I've trained in Kempo and Kung Fu, but not KM. If you have KM experience, please say so. Thank you!
What is better for SELF-DEFENSE: Kempo, Animal-Style Kung Fu, or Krav Maga?
All are good. It's the artist, not the art.
Reply:the best type of self defense is to stay away from a situation that would result in self defense. why would you want to put yourself in a situation that you would have to use self defense?
Reply:tae kwon do, maui thai
Reply:Something can be learned from any art , try CHA-3 Kenpo , or kajukenbo . These styles are for street fighting .
Reply:Generally speaking Krav Maga is more self-defense oriented with less emphasis on breaking boards, point scoring competitions, or history lessons about what ancient chinese person saw a monkey do to defend itself in 425 AD. But really there are legitimate techniques in pretty much every style, it's more a matter of HOW the technique is taught than what technique. For example, will you get to practice / spar with an actual opponent or just practice moves in the air or with a partner who does not resist? So.......Krav Maga unless your Krav teacher doesn't know what he's doing and the Kempo of Kung Fu teacher is hard-core.
Reply:Kempo or kung fu(any style of kung fu).kempo would be my preference.KM is not the worst MA around but it's not all it's cracked up to be.it's like bjj everybody just wants to get on the bandwagon.
Reply:I'd say Kempo.
Reply:4 purely self defence? krav maga.. its meant 4 fighting..... animal kungfu u gatta get really good at... and kempo is 2 broad 2 say...
Reply:Go with either Kempo or Kung Fu. Krav Maga I know not about.
Reply:i had to learn the 5 animal style while training in lung shou pai, it is a good defense, beacause each animal has a differant characteristic of defense, if you ask me krav maga is over rated.i hear kenpo is also very effective but, remember you get out of it what you put in it .
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Should you train with traditional kung fu weapons (i.e. Kwan taos, 9 section chain whips, iron fans)?
not only do you learn more about evading and generating energy with sparring with weapons. the weapon it self offers resistance training, and everything done with a weapon (no matter what weapon it happens to be) can be directly translated into a fist fight. weapon training is a very important building block to the fighter's technique.
Should you train with traditional kung fu weapons (i.e. Kwan taos, 9 section chain whips, iron fans)?
Sure, it's great for strength and coordination. But don't depend on it for a fight. Assume you will have nothing but your own body and maybe the normal implements around you.
Reply:really it depends on what you want to do. if you want to train for the tradition then yes but if you just want self defense for street the no. i go for both tradition and street defense but only do staff and broadsword.
Reply:No. Are you going to be carrying them out in public? Will they help you in a street fight? Probably, but look back at the first question.
Should you train with traditional kung fu weapons (i.e. Kwan taos, 9 section chain whips, iron fans)?
Sure, it's great for strength and coordination. But don't depend on it for a fight. Assume you will have nothing but your own body and maybe the normal implements around you.
Reply:really it depends on what you want to do. if you want to train for the tradition then yes but if you just want self defense for street the no. i go for both tradition and street defense but only do staff and broadsword.
Reply:No. Are you going to be carrying them out in public? Will they help you in a street fight? Probably, but look back at the first question.
San Soo kung fu?
I have been training in San Soo kung fu for quite a while.
I know that it is a style, but i dont consider it beein a style.
For me it is the best/natural way to fight.
All the moves and technique has a proper way to do it, using the strenghts and weaknesees of the human body, proper hip/body movement etc. It is a pure thinking art, there is also a little bit of wing chun in it, but it has more.
It is not limited at all.
What I am about to say will offend alot of people, and they will start posting insults, but i dont care, to me this art is THE Best art *at least for stand up fighting* that there is around, there is nothing missing to this art.
I wish that people would stop thinking that beeing able to break 10 briks or kick super high is what makes you a good martial artist, that is why people lacks alot of technique and smarts when fighting.
If there is San Soo practicioners viewing this, do you agree with this statement?
San Soo kung fu?
Where do you get that being able to break 10 bricks or kick super high is what most people think makes a good martial artist and that "that is why people lacks alot of technique and smarts when fighting"? It seems to me that you have a good lot more presuppositions than you think and what you think of your martial art is not unique.
Reply:It depends on what you are refering to when you say that it is "the best/natural way to fight". If you are talking about from a Martial Arts perspective I would have to argue that no martial arts is better than the next.
If you are talking about for a street altercation I would have to question how practical San Soo Kung Fu is for the streets since I do not know much about San Soo Kung Fu.
How good is San Soo when involved in a self-defense situation?
Reply:If you consider your style to be the BEST, then lucky for you that you're doing it ;-)
You'll tend to find that everyone thinks that their own style is the best, and it is... Whatever you have trained the most in is going to work the best for you.
