Don’t (Just) Learn “Kung Fu” moves

[@toastbones.and.breadfists]

Ive been trying to get deeper in my own Chinese Martial arts practices myself. Ive been practicing wushu and learning traditional forms for years, but not the same way as if i were learning the traditional style as a whole unit itself. I recently delved into XingYiQuan and BaguaZhang with Mu Shin Martial Culture (Byron) and the depth is phenomenal thus far. My body is adapting to the movements and ideology. Its amazing what a good teacher can do to pass on their knowledge even remotely. I am very interested in your ChangQuan essentials course and seeing your teaching methodology. I look forward to learning from you I hope to keep learning and one day run my own school/classes/club and teach a complete martial art

[@randeldavisredforestchines7752]

Yes and Yes !!! Awesome video thank you ❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@danielhounshell2526]

On one hand I absolutely agree with the core of what you're saying. If you're just a repository of random techniques you're going to suck as a martial artist. On the other hand I do think it's extremely useful to look at methods and techniques outside of your system and implement them into your training and personal style.

[@Buffalodan66]

I'm 15+ years into learning Ba Bu Tang Lang. Learning the system as a whole and not individual techniques is key. Great video!

[@camiloiribarren1450]

Love this. Always appreciate the wisdom of a system or style in order to understand their POV and add your bit in it

[@MrRourk]

Great Wisdom

[@brentpieczynski]

Individual HEMA bare-knuckle boxing techniques are useless without context. So, I agree with your opinion because a system is not disconnected techniques.

[@JimmyPong]

Yes. This process goes top-down, and bottom-up quite fluidly too. Just picking up techniques is like a gateway, then the tactical level starts when the learner begins thinking about how to enter combat, this is when the previous techniques start morphing into different combinations and variations. Then at the abstract/meta level is the person embodies the art and can "do things that way". Then it trickles down - from the abstract and distill back to the techniques.

[@johnl2648]

Man I keep on thinking and mentioning this, the whole "take what's useful discard what isn't useful' is so reductive because... HOW do you determine what is useful and what works, and what works or doesn't for one person is different from others. The epistemological humility and shit lol

[@snakeoveer1046]

You might be interested in learning about the ecological approach to training. You go from the fact that no ideal technique exists (a jab only makes sense in its context: speed vs power, trajectory, positioning etc.) You arrive at the conclusion that to most effectively train you do not do drills or repeat techiques but you play games with constraints that will make you arrive at a solution by yourself. For example you can start a game where one man starts with a single leg on another, the first wins by getting the others ass on the ground while the latter does by getting his leg free. To develop trapping skills you might want to spar but only be able to strike if you have contact on your opponent (but not chest to chest). Though it is not conducive to online courses

[@the.wandering.warrior]

@@snakeoveer1046 I'm personally a big fan of the ecological approach

[@snakeoveer1046]

@@the.wandering.warrior It would be nice if you could someday release a compendium of constrained games you use with the skill they devellop

[@the.wandering.warrior]

@@snakeoveer1046 that's a great idea 👍 I have a few drafts and my own experiences with such games but I won't develop this as an actual full presentation and product until my channel gets bigger and I can spread my brand and my ideas more effectively - that way it'll get the exposure it deserves

[@camrendavis6650]

So you're saying , " Don't cherry-pick techniques and dedicate time and effort to a complete system?"

[@the.wandering.warrior]

@@camrendavis6650 I think that's an important part of it but also the fact that techniques are the end result of a particular set of body mechanics used in a particular contacts on an individual whereas the overall strategic doctrine, movement meta, and combat attributes of a system are the most important part and should be the core of the training. Not techniques themselves.

[@camrendavis6650]

​@@the.wandering.warrior oh I see

[@TurtleMaster-q5m]

Concepts and principles > techniques

[@mulli032]

Oh, nice, the Longquan Jian from LK Chen

[@the.wandering.warrior]

@@mulli032 I'll release a review soon😁

[@emma-tx5nl]

you should definitely meet up with kevin lee

[@eag_illustration]

Relative to the idea of this video , does learning a martial art from video including the prerequisite and conditions that it takes to learn such recorded martial art , is that considered to be same as an in person learning if the style is set and conditions and mental condition ?