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[QUOTE=Ultimatewingchun;903128]…and I ALWAYS SPEND the first 25 minutes or so of every class on conditioning (the classes go from 2 to 3 hours).[/quote]That sounds reasonable… it’s all a matter of proportion. One reason I had for leaving a (what I thought was) substandard class was because in a two-hour class we did one hour of conditioning and including other solo work (forms and san sik etc it was over an hour and a half - and the teacher often didn’t even show for the first twenty mins or so). It wasn’t even good conditioning! 
IT’S AN ABSOLUTE MUST.
Nah. It’s a sometimes useful addition. In a one hour class I’d expect no or very little conditioning (maybe push-ups to failure or something!) and for that matter no more than say 15 minutes on forms or other solo stuff - so your teacher can correct what you’ve been doing at home. Of course, if your form sucks and you haven’t been training you can go and stand in the corner and do it for an hour! If it’s OK or even it sucks but you’ve obviously been working on it then it’s time to do applications and live setting ASAP.
[QUOTE=SavvySavage;904264]I can’t tell who makes the least sense: bakxierboxer or Ali. R.[/QUOTE]Ali’s a sifu, man! That makes him an expert!
[QUOTE=Ali. R;904261]I agree with this cold-heartedly[/quote]That’s whole-heartedly I’m guessing. How the hell do you teach anything without a first language? I mean of course, MA teachers should be able to teach with just actions, but how do you get across all that Steiner theory stuff? LOL
[quote=Ali. R;904261]They rather cling to the ideal of the pass, because the more they speak the more they show that they no nothing [/quote]Yup, time for you to follow your own advice: you’ve been speaking a lot recently. I recommend complete absence from the board.
[QUOTE=SavvySavage;904031]The issue I see with following a system because of a charismatic teacher is this: You will ultimately be let down because your reason of inspiration is human which means he has flaws. You may not notice them initially but they will come about eventually and you will feel let down. You may want to develop the skills of the teacher but without his personal experiences it isn’t possible. Take your own experiences and couple them with what you are being taught to develop your own skill sets.
Better to study a style/system because you love it because then you will find your own inspiration for continuing instead of relying on an outside source to please or to keep you going. It’s fine if a certain teacher made you interested in the art but don’t let that cloud your training in the next years. Your focus must change from going gaga over a teacher to gaining skill sets with in that particular art.[/QUOTE]You sound like you’re talking about impressionable 16 year-olds. Just because your teacher is charismatic you don’t have to lose it. That’s just one reason why charisma isn’t important anyway. If he can help you to improve your fighting skills he’s a good teacher (including of course recognising if it’s right for you and your development to go and fight in comps, to go to other lines of the same style, to go to other styles, to do more conditioning, to stand in the corner of a room chain-punching for an hour… whatever… might work for some slackers! )
As for the advanced tech debate, one of the things I like about chun is that the some move you learn in biu jee for example is an ‘advanced tech’ but it’s really just a continuation of something you learnt in SLT or CK with a different situational application. They’re essentially the same, though the angle may vary a little - the structure is just there.
