BottledCitrus Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Does it matter which style (DO or DU) you learn first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrido Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 It doesn't matter. Completly different styles with less carryover to one or another. Take the style which you prefer or which suits best for you. If you like both styles then train both. Important is that it's feeling good to you and that you have fun. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruce1337 Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Having fun is the best advice. Don't do something because you feel some need to do it. If you hate doing a specific style then dont bother. I hate DU and never train it. I do DO most of the time and switch to reverse when I feel like mixing it up. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledCitrus Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 5 hours ago, Horrido said: It doesn't matter. Completly different styles with less carryover to one or another. Take the style which you prefer or which suits best for you. If you like both styles then train both. Important is that it's feeling good to you and that you have fun. So if I was a one trick pony. No one would care. And I can feel like a bad mofo regardless. Thats pretty sweet. Its nice to know that no/or very little judgment would be issued if a guy was a “specialist” With that in mind who’d you say would be the best in each style? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Horrido Posted February 14, 2021 Share Posted February 14, 2021 Most of the best benders are specialists in one style. It's very hard to be on a very high level in every style. So it's ok to be a top guy in one style, that's a common sense in this small bending world. In my personal opinion the best in each style from the start of steel bending till now february 2021 are the following: DO - Alexander Klimovich (Russia) DU - Mike Hadland (USA) Reverse - Gary Hunt (England) Barehand - Batraz Tibilov (Russia) Horseshoes - Ivan Yastrebov (Russia) Braced Short Bar - Kirill Shuhovtsev (Russia) Braced Long Bar - Carl August Mertz (Germany) Snapping Short - Daniel Dring (England) Snapping Long - Reuben Hughes (Wales) Keep in mind in every style there are a lot of Monsters out there. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BottledCitrus Posted February 14, 2021 Author Share Posted February 14, 2021 3 hours ago, Horrido said: Most of the best benders are specialists in one style. It's very hard to be on a very high level in every style. So it's ok to be a top guy in one style, that's a common sense in this small bending world. In my personal opinion the best in each style from the start of steel bending till now february 2021 are the following: DO - Alexander Klimovich (Russia) DU - Mike Hadland (USA) Reverse - Gary Hunt (England) Barehand - Batraz Tibilov (Russia) Horseshoes - Ivan Yastrebov (Russia) Braced Short Bar - Kirill Shuhovtsev (Russia) Braced Long Bar - Carl August Mertz (Germany) Snapping Short - Daniel Dring (England) Snapping Long - Reuben Hughes (Wales) Keep in mind in every style there are a lot of Monsters out there. You’ve been extremely helpful. Thank you. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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