tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972476768782010154.post4602937906574838534..comments2023-09-22T05:59:57.598-05:00Comments on Tao of Freddie's Modern Kung Fu: Beauty in Fighting SystemsSifu Freddie Leehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17960104415761744671noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972476768782010154.post-40186758525552172592015-12-05T19:42:29.333-06:002015-12-05T19:42:29.333-06:00I feel that your point of view is wise. Oh, and th...I feel that your point of view is wise. Oh, and thank you for correcting my mistake; it wasn't a metaphor, it was an analogy! Haha. :)Ben Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01984635806923527538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972476768782010154.post-16131725956299630212015-12-05T18:59:48.933-06:002015-12-05T18:59:48.933-06:00Thank you for the feedback. Good analogy on how th...Thank you for the feedback. Good analogy on how the parents let the children go when they have become adults. You definitely cannot stay with the parents forever. But it is also good that you still do not loose respect for them either because if it was not for them, you would have become mature. I am not against learning about other cultures but I would recommend you understand one fully before going to another. That way, you have more of a foundation.Kanghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03225222198944464384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2972476768782010154.post-36743115344838749222015-12-05T16:20:29.404-06:002015-12-05T16:20:29.404-06:00Nice post Kang. I agree that it is incredibly adva...Nice post Kang. I agree that it is incredibly advantageous to begin ones journey in Martial Art by studying a system under a Sifu/Sabomnim/Sebsei/Instructor of Martial Art. The structured approach to learning the communal expression (stylised system) is generally the best method of introducing the concept of Martial Art to masses of people who historically have no cultural association with what we recognise as Martial Art. However, from personal experience I believe that in many cases, the practitioner reaches a point where the teacher can no longer act as a catalyst for the students progression. This can be for a plethora of reasons but I won't go into them now. The stylised system can become more like a cage for many. When this is the students situation, he/she must recognise that it is a sign. The student of Martial Art can do many things from here. He/She can stay with the instructor and teach the stylised system to new beginners or leave the school for a new teacher promoting another stylised system and experience the beauties of another culture. The student can even go strait to developing learning various techniques and philosophical perspectives from other Martial Art practitioners in all sorts of media (eg; books, internet articles and videos). Once the student has experienced multiple communal expressions of Martial Art, he/she can then work on creating his or her own expression that is unique to the inner self. I see that at this stage, the practitioner has reached the purest level of Martially Artistic expression. I feel it relevant to add that there will always be traits of the system the student originally practiced. I have seen the in many people who are no longer at their original school. I feel that there is something special about this.<br /><br />Anyway! To summerise my comment in a short metaphor: 'All birds must eventually leave the nest, otherwise the nest can turn into cage.' I personally don't see any point in showing the same type of loyalty to something that has become your prison cell. However, I do believe that it would be in the students best interest to show loyalty to the instructor and the school whilst the instructor still has much to teach them. Even when the student has moved on, he/she should in my current opinion, show respect and honour to the institution that was the birth/genesis of his/her journey in Martial Art. A metaphor for this is that it's like every parent must eventually let their children go when they have become adults; it would be cruel for the parent to try to prevent the child from growing up.<br /><br />Thanks for writing this post Kang. It evoked many thoughts within me and for that I am grateful. Keep up the good work man!Ben Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01984635806923527538noreply@blogger.com