Posted by KC Elbows on April 21, 2003 at 12:18:19:
In Reply to: Royal Dragon - self-proclaimed martial arts master posted by Eric on April 21, 2003 at 11:53:08:
'Presenting anything else for memories sake is still off the principle followed by martial arts practitiners for centuries. To play games with this is only thumbing one's nose at a principle followed for centuries by Grandmaster's and Masters of Traditional martial arts. No Grandmaster or Master of Traditional Martial Arts would ever go against that principle.'
You wouldn't know tradition if it fell on you. Cite me three historical examples of this principle being recognized in chinese text and I may entertain your stupidity. However, you can't. You can't even cite once where a martial artist before Kim suggested that this was a traditional principle.
In all the old chinese stories, especially those involving skilled practitioners, people crossed hands, not showed form. We all know you DON'T follow that traditional principle, so where you get off telling others to follow traditional principles your weirdo teacher made up is beyond a healthy mind to concieve.
So, cite your sources for this so-called tradition, or blow. If your sources are your own website, then just blow, because that is not a historical document in any way, shape, or form.
basically, I'll respond IF you supply:
-three historical citations specifying, explicitly, a tradition of pics, and demonstrations being a respected principle of martial arts, all centuries old, as you suggested.
-and, since it would be my pics going up there, you have to supply your name, identify your pics on the website, and supply the phone number for your school, or you can, again, blow.
The offer ends tomorrow. Don't waste time, either supply what I listed or stop posturing.
Or, if you like, you can always visit KC. I just don't recommend any funny business while you're here. Some in the six elbows crowd are a protective bunch.