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Aug 2 2023 03:15pm
Quote (babun1024 @ 3 Aug 2023 05:07)
Kung Fu isn't a dance. Kung Fu and Karate were deadly martial arts meant to impair or kill the opponent in few strikes when not in possession of a weapon. Of course, you can't have civilians killing each other during peaceful times, therefore modern world got the heavily watered down version. Any skilled weapon user > martial arts. In army, most of the moves are aimed at knocking down the opponent then stabbing or hitting them. It was the same in ancient times. You never want to grapple or to be on the ground. They fight with sticks on that border. Longer arms and being taller => more range.


Well depending but Kung Fu looks very pretty. I was specifically referring to Tai Chi Fist and Ba Gua Fist, and Praying Mantis Style. those looks really good :lol:

Watch this :lol:



Karate actually originated from China. Near the Fujian Region in the South.


"Karate was originally written as "Chinese hand" (唐手, literally "Tang dynasty hand") in kanji. It was changed to a homophone meaning empty hand (空手) in 1935. The original use of the word "karate" in print is attributed to Ankō Itosu; he wrote it as "唐手". The Tang Dynasty of China ended in AD 907, but the kanji representing it remains in use in Japanese language referring to China generally, in such words as "唐人街" meaning Chinatown. Thus the word "karate" was originally a way of expressing "martial art from China."
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Quote (Hamsterbaby @ Aug 2 2023 11:15pm)
Well depending but Kung Fu looks very pretty. I was specifically referring to Tai Chi Fist and Ba Gua Fist, and Praying Mantis Style. those looks really good :lol:

Watch this :lol:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4B_BjsgCCSI

Karate actually originated from China. Near the Fujian Region in the South.


"Karate was originally written as "Chinese hand" (唐手, literally "Tang dynasty hand") in kanji. It was changed to a homophone meaning empty hand (空手) in 1935. The original use of the word "karate" in print is attributed to Ankō Itosu; he wrote it as "唐手". The Tang Dynasty of China ended in AD 907, but the kanji representing it remains in use in Japanese language referring to China generally, in such words as "唐人街" meaning Chinatown. Thus the word "karate" was originally a way of expressing "martial art from China."


This guy in the video is doing some kind of bullshido :D In real combat, most used hit is a straight punch to the face or to the solar plexus area. You don't do any fancy stuff. Him doing moves to the sides is cringe as f*ck. Imagine boxing and karate hits without the footwork of boxing = ancient martial arts.
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Aug 2 2023 03:57pm
Quote (babun1024 @ 3 Aug 2023 05:45)
This guy in the video is doing some kind of bullshido :D In real combat, most used hit is a straight punch to the face or to the solar plexus area. You don't do any fancy stuff. Him doing moves to the sides is cringe as f*ck. Imagine boxing and karate hits without the footwork of boxing = ancient martial arts.


Hey looks good yo... :rofl:
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Quote (babun1024 @ Aug 2 2023 06:45pm)
This guy in the video is doing some kind of bullshido :D In real combat, most used hit is a straight punch to the face or to the solar plexus area. You don't do any fancy stuff. Him doing moves to the sides is cringe as f*ck. Imagine boxing and karate hits without the footwork of boxing = ancient martial arts.


Fight lessons on d2jsp lol
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This post was edited by DizzyBusiness on Aug 2 2023 04:16pm
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Oh my Lord....
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Fight lessons on d2jsp lol


This guy is the Russian slap fu master :lol: At least, he provides some comic relief compared to the other pos.

This post was edited by babun1024 on Aug 2 2023 04:25pm
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRosPMyotj4
This guy is the Russian slap fu master :lol: At least, he provides some comic relief compared to the other pos.


The sound is hypnotizing, I think that is the trick behind this one lol
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For a nation or a country to be powerful Population and Natural resources is just part of the equation and there are other deciding factors that are more significant than those.

Oh, trust me, I'm well aware of this fact. I'm from Germany, a nation which is rich without noteworthy amounts of natural resources. And the size of our population and economy are exactly such that we can't quite dominate Europe, but also too big for us to not play an elevated role. Being at this awkward size, relative to our neighbors, has been one of the defining predicaments of Germany's and Europe's politics for the past 150 years.


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A homogeneous, orderly and extremely discipline culture and society

I agree that these traits are extremely important and underrated these days - but they can't make up for a 12:1 disparity in size. No matter how disciplined, hard-working and well-run Japan is, 120m Japanese will never outproduce or outfight 330m Americans or 1.4bn Chinese.

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The Japanese pretty much conquered most of Asia and South East Asia in an astonishingly short period of time.
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Britain doesn't exactly have resources and population either but at their peak they controlled 1/3 of the world.

Both the British and the Japanese colonialization were based on a gigantic technological and logistical advantage which simply doesn't exist anymore in the 21st century.

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Oh, trust me, I'm well aware of this fact. I'm from Germany, a nation which is rich without noteworthy amounts of natural resources. And the size of our population and economy are exactly such that we can't quite dominate Europe, but also too big for us to not play an elevated role. Being at this awkward size, relative to our neighbors, has been one of the defining predicaments of Germany's and Europe's politics for the past 150 years.



I agree that these traits are extremely important and underrated these days - but they can't make up for a 12:1 disparity in size. No matter how disciplined, hard-working and well-run Japan is, 120m Japanese will never outproduce or outfight 330m Americans or 1.4bn Chinese.


Both the British and the Japanese colonialization were based on a gigantic technological and logistical advantage which simply doesn't exist anymore in the 21st century.


Germany is just powerful enough to control manufacturing in Europe as long as the US allows them to get material, so basically the US controls manufacturing in Europe. They didn't rebuild it because they cared so deeply about the German people.

What about the Russia/Ukraine size disparity?
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