Chinese Martial Arts, Kungfu http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:37:43 +0000 60 http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?/topic/34482-how-to-be-a-grandmaster-in-chinese-martial-arts/
So what are the criteas that you need to hit/do before you can achieve the title of grandmaster?

Who is the 1 that give them the title of grandmaster? Is it self bestowed, they call themself Grandmaster?

How come Bruce Lee is not considered a Grandmaster even though he win so many competition, defeat so many experts, created and taught his own martial arts?]]> Sun, 22 Aug 2010 10:37:43 +0000 http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?/topic/34482-how-to-be-a-grandmaster-in-chinese-martial-arts/ http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?/topic/34376-any-truth-to-the-competition-between-schools-as-portrayed-by-movies/
As portrayed in the movies, schools would challenge another school and compete, with the winner taking the losers school wooden banner. Did this actually happen in the early history of martial arts?]]> Sat, 31 Jul 2010 20:21:33 +0000 http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?/topic/34376-any-truth-to-the-competition-between-schools-as-portrayed-by-movies/ http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?/topic/34298-bajiquan/ Does any of you have some pdf books on bajiquan? Or downloadable dvd/vcd on baji Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:21:19 +0000 http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?/topic/34298-bajiquan/ http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?/topic/34243-ip-man-overated-in-history/
Ip Man merely teached Wing Chun but there was no evidence of him being a martial art expert as he did not win in any martial art competition or defeated any top martial art expert.

Whereas Bruce Lee and Huo Yuanjia defeated many top martial art experts and Bruce Lee won many martial art competition too so we can be sure that they are real martial art expert.

In fact, Ip Man could become famous is because of his student Bruce Lee. If there was no Bruce Lee, Ip Man will be a nobody]]> Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:38:56 +0000 http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?/topic/34243-ip-man-overated-in-history/ http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?/topic/34227-jeet-kund-do/
But the fact is that he did not use Jeet Kind Do to defeat any top Wing Chun opponents so we can't be sure about his claims that it is better than Wing Chun..]]> Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:14:53 +0000 http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?/topic/34227-jeet-kund-do/ http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?/topic/34224-a-television-documentary-on-wing-chun/
http://programme.rthk.org.hk/rthk/tv/player_popup.php?pid=4832&eid=110507&d=2010-06-26&player=media&type=archive&channel=tv]]> Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:25:53 +0000 http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?/topic/34224-a-television-documentary-on-wing-chun/ http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?/topic/34025-yip-man-biography/ Tue, 01 Jun 2010 00:46:44 +0000 http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?/topic/34025-yip-man-biography/ http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?/topic/34017-meditation/ I have always had trouble learning how to meditate. What is the best way for someone to begin the meditation process. Mon, 31 May 2010 01:37:59 +0000 http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?/topic/34017-meditation/ http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?/topic/34014-effectiveness-of-asian-martial-arts/
Obviously I understand these are just movies and they are for entertainment first, but it did get me thinking. Just how effective is Chinese kungfu, or Asian martial arts in general, in real life? Has anyone done any kind of study or tests?]]> Mon, 31 May 2010 00:32:30 +0000 http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?/topic/34014-effectiveness-of-asian-martial-arts/ http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?/topic/34013-choosing-a-kung-fu-style/ Hello my name is Allen Cline and I am new here to the fourm. I have been very interested in Chinese kung fu for as long as i can remember. I was wondering what is the best way for me to chose the style best for me? Mon, 31 May 2010 00:22:43 +0000 http://www.chinahistoryforum.com/index.php?/topic/34013-choosing-a-kung-fu-style/