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Originally Posted by Tenchu
I would say that it is 99% mental, 1% physical. However, that 1% physical takes up 99% of your training, and only a small part of training is dedicated to sitting around thinking about it.
At the end of the day it does not matter what skills you have collected, it is power of will, determination and resolve that is going to keep you on your feet, but only if this 1% of physically has consumed your every day beforehand, and you are ultimately trained. It is not a simple thing.
Anyway, Kung Fu means 'martial technique that takes time to master' or something similar. It is a lifetime devotion. I doubt Bruce Lee trained only 2 hours a day. I do at least 6 hours a day of physical training, and he is still better looking than me. Plus, you can not learn Kung Fu and then say "I know it now, all I have to do is keep my physique up and I will be a master for forever" that is stupid. You have to continue to practice your skills all day every day to keep getting better. And I was told this is what he did do, and he trained late into the night and early every morning.
But I have never been a fan of those people who say like "True masters do not compete in tournaments" and so on. I reckon people who say this are just afraid of humility. Bruce would have known if he got into a kick boxing ring he would have gotten smacked in the head a thousand times, even if he won every fight, which some do, he still would have taken a few beatings to win it. The best and most refined skills are the ones that are put to the test and mastered in a proper fight. I know I trust my teachers because they have paid for their mistakes with blood and tears, as will I soon. Someone saying this is a bad thing is either afraid of being hit, for whatever reason, or knows their skills are inferior and cant bear the shame of looseing.
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To answer your first statement about it being 99% mental. Yes initially, it is more mental when you think about it that way. The same rules apply to the gym or losing weight or any other activity which needs will power and determination to succeed. It doesn't apply solely to Kung Fu.
However, I don't need to be so determined anymore. It comes naturally.
So much so that if I even miss a class or haven't worked hard enough, I feel like crap cos I feel like i'm losing out big time.
Anyway, i'm talking about will power and determination in the actual training that you do. The technical side of it is more physical for me now since that is what i'm training. In "training" I can only use my mental once my physical peak is reached because that is when the mental most comes into play.
As for Bruce Lees training regime, that is what I have learned from his own biography as I said. If you disagree, then you'd have to give me another source. Anyway, I don't agree with training 6 hours a day. That is absolutely silly. Your body won't even have time to recover from your last training.
I'm talking about NEW training and pushing yourself every session, not doing the same amount of exercises that you're used to. If you're pushing yourself, there is no need to train 6 hours a day. Unless you're doing some hard-type qi-gong exercises which take an hour each when performed properly.. which even then would burn you out so hard you wouldn't be able to move.
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Originally Posted by yukiNnight
wow u know some chinese
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