Bruce Lee

[Hiroki]

He was the greatest of all R.I.P Lee Jun-Fan

You will be forever in our warrior's soul.

[ivi0nk3y]

Originally Posted by Sutiiven

Well i think he must have had all his time into his training to get as good as he did.

He trained two hours a day. 1 hour for Cardio exercises and 1 hour for weight/strength training.

[Sutiiven]

wow that is all well he must have done a ton of reps then .

[ivi0nk3y]

Originally Posted by Sutiiven

wow that is all well he must have done a ton of reps then .

Well of course he already had his Kung Fu base so he just needed to maintain it

[Jaydelart]

As for 2 finger push ups, that isn't THAT amazing to me anymore, especially since I am currently training Eagle Claw pushups which require 2 fingers and a thumb. Of course my Sifu can use just his thumbs >.>

Take note of the muscles located at the base of the thumb and compare it to that of the bases of the first 2 fingers.
That thumb provides a significant amount of support in terms of finger push-ups. Take it away, and you're playing on an entirely new level of balance, strength, and endurance.

Also, keep in mind the change in the center-of-gravity. The longer the fingers, the higher the center-of-gravity -- and the more difficult it is to retain balance.

A man may be able to do Eagle Claw push-ups, but that doesn't necessarily mean he can do 2-Finger push-ups.

I'm not trying to degrade you. I'm simply pointing out the difference.

You're a martial artist. It's not surprising that you'd be less "AMAZED", because you should be more capable of understanding it for what it is.

[ivi0nk3y]

Originally Posted by Tenchu

That is bullshit, Ivon, who told you that? Bruce Lee would stay up late into the night practicing on his wooden dummy. 2 hours a day will turn over little talent, esp. if you spend it only on cardio and weights, he was supposed to be a fighter???

Your understanding of what I said is bullshit Tenchu.
If you re-read, I said that it was to maintain the base he already had. I didn't say he got to where he was by training two hours a day.

[ivi0nk3y]

Originally Posted by Jaydelart

Take note of the muscles located at the base of the thumb and compare it to that of the bases of the first 2 fingers.
That thumb provides a significant amount of support in terms of finger push-ups. Take it away, and you're playing on an entirely new level of balance, strength, and endurance.

Also, keep in mind the change in the center-of-gravity. The longer the fingers, the higher the center-of-gravity -- and the more difficult it is to retain balance.

A man may be able to do Eagle Claw push-ups, but that doesn't necessarily mean he can do 2-Finger push-ups.

I'm not trying to degrade you. I'm simply pointing out the difference.

You're a martial artist. It's not surprising that you'd be less "AMAZED", because you should be more capable of understanding it for what it is.

I know the fingers have less potential in them on their own.
Also, I never said because someone did Eagle Claw pushups, they could do 2-finger ones as well. My point was to say that I can do them right now and will be able to do 2 finger pushups soon as well, without my thumbs So as far as pushups go, 2-finger ones aren't that amazing to me, since I was replying to someone who quoted these pushups as being a reason why Bruce Lee was amazing.

[Jaydelart]

Originally Posted by ivi0nk3y

Also, I never said because someone did Eagle Claw pushups, they could do 2-finger ones as well.

I wasn't saying you said that. Don't misunderstand me. I was simply pointing out the difference.

What I was trying to say: You are less AMAZED by it maybe because you are also a martial artist; A practitioner of physical expression. A professional [anything] may seem more amazing to a mere spectator than to a fellow professional.

Understand what I'm trying to say?

If not, I'm sorry. And I'll just leave it at that.

[ivi0nk3y]

Originally Posted by Jaydelart

I wasn't saying you said that. Don't misunderstand me. I was simply pointing out the difference.

What I was trying to say: You are less AMAZED by it maybe because you are also a martial artist; A practitioner of physical expression. A professional [anything] may seem more amazing to a mere spectator than to a fellow professional.

Understand what I'm trying to say?

If not, I'm sorry. And I'll just leave it at that.

Lol I understand, that's no problem. That was however my point but also the fact that anyone can do it with a little will power

[yuujirou]

Originally Posted by ivi0nk3y

Lol I understand, that's no problem. That was however my point but also the fact that anyone can do it with a little will power

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more than just a "little'' power, lolz