"Shirkers,
He said that all us praying mantis guys practice useless forms with no fighting applications what so ever. LOL dear Lord please educate him.
And taji is for old people with bad health problems and you cant fight with it... its too slow.................. "
Well I really don't want to get in between you guys and your conflict. But in response to green cloud, I simply say that when it comes to video taping in modern times it has a very useful service and helps dispell the myth or legend that closed door fights seem to have been spread throughout the years.
As for mantis guys and their training. I'm sorry to say that there is a lot of **** out there but there are a few who train well. I for one do forms on my own because well I'm by myself and it's just a part of training, but when I'm with partners it's all two man and driven towards fighting. On all levels of conditioning mind you. I feel what I do has worked for me and if my body was 100% I'd be using my style in a pro setting but injuries have taken that away from me. But that's my story.
So I think as fighters we all should know that styles, etc don't really mean **** and it boils down to the fighters involved and the style or whatever is just a tool for the fighter to use. So if someone wants to lump a style and say they all suck that's on them, I think ray stands up for himself and he's willing to put himself out there and I respect that. Deep down I think he knows that it's not about the style and more about the individuals and how they use their respected styles.
So in the end I'd like to say that I wish you guys luck in your fight next week, I wish I could be there to see it. I loves me some fights and I would really enjoy seeing this fight. Hopefully you guys resolve your issues respectfully by using what you train.