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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Darius101" data-source="post: 670676" data-attributes="member: 9466">Yes Traditional standards are not for todays 'normal' martial artists. One thing my teacher also was worrired about when he started to teach again was that Americans were 'sue happy' and he needed to get special insurance in case someone got hurt. In my Wing Chun Class: We opted to agree to be taught where ever and in whatever technique he felt he wanted to teach in. He taught us in a traditional style. We would spar till we got sick then spar some more. We would get a cut on a hand and he would treat it with herbs and bandaides without a second thought....in the end we trained for hours at a time 4 times a week minimum and could call anytime to train if we felt the need. This was great fun and quite tough. The end result was that we understood what we were doing and how to do it when we needed to. The Technique was second nature to us. I feel grateful to my teachers for oppertunities like this. When friends of his came to visit us at the Dojo they would ask why we weren't being promoted faster. He would reply that they are not ready yet. Tests were always two hours of constant fighting, throwing, falling and working with someone with at least two years more experience than you. For me that ment fighting and working against my teacher during tests. At the end of a test you knew you took one.  Blood, Sweat, and Tears were friends I knew well. You earned your place no doubt. We could not have done that with the way normal training halls are set up nowadays. 20yrs ago was the tail end of training that way here in America at least in my area. Budokan training also encompassed many things that to me were unexpected in a martial arts class. True bujinkan teaching means you learn the beauty not just the physical aspects of a martial art. You should learn about the culture, the history and meaning behind what you are doing. Read Autumn Lightning or Persimmon Wind to see more about this aspect of martial arts. Also for the more Mystical side of things Dr. Glenn Morris has some great books about training, history and his experience in Martial Arts. Later, Darius</blockquote>

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