Put these in order of importance when associated with kung fu.
The order you choose should have combat efficiency as the greatest emphasis.
Here is the list of words. NOTE: The list below is not in any order of my choosing as i will post what in my opinion is the correct sequence in a few moments. ALSO, after you sequence them, please write a brief statement telling us why you chose the first word on the list to be the most important. I understand they are
ALL important, but lets just have some fun shall we?
-Power (not strength)
-Strength
-Speed
-Accuracy
-Balance
-Proper Technique
-Diversity of Techniques Known (i.e. cross training, familiarity with other styles, ect.)
-Root
-Breathing
-Fluidity
-Focus
-Confidence
-Timing
****it i know that! Thats why i said “I understand they are
ALL important, but lets just have some fun shall we?” Lets just try to do it and see what we can learn from it.
For me it is one big equation and different facets will carry different weight in different situations. No one facet can be undertrained less than any other. Being deficient in any area could lose the fight against one person but not another.
-Breathing
-Power (not strength)
-Diversity of Techniques Known (i.e. cross training, familiarity with other styles, ect.)
-Root
-Proper Technique
-Accuracy
-Fluidity
-Timing
-Focus
-Balance
-Speed
-Strength
-Confidence
Relaxation/tension comes from breathing. Balance can come from breathing. Power can come from breathing. Breath determines accuracy (for sharpshooters at least perhaps). I can improve my strength with breathing. Breathing can help one to focus. Breathing can determine root.?. If I don’t breathe the rest Won’t happen.-ish
You left out what is to me the most important thing. Conditioning. Gas.
I realize that many here think its secondary because streetfights aren’t supposed to last very long, but I have watched performance degrade in 15 seconds.
I know that’s an eternity, but it’s also not. And all your ability in the world goes to crap if your conditioning goes.
If someone squares off against me and they show hesitation, fear, indecisiveness - I am NOT going to get over-confident in my movements - but I am going to KNOW I have one big advantage.
In their mind, they have already lost…so since they don’t have the bravery/ confidence to support them, all I have to do is HELP them lose.
To win, you must be willing to do…and that is the confidence / bravery aspect as well.
its hard to put them in an exact order but i did my best. i feel alrigth about the first set, but the second isn’t much better than random.
without confidence all you’re skills mean jack sh it. if you dont think you can do it you wont be able to. i’m a little guy so without root i have no power … speed’s alright but id rather be able to do some damage. with focus your power doubles or better. i believe proper focus will also help with accuracy quite a bit as a side benifit. diversity has been done to death and i feel that breathing benifits all of the above.
All that you touch and all that you see
all that you taste, all you feel
and all that you love and all that you hate
all you distrust, all you save
and all that you give and all that you deal
and all that you buy, beg, borrow or steal
and all you create and all you destroy
and all that you do and all that you say
and all that you eat and everyone you meet
and all that you slight and everyone you fight
and all that is now and all that is gone and all that’s to come and everything under the sun is in tune
but the sun is eclipsed by the moon