The only thing that really concerns me is that you say it is the best for stand up fighting, implying that it is no good at grappling range. I submit to you that if you're style can not counter a grappler on the ground then it is incomplete or you need to look closer at your techniques to figure out how to apply them on the ground. All good systems will teach ground fighting it's not a new thing. I train Wing Chun Kung Fu and it has ground fighting in it, both in the traditional sense where one uses kicks to keep the opponent at bay and regain your feet and a more anti wrestling thing where you use your chi sao skills which are totally transferrable to the ground and work quite well.
Reply:I do not practice san soo but I have watched its practitioners.
To me it seems to be a very practical art, without all the flashy moves of other kung fu styles. I've watched the san soo matches also, I can say they are very exciting. It reminds me of muay thai, except that it has better hand techniques, in my opinion.
Reply:lol Arrogance. There is no one best martial art. Mine is not better than yours, and yours isn't better from that guy's style down the street.
And you'll notice I never put San Soo down once.
From what I've seen of San Soo it looks good, but I'm just wondering where you got the thinking about the 10 bricks and kicking really high?
But no matter, you have much to learn in humility. Thanks for the 2 points.
Reply:Everyone thinks there martial art is the best. I think mine is!
Reply:What's interesting is that the school closest to me focus more on grappling then anything else. It is a San Soo Kung Fu school but they enter grappling tournaments and their fighters are very good on the ground. The instructor from what I'm told actually was trained in Jujitsu then earned his black belt in San soo Kung Fu. I believe it is a style that uses all things.
Sounds really cool from what I've heard.
Oh one last thing I don't buy into people trying to say all styles are equal. There is a best way to punch and either a style teaches it or not. If a style doesn't teach the best way to do soemething it isn't the best. I don't know enough about San Soo to say if they teach the best method but there is a best method out there.
Reply:Hmmm, I would spar you to see how versital this is and how good it works. If it works better than it just works better. that's life. But, never really know until you try.
I know that it is a style, but i dont consider it beein a style.
For me it is the best/natural way to fight.
All the moves and technique has a proper way to do it, using the strenghts and weaknesees of the human body, proper hip/body movement etc. It is a pure thinking art, there is also a little bit of wing chun in it, but it has more.
It is not limited at all.
What I am about to say will offend alot of people, and they will start posting insults, but i dont care, to me this art is THE Best art *at least for stand up fighting* that there is around, there is nothing missing to this art.
I wish that people would stop thinking that beeing able to break 10 briks or kick super high is what makes you a good martial artist, that is why people lacks alot of technique and smarts when fighting.
If there is San Soo practicioners viewing this, do you agree with this statement?
San Soo kung fu?
Where do you get that being able to break 10 bricks or kick super high is what most people think makes a good martial artist and that "that is why people lacks alot of technique and smarts when fighting"? It seems to me that you have a good lot more presuppositions than you think and what you think of your martial art is not unique.
Reply:It depends on what you are refering to when you say that it is "the best/natural way to fight". If you are talking about from a Martial Arts perspective I would have to argue that no martial arts is better than the next.
If you are talking about for a street altercation I would have to question how practical San Soo Kung Fu is for the streets since I do not know much about San Soo Kung Fu.
How good is San Soo when involved in a self-defense situation?
Reply:If you consider your style to be the BEST, then lucky for you that you're doing it ;-)
You'll tend to find that everyone thinks that their own style is the best, and it is... Whatever you have trained the most in is going to work the best for you.
The only thing that really concerns me is that you say it is the best for stand up fighting, implying that it is no good at grappling range. I submit to you that if you're style can not counter a grappler on the ground then it is incomplete or you need to look closer at your techniques to figure out how to apply them on the ground. All good systems will teach ground fighting it's not a new thing. I train Wing Chun Kung Fu and it has ground fighting in it, both in the traditional sense where one uses kicks to keep the opponent at bay and regain your feet and a more anti wrestling thing where you use your chi sao skills which are totally transferrable to the ground and work quite well.
Reply:I do not practice san soo but I have watched its practitioners.
To me it seems to be a very practical art, without all the flashy moves of other kung fu styles. I've watched the san soo matches also, I can say they are very exciting. It reminds me of muay thai, except that it has better hand techniques, in my opinion.
Reply:lol Arrogance. There is no one best martial art. Mine is not better than yours, and yours isn't better from that guy's style down the street.
And you'll notice I never put San Soo down once.
From what I've seen of San Soo it looks good, but I'm just wondering where you got the thinking about the 10 bricks and kicking really high?
But no matter, you have much to learn in humility. Thanks for the 2 points.
Reply:Everyone thinks there martial art is the best. I think mine is!
Reply:What's interesting is that the school closest to me focus more on grappling then anything else. It is a San Soo Kung Fu school but they enter grappling tournaments and their fighters are very good on the ground. The instructor from what I'm told actually was trained in Jujitsu then earned his black belt in San soo Kung Fu. I believe it is a style that uses all things.
