Addicted To Kung Fu
I will be the first one to say, generally speaking in a knife defense / knife attack situation there is a good chance your going to get stabbed or slashed. Rather than trying to avoid getting attacked by a knife it’s a better idea to attack the real weapon instead.
What is the real weapon you might be wondering? That is attacking the arm that is attacking you. The person who wields the knife is the real weapon. The knife is just an extension of the person. [Read more…]
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n this kung fu lesson we are going to talk about a technique called the Weave. Now the movements may look familiar but I believe my sifu named it the weave technique. At least I think he made up the name. I am not 100% sure though, I’d have to ask him.
Anywho…
This technique is called the weave because basically you are criss crossing your opponents arms when they go to push you. It’s actually a pretty simple technique to master.
The only downside if there is one is that you need someone to practice this with. This is actually one of those techniques that the situation to use it could be considered common. [Read more…]
I know you are out there looking for "the way". Maybe you're the type of person that wants to improve your martial arts. Maybe you just want to start learning martial arts. To be honest the only way you will truly find what you are looking for is to be…
I am not sure why when people talk about Wing Chun they mention Chi Sao and then they go into how Chi Sao isn't training for realistic fighting situations. Then I usually hear that if you really want to see if your Wing Chun works you need to try it…
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I remember back around 2006 I started noticing more and more martial art videos on YouTube. Even back then I was wondering if martial art classes online was a good thing or a bad thing. I saw some really good videos and I saw some pretty bad videos.
The thing that stuck out the most to me though was how amazing it was that for the first time in history a person could literally learn from someone on the other side of the planet. So, is taking martial art classes online good or bad?
To answer this question you first have to ask yourself are you the type of person who can be self motivated or do you require someone standing over you telling you what to do and when to do it.
There is no right or wrong answer to that question. It’s simply a matter of what works best for you. If you are the type of person that works best with someone constantly looking over your shoulder and making sure you are doing things right. Maybe taking martial art classes online isn’t for you.
However, if you happen to like me you have been watching martial art youtube videos and have been practicing the information you have learned. I have been training for the past 26 years in martial arts. With instruction and without.
I can say that if you are the type of person that will go practice on your own than you can absolutely find value in martial art classes online. As in most things in life. Make sure that if you do decide to start training online that you find a teacher that has lots of experience. [Read more…]
