[david-roberson]

Re: Cross training in Kung Fu

I had trained several years in two kung fu styles before beginning KM training. There’s not a lot of overlap. I wouldn’t say it would hurt to cross-train but I believe the advantages would be limited.

[david-roberson]

Re: Self Defense Study

Your study appears to be looking at correlation (or, more accurately, inverse correlation). Not the same thing as causation. I strongly advise talking with your instructor about this before you spend much time on it.

[david-roberson]

Re: virus

I have tried to get online twice today from two different computers. The antivirus on one computer blocked access to this site; the antivirus on this computer gave me a warning but allowed me to continue. Something is definitely wrong and I will do a system scan as soon as I log off here.

Cheers,
DR

[david-roberson]

Re:

\”Somebody’s been watching the Dog Brothers…\”

In fact, that IS a clip of the Dog Brothers; the Bay Area clan, to be specific.

Cheers,
DR

[david-roberson]

It’s hard to intepret this story without much more information than you have provided, but one question comes quickly to mind:

Why would your friend Walt feel the need to \”mouth off\” to anyone — instructor or student — in your class?

Puzzled,
DR

[david-roberson]

Re:

Monty wrote:

\”You can’t train pure desire (that’s innate), but you can train how you respond to various threats.\”

and then wrote in the same post:

\”Again, innate desire has nothing to do with ability to defend oneself. Great! If someone has both, but we are talking about those who may not have that innate desire. IT CAN BE TRAINED INTO THEM.\”

So do you think innate desire can be trained or not? You’ve argued both ways.

And, to take a closer look at that statement:

\”Again, innate desire has nothing to do with ability to defend oneself.\”

Where did you get this idea?

Cheers,
DR

[david-roberson]

I went to a seminar last month taught by Marc Denny of the Dog Brothers, and got an eye-opening perspective on training with real sticks. If you have an interest in sticks, check out their website or one of their videos sometime — it’s worth a look.

Cheers,
DR

[david-roberson]

I’ve done tai chi for several years and have just started KM. I think tai chi is a fine adjunct for any system, as it will help with your balance and flexibility, although I don’t believe that tai chi techniques have any practical use for self defense. If you want an actual martial art, try something else, but if you just want something different that will help you enhance your physical skills for use in your primary system, tai chi is perhaps worth a look.

Cheers,
DR

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