What CMA is right for me?

[Northwind]

I have no clue about some of those more eclectic souther styles. What is lungyi? Dragon Intent?

[vatesi]

probably talking about xingyi, but just the dragon...

[SanHeChuan]

Yang Style,

If we told you the best style for you was... Zi Ran Men, would you move anywhere in the world to go and train it?

No, you wouldn't.

So, why not start by seeing what styles are actually available in your area?

Post those here, and then we can help you from there.

If you think too much about what you want, you're going to build it up in your head, you're never going to find exactly what you're looking for, so you'll never start training anything, and just live the rest of your life as some wannabe kung fu ***.

Train the best thing available.

[sanjuro_ronin]

I just want to say that I'm interested in CMA as a hobby

Take up stamp collection or even better, Porn collecting, you'll have more fun and burn more calories.

[TenTigers]

Yang Style,

If you think too much about what you want, you're going to build it up in your head, you're never going to find exactly what you're looking for, so you'll never start training anything, and just live the rest of your life as some wannabe kung fu ***.

Train the best thing available.

yes and no.
I researched into Hung-Ga, and found it suited all my needs-
I needed something that was going to develop and maximize my power. I was smaller than alot of my training partners in other styles that I studied, so I wanted a system that would make the most of my body, and Hung-Ga had the rep of being one of the most powerful styles.
I wanted a system that had roots in the Siu-Lum Temple...well according to legend anyway. At the time, we didn't know that most, if not all the stories were fictitious.
I wanted to learn the Five Animals
I wanted to learn weapons.
I wanted something that was brutally effective
and..It had to look freakin cool!


but, I already had over ten years in other systems...

[Dragonzbane76]

yes and no.
I researched into Hung-Ga, and found it suited all my needs-
I needed something that was going to develop and maximize my power. I was smaller than alot of my training partners in other styles that I studied, so I wanted a system that would make the most of my body, and Hung-Ga had the rep of being one of the most powerful styles.
I wanted a system that had roots in the Siu-Lum Temple...well according to legend anyway. At the time, we didn't know that most, if not all the stories were fictitious.
I wanted to learn the Five Animals
I wanted to learn weapons.
I wanted something that was brutally effective
and..It had to look freakin cool!


but, I already had over ten years in other systems...

you must be the exception to the rule because hell most people don't have the slightest idea what they want, or couldn't say because they have no experience in said things.

[SanHeChuan]

yes and no.
I researched into Hung-Ga, and found it suited all my needs-
I needed something that was going to develop and maximize my power. I was smaller than alot of my training partners in other styles that I studied, so I wanted a system that would make the most of my body, and Hung-Ga had the rep of being one of the most powerful styles.
I wanted a system that had roots in the Siu-Lum Temple...well according to legend anyway. At the time, we didn't know that most, if not all the stories were fictitious.
I wanted to learn the Five Animals
I wanted to learn weapons.
I wanted something that was brutally effective
and..It had to look freakin cool!


but, I already had over ten years in other systems...

...AND it was available to you.

Did you move to get the training you wanted? How far?

I've moved citied to get at some good kung fu but that was after I'd already learned the value of MA in general. I'd also travel far for some good supplementary training, China even. But starting out I wouldn't have gone out of my way because I thought it might be cool to train with Pin Qing fu in Toronto or Kitchener or whatever.

[sanjuro_ronin]

...AND it was available to you.

Did you move to get the training you wanted? How far?

I've moved citied to get at some good kung fu but that was after I'd already learned the value of MA in general. I'd also travel far for some good supplementary training, China even. But starting out I wouldn't have gone out of my way because I thought it might be cool to train with Pin Qing fu in Toronto or Kitchener or whatever.

Kitchener, not too far from my HK Sifu.

[Frost]

probably talking about xingyi, but just the dragon...

or maybe missspelling yungling.....we will never know

[David Jamieson]

or maybe missspelling yungling.....we will never know

You mean Lung Ying I'm sure.

[Syn7]

really, nobody knows what lung ying is???




rose li was saying people shouldnt pick up xingyi later in life, it should be started at a younger age or not at all... what do you guys think about that...???

[David Jamieson]

really, nobody knows what lung ying is???




rose li was saying people shouldnt pick up xingyi later in life, it should be started at a younger age or not at all... what do you guys think about that...???

I think everyone is entitled to their opinion.

I also think there are only 2 imperatives to cultivating your kung fu.

they are:

1) begin

2) continue

Doesn't matter when you start, but that will have a lot to do with what you are actually able to achieve physically mostly.

[Syn7]

I think everyone is entitled to their opinion.

I also think there are only 2 imperatives to cultivating your kung fu.

they are:

1) begin

2) continue

Doesn't matter when you start, but that will have a lot to do with what you are actually able to achieve physically mostly.

yeah but she was talking about xingyi specifically... she said if you are older when you start you should go for bagua, taichi or something... cant remember her reasons, i'll see if i can find the article...

[Northwind]

...snip...
1) begin
2) continue
...snip...

Best well-put I've seen yet...
And yet...I think every last one of us in these forums know how difficult doing 1 & 2 is! Whether it's martial arts, tcma, kung fu, a job, a date, dealing with an unruly customer, peeking around the corner, or just living - things can take some serious man-nuts just to live & go thru with it.

Again - kudos on your post - that is truth, and yet the crux.

[Yang Style]

After doing some searching I decided to settle on learning an animal kung fu. Thanks for the responses, once again. I really appreciate it.