Chaz

If he is holding it to, or close to, your head the important thing is to portray complience. Don't look your opponent in the eyes because that is a threating action to him, and say clearly "whatever you want"... Then you can carry out your technique and catch him completely off guard. There's alot of pschological technique you must have in an armed encounter. I don't really want to explain any techniques, that would take too long...

Didn't they use kendo? Could be wrong... I was always more fascinated with how they used to have duels. Where they would basically stand nose-to-nose and the first person to lose there concentration was a dead man. Some lasted over 12 hours!!! (If what I read was true...)

I love anything that is grueling!!! The weak ones are the ones that annoy me...

I'm gonna say this again because it is so important if you are to be a christian. You can find this answer if you just pray. Pray and have faith and God will justify your training just as he did mine. Find your own truth, you don't need people, you need Jesus.

Sounds good to me

The more I try to relax, the more useful my art comes to be. When I am relaxed things just flow and technique comes easier, are you new at your school? Just asking because the first year or so at my school it was hard for me to relax, but once I started getting used to it all, relaxing just came and it refined my technique gradually... Just one of my experiances...

I'm a christian, but my biggest question is how far we can take this through God. I belive in the gifts that God gives us and uses through us such, healing, prophecy, ect... I feel there can be much more to MA if you let God take you there, But of course, you must belive in him and have faith in his ability...

I agree. You could also use windmills (if that corresponds with your art) this is a good distraction technique as well as a good way to be constantly prepared with your hands ready for defense if necessary.

Since I don't spare, I can only give you my take on actual combat and stances. When I'm encountering a confrontation and I know I will probably have to fight, I'd make sure the person doesn't have a clue that I'm about to lay him flat. You see, If you drop into a stance on the street, do you really think it's gonna scare the guy or make him more nervous? In most cases it's just gonna get you into more trouble, increasing chances of him fighting you and being more prepared, as well as showing the court later on that you know Martial Arts and that you did not make an atempt to walk away... So for a real confrontation, I'm going to stand in a normal posture vaguly resembling a half-horse with about a foot of space between my feet. It's better to be sneaky about it than to drop into a shotokan stance and scream like a samurai warrior...

I don't exactly agree with all aspects of this theory, But this is a good source to learn about it...

Wing Chun, Boxing... Not really a deciding factor though against determined Martial Artists...

Good article, made me think a bit and in the end seemed to match my attitude as a christian perfectly. I had much contraversy in my heart when I started the Martial Arts, but God has taught me through the bible and prayer that what I train and how train is moral.

DDR Rocks!!! Want a coordination exercise? This is it man! Sure, you look like a complete idot doing it, but thats what PS2 is for, lol

Actually, your mind must not be on any one thing, your mind must be free from distraction too. Be like water...

From what I've seen, it's effective but I can see how there could be some disadvantges... (I voted effective)

Sounds like something Bruce wouldn't aprove of. But, he also didn't aprove of following tradition... Funny Concept.

I would suggest you get in that combat class as soon as possible. Depending on what you learn and how you learn about combat, I would say it's the only relevent thing you can use in the real world. Then again, I'm very uneducated in your art, so opinion can't mean too much but I hope to have helped

In my art, forms aren't meant to be memorized and remembered, the point of forms in San Soo is to expose you to various types of situations and different alternatives so that if a situation were to arise, you'll have much experiance and many ways to deal with any situation without having to utilize a specific technique...

I used to have to wash my white belt every month or so, otherwise people mistaked me for a brown belt or a yellow belt... I work really hard though... I guess it comes down to superstision, or health and wellness for me. I'll take #2

I would say just keep pushing yourself every time you stretch, even if it is below average when you start, if you keep at it your flexablility can only get better. Most people will agree with me I think, you just have to work for it, it wont come over night.

One of the things that made me proud of myself, and the way I am trained in my art, is when; One of my instructors came behind me in class and stuck a rubber knife to my throat and without even having to think I pivoted out to face him and my foot work threw him off balance to his behind. The best thing about this is that I don't even remember what I did exactly, my instinct just made me do it and it was San Soo. That was a great moment for me as a martial artist...

As usual, I always recommend San Soo if your looking for real confidence and piece of mind... If you'd like to know more, just PM me

No proplem. In order to trace the roots of Kung Fu San Soo it is necessary to go back to a time in Chinese history referred to as the "Warring States" period which began in the 11th century and ended in the 3rd century BC. This period was characterized by a feudal system where great overlords ruled grants of land given to them by rulers of the Chou dynasty. Each overlord, in an effort to maintain control over their land, developed their own system of fighting. Naturally, the best fighting systems would continue to improve while the ineffective systems tended to decay and disappear. About a thousand years ago, three such overlord families, Tsai, Li and Hoi, united in the construction of a Buddhist temple in the village of Pon Hong, Guangdong Providence of Southern China. This temple came to be known as the Temple of Kwan Yin, the goddess of mercy. It was in this temple that San Soo had its roots as the three families combined their respective arts into one. About 200 years ago, a young man named Chin Moon Don lived in this temple. At the age of 30 he left with the two training manuals which contained the techniques that make up San Soo. These books remained in his family for four generations until a man named Chin Siu Hung came to possess them. He was an extremely large man, 6'5" tall and weighing over 320 pounds. He followed in his father's footsteps and became a well known San Soo teacher. A nephew of Chin Siu Hung, Chin Siu Dek began his study of San Soo at the age of 5 and became Hung's prized student. Dek learned extremely quickly and loved the grueling workouts. In 1935, when Dek was 21 years old, he left China for the port of Los Angeles with a passport under the name of Jimmy H. Woo. As fate would later prove, this turned out to be an extremely fortunate move. Chin Siu Hung was 73 years old when the Japanese invaded China. In 1942 he was forced to fight a death match with the regimental karate champion of the Japanese army. The Japanese commander thought such a display would surely demonstrate the power of the Japanese army. In fact, it took Hung less than 20 seconds to kill the karate warrior! Enraged, the Japanese commander ordered Hung and most of his students immediately killed by machine gun fire. This basically ended San Soo in mainland China. Had Jimmy not immigrated to the United States, San Soo would not exist today. The San Soo fighting system contains punches, kicks, leverages, and throws. There also is much emphasis put on the mental attitude that one needs to approach a dangerous fight situation with a calm and collected mind. It is a highly fluid and dynamic system; the techniques are altered to fit the particular situation at any given moment. It is highly aggressive and offensive in nature. The San Soo fighter is trained to be in control under any circumstance. It is based on biological and physical principles that have been researched and developed over a period of more than 2,000 years. When properly understood and applied, the techniques used in San Soo will give the fighter the optimum chance to prevail over any opponent.

I agree with this, In my personal opinion I think there was more Bruce Lee to JKD than there is in the concept/art itself...I think Bruce was just amazing because he was! He probably would have been better in most arts if he would of picked one...Catch my drift? More Bruce than JKD...

Q: Are you happy at your current dojo/style? A: Yes/Yes!!!