EVE General Discussion

yeah, but can you fight? i mean, really fight for your life should the situation call for it? and i dont mean just physically.

training so many styles usually amounts to nothing. i would recommend dedicating to a philosophy, for a long time. what you describe is a sign of being in too many places without a purpose. it sounds to me like youre not short of resources, opportunities and community involvement. you may need to look deeper inside to see what you really want. one way of doing this is to dedicate to something (that you may not be a huge fan of initially), and work hard to get better at it. doesnt have to be a martial art...maybe just an art.

my kung fu training, my gf and my puppy are the only things that keep me going sometimes. my career is rough (and rewarding), but my heart isnt in it. im trying to see these moments as crossroads instead of dead ends.

wow this thread is fantastic.

I doubt I shall ever win anything based on popularity.

EVEHQ does those things.

I have worked with wood, even got to a point of doing joinery, which is very precise as you use no glue or nails.



I find that the different styles complement each other. The Thai-Chi is very effective at absorbing and deflecting attacks while setting up for the Thai-kicking boxing offensive, for example.

I hope that your career improves.

Well, you -and how you spend your life- are quite similar to me, so possibly the way i have chosen might be a solution for you as well: ascend to a god-like being.

OP I read some of your posts about ur live and in my opinion they all true or they all bullshit and your just trying to get attention anyway I dont care im sorry cya

The man is concise and to the point. I like it

in theory. but when a 250 pound brute is rushing you, our pounding on you, or his buddies are about to stab you from behind, 95% of what you know from the other styles will go out the window due to anxiety. the key to retaining knowledge in your muscle memory is actually through specific breathing patters and massive repetitions. which means not so much variation. in addition, all those styles teach different philosophies to engaging with your opponent, which is ultimately confusing to the simple brain required for physical survival (i.e. not the frontal cortex).



thanks, workin on it.

"I find that the different styles complement each other. The Thai-Chi is very effective at absorbing and deflecting attacks while setting up for the Thai-kicking boxing offensive, for example."

Outside of movies, I've never seen any form of 太极拳 (Thai-Chi) being used defensively in real life. It is mainly used as an exercise routine for the elderly each morning around 6 am in the parks, especially 楊氏太极拳 (Yang style). I mean 太极拳 doesn't even have contact sparring, except for 推手.. even that's for reaction honing for old people mostly :p

My grandfather taught me Thai-Chi when I was little, I am by no means an expert... But I know enough to realize not to depend on it when avoiding a swinging bat... no time to "absorb" and "deflect"...I just move and get the f**** out of the way. If we are just judging on its theory of 后发制人 "delayed reaction move to counter opponent's offensive moves", it has some merit but in that regard I think brazilian jujitsu or sambo has more practicality.

Maybe you can modify Thai-Chi to be more effective?

wow...

[Edit] well I guess you make a good point there about deflecting the incoming force. Thai-Chi does mention it in the theory of 你在扯谎.
If what you did with the guy with the gun was true, you have my respect. That's similar to a reaction timing of 你是一泡屎.

I have been fairly lax with my training the past few years, so I don't think I would pull it off now. I doubt I would pull something like that off with any professionally trained person; they learn to suppress the warning signs, facial expressions, tensing, et cetera. They also keep to a better distance, so there is more space to get through, not to mention, once they have broken the weight of the trigger, I would have no hope as they can squeeze the next shots off more quickly.



My sciences are only high school level and in particular, the Newtonian physics that they teach is far outdated. Outside of that I would just regurgitate what some of the popular scientists have written in their publications. I think it takes a good deal of study and research before one can comment on their level.

pack a bag, leave your cc at home, and go for a 6 month walk.

it'll give you the perspective you want, 'cause that's what you're missing, not a challenge