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    Full-contact fighting - yay or nay?

    hmm I personally believe that full contact training of some kind is absolutely necessary. In a fight, the emotional shock of being struck is...
    Post by: blackenedwings, Feb 27, 2004 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion
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    Wing chun

    thank god Thank God you posted CKava... You summed up everything I was going to type out so I didn't have to.
    Post by: blackenedwings, Feb 27, 2004 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion
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    Wing Chun

    goatnipples2002 I agree with much of what you said... I think that if I had to pick between two guys to have my back in a fight on the street, one...
    Post by: blackenedwings, Jan 30, 2004 in forum: Kung Fu
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    What is the focus of YOUR training?

    I put "Other" because none of the Poll options really cover training for "self defense" on the street. Not as a professional like a police...
    Post by: blackenedwings, Jan 30, 2004 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion
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    Emin Boztepe Continues

    CKava, that was a very interesting article... a good read. I have never met Sifu Boztepe, but I would certainly like to. I have met Grandmaster...
    Post by: blackenedwings, Jan 27, 2004 in forum: Kung Fu
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    Side on or face on; What works best for you?

    I now stand "face on" to allow me to use both my hands in WC stance. I used to unconciously shift into a side stance when sparring or a real...
    Post by: blackenedwings, Jan 27, 2004 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion
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    How good are you?

    Sometimes I feel like "Wow, I really have something here... I have really progressed!" ... then sometimes I feel like "I'm so far from ever...
    Post by: blackenedwings, Jan 23, 2004 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion
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    Nunchaku role in a street fight

    Most MA traditional weapons are not going to be effective in a street fight simply because you won't be carrying them. A katana for example is a...
    Post by: blackenedwings, Jan 23, 2004 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion
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    Depression

    Eightfold Path, yeah... bipolar disorder is widely misunderstood, and a difficult thing to live with, but my training has helped me out a ton. My...
    Post by: blackenedwings, Jan 23, 2004 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion
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    Wing Chun and Aikido

    I liked your post so much Maximicus that I stole it for my sig. :D
    Post by: blackenedwings, Jan 23, 2004 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion
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    Wing Chun and Aikido

    Wing Chun ...not violent? Sounds like someone lied to you. WC is one of the most brutal fighting styles I have seen. Crippling low kicks, elbow...
    Post by: blackenedwings, Jan 23, 2004 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion
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    Wing Chun on the floor?

    "JKD-ish vision that Bruce Lee had so strongly advocated so long ago?" Wing Chun is not techniques set in stone... it is a collection of...
    Post by: blackenedwings, Jan 23, 2004 in forum: Kung Fu
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    Depression

    I am bipolar (manic depressive) which a bent towards the depressive... and MA has given me a great deal of focus and emotional growth. I highly...
    Post by: blackenedwings, Jan 23, 2004 in forum: General Martial Arts Discussion
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    WC Vs WC = no fight

    CKava, agreed! "because I think that in Wing Chun the principles are the be all and end all." "the principles are what make it Wing Chun-...
    Post by: blackenedwings, Jan 22, 2004 in forum: Kung Fu