Posted by RDRR on October 15, 2002 at 22:35:19:
In Reply to: Re: YooSul posted by Ex-II on October 15, 2002 at 22:16:46:
I mean how can you develop something more combat effective than what
the old master’s developed that they needed for day-to-day survival.
Through constant practice, studying what has worked and why and what hasn't and why. These are more issues for a few to be concerned with after several decades of experience.
Most chinese arts have deteriorated to below abysmal levels. Some are still quite good however, I don't know of any that are used by any first rate army or miltary groups. The good ones left actually take too long to develop real skill at. I found out first hand early on after a few years of judo that most kungfuists with less than 10 or so years in 1 good style were going to be weaker fighters and appear more uncordinated that the average thug. Wing Chun (sometimes) is a notable exception.
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