Ali

Living in Hong Kong, I think more and more people doing Muay Thai instead of Boxing here. For Fitness mainly and even for Youth. No longer getting bad image of being brutal, Muay Thai is now florishing in Gym. Boxing? No way, very few people know Boxing here. Maybe just 2 or 3 gym really know Boxing. After throwing 1 - 2 punch, they follow by a low kick. Combo of boxing is not that common. Kung Fu in Hong Kong? Only Wing Chun get more popularity. Other Chinese Kung Fu is dying off

Being a Chinese, I would write some more detail why Shaolin is being famous in China for martial art. Thanks!

Hi, eveybody. So I got a friend just arriving USA but find no martial art lesson. He prefer to continue Capoeira. But this does not matter. Whatever MA would be OK for him He even cannot find a Yoga lesson. Very poor. Anyone can help? He is currently in (Edmonds or Tacoma ), Washington state (near seattle)

http://ahfaa.org/boxingstance.htm very good reference lol

By the way, can you read Chinese? If so, type 精武會 and you can get abundent infomation

I think if one do not cross-train, one should at least aware of merit and demerit of which one learnt.

No, No matter you are doing Karate, TKD, Muay Thai or what.... One should be open-minded even when you are Sifu. Everyone can be hitted. But if one is being hitted 5 times by same technique and same position. This should be more aware of that sort of technique. No one should addict to just one's own system. Be open-mind.... That kind of story can happen to the Sifu and may also happen to other people studying the same art. What is the problem to be open-minded? I remember in one article in a magazine claiming that one Pro Kick-boxer in his gym is confident that he can be avoided Take-down by one single upper cut or low kick. Then he tried that with other fellow in his gym and know the truth is not as easy as what they thought. Result is that all kick boxer in his gym went for cross training in ground fight.

Indeed, that is not sparring but rather a demo. Just 1 defend movement to 1 attack movement. Sorry but I think this is not very polite to tell you the Wing Chun Sifu's name.... But I can tell you that I am not composing story.

Recently, I heard from my friend that he was playing a friendly visit to a Wing Chun coach. And maybe need to take some video also so as to explain how Wing Chun defense from being attack. When asking if any rehearal needed or form planned demo, like my friend using simple straight punch like karate, the coach said, "Wing Chun needs no rehearal, just do whatever you can." Result turned to be quite embarrasing when the coach was being hitted 5 times by the same action like Sao (哨拳) of Choy Li Fut. Surely, the failure shoot has not been recorded or even if, my friend would prefer to delete this. Of course, my friend did not close his fist to make punch but using palm. Otherwise, this would hurt more. Now, come to the point for Wing Chun people. How often that you play with other style? And have you ever deal with Sao, a kind of diagonal outstretch punching of fist and forearm from 1:30 o'clock to 7:30 o'clock or even simply a Right hook from Boxing?

And maybe attacked by a sandbag also

Wooden Dummy Technique is not restricted to Wing Chun only. Choi Li Fut also got their set of Wooden Dummy technique. But the shape of wooden dummy is different.

Some movie there, no professional there but nice to see. http://www.kungfuland.com/bbs/cgi/topic.cgi?forum=5&topic=3331&start=0&show=0

Leave your icq here, I can show you a sparring between Hung Gar and Kick boxing. Both are not pro.... but good to see

I have learnt that before. About 1-1/2 years. 1. Types this word, "Yiquan" or "Yi quan" or "意拳" in Yahoo China. Many people is teaching in Beijing now. Of course, some good, some bad. You can learn more about this kind of boxing. They also got some short course. To me, better to learn this than Newly made form from Shaolin Temple 2. Zhan Zhuang (Standing stance) is only one part of training but the core part. And Yiquan or Da Shing Fist is useful or not. This can be easily judged that Kyokushin has added this into their training and restricted only those getting Black belt dan 2 to learn. This really helps a lot in relaxation of musle that may generate dramatic power, reaction during combat and etc. 3. Personally, I would say that if you want to learn combat. Better not to learn Yiquan, that is a long and boring process if you are patient enough. You take about 3 years or more to generate power from the whole body. But if you want to be healthy, that is very easy. Only 1 month, you can get that. May help much on your balance and concentration during combat. However, never thought of getting those dramatic power from it so soon. That involves many training and depends on whether if your body are "PREPARE"

https://www.rsw.com.hk My friend do this for weapon sparring. If web master think this is ad, just delete this.

http://www.wingchun.com.hk/pwc97/

In Hong Kong, I would say more people would give a look or even cross training with BJJ. More ground fight would be learnt that way. This is not apply all martial artist in Hong Kong but many have changed their mind.

Training of Iron Palm can help but only under supervision of master because some sort of Chinese medicine need to be used after practice.

Frankly speaking, the fewer form the school have, the easier the school to promote. You can see Wing Chun got usually 3 fist form, 1 knife form, 1 stickplay and 1 wooden dummy. Taking seven star praying mantis as an example, indeed, many form from 1 st form to 2 nd form are usually duplicated the technique and may be added only 1 special technique that 1 st form do not have. This may be good to set a good foundation in ancient time. But in modern world, is it still workable? I am not sure.

Are you composing story or novel?

ovine king has given a better clarification on the point than me. By the way, in other forums, there is also very keen argument about application on Wing Chun. Not that peaceful than here.

Can any people tell me how many branch of Capoeria? Thank in advance.

Frontal trusting kick? Is it something like Chinese Axe kick 斧刃腳? I think this works only with shoes with very hard bottom BTW, instead of saying right or wrong, I think you can spar with some friends who learn Muay Thai. Then you can find out the possibilities and effectiveness. Kicking the ball is by chance only. And to destroy knee? I have to check this out again. Anyway, I would meet my WC friend this Sunday

So this marginally broke Ex-champ has to learn Muay Thai? Information show that Thailand invited Mike Tyson to learn Muay Thai and to prepare for champ of Muay Thai....

Ip Chun is a very active old man and usually wear track suit I do not know him very much though I meet him very often because in same area. Ip Ching is an open-minded master I think because he dont mind if you train in other martial art. Very nice person.