Ho-Sheng Hsiao

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Feb 7	comment	What are the purposes of martial arts forms? ROFL!! ~~~~~~~~ Thanks for the edit though. :-)
Feb 7	comment	What's the difference between Internal and External martial arts? @swift apittman.com/blog/internal-verses-external-martial-arts goes into more detail. The way "internal" vs. "external" is used in public (out door) does in fact advertise it is "stronger" somehow. That's what I mean by connotations of "esoteric" and "exoteric" got exaggerated out of proportion. If you keep an open mind, you will start to see "internal" aspect in pretty much every surviving traditional arts. That makes "internal" -> "esoteric" useless as a distinction. PM me if you want to discuss this further.
Feb 6	comment	What are good exercises for strengthening knees to hold stances better? Hmmmm, interesting.
Feb 6	comment	Lowering heart rate at will Ha! This makes sense.
Feb 6	comment	What are good exercises for strengthening knees to hold stances better? Hey now, I don't poke holes in your naive-questioning-tactic :-) Now here's something I have not really explored: what about ankles? It has less freedom-of-movement than the femoral socket, but more than knees.
Feb 6	comment	What are good exercises for strengthening knees to hold stances better? What about twisting the knee because your hips don't rotate sufficiently?
Feb 6	comment	Do shock knives make a good 'training' alternative to real knives for knife fighting sparring? +1 Scratch stick -- sounds like a great idea.
Feb 6	comment	What's the difference between Internal and External martial arts? @WilliamMioch I've practiced xingyiquan and baguazhang both slow and fast. Slow practice is not exclusive to taijiquan, or even Chinese arts. So slow vs. fast is not a good description for internal vs. external.
Feb 6	comment	What's the difference between Internal and External martial arts? Shaolin chuanfa is generally classified as an external art, and many of the lineages will teach qigong at some point or another. This is not a good description of "internal" vs. "external" martial arts.
Feb 6	comment	What's the difference between Internal and External martial arts? I didn't downvote. However, there are "external" arts that "focus on using the leverage of the relaxed body to control an opponent." In other words, this does not describe the difference very well.
Feb 4	comment	Drills for reducing your natural “flinch” reaction @SimonPeterChappell Flinches come from fear. Fear is fundamentally the instinct to avoid danger and we're biologically wired to avoid pain. Bad technique, lack of strength, and surprise all fall out from avoidance.
Feb 4	comment	Drills for reducing your natural “flinch” reaction The insight is sound though I'm not so sure about the drill. +1 anyways.
Feb 4	comment	Why are firearms not part of the martial arts world? @stslavik I would love to hear the story of Seki-ryu Hojutsu, or even some good links about them. Sounds like fun :-D
Feb 4	comment	Training Body Reading Without Sparring Yep, we did that too. Good times.
Feb 3	comment	What are the purposes of martial arts forms? I just got started. Been playing with people through a smartphone (6 days per move), so it is convenient. Trevoke showed me the game a few years back.
Feb 3	comment	What are the purposes of martial arts forms? Sometimes it isn't that paranoid. I've seen modern teachers say, "no, this obvious part isn't important, look at the essence" and the student still gets distracted.
Feb 3	comment	What are the purposes of martial arts forms? I suggest that whoever taught you the applications of kata did not understand how to use it. Often, what you see as obvious in the kata is not its true intent. A punch can conceal a grab, a leg kick can conceal a sweep, a block can conceal a throw. They are more like what David H. Clements said about joseki in Go. You'll see those patterns appear in the field as variants.
Feb 3	comment	What are the purposes of martial arts forms? You play Go, too?
Feb 3	comment	Training Body Reading Without Sparring @slugster yeah, this is a good answer. There are drills for de-focusing. See my answer.
Feb 2	comment	Is practising techniques on both the left and right sides beneficial or detrimental to martial development? Strategy is not a search for truth.