Just an Odysseian

[Flying Crane]

To Simon and Stuarto, I than you both for your warm welcome. Thank you so very much.

To Drewtoby, thank you so very much for your advice. I hope to learn more.

To Flying Crane, I saw your name and the first thought I had was of doing the "Flying Crane" set I was taught. When I distill my own combos, be it sword, mace or naked fist, I adhere to the "flying crane" footwork. It is so very good to meet you. Here on is an edit: I learned the line George Chen footwork patterns in the 90s and just kept training them. Historical lore says Chen trained with Harry Ng and later joined the White Crane brood. Furthermore, as the lore says, his approach was a mixed blessing. I think of Chen as a reductionist, reducing the practice to footwork like a Western boxer. I claim no rank or affiliation with the clan. I have trained the footwork on my own from 97 to now. I often use Choy Li Fut fist theory on the footwork patterns, and Yang Tai Chi motion models too. My approach to martial data utilizes objectivity. My practice in Dzogchen aids me in not being attached to the martial lore regarding the sometimes-problematic politics involved. Sorry for the info dump. I detest chest beating. It's so Darwinian. I wish you nothing but the best.

I am not familiar with George Chen but I do know who Harry Ng was. May I ask, where was the school?

 

[HoffmanBot3k]

I am not familiar with George Chen but I do know who Harry Ng was. May I ask, where was the school?

Unfortunately, my teacher and I had a falling out. Let's just say that I refused to become a mechanism in his ploy to gain notoriety. Also, mentioning the name could bring drama we don't need. Like I said, I do not claim rank or level. I am only a person interested in training objectively. If you need to see a video of me doing "flying crane" footwork, I can send you a link. That should be evidence enough for you that I do love the data.

 

[Simfers116 23]

Yeah doesn't show up on my phone, BUT if I turn my phone sideways (landscape view), it makes the signatures visible, weird!

Welcome to the forum, @HoffmanBot3k !

Well I'll be a monkey's uncle!

 

[Flying Crane]

Unfortunately, my teacher and I had a falling out. Let's just say that I refused to become a mechanism in his ploy to gain notoriety. Also, mentioning the name could bring drama we don't need. Like I said, I do not claim rank or level. I am only a person interested in training objectively. If you need to see a video of me doing "flying crane" footwork, I can send you a link. That should be evidence enough for you that I do love the data.

I’m not challenging anything you are saying. I was only curious as to where the school was as I like to have a sense of who people are in the sense of lineage and whatnot. I believe Harry Ng lived in San Francisco for a while before moving elsewhere, might have been the East Coast? Did you train on the east coast?

 

[HoffmanBot3k]

No. Not on either coast. Like I said, if you wish to see my training, I can send you a link. That should show how much I admire the data set. You will find the strain of Crane I continue to train for health and fitness (in a Darwinian world) is largely modeled on combat models from shield and weapon experiences. Now, I am not talking about your experience, just my own. Also, what I am saying to you is that I am a nobody in White Crane. I do not claim lineage or rank in the White Crane spectrum. I only just train. I see White Crane, Hsing-I, Tai Chi, Choy Li Fut as experiences contained in a large Markovian kernel. If you wish to continue our conversation, please do so by PMs. Also, I am not reading you as a challenging voice. You are a conscious agent (Hoffman's terms) just as I am surviving a Darwinian universe.

 

[Prince_Alarming114]

Many welcomes to you

 

[HoffmanBot3k]

Many welcomes to you

My thanks, dear Alarming. I love forward to embracing a peaceful stance on these forums.

 

[HoffmanBot3k]

Welcome to the forum. We started training about the same time ('82) so I look forward to reading about your perspective and experience. Our styles are different but hey, it is all martial arts at the end of the day!
Hope you enjoy.

Greetings,
So nice to hear from you. I agree with you. If you are surviving Darwin's playground, the framing of the material you train to survive matters little.