Sounds really cool from what I've heard.
Oh one last thing I don't buy into people trying to say all styles are equal. There is a best way to punch and either a style teaches it or not. If a style doesn't teach the best way to do soemething it isn't the best. I don't know enough about San Soo to say if they teach the best method but there is a best method out there.
Reply:Hmmm, I would spar you to see how versital this is and how good it works. If it works better than it just works better. that's life. But, never really know until you try.
If you know of any karate/kung fu places in any country let me know!!?
Hello, I plan on traveling the world in another 3 months to further train my karate/kung fu if u know of any place plz tell me thxs
I am from canada to let u know
If you know of any karate/kung fu places in any country let me know!!?
does it just have to be karate and kung fu or can it be any martial arts?
anyways theres TONS of places that teach martial arts in every country. but i guess you mean big and extremely well known places if so then:
the kodokan judo institute is well known for judo
http://www.kodokan.org/
fairtex is well known for its training in muay thai
http://www.fairtex.com/
chute boxe and brazilian top team are well known for mma
http://www.chuteboxe-usa.com/
http://www.braziliantopteam.com/
training under randy couture wont be bad
http://www.xtremecouture.tv/
krav maga headquarters in the US
http://www.kravmaga.com/latraining.asp
heres a place where you can learn different forms of kung fu in china
http://www.worldlinkedu.com/martial_arts...
u must have crazy money to be traveling like that.
EDIT: yea jason david frank the green/white/red/black ranger teaches here in texas right around houston, he'd be a cool person to met since i was a fan but not anyone i would go out of my way to train under, im not saying hes not good cuz he is high ranked i just wouldnt do it
http://www.risingsunkarate.com/
and i doubt they'll just let some random person show up and train in the shaolin monastery(temple) just for the heck of it
Reply:Do seem research and if you come to houston, TX be sure to visit the guy who was one of the Blue Power Rangers on Power Rangers. He's real good. forgot his name though but he's like a high high high level black belt. he was my teachers teacher and my old karate place has won first place at international several times
Reply:the world? well, for kung fu the best place to go would be China, go to the Shaolin Temple. That's where it was 'invented'
Reply:What countries are you going too i know a few.
UK, Germany, Japan, Hungary, Australia and Italy i have contacts with personally and then the other Sensei's I know might know others.
so be more specific to where you are going and i might be able to give you a few at least.
I am from canada to let u know
If you know of any karate/kung fu places in any country let me know!!?
does it just have to be karate and kung fu or can it be any martial arts?
anyways theres TONS of places that teach martial arts in every country. but i guess you mean big and extremely well known places if so then:
the kodokan judo institute is well known for judo
http://www.kodokan.org/
fairtex is well known for its training in muay thai
http://www.fairtex.com/
chute boxe and brazilian top team are well known for mma
http://www.chuteboxe-usa.com/
http://www.braziliantopteam.com/
training under randy couture wont be bad
http://www.xtremecouture.tv/
krav maga headquarters in the US
http://www.kravmaga.com/latraining.asp
heres a place where you can learn different forms of kung fu in china
http://www.worldlinkedu.com/martial_arts...
u must have crazy money to be traveling like that.
EDIT: yea jason david frank the green/white/red/black ranger teaches here in texas right around houston, he'd be a cool person to met since i was a fan but not anyone i would go out of my way to train under, im not saying hes not good cuz he is high ranked i just wouldnt do it
http://www.risingsunkarate.com/
and i doubt they'll just let some random person show up and train in the shaolin monastery(temple) just for the heck of it
Reply:Do seem research and if you come to houston, TX be sure to visit the guy who was one of the Blue Power Rangers on Power Rangers. He's real good. forgot his name though but he's like a high high high level black belt. he was my teachers teacher and my old karate place has won first place at international several times
Reply:the world? well, for kung fu the best place to go would be China, go to the Shaolin Temple. That's where it was 'invented'
Reply:What countries are you going too i know a few.
UK, Germany, Japan, Hungary, Australia and Italy i have contacts with personally and then the other Sensei's I know might know others.
so be more specific to where you are going and i might be able to give you a few at least.
Shaolin Kung Fu?
Hi I want to hear from only people who have trained in Shaolin Kung Fu please. I am currently in this and am glade I am . I notice that I am in a spiritual journey now. I have trained in the martial arts for years in various arts but this is the first time I have fealt this. Please tell me what this is and I would appreciate any helpful insight on this path to enlightenment.
Shaolin Kung Fu?
Please do not misunderstand me when I say this. I do not think it was the art or style so much that has done this for you as much as it has been who the teacher is. A great teacher makes all the differance in the world in whether you learn properly or not, and if you like it or not.
Sounds to me like you found a home and are happy and thats the feeling you have. A sense of belonging.
