Sorry Suntzu for the threadjack, but it is relavent because guys like ST00 seem to think that the best way to promote San Shou is to downplay it’s association with CMA…
To ST00 - thank you for phrasing your remarks in the form of questions, rather than accusing me directly…it saved me from getting annoyed…
Originally posted by ShaolinTiger00
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Is that because we are your only exposure to full contact combat sports?
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Nope. I’ve fought full contact, nothing special but you’ll see the clips soon. My teacher has had a much longer ring fighting career than, I think, anyone on this forum. Like I said, he (and I) prefer to juice up the Kung Fu with pads and gloves and mats, as well as import some other methods that are not Chinese in origin. Nevertheless, I am detecting a basic difference in attitude and respectfulness towards the traditional ways between him and you. Perhaps it is just the way that you like to shake things up on the internet. I’m sure 2 pages down we’ll get you to admit, as you have before, that you love your Jow Ga sifu and that there are real good Kung Fu guys in the States, just very very few.
If you hang out with “paper tigers” you’re not going to hear anything contrary are you?
I don’t hang out with paper tigers. My exposure to real retro-style TMA comes from Master Kwan, it’s his kwoon we trained at- in China, he broke nearly every bone in his body training, and sat in a horse stance for a year before they taught him anything. He did compete in some kickboxing comps as well as appeared in a couple HK flicks. Bad, bad mutherf.
Same with you old jing.. :rolleyes: yourself.
Old Jong’s second response is 100% correct as far as I am concerned.
No It’s a wake-up alarm that’s been going off since 1993 and for some reason you guys just haven’t heard it! (drunk on chi?) [/B]
True that most martial artists need a wake-up call. Your input is appreciated, but you need to tone down your rhetoric - it is not logically consistent.
