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  1. Master Vigil

    Bruce lee & zen

    Bruce's hip wasn't turned as much as the first guy you posted. And he jumped much futher. Scotts kick was definitely more traditional and better than Bruce's. I couldn't find any good videos of a traditional kick either. So I'm going to hopefully make one tomorrow.
  2. Master Vigil

    Bruce lee & zen

    Those definitely are two different worlds because you've got a young guy doing a skipping sidekick with a lot of room, good speed and extension. And an old guy with horrible... everything. :D If I can find a good video I will post it for you. Perhaps tomorrow I will see if anyone wants to...
  3. Master Vigil

    Bruce lee & zen

    I have done Bruce's kick, and found the opposite. I find a properly (this is key here, because an improperly chambered kick is incredibly slow, and is definitely inferior to Bruce's kick) chambered kick to be much faster, precise, and And I disagree that it only needs to be 90 degrees at...
  4. Master Vigil

    Bruce lee & zen

    By chambering I mean, putting the foot in the proper position before executing the kick. His sidekick brought his foot to the target at a 45 degree angle, when physics suggests that an impact at a 90 degree angle is much more devastating. It's like, you could either sideswipe a guard rail with...
  5. Master Vigil

    Bruce lee & zen

    This again is where we differ. Kata, Hyung, whatever... is nothing but a series of single techniques. So it is the single technique that I obsess over. My student's do not learn a form unless they can do the single techniques within the form. Form is nothing but a way to practice...
  6. Master Vigil

    Bruce lee & zen

    I've been studying for 15 years. Tang Soo Do, Ninjutus/Aikijujutsu, Katori Shinto Ryu Kenjutsu, Kendo, Kickboxing, Longhu Chi Gong, and a year or so of Kung Fu, Wushu, Wing Chun, and Tai Chi Chuan. I have a 2nd Dan in Tang Soo Do, and 5th dan in Kenjutsu and Ninjutsu. I also wrestled in High...
  7. Master Vigil

    Bruce lee & zen

    What did you train? And for how long? I don't need to post anything of myself. I'm not full of myself. :D Do you have anything posted of yourself? The gracies got beat because the rules were changing... and it became more of a sport. The evolution of MMA and UFC has gone incredibly down...
  8. Master Vigil

    Bruce lee & zen

    Again, the same BS I get from Bruce Lee Fanatics and MMA fanatics. It's really funny how you say traditionalists got mopped. When the Gracie's were all traditionalists. You are just showing how little you know about martial arts in general. And also how little your opinions don't belong in a...
  9. Master Vigil

    Bruce lee & zen

    Jet Li or "Li Lianjie" 李連杰 truly is an amazing martial artist. And a movie star to boot, those two don't normally go together. He was amazing even as a youngster beating many much older than he. He was asked to perform in front of Nixon. And according to Li, Nixon asked...
  10. Master Vigil

    Bruce lee & zen

    FANTASTIC!!! Is this movie based off of the Sun Wukong story?
  11. Master Vigil

    Bruce lee & zen

    I urge anyone who wants to watch fantastic Martial arts skill, especially Chinese kung fu. To watch the Shaolin Monks, or the monks on Mt. Wudang. I would also suggest watching the kids, they are phenomenal. For a great wushu martial arts movie star, watch Jet Li. His technique is superb...
  12. Master Vigil

    Happy New Year to you as well!!

    Happy New Year to you as well!!
  13. Master Vigil

    Bruce lee & zen

    haha. I'm not the one giving it too much credit. I'm the one saying there is no credit to it at all. No he wasn't. Asians have been mixing martial arts their entire history. There was nothing new in what Bruce Lee did. I know he would have loved MMA. Because MMA is a disgrace to the martial...
  14. Master Vigil

    Bruce lee & zen

    I hope that happens. :D
  15. Master Vigil

    Bruce lee & zen

    There's an old saying that a broken clock is right twice a day. But a broken clock is still a broken clock. I cannot say that a broken clock is perfect, nor would I want to rely on it.
  16. Master Vigil

    Bruce lee & zen

    I was never debating his impact on the martial arts world. My debate is on the quality of impact it was. The martial arts world is now filled with MMA, UFC, Olympic Taekwondo, etc... and martial artists who care more about being tough guys than becoming true martial artists. Who do you think...
  17. Master Vigil

    Bruce lee & zen

    I get your point. :D My point, however, is simple. Bruce Lee is overrated.
  18. Master Vigil

    Bruce lee & zen

    Correct, truth is truth no matter what I think. That is why I love martial arts. Because within the martial arts, a technique will either work... or not. There really isn't much room for error. And Bruce Lee needed a lot of work on his techniques, no matter how many Bruce Lee fanatics deny it.
  19. Master Vigil

    Bruce lee & zen

    That isn't what I meant. People too often refer to Bruce Lee as a sort of "perfect martial artist". They see him as the epitome, or pinnacle of martial arts greatness. But martial arts is defined by technique, of which his was lacking. The ability to perform a technique naturally and fluidly...
  20. Master Vigil

    Bruce lee & zen

    I always get the same response from Bruce Lee fanatics. :D They all certainly do see him as some sort of god. The proof is in his techniques. And they are lacking.
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