Good Luck
Reply:I don't agree with this because chinese kung fu including Shaolin Kung Fu follows a system. A system is just like a formula so if you following the formular you can achieve a certain thing. In my opinion it's the art that help you achieve. Report It
Reply:In chinese kung fu including Shaolin Kung Fu you don't really need a teacher. One just learn from there own experience with the system or art. Report It
Reply:often it is called "spirtitual infusion".
meaning someone has chosen to add spirituality and religion to a martial art.
I would ask yourself this question:
"can I fight?".
if the answer is "no" or "I don't know" then what good is it?
Arts that tend to offer "spiritual enlightenment" share more in common with Heaven's Gate, Scientology, David Khoresh, the Moonies, Hare Krishnas and the republican national party (zing!) than they do legitimate martial arts that teach you to fight.
people offer this to those looking for it so they swallow thier line that they are feeding them.
be careful more than usual.
Reply:Chuck Liddell could respond to this as he studies Kempo which is Shaolin Kung Fu. As for spiritual benefit, Religions have existed due to they bring an uplift to the mental well being of the person. It is not so much the reality of the religion as it is the reality of the mental benefit.
A great example is the concept of the Acid pool ,
At Shaolin they had a pool of water disguised as a pool of cleaning acid, and placed a board across the pool lengthwise.
Then the Abbotts had the students receive false info the pool was indeed Acid. During the course of training one day the Abbotts had the students walk the board. Almost all fell due to fear of the Acid, now the catch is the board they fell from was one exactly the same size used each day to cross the local stream. With Ease.
Their Mental state was not one of belief in themselves was the lesson, self discovery. Or when an MMA fighter is in a clinch and getting wasted, but that inner person comes alive due to his belief in him ( her ) self.This is the start of the Spiritual Journey that is a building block in the Way.
This benefit is exactly why Traditional Arts can and do help troubled kids, the handicapped and many more needing a spiritual uplifting to benefit their life. This is one that I see as the Best benefit of training, you live longer and better.
Reply:Perhaps you are getting older and wiser.
Reply:The Shaolin Kung Fu carries the traditions and training of the illustrious Shaolin Temple in Henan, China. Shaolin Kung fu teaches Ch'an Philosophy through the core Shaolin disciplines of martial arts or action meditation: Kung Fu ( Gong fu ), Tai Chi ( Tai Ji ), Chi Kung ( Qi Gong ). As the birthplace of all martial arts, Shaolin encompasses every style. Kung Fu is the most aerobic of the arts offered at the USA Shaolin Temple. There is no belt system but there is testing and students are awarded certificates. Students learn stretching, stances, kicks, jumps, movements, and empty hand and weapons forms. "Heart to Heart" and "Mind to Mind" is the essence of Shaolin Ch'an Philosophy -- and this system of training spans the differences between language and culture as a direct form of growth and understanding. Students find many paths to get to the Temple, while some students seek to build better health and create a feeling of well-being, others may train for self-defense or flexibility, but there is a singular concept behind Shaolin training: martial arts and Chan Philosophy are one and the same. Many people who have heard Shaolin Kung Fu are eager to learn how to punch through a 5 inches thick concrete wall and how to walk on the surface of a large river or lake. Let me assure you, those are not possible. Those techniques have been long lost. Even if those techniques still exist, it would take decades of training as full-time Kung Fu student to reach mastery. For your children: Shaolin Kung Fu can increase your child's confident, courage, strength, and most importantly your child's body flex. Children can also learn traditional discipline and ethic principles, and children will be capable of defending themselves when need. For teenagers: Allow teenagers to exercise more effectively (as oppose to ineffective weight training or waste of money and time at "24 Hours fitness"). Kung Fu helps teenagers to focus on maintaining body balance and quick thinking. You can choose to either practice hard-core techniques or soft techniques, there is no risk of sustaining serious exercise injury at all. Not only will you learn Kung Fu, you will also train in body fitness. For adult: Practice Kung Fu several times a week can help you relieve stresses you sustain in your everyday live, and it can also helps reduce tensions in dangerous and stressful jobs. Kung Fu is a martial art for training both body and mind. For elders: Kung Fu can help increase the prevention of disease and strengthen bones and muscles. Elderly can defend themselves against powerful and stronger foes using Tai Chi (a branch of Wu Dang Kung Fu). .Tai Chi allow elders to reflect enemy strength back to the enemy and requires little strength from users. Perfect for elders who want to exercise and learn self-defense at same time.
Shaolin Kung Fu?
Please do not misunderstand me when I say this. I do not think it was the art or style so much that has done this for you as much as it has been who the teacher is. A great teacher makes all the differance in the world in whether you learn properly or not, and if you like it or not.
Sounds to me like you found a home and are happy and thats the feeling you have. A sense of belonging.
