@EugeenMcScroogeen While Hung Ga is indeed brilliant for all of those things, it is above all a martial art. A family of Kung Fu which has survived 400 years throughout some of the most turbulent times of the Qing dynasty. If it was not effective from a pure combat point of view, it would have died just like those who tried to use it on the battlefields. And Vibandelero's comment about it being a "pretty dance" dismisess this. The Tiger-Crane form is an encyclopedia of combat techniques.
The Paper Tigers is a book by Allan Ondash that will help any martial artist determine what is real and what is not. It is very comprehensive leaving no stone untouched. It is the “Hell’s Kitchen” of martial arts.
to much information to learn takes you away from the real thing and what real is simply a punch in the nose.I read the book myself and think is a great book but the book is more about what the modern martial artist is missing from tradition that makes traditon romantic. modern martial artis don't care for slow learnng ideas especially techniques that has nothing to do with the human body in combat. sounds to me like someone trying to save its face (tradition)
you post it on youtube you are open it to critique. There is no automatic keep your thoughts to yourself scenario here and that is a good thing cause most chinese martial arts have hidden behind that traditional attitude of not questioning and therfore allowing any smuck to hide and peddle behind these attitudes. Perhaps that is you in a nutshell
I agree. But what exactly are you developing a skill for? to do?? Develop a skill, test it, see if its any good, if its practical you learn, you grow. And no, i don't think martial arts is for hurting. If i offended u with my comment, my apologies, was not my intention, just a silly comment. I still think its a pretty dance thingy.....lol.
