New David P Mag article

[Ernie]

http://www.combat-journal.com/site/a...6&depnum=25570

enjoy

Ps. no cracks about the ''Sifu'' tag dropped on me [ inside joke ] Phil

[couch]

http://www.combat-journal.com/site/a...6&depnum=25570

enjoy

Ps. no cracks about the ''Sifu'' tag dropped on me [ inside joke ] Phil

SELLOUT!

LOL

[sanjuro_ronin]

Excellent article, I really likes his views and ideas.
Thanks for posting.

[k gledhill]

Always a good source of info, btw I met Chu Hok Yin in London years back and did some hands on with him , Like DP said in the article, his strikes are very powerful ,eye opening . He would do throat grabs in chi-sao training , saying "I took your throat"

[sanjuro_ronin]

Always a good source of info, btw I met Chu Hok Yin in London years back and did some hands on with him , Like DP said in the article, his strikes are very powerful ,eye opening . He would do throat grabs in chi-sao training , saying "I took your throat"

Bah, he's got nothing on Patric Swayze.

[k gledhill]

Id rather fight Swayze than Yin

[Ernie]

SELLOUT!

LOL

Never happen ,,,, I'll keep it ghetto to end

[couch]

Never happen ,,,, I'll keep it ghetto to end

Yes. This is conveyed through your elegant blend of Wing Chun and hip-hop videos.

KRS-One, Rock On!



Our family has something like that, too. But just a little more hardcore on the music end of things:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y1z8mU7WbQ

LOL

[Ernie]

Yes. This is conveyed through your elegant blend of Wing Chun and hip-hop videos.

KRS-One, Rock On!



Our family has something like that, too. But just a little more hardcore on the music end of things:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_y1z8mU7WbQ

LOL

many moons ago in a different life time back in NY i got '' pass the mic'' on stage with KRS and quite a few others ... but that's whole other story LOL

I'm not really feeling the '' dirty dirty '' south sound ,,, a little to ''country'' for me

I prefer old school when cats were creative with there lyrics ,,, no luv for the ''bling bling era '' ova hear

[couch]

many moons ago in a different life time back in NY i got '' pass the mic'' on stage with KRS and quite a few others ... but that's whole other story LOL

I'm not really feeling the '' dirty dirty '' south sound ,,, a little to ''country'' for me

I prefer old school when cats were creative with there lyrics ,,, no luv for the ''bling bling era '' ova hear

Well, officially, I think this thread has gone off topic.

I, too, prefer more of an underground sound: Talib Kweli, Mos Def, Scram Jones, KRS, Dilated Peoples, High & Mighty. Maybe if I just said Rawkus Records, plus some other stuff - that might sum it up!

On another note, I find this in the article interesting. Would you (or David, et al) like to elaborate:
"Our own WSLVT Family is often criticized for being “too aggressive” and not following the “traditional path” because we are prepared to adapt the art and train for realism and combat proficiency. The truth is that they are trapped in a time warp, thinking that old must be good, when we are in fact living in a changing environment that requires us to think in and apply concepts, not blindly try to use set sequences and routines. Wing Chun/Ving Tsun is a dynamic, flexible, adaptable and very effective means of personal combat, so long as its practitioners are able to look beyond egos and fixed ideas about fighting."

The first sentence I find interesting. How do you feel (in what way) that the WSL family is more aggressive? (Not starting a comparison war, just want to hear about this).

Best,
Kenton

[sanjuro_ronin]

To add to what Couch is asking I was wondering what kind, if you do any at all, of "cross system" fighting do you do?

[couch]

To add to what Couch is asking I was wondering what kind, if you do any at all, of "cross system" fighting do you do?

Not to answer for the WSLVT camp, but I think they were talking about mixing it up (sparring/fighting/exchanging) with different martial arts.

If this isn't what you mean, my apologies.

[k gledhill]

Attacking someone is the defense...thats as aggressive as you get how to go about delivering that attack is the what the system is trying to give us.

Ask yourself " how good is my attack today ?" hmmm let me think SLAP !!

[sanjuro_ronin]

Not to answer for the WSLVT camp, but I think they were talking about mixing it up (sparring/fighting/exchanging) with different martial arts.

If this isn't what you mean, my apologies.

Its what I meant, yes, thank you.

[Ernie]

To add to what Couch is asking I was wondering what kind, if you do any at all, of "cross system" fighting do you do?

It's really up to the individual and how much there willing to put on the line for there growth and to what level ..

I try not to be linage specific ,,, as there are many skilled people from all walks of life .

so i can only speak for myself and they guys i have trained with and they way i train people .

before VT i had a boxing / kick boxing / thai / Savate and FMA back ground
so all through my late 20's and 30's i sparred very often a few times a week on average ... now that i'm crackin 40 ,, I'm trying to respect my body so besides VT just occasional light sparring for timing and tons of bag work and gym work for fitness

I find VT trained with the right mindset and '' honest '' expectations keeps me somewhat sharp and still evolving to certain degree [ sure if i was banging like i used to i would be better but injuries start to pile up and i found i enjoy being able to train more then being hurt and waiting to recover ]

Most of the guys that were good have all at the very least had a boxing back ground ,,

I try and bring this same work ethic to the people I train ,, and also pass on to them the importance of learning how to work with skilled people to help evolve your skill set and experience ,,, the key is '' work with ''

It seems common practice for the WSL guys i run into to get out and mix things up just to get a feel for how to adapt to live situations [ but i'm sure not all do this ]