Good Luck
Reply:I don't agree with this because chinese kung fu including Shaolin Kung Fu follows a system. A system is just like a formula so if you following the formular you can achieve a certain thing. In my opinion it's the art that help you achieve. Report It
Reply:In chinese kung fu including Shaolin Kung Fu you don't really need a teacher. One just learn from there own experience with the system or art. Report It
Reply:often it is called "spirtitual infusion".
meaning someone has chosen to add spirituality and religion to a martial art.
I would ask yourself this question:
"can I fight?".
if the answer is "no" or "I don't know" then what good is it?
Arts that tend to offer "spiritual enlightenment" share more in common with Heaven's Gate, Scientology, David Khoresh, the Moonies, Hare Krishnas and the republican national party (zing!) than they do legitimate martial arts that teach you to fight.
people offer this to those looking for it so they swallow thier line that they are feeding them.
be careful more than usual.
Reply:Chuck Liddell could respond to this as he studies Kempo which is Shaolin Kung Fu. As for spiritual benefit, Religions have existed due to they bring an uplift to the mental well being of the person. It is not so much the reality of the religion as it is the reality of the mental benefit.
A great example is the concept of the Acid pool ,
At Shaolin they had a pool of water disguised as a pool of cleaning acid, and placed a board across the pool lengthwise.
Then the Abbotts had the students receive false info the pool was indeed Acid. During the course of training one day the Abbotts had the students walk the board. Almost all fell due to fear of the Acid, now the catch is the board they fell from was one exactly the same size used each day to cross the local stream. With Ease.
Their Mental state was not one of belief in themselves was the lesson, self discovery. Or when an MMA fighter is in a clinch and getting wasted, but that inner person comes alive due to his belief in him ( her ) self.This is the start of the Spiritual Journey that is a building block in the Way.
This benefit is exactly why Traditional Arts can and do help troubled kids, the handicapped and many more needing a spiritual uplifting to benefit their life. This is one that I see as the Best benefit of training, you live longer and better.
Reply:Perhaps you are getting older and wiser.
Reply:The Shaolin Kung Fu carries the traditions and training of the illustrious Shaolin Temple in Henan, China. Shaolin Kung fu teaches Ch'an Philosophy through the core Shaolin disciplines of martial arts or action meditation: Kung Fu ( Gong fu ), Tai Chi ( Tai Ji ), Chi Kung ( Qi Gong ). As the birthplace of all martial arts, Shaolin encompasses every style. Kung Fu is the most aerobic of the arts offered at the USA Shaolin Temple. There is no belt system but there is testing and students are awarded certificates. Students learn stretching, stances, kicks, jumps, movements, and empty hand and weapons forms. "Heart to Heart" and "Mind to Mind" is the essence of Shaolin Ch'an Philosophy -- and this system of training spans the differences between language and culture as a direct form of growth and understanding. Students find many paths to get to the Temple, while some students seek to build better health and create a feeling of well-being, others may train for self-defense or flexibility, but there is a singular concept behind Shaolin training: martial arts and Chan Philosophy are one and the same. Many people who have heard Shaolin Kung Fu are eager to learn how to punch through a 5 inches thick concrete wall and how to walk on the surface of a large river or lake. Let me assure you, those are not possible. Those techniques have been long lost. Even if those techniques still exist, it would take decades of training as full-time Kung Fu student to reach mastery. For your children: Shaolin Kung Fu can increase your child's confident, courage, strength, and most importantly your child's body flex. Children can also learn traditional discipline and ethic principles, and children will be capable of defending themselves when need. For teenagers: Allow teenagers to exercise more effectively (as oppose to ineffective weight training or waste of money and time at "24 Hours fitness"). Kung Fu helps teenagers to focus on maintaining body balance and quick thinking. You can choose to either practice hard-core techniques or soft techniques, there is no risk of sustaining serious exercise injury at all. Not only will you learn Kung Fu, you will also train in body fitness. For adult: Practice Kung Fu several times a week can help you relieve stresses you sustain in your everyday live, and it can also helps reduce tensions in dangerous and stressful jobs. Kung Fu is a martial art for training both body and mind. For elders: Kung Fu can help increase the prevention of disease and strengthen bones and muscles. Elderly can defend themselves against powerful and stronger foes using Tai Chi (a branch of Wu Dang Kung Fu). .Tai Chi allow elders to reflect enemy strength back to the enemy and requires little strength from users. Perfect for elders who want to exercise and learn self-defense at same time.
Is there any places to train Shaolin Kung Fu or Samurai in Netherlands?
Coz i'm very interest with them and hopefully can be good of one of them. And i live in Netherlands.
Is there any places to train Shaolin Kung Fu or Samurai in Netherlands?
Here are some links to martial arts in the Netherlands.
http://www.iaido-jodo.ch/english/dojo_in...
http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/...
http://www.aikikai.nl/
http://www.naginata.nl/
http://www.nkr.nl/english/
Is there any places to train Shaolin Kung Fu or Samurai in Netherlands?
