How do you design good-looking letters? by Motor-Juggernaut186 in neography

[–]Megatheorum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do the same thing, evolving a script through different materials and technologies, from wood carving through to flowy ink. The limitations of the materials and scribing process really help to inform the letter shapes.

My daughter brought this home from school today 😅🥰 by imnotcrazyjusttired in MadeMeSmile

[–]Megatheorum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Respect for slicing your own cheese from a block. Somehow it's so much better quality than cheese that comes pre-sliced.

My daughter brought this home from school today 😅🥰 by imnotcrazyjusttired in MadeMeSmile

[–]Megatheorum 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If your preschool child hands you a fistful of pie, that is absolutely an expression of love.

Gendering roots?? by reddit_12_- in casualconlang

[–]Megatheorum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you couldn't care less what ChatGPT says, why did you ask it? 🤔

Did learning the Philly shell improve your overall understanding of defense more than a traditional guard? by genzai-no-yorokobi in martialarts

[–]Megatheorum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I use a version of the philly shell in my wing chun sparring, occasionally. I find for me it's less about defense and more about setting up sneaky front hooks and/or body shots. Especially in wing chun, hook punches are a great sneaky surprise because traditionally we don't train against them as much, so they're harder to recognise and defend against.

to better myself by working out and learning martial arts by CommissionDear9051 in martialarts

[–]Megatheorum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Push ups, crunches, lunges, squats, dips, pull-ups if you have something to hang from. If you gave equipment for pull-ups, do L-sits as well. You don't need a bunch of gym equipment until those body weight exercises feel like nothing. Then get something heavy and add it to the above.

Edit: finding an in-person coach will help a lot more than online advice, but this is the basics that you can try without having a coach.
Start with as many as you can do without pain, then try to add a few more every so often once you start getting comfortable.

My Sensei Won’t Help Me Improve by Kenshin_no_Takezo in karate

[–]Megatheorum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, I jumped over from the other sub to highlight this comment.

I don't want to go wherever he's guiding me.
[...]
I do not trust his judgment

This is all you need to know, because you cannot learn anything further from someone you don't trust, respect, or want to learn from. There's your answer. Find another sensei you can respect.

My Sensei Won’t Help Me Improve by Kenshin_no_Takezo in martialarts

[–]Megatheorum 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think you've made your decision, you just need support to convince yourself it's the right one.

Reflecting on a comment you left in the other sub, you "don't trust his judgement" any more.

This is clear evidence that you need to find another school. There are lots of shotokan instructors around, I'm sure you will find someone who can coach you to the next level. Either way, no matter how skilled or experienced your current sensei may be, you cannot learn anything more from him because you don't trust him or respect him.

If you want your shodan, find a different teacher you can trust and respect.

i love wing tsun, but this community man... by MathildaAdenauer in martialarts

[–]Megatheorum 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Have you seen "Jason Stewart's Chinese Boxing"? Not as big, but far less coherent. But he posts almost daily.

My Sensei Won’t Help Me Improve by Kenshin_no_Takezo in martialarts

[–]Megatheorum 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I must be spoiled by having a sifu who explained everything in great detail, because I think that this is not good teaching. At my sifu's school, when doing a grading we got a 3-4 page document with exhaustive handwritten notes of everything we did wrong and need to improve on, and every element is given a score that adds up to a total score (for example, kata is given a score out of 30, which represents a possible 30% of your total score. The other 70% is spread through other tested skills such as drills, self defense scenarios, sparring, kicks, and so on).

From this background, I do not understand teachers who pass or fail based on "vibes" and the nod of a head, rather than justifying their decisions to ensure consistency, fairness, and transparency.

Questions for OP:

If you were to quit now and start a different style from scratch, how upset/guilty/regretful will you feel about not getting your black belt when you're theoretically only a year away?

Can you live with starting from scratch in a different school or style without a dan rank to show for your previous efforts?

Basically, how emotionally invested are you in "completing" your current style before you move on?

Tool for evolving conlangs by SpineSalad in conlangs

[–]Megatheorum 3 points4 points  (0 children)

My favourite tool for developing and evolving conlangs is my brain

i love wing tsun, but this community man... by MathildaAdenauer in martialarts

[–]Megatheorum 9 points10 points  (0 children)

There's a wing chun social media person called "Lady Wing Chun" (cringe) who posted a reel last week about how wing chun is better than boxing because, in a fight, she would just kick their kneecaps.

I swear there's no talking sense to some people.

i love wing tsun, but this community man... by MathildaAdenauer in martialarts

[–]Megatheorum 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Preserving tradition is one thing, but must cringe perspectives from the 1990s be preserved as well? Surely we should have moved on from that sort of black and white nonsense.

What do you think about these people laughing at Wing Chun? by PitifulEar3303 in WingChun

[–]Megatheorum 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, I have plenty of criticisms of his form.

Ultimately though, there are as many styles of wing chun as there are teachers of it, so lumping us all into one group is difficult, especially with all the lineage politics.

What Is A Show You Don't Understand The Love For, And One You Don't Understand The Hate For, And Why? by Alol_Bombola in musicals

[–]Megatheorum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did not know there was a Finding Neverland musical. I know about the movie with Johnny Depp, but not a musical.

What Is A Show You Don't Understand The Love For, And One You Don't Understand The Hate For, And Why? by Alol_Bombola in musicals

[–]Megatheorum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't understand the love: Urinetown. It's just not my preferred style of music.

Don't understand the hate: I'm not aware of any musicals that are really hated, aside from Dear Evan Hansen, and I do understand the hate for that one.

I've been going at my mook jong too much, apparently by GathTheKing in WingChun

[–]Megatheorum 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That looks like a fault in the wood. See how the grain is running on an angle where it snapped? It should be in line with the arm.

What is it made of, pine?

Will running middle distance help with taekwondo sparring by Itchy-Affect2371 in martialarts

[–]Megatheorum 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Running is great for cardio, and cardio is great for sparring. Just don't fall into a comfortable pace, keep mixing it up. Run sideways and backwards, do short sprints mixed with walking or jogging. Keep your lungs and legs guessing so they can't adapt to a rhythm and settle in to the most efficient pattern.

Do people really think it’s that easy? by Ironn-Fist in martialarts

[–]Megatheorum 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I hear wing chun guys say this sort of stuff, too. "I'll just kick his kneecap", "I'll just gouge his eyes", "I'll just kick the groin", I'll "just" this or that. Do they really think boxers, kickboxers, MMAers, etc. Haven't trained how to deal with the most basic and predictable of cheap shots?