Wanted to say hi to everyone and introduce myself, this site is alot of fun and i think there's a balance of serious study and whimsical humor, that i find alot of fun. I've been studying martial arts over twenty years and enjoy learning, growing and sharing.
Martial Arts has always been an integral part of my life, which began at the age of twelve. My thirst for knowledge has led me to seek out several amazing martial arts instructors and I continue to train, learn and grow; while sharing what works for me with the martial arts community. I currently teach privately in Los Angeles, CA.
I have been fortunate enough to train with some great instructors and owe all of my knowledge to them…
“I can see far only because I stand on the shoulders of these “giants”.
- Wing Chun – Hawkins Cheung, Gary Lam
- Jun Fan Jeet Kune Do – Dan Inosanto, Yori Nakamura, Jerry Poteet
- Brazilian JiuJitsu – Marcus Vinicius, Lars Wallin
- Shooto / Shoot Fighting – Yori Nakamura
- Muay Thai / Kickboxing – Benny “the jet” Urquidez, Josh Robinson
- Wrestling – Bryce Karasawa
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Martial arts, useful or not?
To people who think kung fu martial arts are useless... only if they have enough of a brain to understand what i am about to say,
Its not like in a real fight all the guy would use is the fancy stuff, like who in their right mind would. they could just use some simple punches and kicks but incorperated with the speed and physical power they had trained for. Of course if they were to do like spinning flippy kicks over the guy they'd get their butts kicked, but kung fu isnt crap, with the training, as i said, they train hard and they get great speed and power so they become stronger. Saying that "some" moves of kung fu, not the fancy fist movements and stuff would be good in a fight, but stuff like they way they train for the fancy movements, that could make them much more limber for evading a simple punch or kick from any guy on the street. It's not in the martial art, it's all in the fighter themselves, if they are to incorperate the useful stuff, and just not even think about the fancy useless stuff, then kung fu or something like that would prove useful. there i have said it. Think of what you wish of me, but thats what i think
Its not like in a real fight all the guy would use is the fancy stuff, like who in their right mind would. they could just use some simple punches and kicks but incorperated with the speed and physical power they had trained for. Of course if they were to do like spinning flippy kicks over the guy they'd get their butts kicked, but kung fu isnt crap, with the training, as i said, they train hard and they get great speed and power so they become stronger. Saying that "some" moves of kung fu, not the fancy fist movements and stuff would be good in a fight, but stuff like they way they train for the fancy movements, that could make them much more limber for evading a simple punch or kick from any guy on the street. It's not in the martial art, it's all in the fighter themselves, if they are to incorperate the useful stuff, and just not even think about the fancy useless stuff, then kung fu or something like that would prove useful. there i have said it. Think of what you wish of me, but thats what i think
Wu Ji Chyuan Fa
Wu JI Chyuan Fa is only similar to Tai Chi when doing the Wu Ji Chyuan Fa Tai Chi set. Wu Ji Quan is a completely different martial art not associated with Wu Ji Chyuan Fa.
"The literal translation of Wu Ji Chyuan Fa means "All Origins Martial Method" and this is an accurate description of the system; it is an all-inclusive organization of martial skills ranging from hand-to-hand & weapons combat to survival skills & confrontation de-escalation—and more.
With its origins dating back to approximately 630 B.C. with the efforts of a chinese family to learn everything that was obtainable about combat in all its forms, this system has been continually updated and upgraded since that time. This has been, and continues to be, accomplished by learning and incorporating skills from all forms of martial arts & military practice, as well as from psychological science, survival training, etc, and gathered from every country—incorporating the best and discarding the rest.
Shortly after the turn of the Millenium, the family finished researching and studying the last 20-30 of the over 1,400 known martial and military systems in the world and has since been in the process of reviewing and incorporating the recently gathered material into the system. From long experience, however, the family has found that new martial knowledge is always being developed and especially as the circumstances change with which individuals & society are confronted.
Because of this, efforts are always underway by the family and the instructors & students of the Tang Wei Martial Arts Institute to: deepen our current understanding of martial skills & applications; repurpose the vast body of knowledge that has already been gathered, in order to adapt to a changing world; and improve upon current skills & understanding—or innovate to satisfy new/unmet needs."
Thai martial art
After an enjoyable seminar with Pak Herman, we were sitting around chatting and nursing our sore legs. My girlfriend at the time had driven her jeep into the parking lot and I noticed her outside, and tried to wave her in. She shook her head, and motioned for me to hurry up and get out there. Pak Herman, with Ibu Shannon, asked me if that was my girlfriend. I said yes it was, and he asked if he could meet her. I ran in an tried to pursuade her to come in, but she refused claiming she was in a hurry and what not. The truth is, she was always a little timid around the gym and didn't feel comfortable. I went in and told Pak Herman that she was shy and wouldn't come in. He shook his head and while smiling said. "If you train together, you stay together".
Sure enough, shortly after we broke-up, and now I am living happlily with my current girlfriend, in the midst of a six month trip for both of us to train and fight in Thailand.
I wonder if anyone else has had any experiences like this. Pak Herman was such a pleasant person, and had quite a "way" about him.
Sure enough, shortly after we broke-up, and now I am living happlily with my current girlfriend, in the midst of a six month trip for both of us to train and fight in Thailand.
I wonder if anyone else has had any experiences like this. Pak Herman was such a pleasant person, and had quite a "way" about him.
Practice Zui Quan
This may sound like an obvious comment but what you see in a computer game (or TV/films for that matter) is not a accurate representation of what a martial art really looks like. For a style like Drunken fist, I'm sure there are people that can pull it off and fight with it in the world, but you have to question its practicality.
In the Dead or Alive games, there is one character that does Jeet Kune Do (I can't remember his name - its been a while since I played it). The JKD you see in that game is nothing like how a JKD student trains (for those that don't know, the JKD character in the game imitates a theatrical Bruce Lee)!! Real life grapplers/wrestlers don't pick people up and throw then 20 feet in the air!
I'm sure a lot us wish we can kick ass and look good in the process!
Anyway, if you really are interested in learning drunken style kung fu, then your best bet is to take up kung fu/wushu. At least that will allow you to appreciate all the different kung fu styles out there. There are a lot of "exotic arts" outs there. I bet the majority of the non-martial artist public know what kickboxing is, but not Kali or Pentjak Silat!
In the Dead or Alive games, there is one character that does Jeet Kune Do (I can't remember his name - its been a while since I played it). The JKD you see in that game is nothing like how a JKD student trains (for those that don't know, the JKD character in the game imitates a theatrical Bruce Lee)!! Real life grapplers/wrestlers don't pick people up and throw then 20 feet in the air!
I'm sure a lot us wish we can kick ass and look good in the process!
Anyway, if you really are interested in learning drunken style kung fu, then your best bet is to take up kung fu/wushu. At least that will allow you to appreciate all the different kung fu styles out there. There are a lot of "exotic arts" outs there. I bet the majority of the non-martial artist public know what kickboxing is, but not Kali or Pentjak Silat!
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