Here are some links to martial arts in the Netherlands.
http://www.iaido-jodo.ch/english/dojo_in...
http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/Countries/...
http://www.aikikai.nl/
http://www.naginata.nl/
http://www.nkr.nl/english/
Is it possible to learn kung fu just by observation and training yourself without any master ?
probably, but you probably need to train 2x harder
Is it possible to learn kung fu just by observation and training yourself without any master ?
I think you can learn anything through observation.
Reply:you might get the jist of it but you proally wont have the right form.
Reply:Doubtful. You'll pick up bad habits and won't have anybody there to spot and correct them for you.
Reply:it is impossible for you to teach yourself kung fu just by watching, because kung fu needs discipline a determination
Reply:DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND DON'T LISTEN TO THESE IN-MATURE KIDS HERE, YOU CANT LEARN PROPERLY WITHOUT PROPER INSTRUCTION, YOU CAN LEARN THOU GROUP LESIONS
Reply:Anything's possible... but it requires a hell lot of perseverence... %26amp; u must make sure u're observing the right thing.
Reply:You'll never learn this way. Just because you see a move and copy it means you already learned it. All moves actually have a point to them, it seems silly when you're doing the moves by yourself and not knowing what do you have to use them for, how to use them in combat or how to defend yourself.
Reply:"is it possible to learn "the hieroglyphic with out a teacher
trust me..i tried to learn kong fo by a book...but i couldn't
Is it possible to learn kung fu just by observation and training yourself without any master ?
I think you can learn anything through observation.
Reply:you might get the jist of it but you proally wont have the right form.
Reply:Doubtful. You'll pick up bad habits and won't have anybody there to spot and correct them for you.
Reply:it is impossible for you to teach yourself kung fu just by watching, because kung fu needs discipline a determination
Reply:DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND DON'T LISTEN TO THESE IN-MATURE KIDS HERE, YOU CANT LEARN PROPERLY WITHOUT PROPER INSTRUCTION, YOU CAN LEARN THOU GROUP LESIONS
Reply:Anything's possible... but it requires a hell lot of perseverence... %26amp; u must make sure u're observing the right thing.
Reply:You'll never learn this way. Just because you see a move and copy it means you already learned it. All moves actually have a point to them, it seems silly when you're doing the moves by yourself and not knowing what do you have to use them for, how to use them in combat or how to defend yourself.
Reply:"is it possible to learn "the hieroglyphic with out a teacher
trust me..i tried to learn kong fo by a book...but i couldn't
Train kung fu like in Shaolin...?
I want to train Shaolin kung fu at home! Tell which practices I should perform from beginning to train like someone who come in Shaolin temple for first time... Or you can tell me which the best website I should check for this...
Train kung fu like in Shaolin...?
GO FIND A DOJO.
you can't teach yourself effectively enough to become a decent fighter.
or move to china. whatever suits your fancy.
Reply:Eat bland food, dont talk, and constantly excercise and stretch till you drop each day for 20 years. You will then be ready for the ultimate challenge, your mental training.
Reply:Without being insulting, not possible. One= Americans don't have the discipline to withstand the shoalin training longterm.
Two= the fact that you asked this question says that you do not want to do what is necessary... ie take orders from a teacher etc. Again the American mentality.
home theater
Train kung fu like in Shaolin...?
GO FIND A DOJO.
you can't teach yourself effectively enough to become a decent fighter.
or move to china. whatever suits your fancy.
Reply:Eat bland food, dont talk, and constantly excercise and stretch till you drop each day for 20 years. You will then be ready for the ultimate challenge, your mental training.
Reply:Without being insulting, not possible. One= Americans don't have the discipline to withstand the shoalin training longterm.
Two= the fact that you asked this question says that you do not want to do what is necessary... ie take orders from a teacher etc. Again the American mentality.
home theater
Can anyone tell me where is" kung fu" classes conducted in chennai?
please give me the address of the kung fu training centre in chennai. thank you
Can anyone tell me where is" kung fu" classes conducted in chennai?
INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI CENTRE (Satellite Associate Member School)
45, DR. Radhakrishnansalai Mylapore
CHENNAI 600004, Tamil Nadu
15 Students 3 - 6 Years Old
A. Jayaveera Pandian
011-044/2811-2932 (Fax, 044/2811-2178)
E-mail: ajp@internationalmontessori.org
Programs Offered: Music, Play Activities, Painting, Drawing %26amp; Dancing
SRI VENKATESWARA MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Satellite Associate Member School)
Alwarthirunagar Annexe
CHENNAI 87, Tamil Nadu
30 Students 3 - 6 Years Old
A. Jayaveera Pandian
~011-044/23771088
Programs Offered: Art, Music %26amp; Language
SRI VENKATESWARA VIDYALAYA MATRIC (Satellite Associate Member School)
Hr. Secondary Schools 24/34, Gopal St., T. Nagar
CHENNAI 600004
10 Students 3 - 6 Years Old
A. Jayaveera Pandian
~011-044/491-4048 (Fax, 011-044/491-6337)
ST. MARY’S MARIA MONTESSORI (Associate Member School)
S/7, M.G. Road, Shastri Nagar
CHENNAI 600020
20 Students 3 - 6 Years Old
A. Jayaveera Pandian
~011-044/2491-4048
E-mail: a.shanth2005@yahoo.co.in
Programs Offered: Art, Music %26amp; Language
VIVEKODAYA MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Satellite Associate Member School)
66, Royapettah High Road, Mylapore
CHENNAI 600004, Tamil Nadu
10 Students 3 - 5 Years Old
A. Jayaveera Pandian
~011-044/249-80078 June-March, Summer Program-Yes
Reply:please contact master sifu abbas on 9841750260
geat man with great skills
my name is giri my no 9444043473
Can anyone tell me where is" kung fu" classes conducted in chennai?
INTERNATIONAL MONTESSORI CENTRE (Satellite Associate Member School)
45, DR. Radhakrishnansalai Mylapore
CHENNAI 600004, Tamil Nadu
15 Students 3 - 6 Years Old
A. Jayaveera Pandian
011-044/2811-2932 (Fax, 044/2811-2178)
E-mail: ajp@internationalmontessori.org
Programs Offered: Music, Play Activities, Painting, Drawing %26amp; Dancing
SRI VENKATESWARA MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Satellite Associate Member School)
Alwarthirunagar Annexe
CHENNAI 87, Tamil Nadu
30 Students 3 - 6 Years Old
A. Jayaveera Pandian
~011-044/23771088
Programs Offered: Art, Music %26amp; Language
SRI VENKATESWARA VIDYALAYA MATRIC (Satellite Associate Member School)
Hr. Secondary Schools 24/34, Gopal St., T. Nagar
CHENNAI 600004
10 Students 3 - 6 Years Old
A. Jayaveera Pandian
~011-044/491-4048 (Fax, 011-044/491-6337)
ST. MARY’S MARIA MONTESSORI (Associate Member School)
S/7, M.G. Road, Shastri Nagar
CHENNAI 600020
20 Students 3 - 6 Years Old
A. Jayaveera Pandian
~011-044/2491-4048
E-mail: a.shanth2005@yahoo.co.in
Programs Offered: Art, Music %26amp; Language
VIVEKODAYA MONTESSORI SCHOOL (Satellite Associate Member School)
66, Royapettah High Road, Mylapore
CHENNAI 600004, Tamil Nadu
10 Students 3 - 5 Years Old
A. Jayaveera Pandian
~011-044/249-80078 June-March, Summer Program-Yes
Reply:please contact master sifu abbas on 9841750260
geat man with great skills
my name is giri my no 9444043473
Kung Fu - Iron Body Training...?
Hi.
I was wondering if somebody knows about some iron body
exercises that I could practise to make my body harder?
I am going to Kung Fu classes, but we are not learning iron body
exercises there.
(sry for my bad english.)
Kung Fu - Iron Body Training...?
I used to do iron palm training.
It consisted of setting up a small square bag that resembled a little pillow onto a square shaped table that was just a little wider than the bag. The bag would initially be filled with mung beans because, apparently, they have medicinal value. I would strike this bag in five hit sequences, and if done properly, the sound of the impact with the small table would create a "popping" sound, almost as if I were striking something hollow. This is all done in proper stance as well. Once five blows were completed on one side, switch stances and do the five hit sequence on the other. This was repeated for me for about 45 minutes or so at a time. Very boring. Eventually, the bag was filled with sand, then small rocks, and finally iron pellets and/or BB's.
I have heard rumors that if this is done improperly, it would result in the practitioner (if male) growing sterile, but I believe this just a scare tactic to dissuade potential students from practicing alone or without proper instruction.
Oh, and dit dut jow (sp?) and wood lock oil was used before hand.
Reply:We kick each other on the stomak, tighs, hit elbows
thats about all i do in my class
at home when i can i hit my knees with metal nunchuks ntil i cant take it to make it stronger, and punch the light pole as much as i can
Reply:Golden Bell training is what you want to find out about. Iron Shirt + Turtle's Back = golden bell. You don't do this without an instructor. Originally you would punch your own stomach, coupled with breathing and timed muscle flexing, then move up to a wooden mallet, then an iron hammer, and sleep on a hard surfaces, with a weight on your stomach, and you close off many accupuncture points to become less vulnerable to penetrating chi attacks. Like everything, it's a double edged sword.
