johnwang wrote:Do "internal" guys ever train "kicking skill"? Is "kicking skill" considered as external?
FYI.
Yes John. There is a difference.
It's very subtle. Neither is better than the other one.
Cheers,
johnwang wrote:Do "internal" guys ever train "kicking skill"? Is "kicking skill" considered as external?
Patrick wrote:Funny thing about running. No technique was taught in school, I was terrible. Nothing came natural. But much later in life I learned running technique from my IMA practice.
I have similar experiences. I ran two half marathons with very little additional "running training" using Yi Quan principles and barefoot shoes.
johnwang wrote:If you can't fight your opponent, at least you should have the ability to run away. IMO, running should be an important part of the MA training. If you can run faster than your opponent, none of his MA skill can apply on you.
bartekb wrote:Mr Wang, its funny you think its not worth training ground fighting but you think its worth training running away:)
robert wrote:I suspect it depends on the art, but if you want to learn taiji why would you do any external training? Chen Ziqiang says he started standing when he was 3.
"I started my training at three years old," Ziqiang tells me. "For the first couple of years, all I did was standing meditation. I didn't like it, but no child would like long periods of just standing. So my father would bribe me to train. One time my father came back from Japan where he had been teaching, and he brought back a small television. My father knew I liked cartoons, especially Mickey Mouse. So to get me to train, he said I could watch the cartoons after my training each day. That got me to do my training. Later, I got my inspiration from my older brother, Chen Bing."
http://www.kungfumagazine.com/magazine/article.php?article=681
Here is a video of Chen Pengfei (Chen Xiaowang's 3rd son) at 3 or 4 years old.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM-EKKy4354
Why not train relaxed strength, correct posture, and learn the principles of the art you want to study from the start?
Overlord wrote:Just to clarify, Chen Pengfei start training with Basic Wushu stretch and kicks.
Overlord wrote:ZZ is something you build up with times~
Overlord wrote:And CXE were described to be one of the greatest kicker by those who know him very well~
johnwang wrote:I'm 100% in favor of training ground skill.]
bartekb wrote:what about ground defense? or ground recovery?
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