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khepran · 09-17-2008, 02:47 PM

Interesting. Agreed on the branching out as part of artistic growth. I'm a painter and 3D artist (khepran.net), and over the years my love of art has lead me to study Muy Tai for a while as a teenager, poetry, music (was a bassist and background singer for a few local bands), and most recently, cinema.

Agreed also about sometimes 'forcing' a technique or style on a subject, because it's my favorite-at-the-time, when another creative solution would have served the purpose even better. Showing off often makes fools out of us.

One thing I remember a friend saying, something his Kung Fu teacher told him, which seems to apply to all arts, "Don't underestimate your opponent (or subject matter), and don't underestimate yourself"

Another quote I love dearly, from Lone Wolf and Cub book 2, the "Gateless Barrier" chapter:

"On the Great Way, there is no Gate, but a thousand paths to choose from. Find the Gate and you will walk alone between Heaven and Earth."

09-17-2008, 02:47 PM	#2
khepran Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 34	Re: Martial Arts and the unified Kung Fu theory Interesting. Agreed on the branching out as part of artistic growth. I'm a painter and 3D artist (khepran.net), and over the years my love of art has lead me to study Muy Tai for a while as a teenager, poetry, music (was a bassist and background singer for a few local bands), and most recently, cinema. Agreed also about sometimes 'forcing' a technique or style on a subject, because it's my favorite-at-the-time, when another creative solution would have served the purpose even better. Showing off often makes fools out of us. One thing I remember a friend saying, something his Kung Fu teacher told him, which seems to apply to all arts, "Don't underestimate your opponent (or subject matter), and don't underestimate yourself" Another quote I love dearly, from Lone Wolf and Cub book 2, the "Gateless Barrier" chapter: "On the Great Way, there is no Gate, but a thousand paths to choose from. Find the Gate and you will walk alone between Heaven and Earth."