Can you be fat and fit? Yes.
Can you be thin and really, horribly unfit? Yes.
The fact that someone carries extra body fat is not a sole indicator of their overall physical condition. However, extra weight can have other effects such as increased risk of type II diabetes, joint and tendon/ligament problems, CHD, etc. However, to judge someone’s martial or athletic ability simply based on their outward appearance is naive in the extreme.
Incidentally, inactivity is now the number one cause of lifestyle related premature death in the western world. That beats out obesity, smoking, drinking, drugs, etc. So, if someone is fat but they are training regularly…
i remember half of the “personal trainer program” students at my college were weak and chubby. what made them think anyone would ever hire them?
kung fu however is not a fitness program. being strong and healthy is a side effect. if you train hard you will be in good physical condition, wether you look it or not.
LOL! Define better shape. I’m not buying it. What Ming Yu says is closer to the truth, some heavy people can indeed be in better shape then thin people, but in general fat always comes with risks.
The word Fat is just the wrong way to describe what we are talking about here. There are two catagories of people with extra weight.
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One who is obese due to the fact of overeating, genetics, and laziness either 2 or all three. An unhealthily overweight person.
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One who is obese due to the fact of genetics. Some people are just packing extra weight. But due to genetics they would might be unhealthy were they to not have this extra weight. Some people have a genetic predisposition to have extra weight. In other words they are supposed to be a little chubby.
Its a matter of the persons lifestyle. If they exersize, train hard and do everything needed to retain skill, endurance, and strength then they are not anywhere that they should not be in terms of physical appearance or weight. This person we can call Thick.
Now if they are lazy, eat alot of processed junk foods, sit on the couch playing nintendo and watching jerry springer, then they are just out of shape slobs. This person we can call Fat.
BIG DIFFERENCE (no pun intended) :rolleyes:
And yes there are people who in the autumn and winter years will start to slack when it comes to training, and they will put on a few extra pounds. This is just age. They reach a point where they can adapt, regardless. A few extra tires around the waist will just be a new circumstance to adapt to. They learn how to make it advantageous.
some people have an endomorph body type. These people will always look overweight, regardless of how fit they actually are.
You shouldn’t spar with girls. You either don’t hit them and wind up getting hurt or looking bad or you do hit them and then you just hit a girl. There are plenty of guys to play with.
I know this isn’t PC, and I’ve seen girls throw down in the ring, but compare that to a man going full blast on her?
As for your teacher, who cares? Is he teaching you good stuff?