If you want something practical that you can do safely, have a partner bounce a medicine ball off of your abs as you take various stances, do stomach crunches while they hit you with the ball, etc. Learn to expell your breath and flex your muscles in time with the hit. Toughens you up immensely and is great for turbocharging your core strength. Start with a lighter weight ball, or even a volleyball, and work your way up.
If you can find an instructor to train you in Golden Bell, more power to you. But don't mess with home training. It's much more intensive and risky than iron palm.
::edit::
Don't hit your knees or shins with anything metal unless you enjoy the prospect of blood clots forming and chronic injuries later in life. If you want to toughen the legs, rub up and down your shins with a piece of bamboo or other smooth round stick. There is a fallacy propagated about Muay Thai practitioners kicking trees to gain strength, this is only partially true - they kicked banana trees, which are flexible and similar in flexion to a human body. Do not kick or punch solid objects if you intend to practice your art for many years.
Reply:roll bottles or round stick down your shin. Start with bean filled bags, hitting them after the beans become dust move to round pebbles then move to ball bearings. Put them in various size bags. can use them on any part of your body. Trees and other hard surfaces like walls etc. are good to use as well. This, of course, is only the physical aspect of it. Fill a bag with dry cement. Hit it every day, after a while it'll start to get hard. Water will get in and start to harden the powderd cement. Soon you'll be pounding away at solid cement.
Reply:Don't grind the stick down your shin if you have hairy legs....
Found this out the hard way, the friction takes off the hair and you have a nice hairless line down the middle of your shin. lol
I wasn't paying attention when I was doing this, I was watching tv. It was summer too, so I got a question or two. lol
I was wondering if somebody knows about some iron body
exercises that I could practise to make my body harder?
I am going to Kung Fu classes, but we are not learning iron body
exercises there.
(sry for my bad english.)
Kung Fu - Iron Body Training...?
I used to do iron palm training.
It consisted of setting up a small square bag that resembled a little pillow onto a square shaped table that was just a little wider than the bag. The bag would initially be filled with mung beans because, apparently, they have medicinal value. I would strike this bag in five hit sequences, and if done properly, the sound of the impact with the small table would create a "popping" sound, almost as if I were striking something hollow. This is all done in proper stance as well. Once five blows were completed on one side, switch stances and do the five hit sequence on the other. This was repeated for me for about 45 minutes or so at a time. Very boring. Eventually, the bag was filled with sand, then small rocks, and finally iron pellets and/or BB's.
I have heard rumors that if this is done improperly, it would result in the practitioner (if male) growing sterile, but I believe this just a scare tactic to dissuade potential students from practicing alone or without proper instruction.
Oh, and dit dut jow (sp?) and wood lock oil was used before hand.
Reply:We kick each other on the stomak, tighs, hit elbows
thats about all i do in my class
at home when i can i hit my knees with metal nunchuks ntil i cant take it to make it stronger, and punch the light pole as much as i can
Reply:Golden Bell training is what you want to find out about. Iron Shirt + Turtle's Back = golden bell. You don't do this without an instructor. Originally you would punch your own stomach, coupled with breathing and timed muscle flexing, then move up to a wooden mallet, then an iron hammer, and sleep on a hard surfaces, with a weight on your stomach, and you close off many accupuncture points to become less vulnerable to penetrating chi attacks. Like everything, it's a double edged sword.
If you want something practical that you can do safely, have a partner bounce a medicine ball off of your abs as you take various stances, do stomach crunches while they hit you with the ball, etc. Learn to expell your breath and flex your muscles in time with the hit. Toughens you up immensely and is great for turbocharging your core strength. Start with a lighter weight ball, or even a volleyball, and work your way up.
If you can find an instructor to train you in Golden Bell, more power to you. But don't mess with home training. It's much more intensive and risky than iron palm.
::edit::
Don't hit your knees or shins with anything metal unless you enjoy the prospect of blood clots forming and chronic injuries later in life. If you want to toughen the legs, rub up and down your shins with a piece of bamboo or other smooth round stick. There is a fallacy propagated about Muay Thai practitioners kicking trees to gain strength, this is only partially true - they kicked banana trees, which are flexible and similar in flexion to a human body. Do not kick or punch solid objects if you intend to practice your art for many years.
Reply:roll bottles or round stick down your shin. Start with bean filled bags, hitting them after the beans become dust move to round pebbles then move to ball bearings. Put them in various size bags. can use them on any part of your body. Trees and other hard surfaces like walls etc. are good to use as well. This, of course, is only the physical aspect of it. Fill a bag with dry cement. Hit it every day, after a while it'll start to get hard. Water will get in and start to harden the powderd cement. Soon you'll be pounding away at solid cement.
Reply:Don't grind the stick down your shin if you have hairy legs....
Found this out the hard way, the friction takes off the hair and you have a nice hairless line down the middle of your shin. lol
I wasn't paying attention when I was doing this, I was watching tv. It was summer too, so I got a question or two. lol
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)