Martial Arts Myths

[Xue Sheng]

- Kung fu is “a” martial art from China
- Kung fu is from Shaolin
- All Kung fu comes from Shaolin
- Taijiquan is only for slow moving meditation.... and not kung fu

 

[Daniel Sullivan]

- Kung fu is “a” martial art from China
- Kung fu is from Shaolin
- All Kung fu comes from Shaolin
- Taijiquan is only for slow moving meditation.... and not kung fu

- And David Caradine is Chinese.

Daniel

 

[Kreth]

A few of my "favorites"...

Black belts must register their hands. Why is it always hands and not feet too?
It's some kind of sin to wash your belt. If you sweat on it, wash that nasty thing.
Your belt must never touch the floor. I wonder what these people do during ground fighting...
Our Koga tradition was passed down in secret for generations. Here's a link to our website.

 

[IcemanSK]

One of my favorites is the opposite of many others. That we are all like Caine in "Kung Fu" & we always turn the other cheeck.

 

[Cirdan]

I'm sorry but I'm crying with laughter here at the thought of cheesy poofs..... over here a poof is an effeminate guy! That's made my grey day a whole load better!

Next time I am in England I`ll ask for a bag of cheesy nancys

 

[MA-Caver]

Well, there was a time when that was true...

Daniel

Well... it still is... just depending upon which school they went to. Mc BB's forget it... legitimate schools... sure.

 

[Xue Sheng]

- And David Caradine is Chinese.

Daniel

One of my favorites is the opposite of many others. That we are all like Caine in "Kung Fu" & we always turn the other cheeck.

This reminded me of a couple more myths that I sometime think the person the myths are about actually believes

- David Caradine is a Kung Fu master
- Davis Caradine is a Taijiquan Master

 

[punisher73]

Reading about the movies reminded me of another one.


That because you study a martial art, that somehow you know EVERY OTHER martial artist out there, no matter what style. I don't know how many times I have been asked that question. "Oh, you study karate? Do you know Mr. X that lives five hours away and studies judo?"

 

[zDom]

That we are completely unable to fight unless we are attacked first

 

[BrandonLucas]

Another pet peeve:

"So, boy, you think you can kick me faster than I can shoot you?"

My answer:

"No, probably not...but try to get the gun first."

 

[Sylo]

that martial arts are useless because we have guns.

 

[bluemtn]

I'm sorry but I'm crying with laughter here at the thought of cheesy poofs..... over here a poof is an effeminate guy! That's made my grey day a whole load better!

Reading this and picturing it all, nearly had me in tears!

I find it annoying how some think that you can and will be able to break anything. Wood, steel, whatever.

 

[BrandonLucas]

Reading this and picturing it all, nearly had me in tears!

I find it annoying how some think that you can and will be able to break anything. Wood, steel, whatever.

And if someone knows that you're in any kind of martial art, they have no problem asking you at any time of the day, anywhere, around anyone...most of the time, in large crowds.

 

[elder999]

-tae kwon do is a 2,000 year old Korean tradition.
-wing chun was invented by a nun
-size and strength don't matter
-speed and strength are a trade off (inversely proportional, even...)
-kicking someone in the groin will end the fight
-you can become a great fighter without fighting as part of your training
-women can't do martial arts
-you have to start martial arts very young to be effective
-traditional systems don't worl
-knife attackers come from set stances, telegraph their moves, use the knife as a long range weapon, and will stand there and let you disarm them

-"method X" is the superior, ultimate martial art...:lfao:

 

[bluemtn]

Here's another one I've heard: "I'm too weak to join a martial art."

 

[BrandonLucas]

Another myth...

There are really ninjas out there. And they all go to the same ninja academy.

 

[BrandonLucas]

I meant to add this one to my previous post...

Most people believe that the average person uses only 10% of their brain (which has been disproven, by the way)....learning and mastering a martial art, any martial art, will unlock the other 90% of your brain to use, which can include the ability to float and use the force.

 

[CoryKS]

I'll take "All fights go to the ground" for $100, Alex.

 

[geezer]

-tae kwon do is a 2,000 year old Korean tradition.
-wing chun was invented by a nun
-size and strength don't matter
-speed and strength are a trade off (inversely proportional, even...)
-kicking someone in the groin will end the fight
-you can become a great fighter without fighting as part of your training
-women can't do martial arts
-you have to start martial arts very young to be effective
-traditional systems don't worl
-knife attackers come from set stances, telegraph their moves, use the knife as a long range weapon, and will stand there and let you disarm them

-"method X" is the superior, ultimate martial art...:lfao:

These are "myths" that martial arts students buy into. And no less silly than the ones that non-martial artists believe.

Another one of this sort is the belief that learning some advanced, "secret technique" will somehow enable you to overcome most any opponent. Ha!

Oh, and regarding that story about the nun who is said to have invented Wing Chun... on another thread a guy set me straight. "It's silly to think it was a nun when actually", he stated, "it was the abbot." LOL.

 

[chinto01]

Some of my favorites:

1. mind manipulation powers
2. all black belts are invincible
3. black belts do not need practice
4. we all know how to use chopsticks
5. black belts have no fear
6. we are all compared to the mma fighters and asked if we could beat whoever the hot fighter is at the time.

In the spirit of bushido!

Rob