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Meaningful Kung Fu Training

August 8, 2010 By admin 4 Comments

Kung Fu Training With A Wooden Dummy

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One of the key factors to actually getting better at your Kung Fu is to focus on your training.  The truth of the matter is most martial art schools teach public classes. While I see a need to be able to work with other people sometimes a person believes that just by going to a public class 3 times a week that it is enough kung fu training for skill to increase.

The reality of the matter is it takes hours upon hours of dedicated training to really achieve results. This is where a Wooden Dummy could be really helpful.  Besides the really cool sound they make when you hit them, they can help hone your techniques and clean up your structure. (Of course as the saying goes wood don’t hit back!)

Kung fu Training With A Partner

It is best to have a training partner this will help keep you accountable for your actions. If you ask me if you want to get good fast do it this way.

  • Learn from someone better than you
  • Train with someone as good as you
  • Teach someone not as good as you

Add some real resistance training and you are golden.  I am a big fan of private lessons or semi-private lessons with a few public classes. Good Kung Fu training is all about dedication, commitment, perseverance, sacrifice I think you get the point. If its something you love to do, find a way to do it.

Kung Fu Training Exercises

There is this whole yin and yang hard and soft thing going on in most kung fu styles. For this article I am not going to dig to deep here with all the philosophical stuff. Rather I am going to focus on the general idea.

More on the Wing Chun Wooden Dummy

Anything in extreme is a bad thing, remember that your workout is for your martial arts training, always keep that in mind. Balance is the key to successful kung fu training.

Filed Under: Kung Fu Training Tagged With: Changsha, Chinese martial arts, Hunan, Kung Fu, kung fu training, Martial arts, Schools and Instruction, Shaolin, Sports

Is There A Point To Kung Fu Belts?

June 23, 2010 By admin 1 Comment

A person can get a black belt in about 2 to 3 years. When I first started training I asked my Sifu if he had a belt rank system.  His reply was yes, but he doesn’t use it. I must admit at first I was a little disappointed. I was really looking to reach that goal.

But none the less I liked the guy so I continued to train with him. As the years went on 5 years, then 10 years etc.. I started to realize that having a belt system gives a person a false sense of security. Don’t get me wrong there are some schools out their that really drill their black belts and they work hard for their accomplishments.  But there are so many schools out their that really do water down their martial arts.

It is rather easy to get a black belt in some schools. This gives the student a false sense of security. This is one of the reasons why you hear stories of black belts walking into bars and getting their butts handed to them.

Truth can’t be found in a belt, while I really wanted a  Kung Fu Belt I am glad that my Sifu never focused on it. People ask me all the time what belt am I? I sorta laugh because I have been training most of my life and I don’t have a belt. I don’t even have a certificate of completion.

My take on this whole belt thing is this.

If you are going to train in a martial art kung fu or any other martial art system, don’t worry so much about the belts. That implies that one day you will have gotten to the finish line which means you have learned all you can.  In Kung Fu we know that there is always someone better. We are on a life long journey of self discovery. There isn’t a finish line there is only continual growth.

So while I can understand why some people would want  a Kung Fu Belt, the reality is the belt means nothing. What matters most is the spirit of a person.

Mama’s Family – Black Belt Mama pt 2

Enjoy! 🙂

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Filed Under: Kung Fu Tagged With: Black belt (martial arts), China, Chinese martial arts, Kung Fu, kung fu belts, Martial arts, Schools and Instruction, Shaolin, Sports

Kung Fu Weapons – What is your Favorite Weapon?

June 10, 2010 By admin Leave a Comment

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In the world of Kung Fu there are hundreds of weapons to choose from. Which is your favorite weapon of choice? Do you like broad swords, long swords, staff, butterfly swords, sectional staff.   Personally I like the staff because you can usually find something long to use in a combat situation. One thing is for sure, in real life anything could be considered a weapon.

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Martial Arts Weapons | Chinese kung fu fans

There’s a strange relationship between martial arts weapons and UK law. Or, at least, there’s a nondescript relation between the.

Publish Date: 06/08/2010 9:32

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Kung fu film from 70s or 80s with flags as weapons?

I’m trying to recall a film I saw as a kid in the 80s (although it was probably made in the 70s based on what I remember) where the main characters or at.

Publish Date: 06/07/2010 0:50

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Is there any weapons specific to Dragon Style Kung Fu?

Those are NOT specific to Kung Fu!! Those are used by just about all Martial Art styles. Weapons unique to Kung Fu I know but not Dragon Style itself. Their are chinese swords, Butterfly Knives (the large short blades), chains, …

Publish Date: 06/04/2010 8:00

http://www.martialartweapons.net/is-there-any-weapons-specific-to-dragon-style-kung-fu/

Self Defense Weapons – Use This Common Everyday Item to Defend …

Self defense weapons are not limited to knives, guns, pepper spray, and martial arts weapons. If you’re really serious about learning to protect yourself.

Publish Date: 06/08/2010 4:59

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Filed Under: Kung Fu Tagged With: Chinese martial arts, Kung Fu, Martial arts, Schools and Instruction, Shaolin, Sports, United States, Weapon

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