Critical Debate of Traditional Kung Fu_1 box, 3 DVD This product is for International Order Only. Please adopt GOOGLE translator to assist you to complete the order. Email us if purchase assistance needed. wushusunrise@gmail.com
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From a lifetime of teaching and writing about Martial arts, internationally known Adam Hsu has compiled many of his thoughts in this three+ hour discussion. Billed as a “debate” it would be more fitting to call this “debate points” like what you might rehearse with your own hometown debate team. In his years of popular writing on the subject, he has introduced many of his concerns. Hsu has seen, within his time, the bountiful and the lean years of Kung Fu. He knows, as does any Chinese martial arts practitioner, the cultural war playing out in martial arts. His insights into its cause and cure are a succinct and focused game plan for mastering CMA. His approach deconstructs many of the principles and mechanics of Kung Fu. Hsu doesn't care if you like or dislike CMA (or Latino culture, or Darwinism, or whatever) but he insists that you understand it before you condemn it. This can be tough for those martial artists who are conditioned to think of their interpretation—whether it’s all kick-ass, health gymnastics, or any example you might choose—as being universal. “Chinese martial arts is broad and deep. It consists of so many styles and masters and a lot of forms, plenty of training methods. Truly it is a remarkable achievement. But several times I was told: we all like Kung Fu but there are so many masters and methods; how do we choose and start? Yes, there are many styles, but they are all Chinese Kung Fu. All of them come from the same origins … When we are choosing a style we are aware of our own figure, capability, interest and personality. Choose the one you prefer the most. You must work hard after choosing the style. As you do, keep in mind that there is no better STYLE in Kung Fu, only better practitioners. “ While Hsu discusses characteristic types of Kung Fu training, principles and pointers that could completely change the way you move, he also launches a second attack. In this, he shows that CMA is a product of a culture, a culture unknown to many people. There is treasure buried there but, rather than unearthing it, this highly refined body of human-centered information is being squeezed into twin boxes of competition and entertainment. He honestly admits that real Kung Fu training is difficult. This is a Kung Fu personifying the long history and accumulated military genius of China. It has its portion of hard work, as all across the world people sweat through their “borrowed” martial workouts. But it also has its mental challenges. Even above this, Hsu emphasizes that Kung Fu training is difficult because it brings so much of the human being together. It poses problems of thought and investigation that are exactly opposite the consciousness-denying frenzy of over-revved bodies and unoccupied minds. Adam Hsu’s analysis of correct training makes me think of what Yang Chen Fu used to tell his class; “If I don’t explain these things, you would need three lifetimes to re-discover them.” This is not about secrets. Rather, Hsu sees the problem as common knowledge being just plain wrong; a much more difficult thing to correct. Secrets? No. Shortcuts and re-assessments that can literally take years off your practice? Yes. Knowing, reading and talking to Adam Hsu is always an ear-opening experience, if you actually consider his words. His goal is to take the “heartbreak” out of martial training by putting the individual in contact with that part of himself which feels the connection to folk culture as well as personal power. In his words: “Martial arts is in decline today. No longer justified by fighting to be dead or alive on the battlefield. So this leaves some fellows to become superstitious and mystical, such as believing the style, master and forms are all so superhuman that they can no longer share research and study to make progress with one another. This means we can no longer be friends. The superstitious mind replaces science. This will be part of the collapse of Kung Fu.” Below is a partial list of the subjects Adam Hsu discusses. His style is witty and friendly, but also the voice of scholar pointing out misunderstandings and simple clusters of misinformation. I have one single arm but with two fists. For usage and training together. Combine internal and external as one. Yin is body, like the posture. Yang is soul, like the movement. Sword practicing or sword dancing? Multi and single focus. Practicing is like reincarnation. Learn to be a new human being. Body and mind together. Chinese language subtitled in English Sep, 2014 Morning Sun Publishing
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