mixjourneyman wrote:I'm just not some automoton who thinks that everything anybody who is famous does is good.
Just because you have a big name doesn't mean your good.
But if you cut the root, the tree will try to fall on you
Cool man, sounds like you've done a lot of hard work. Keep it up! I didn't mean to lecture you, but I do feel that sometimes you are quick to judge that which isn't similar to what you do. That's understandable, but at the same time I feel that the classics and standards of Xing Yi are much more open to interpretation. People who train hard, kick ass and do good Xing Yi may not all look like you expect them too.
I don't worship famous people myself. I don't think anyone here does that. But I do respect the people that I've met who were damn good but don't fit your definition of what Xing Yi is supposed to look like. Sometimes I get the impression that you think your standard is the same as what the classics teach, when in reality it's your teacher's interpretation. Like I said, Xing Yi is not black and white. As an internal martial art, what goes on under the surface is vastly more important than the outside, and the only true test is in combat.
I hope you'll make your critiques based on specifics that we can discuss rather than "That guy sucks". I like debating specific principles and ideas within the arts, and I have a lot to learn. But saying that master xyz sucks doesn't get us very far.
Anyways, I've enjoyed your posts over the years and your thoughts and experiences as you've been training. You post from the heart which is a good thing that we can all learn from. So keep at it man.
-Jess O