Martial Arts

[Aether]

(squints eyes to look full of wisdom and strokes imaginary beard)ah, the real beauty of tai chi is happening inside the practioner and can not be seen.

[Bobby]

My bad. Who's your favorite martial artist??? Actor or otherwise.

[Aether]

actor wise, ive been watching jackie chan since i was about 8, i saw police story and pretty much looked down on hollywood action my entire life because of that,so as much as his more modern films suck his old fims are excellent, and you cant mention jackie without saying Sammo Hung and the underused and underated Yuen Biao.

of course Donnie Yen is cool and blowing up now but hes been making films for years aswell. he's probably the last bastion of real kung fu in HK films.

Gordon Liu is cool too (pai mei in kill bill) he made a load of films in the 70's and 80's often playing a monk of somekind.

[odin]

umm I would have to say mostly Bruce Lee not just because he was a famous action star and martial artist but also because of his philosophy also very inspiring and most of the stuff that he says I apply them in my life. Then there is Jackie Chan who is basically a one man stunt team, got to admire the importance he gives in making his scenes as real as possible. and finally Donnie Yen after watching his portrayal of the legendary teacher Ip Man.

[The Luna Diviner]

I would have to say bruce lee as well. Like odin, not so much becuase of his acting, but becuase he became such an icon in the martial arts world for displaying his talent for silly movies in the 70s. ( i mean, watch way of the dragon and try not to laugh).

[Bobby]

Jet Li is my main favorite martial artist because of how he moves in his films like "Fist Of Legend" & "The One". Jackie Chan's a close second. I definitely think Donnie Yen's portrayal of Ip Man was also great. I want to see the sequel to it. I also like a guy called Richard "Yin Yang Man" Brandon. He was on WMAC Masters with the then future Blue Lightspeed Ranger, Mike Chat.

[*Jess♥]

nobody mentioning Tony Jaa?

[Bobby]

Wasn't he in that elephant movie??? I haven't seen that in full.

[odin]

tony jaa is cool but not one of my faves, Bobby you should definitely watch part 2, the action is even more intense there and the villain fighting Ip man will really make you hate him. there is a part 3 but i think that is a prequel telling how ip man was before he became a total badass.

[Bobby]

I will. But the Red Box where I work doesn't have it. Might have to use my sister's NetFlix account to watch it.

[The Luna Diviner]

More on the topic of fighting, anyone ever heard of bone conditioning?

[LordSpleach]

Never heard of it, but it sounds like a painful challenge.

[odin]

I think I do, isn't that what the Muy Thai fighters do so when the throw kicks and elbows it don't hurt them? although it is not really bone conditioning, they are just killing the nerves on those sections so they don't feel anything.

Edited August 9, 2011 by odin

[Bobby]

Kind of what Tigress did in the Kung Fu Panda movies.

[The Luna Diviner]

Its the act of striking ones bones on something hard in order to create tiny fractures in the bones that, when healed, make the bones thicker and stronger. In kung fu, its done with the forearms, shins, knuckles and fingertips. We did it with the forarms the other day, and although fun, it was extremely painful.

[odin]

yeah, it is basically what i said only that i did not mentioned the bone stuff, the bones get stronger but you also don't feel any pain after a while since you killed the nerves on that area, I learned a bit about that on a martial arts show, can't remember the name tho.

[Bobby]

Did you take a lot of aspirin???

[odin]

what do you mean by that bobby?

[The Luna Diviner]

Did i take alot of asprin when i did my conditioning on monday Bobby? Is that what youre asking. If so, i took some the morning after, because thats when it really hurt. In class it only hurt for the first ten or so strikes, then i couldnt feel much. The morning after my forearms hurt alot so i took some for the pain. But it really wasnt as terrible as it seems. I know how it sounds, but i actually welcomed the pain becuase its something ive always wanted to do.

Was that show maybe Fight Science Odin? I saw an episode of that one time a year or so back where they had a Tiger style kung fu master talking about the breaking of his fingertips. Thats why ive always wanted to do that in a sense. It was fun to do. I look forward to the next session of bone conditioning.

[durendal]

Oh, bone conditioning. So that's what it's called. I've been hitting concrete for years and my knuckles have grown to be quite hard and numb. Hitting concrete isn't as painful as it used to be when I first started. Was also doing the same thing with my forehead, but stopped immediately when I learned that its not good for your head.

[odin]

I'm not sure Diviner, I think it is.

[Aether]

internal vs external methods is such a contrast.

i hope you both use some form of dit dar jow ?

[Bobby]

Did i take alot of asprin when i did my conditioning on monday Bobby? Is that what youre asking. If so, i took some the morning after, because thats when it really hurt.

Yeah. After something like that aspirin is needed.

[The Luna Diviner]

Like i mentioned before, i'm one of those people who welcomes pain. Its a good way to let my body know whats weak, and when its getting stronger. Plus, i'm not to fond of medicines or suppliments for my own personal reasons. I stay as natural as possible.

[The Luna Diviner]

I have a martial arts tournament coming up in a week. Doing bracket style sparring and a blocking form. Everyone wish me luck cuz im bringing home the gold. Just wanted to mention that.