Online MA Forums

[Yao Sing]

Ok guys, what are the choices for online MA forums?

www.kungfumagazine.com
Been overrun with pinheads, more than in the past.

www.bullshido.com
Checked it briefly and seems clique-ish and narrowminded.

www.mantisquarterly.com/forum/
I bailed out of here with a bunch of others from the NPM forum when this kicked off but activity is limited and primarily just Northern Mantis.

truthmartialarts
Just signed up and I think it's SifuAble's board. Yes/No? Hopefully not one sided and open to all views (except for the pinheads).

www.emptyflower.net
Apparently had it's own drama but hopefully it's over. Going to sign up and check it out.

What else is there?

[B-Rad]

You forgot http://emptyflower.com/phpBB3/ the actual emptyflower forum.

[RD'S Alias - 1A]

Actually, the original emptyflower community went back the Devere's site at www.emptyflower.com. That is where that community started.

If you are going to go to the imitation emptyflower, you should go the original as well.

[Yao Sing]

I didn't forget it, I didn't know about it. That's why I'm asking. Any others?

Edit: What the heck was that RD? The one B-Rad listed is where I went. Not really into horses and stuff.

[NJM]

http://www.martialartsplanet.com/forums/

http://www.wle.com/forum/

http://www.dragonslist.com/

http://www.fightingarts.com/ubbthreads/

http://www.sherdog.net/forums/

Just to name a few.

[Yao Sing]

Thanks, forgot about dragonslist. I think I even have an account there.

[B-Rad]

I didn't forget it, I didn't know about it. That's why I'm asking. Any others?

Edit: What the heck was that RD? The one B-Rad listed is where I went. Not really into horses and stuff.

The emptyflower owner does non-MA web design and www.emptyflower.com is his main site. Press enter and go to the xingyiquan database link to see the best xingyi website ever created Anyway, the very simple explanation is .com was the original official forum, .net was created when the owner of .com didn't feel like supporting his forum anymore, but now .com is back and refurbished.

[Yao Sing]

I'll check it out. Do I have to walk a circle to get in?

[B-Rad]

Oh, if you enter emptyflower.com there's a xingyi quan database link that'll take you to a fantastic website on xingyi that deVere created.

[WYSPRGR2005]

Surprised that I haven't seen this one...

http://martialtalk.com

Offers much more than just a forum...

[Samurai Jack]

http://www.e-budo.com/ A nice forum, extremly polite, well moderated, usually good information and higher-level practitioners (i.e. 10 years or more in thier respective arts).

[brucereiter]

this is the empty flower ".com" forum
http://emptyflower.com/phpBB3/index.php

emptyflower "data base" lots of ima information
http://www.emptyflower.com/xingyiquan/index.html

"red leaves" "ef.net"
http://www.emptyflower.net/forums/index.php?&&CODE=00

[sanjuro_ronin]

Ok guys, what are the choices for online MA forums?



truthmartialarts
Just signed up and I think it's SifuAble's board. Yes/No? Hopefully not one sided and open to all views (except for the pinheads).

Its not Rudy's forum, but Rudy did help set it up.
Rudy is not part of it anymore.
Think of it as E-Budo, but with humour, less moderation ( but still very well moderated) and with a greater balance of MA.
It is, however, very small with a limited amount of people and NO drama.
Well...not lots of drama anyways.

[Lama Pai Sifu]

Actually, the original emptyflower community went back the Devere's site at www.emptyflower.com. That is where that community started.

If you are going to go to the imitation emptyflower, you should go the original as well.

Wow, I just looked at this site....I'm not a practitioner of Hsing Yi, but wow, I loved the site. Devere is the man when it comes to website design and graphics. Site is awesome!!!!

[unkokusai]

Ok guys, what are the choices for online MA forums?

www.kungfumagazine.com
Been overrun with pinheads, more than in the past.

You could leave and really improve that situation.