Forum: Kung Fu Training and Health
05-17-2013, 09:14 PM
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Thursday May 16, 2013
onbase gym
laps...
Thursday May 16, 2013
onbase gym
laps around the track: 1 lap walking, 4 laps jogging, 1 lap walking (total 1.5 mi)
-felt pretty good
Cleans: 115lbs x 5 reps, 135lbs x 5 reps, 135lbs x 5...
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Forum: Kung Fu Forum
05-14-2013, 06:55 PM
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Forum: Kung Fu Forum
05-14-2013, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 146
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Probably a bad thread to resurrect.
Thought...
Probably a bad thread to resurrect.
Thought that last post about "good riddance punk" was directed at me. Didn't see Brad's name in it, which is why I posted. Tried to play it diplomatic there for...
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Forum: Kung Fu Training and Health
05-14-2013, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 242
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Tues May 14, 2013
Elliptical crosstrainer:...
Tues May 14, 2013
Elliptical crosstrainer: about 35min, 550cal, avg speed 5.5mph (50+rpm), total distance over 3mi. Was really sore from monday but still managed to break a good sweat.
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Forum: Kung Fu Training and Health
05-14-2013, 04:58 PM
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Replies: 242
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Thanks Vash. :)
Tough coming so close to my...
Thanks Vash. :)
Tough coming so close to my goal weight only to watch it all drift away and run out of money. I'll keep trying though.
Mon May 13, 2013
Went to the onbase gym and boy was it...
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Forum: Kung Fu Forum
05-13-2013, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 15
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Uechi Ryu has some of its roots in a bunch of...
Uechi Ryu has some of its roots in a bunch of Fukien short hand styles (Crane, Tiger, Dragon) - hence the similarities with southern mantis. I think Morio Higaonna set up a Sanchin/SamJin performance...
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Forum: Kung Fu Training and Health
05-13-2013, 01:16 PM
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Replies: 242
Views: 22,790
Dusting this thread back off because I need to...
Dusting this thread back off because I need to start up again.
This post may seem to be a rant more than anything of substance, personally, I find it useful to put my thoughts to words so I can...
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Forum: Kung Fu Forum
05-08-2013, 07:16 PM
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Replies: 14
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Yah our's was broken down even further, with...
Yah our's was broken down even further, with mini-sets that would cover a single combo (usually derived from the forms) - like 1st basic, 2nd basic, etc, up to like 10. Little mantis, for example,...
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Forum: Kung Fu Forum
05-07-2013, 05:53 AM
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Replies: 14
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I dunno, he asked a question and I tried to...
I dunno, he asked a question and I tried to answer it.
Aside from that I don't have a dog in this race.
Most of the wah lum folks I used to be in contact with on this forum left a long time ago.
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Forum: Kung Fu Forum
05-04-2013, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 759
Just to be up front: I went to high school in...
Just to be up front: I went to high school in Okinawa, I'm married to an Okinawan, and I speak the local dialect.
There was a kung fu school on base in the 90s, they practiced at Kadena USO near...
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Forum: Kung Fu Forum
05-04-2013, 08:16 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 754
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Forum: Kung Fu Forum
04-30-2013, 05:51 AM
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roundhouse is all over the place in northern...
roundhouse is all over the place in northern mantis, but done in the kung fu style, not the Thai one.
if you consider sanshou kung fu, the roundhouses we learned in sanshou were a lot less...
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Forum: Mixed Martial Arts
03-26-2013, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 18
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They've apologized numerous times, it just...
They've apologized numerous times, it just appears that none of the apologies have ever been good enough.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_war_apology_statements_issued_by_Japan
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Forum: Shaolin Kung Fu
03-15-2013, 09:52 AM
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Replies: 97
Views: 3,587
Just a slight correction on #1:
Common dating...
Just a slight correction on #1:
Common dating on the Buddha put his date later than the 6th century BCE.
To borrow a quote from wiki:
Other dates proposed are around 486-483 BCE.
But you're...
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Forum: Shaolin Kung Fu
03-14-2013, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 97
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actually i'm not sure that your observation is...
actually i'm not sure that your observation is correct.
in the agamas & pali suttas the Buddha gave clear advice on how to work hard to be successful and how to not be parted with one's wealth.
he...
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Forum: Shaolin Kung Fu
03-11-2013, 02:00 PM
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Replies: 97
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You should check out that book I listed.
The...
You should check out that book I listed.
The topic deserves a much more in depth treatment than I can possibly give here.
A lot of what we know today as "Hinduism" is a rather late invention....
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Forum: Shaolin Kung Fu
03-11-2013, 10:11 AM
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Replies: 97
Views: 3,587
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Forum: Kung Fu Training and Health
03-09-2013, 10:32 AM
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Replies: 11
Views: 529
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Forum: Kung Fu Training and Health
03-09-2013, 12:19 AM
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Replies: 11
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All of that stuff is variable depending on the...
All of that stuff is variable depending on the gym and the fighter.
In Thailand, 5 rounds of 5 minutes pad work is pretty common; as is 45 min jogging, 10 min jump rope, and 3 to 5 rounds 5 min bag...
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Forum: Shaolin Kung Fu
03-09-2013, 12:06 AM
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Replies: 97
Views: 3,587
The mural itself is not that old, only 18th...
The mural itself is not that old, only 18th century or so. the other arts u mention are supplementary. the founder was in shaolin as of 1928, which is 16 years after the fall of the qing dynasty and...
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Forum: Kung Fu Training and Health
03-08-2013, 08:47 PM
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Replies: 11
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Umm for a fight?
Typically 5 or 6 days a week ...
Umm for a fight?
Typically 5 or 6 days a week
Workouts typically involve a couple hours of fight training including sparring and an hour or so of conditioning, possibly 30 min to an hour of pure...
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Forum: Shaolin Kung Fu
03-08-2013, 08:32 PM
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Replies: 97
Views: 3,587
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Forum: Shaolin Kung Fu
03-08-2013, 06:54 PM
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Replies: 97
Views: 3,587
for what it's worth i have an old martial arts...
for what it's worth i have an old martial arts documentary that says that some Japanese Shorinji guys studied the mural, reverse engineered it, and made a style of it.
Couldn't find a youtube clip...
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Forum: Shaolin Kung Fu
03-07-2013, 07:54 PM
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Replies: 97
Views: 3,587
Nice Dhammapada quote by the way, I love that...
Nice Dhammapada quote by the way, I love that book.
If nobody minds, I'll add my own opinion to this point, as it seems I haven't been very on-topic for most of this thread and I'm dying to...
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Forum: Shaolin Kung Fu
03-07-2013, 11:11 AM
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Replies: 97
Views: 3,587
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