kreese wrote:So did you or did you not ...
No, in fact I went out of my way to help. Marcus and I had our arrangement, and that is business between him and I. Not some defamatory internet troll.
kreese wrote:The rest is opinion ...
kreese wrote: people that can't claim lineage are derisive of it, otherwise you either don't care or or it is very important to you, but in terms of looking for good teachers you look for a verifiable transmission of skills.
You misread my statement. I stated that I "don't actually care" about lineage. I am not derisive of it. If you have it, great!! It can definitely be an element of success and skill. On the other hand, as Chris mention it might not matter at all.
kreese wrote: many one-hit wonders are there whose students are just as clueless as anyone else's students. But if generation after generation there are at least a couple guys that get it and maybe even take it a step further, you know that there is something there that's alive, growing, evolving, etc.
To grow and evolve one must evaluate what they are doing and why. Test the information, not stagnate it in mystical Qi based concepts. There should be more than a "couple guys" at the end of a generation. If the lineage is as "pure" as you would like, It should be transmitting the best possible skill in the world in the most effective way.
Why are there not legions of fighters coming from these lineages? Where are they? Almost nowhere, why? Because instead of function and combat viability, people like you bury their heads into a chinese family tree they can't read, while you watch your buddies do light fixed step push hands in pink silk pajamas. In your spare time you pretend to "diagnose" people for invisible force deficiencies. It's pathetic, and it's snake-oil.
kreese wrote: requires a long time, it is not the the result of flitting about here and there and deciding that because your personal expression is different from what you were taught, that all of it is silly, even though you are basically resting on the laurels of tradition to support your own personal expression, which of course everyone has the right to share.
Evolution does require time, and effort. Personal expression and re-doing the curriculum completely are different things. Much of the material DOES rest on the "laurels". Why else would I name the arts on the front page? The Neijia material IMO are among the best in the world for stand-up fighting. Nobody "owns" these arts in that way, as you say we have the right to share. It just seems that those who try and evolve are dragged down by the lineage queens adhering to their strict ideas? How many Tai Chi studios have teachers who can fight? Why would I not do something else with it?
kreese wrote: really made no claims about lineage, either yours or mine, I just include some facts to help you understand where I'm coming from, you are again free to have your own opinion,....
I have made no lineage claims either, so I am not sure why it was an issue for you. Maybe it wasn't, I see where you are coming from, I just think you are ignorant.
kreese wrote: are an aspiring lawyer because you argue like one, you sidestep morality and talk business. Well business has ethics too, you know. It's not all about what you can get away with legally. You show basically no human emotion, more the attitude of a psychopath.
I am sorry you have a problem with the entire legal profession. Everyone hates us, until they need us... In a perfect world we wouldn't need lawyers, but we are not in a perfect world. No human emotion? I'll try and use more emoticons next time,
. I am a technical a writer as a product of my education. In person I am warm and friendly; 90 percent of communication is non-verbal anyhow. Add that to one-way telephone game, troll matches online, and it's a bit hard to write in emotion without some unclarity.
Psychopath?? Your personal and professional attacks are getting out of control and are outrageous. You are out of line here, I suggest you consult an attorney before posting more outrageous accusations and personal attacks.
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All the garbage aside. If you would like to objectively discuss my material, the presentation of my website, fine, do so.
The sharing of material and ideas is what evolves our arts. I have posted over an hour of video for discussion, and am more than willing to post more. How about you? Why don't you share something via video with the group? (maybe you have, I haven't seen it). Discussing concepts and learning from one another is the goal, not defaming each other third hand and chest-thumping. ( i never did get that private message ).
I have just put several more videos on my youtube site. Have fun tearing those apart to get us back on topic. Constructive critique would be nice, or even if you could replicate the material via video, and then demonstrate why you think I suck? That could be fun!
Anyone else is of course welcome to comment.
http://www.youtube.com/user/FlowingCombat?feature=mhee
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