The Problem With How Martial Arts Systems Are Put Together
The Problem With How Martial Arts Systems Are Put Together
The odd thing is, when we create martial arts styles and systems, we are repeating, and even compounding the errors of those who went before us. This is sort of an inarguable fact that nobody sees or understands. It is this fact that is at the heart of most Martial Arts systems.
The people of ancient times had no technology to draw upon. They didn't have logical methods of thinking, or, many times, even any kind of education. Thus, their look at martial arts was founded on mysticism, and the resulting arts are born of that mystical approach.
When some fellow began his study of the martial arts it would be based upon the spirit techniques his father learned in the army of (enter an historical name). His father would be old and crippled, maybe even a little addled, but he would give his son what he remembered. There would be a family bonding, and a secret system of ninjitsu, or kung fu, or whatever, would be born.
As time went on, these methods of art would eventually come to light. Consider the plight of the guy interested in studying martial arts, and he has a version of Gung Fu to draw on, half a system of Emei Wudan, and the stuff the kids at the park were playing with. Out of this razzmatazz, which is the result of previous gobbledegook, he tries to make a system.
The real miracle is that the martial arts worked at all! And, miracle of miracles, it sometimes worked in astounding fashion! But this is a testament to the creativity and ingenuity of mankind.
I was stuck in that realm once. I had half a style of derived Parker Kenpo, and a system of one style of Kwon Bup, a system that had roots in Okinawa, Japan, and even Korea. I also had an Americanized Karate Style, a strange version of Chum Kiu (the second form) Ving Tsun, a few months of aikido, a version of Ton Toi (Springy Legs) Northern Shaolin, and a few other bits and pieces. Let me tell you, I had some kind of fun trying to make sense out of that mish mash.
I mean the concepts of some of these systems were in direct cobnflict! Even inside a specific national style of art, maybe ton toi and wing chun, there was vast difference, and a disjointment of function that made it impossible to put their concepts together, or even relate them. And, courtesy of the exploding learning methods of the last half century I was dealing with books, mags, videos, seminars, and dojos opening on every corner, and learning nothing about how it all fit together.
But it does fit together, and it fits together like a pretty picture. And, truth, it has been planned to fit together. Once you get sufficient information, and a method for joining martial arts styles into one comprehensive concept, you'll find that even opposites such as Gung Fu and Judo, krav maga and tai chi, or whatever, can be put together in a whole style that is easier and faster to learn.
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