Re: Dan Harden at it again...
Posted: Thu May 13, 2021 4:17 pm
Damn you, Asura.
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"People always say to me, 'You always emphasize relaxation. But how do I do it?' I say,
'Do the form.' That's the only way. A lot of people ask me: 'Do you have any special posture that can help me relax?'
I say yes. They ask, 'What?' I say: 'Do the form.'"
"If we had some other kind of posture or form that will help your body relax, we wouldn't be teaching you Tai Chi Ch'uan.
We would be teaching you that.
But so far, we haven't found those kinds of things."
Finny wrote:Damn you, Asura.
Dmitri wrote:Finny wrote:Damn you, Asura.
I know, right?!
Steve James wrote:I don't think mma is pointed to because it's the highest level fighting. It's that everyone competing in mma does mma. It's generally true that most who compete in mma have had a base art. Of course, now that there are dedicated mma schools, it is becoming more of a base style. A tjq guy who doesn't practice in and train for an mma contest won't do well in mma. And, if he does, he'll be doing mma.
High level at mma --as in champion of a division-- doesn't mean that person will beat a high level wrestler or boxer, or vice versa. To me, it's like saying that because Usain Bolt is high level at the track, he could beat Michael Phelps in the pool.
GrahamB wrote:Hey Steve - GSP. He was equally good at everything, however that made him a bit boring to watch