Originally Posted by
sanjuro_ronin
When I see app's of what doesn't really appear to be an application I often wonder if it was a hidden application ( some systems did this called "himitsu" in Okinawan karate) OR if it was simply a case of taking a move ( this case a salutation) and making an application.
I guess we may never know.
I really don't see a difference.
Many people only know one technique for one move. My teachers taught me to open my mind, and tear apart the move and find the applications, and make it work. Who is to say what is right? The originators are long gone.
It has always been said, that the form is the form, and the application comes from the Sifu.
That is why each individual Sifu will have different versions.
"Gwok Si, Gwok Faht."
"My Gung-Fu may not be Your Gung-Fu.
Gwok-Si, Gwok-Faht"
"I will not be part of the generation
that killed Kung-Fu."
....step.
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