I have the same gripe about buying squash. Increasingly it's becoming harder and harder to buy squash that isn't "sugar free", especially when it...
Using a finger to punch holes in coconuts and stuff is a classic "hard qigong" trick. People do it, but not so much these days. If I could poke...
A kung fu teacher in Hong Kong once struck me in the point just below my sternum with a spear hand as part of a demonstration. It might not be...
I'm almost bothered by the choice to prefix his name with "sifu" rather than suffix it, as would be done when the term is used natively. So really...
I once read/heard that this group believes that kung fu fighting should look like traditional kung fu forms practice, hence the awkward attempts...
It is my belief that so-called traditional Chinese martial arts are all about homework. What do I mean by that? You go to the effort of learning...
Not looking like I can make it this year :( But to any first-timers and fellow lurker-members sat on the fence, I can vouch for it being a great...
What makes you think it is malicious or a "deliberate attempt to mislead"?
So you mostly fight by biting people? :p
Belts/sashes are useful for holding your clothes shut or your trousers up :p Sashes are just a more "chinesey" alternative to belts (though the...
Other than it not sounding like other people in the class, why is this a problem and for what reason does it make your kiai not a kiai? If it...
I find the language of martial arts to be a fascinating topic. The use of jargon and terminology and how closely that is tied to the "identity" of...
Just wondering, do many people here ever compete in forms/kata competitions and what do people think of them? I recently did rather well in one...
I think Rogue One felt like it was primarily pitched at the older Star Wars fans without forgetting that Star Wars is essentially family/kids...
On a complete side note, this is Philip Ng's school! The same Philip Ng who plays Bruce Lee in that recent film, and appeared in multiple episodes...
Why should a martial art make someone "good" at fighting? Why not "better at fighting than they would be had they not learnt the martial art"?...
I don't know you and I don't know the school, so I used my psychic powers to determine that you would enjoy Wing Chun more. I don't have Wing Chun...
Ninja vs. Pirate... :p
Once upon a time I used to practice "Korean Karate" although we also called it TKD sometimes, and we used a mix of Korean and Japanese jargon....
Although I don't have much evidence, I am somewhat inclined to theorise that perhaps the short, wide version of the "butterfly knives" has become...
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