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Wow, that groom is sort of a jerk.

Really, I always thought that kempo originated from Korea. Woopsie, . I guess it must be Chinese origins then, my bad.

I really like Pa Kua because of its circular movements which are the most powerful aspect of this art. Masters of the art can literally pop up behind you so make sure you master the circular movements. You may be also interested in Hsing-i because as the story goes, the founder of Pa Kua challenged a master of Hsing-i and they had a three day battle ending in Pa Kua's total victory, however, both masters agreed to have these arts learned in conjunction because hsing-i has more external properties while pa kua has more internal properties.

I personally did not fight in this story, but this is epic none the less Three kids at my local school kept following my girlfriend and I around and harassing us. They were all about 14 while my girlfriend and I were 15. They kept harassing my girlfriend making sexually explicit comments then one of them ran up to her a spanked her. Ready to show him the error of his ways, I didn't have time before my girlfriend turned around and roundhoused the kid right in the head. But she wasn't done, she proceeded to uppercut another kid and when the last tried to run, she grabbed him by the back of the collar and slammed him into the ground. I love my girlfriend.

Where I live personally, confrontations can sometimes be scary because there are so many martial arts dojos in my area almost every other person I see is taking some form of martial art. The most common fight I see is between two kids who believe they are the baddest because of their belt rank, can be especially dangerous if its a black belt fight.

Hey guys. I have been practicing Shaolin Kung Fu, Muay Thai, and Aikido solely by myself through the use of books and videos for the past three years. But soon I am going to join a Kempo school so it would be greatly appreciated if anyone can post stuff on technique, forms, or just any advice in general. Thanks guys.

I was just wondering if anyone knew of any website or video series, et cetera that goes over the basics of Mae Mai Muay Thai. Thanks.

This is too general of a question. I have a friend who has a huge stomach but its super strong, and I have a friend who has a six pack, but its not really that muscular. In my case I mostly do insane core exercises and when people punch me in the stomach I feel the pain on the surface, but I don't really feel it more than that.

I remember this year I was walking home from a friends house when a group of freshman just came up to me and started taunting me. Trying to ignore them I started walking away when they all circled around me and one of the kids jumped on my back. Doing the most logical thing (teehee) I flipped the kid off my back and proceeded to show the other five why Shaolin style Kung Fu shouldnt just be left in the movies. Good times

As far as I've seen for many schools of Wing Chun (at least traditional ones), there are always at least some form of sparring.

I have always been confused on what exactly JKD is? I am not sure if it is fighting concept of Kung Fu or a new style altogether. Can someone please tel me which is it?

You know your a martial artist when you automatically attack anyone who bumps into you

Another good style for you to try may be the Leopard style or Hung Gar if you want to learn good external styles. If you want to learn a style that has both external and internal properties, Baguazhang would be a good choice.

Sorry for being a little vague. I more meant which would be more effective.

Cupped Hand strikes are indeed very powerful strikes; however, when striking around the ear you must be careful because if you use too much force, the power will rupture your opponent's eardrum, which may be a tad overkill, but in a more dangerous situation something like that would be appropriate.

Aikido, I personally believe is a very useful art to blend in with Any art. One of the first arts I ever learned was Muay Thai and I even thought Aikido went nicely with Muay Thai, even though the styles and philosophies are about polar opposites. KarateGeorge brings up an excellent point in which the need for groundwork is essential if you want to be a rounded fighter, but I believe that even Aikido without a groundwork background could be sufficient if you can adapt to it's uniqueness.

Hi. i was just wondering on all the members of KF on whether they believe that a person should be adapted for the martial art of their choice or should the martial art adapt to the person taking it? Thank you.

It is wonderful that martial arts can affect in this way. It is not unheard of that martial arts was a path to spiritual enlightment, in fact, perhaps most styles has that sort of religious aspect in them. If you wish to have martial arts to be your spiritual outlet, so be it and good luck!

This quote really hits home for me. It is true that at a certain level, we do not fear our powerlessness, but instead our power. I remember just this year I was jumped by two high schoolers and instinctively I took them out, but I broke most of their ribs. It is scary, but you just have go learn to control your power and use it for what you believe is right.

The thing about Wing Chun that is so interesting is that many do not even consider it an individual style; most masters of the art consider it a fighting concept which deviates from normal Kung Fu, but still partially falls under the category. For a concept that deviates more from the original idea of Kung Fu, belt progression would not be such an uncommon thing.