Back to basics

Relating back to the previous posts and the videos of the tiger crane kung fu and the video of shaolin warrior monk shi de jian. You can see that real fighting is different with forms and set movements of techniques. It is mechanical vs fluidity and dynamics, who knows what is going through one's mind in an actual fight, beats me....we all know that adrenaline will kick in and take over perceptions, judgments, body work, movement and the whole lot. The same goes for anything really, anything that makes the mind uneasy, nervous, scared.....whether it's be a fight, a competition of any sort, even kissing and ....



There is one solution to all of this, I have been told, I have read, I have tried and know that breathing which is followed by easing of the mind is key to relaxing the body, mind and soul; and guess what? the more relaxed you are in a fight the better of a fighter you will become, why do you think martial art involves so much meditation and mind cultivation for. Anyway, top martial art and martial artist does not even require them to fight, since their minds are so cultivated....they just realize the pointless nonsense of fighting and harming fellow human beings.
By the way, compare the two video below in the previous post (courtesy of Youtube - goodbudo and aamc) in the first video - tiger and crane application video you can see the difference in actual techniques as demonstrated by the Hung Ga master and actual application on the streets, right? Then you can see the differences of fluidity and application which are demonstrated by the shaolin monk shi de jian. These moves aren't all that fancy or flowery, yet they look effective, and offers the user kick ass self defense techniques and power. It is interesting to see the different techniques being used isn't it, but in self defense it all goes, every technique is a treasure, the more you know the better you'd be better off....so don't stick to one style and feel as if you're a master of one style. Learn as much as you can but don't become a jack of all trade, take in what works for you and what you can apply, then you'll be your own master.