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Bill Hicks huh? Bet you he's studied Hun Yi extensively...
I have a question for you guys: what's a good barometer for determining who knows their stuff? Is it just whether or not they can fight? If so, how do you measure that (do you take them around to fight everyone you know)?
Also - it seems to me like you need to make a determination whether you are really interested in the "martial" or the "art". I have no problem with someone studying martial arts just to get strength, endurance, confidence, etc. with no real desire to be a figher - as long as they are honest about it.
To re-iterate what has been stated, I'm sure most people have run across friends who could probably beat the crap out of so-called "martial artists" even though they don't couch themselves in that term. At the same time, we've probably also run into people who claim to be super-ultimate-masters in X or Y style, but once you dig into their history they are fraudulent - BUT STILL GOOD FIGHTERS. So, "art", or "martial"?
For me personally, I've gotten to where I value attitude and honesty in your art about as much (if not more) than I value pure skill. Never met the guy, but from what I hear of Shi De Cheng he is approachable and humble, AND knows how to train/teach. That seems to be increasingly rare.
Hopefully not too off topic....
I have a question for you guys: what's a good barometer for determining who knows their stuff? Is it just whether or not they can fight? If so, how do you measure that (do you take them around to fight everyone you know)?
Also - it seems to me like you need to make a determination whether you are really interested in the "martial" or the "art". I have no problem with someone studying martial arts just to get strength, endurance, confidence, etc. with no real desire to be a figher - as long as they are honest about it.
To re-iterate what has been stated, I'm sure most people have run across friends who could probably beat the crap out of so-called "martial artists" even though they don't couch themselves in that term. At the same time, we've probably also run into people who claim to be super-ultimate-masters in X or Y style, but once you dig into their history they are fraudulent - BUT STILL GOOD FIGHTERS. So, "art", or "martial"?
For me personally, I've gotten to where I value attitude and honesty in your art about as much (if not more) than I value pure skill. Never met the guy, but from what I hear of Shi De Cheng he is approachable and humble, AND knows how to train/teach. That seems to be increasingly rare.
Hopefully not too off topic....
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