Muay Thai

[wing chun kuen man]

DM,

 

I assure you that I know what I am talking about. Based on my experience and research most kung fu schools here in Rio are not authentic and lack essence. Eventhough you are more likely to come across a good karate school in this city, things are not that much better for karate either.

 

I have made a hobby of visiting and watching classes in different schools of kung fu and other MAs including karate, MT,BJJ etc. Some of my kung fu brothers also do this and we sometimes talk about our various experiences. I have seen a few schools in London as well. Also from some of the posts that I read here I get a good idea of some of the MA schools that a lot of our forum colleagues frequent. Through reading international MA magazines one can also get a good idea of today´s "martial trends".

 

In my opinion one of the problems is this: There are many Mcdojos in many countries in the western hemisphere. There are bad Mcdojos and very bad Mcdojos. What happens is many people who are members of bad Mcdojos compare their schools to the very bad Mcdojos and end up thinking that their school is the real thing and so the illusion goes on. And of course you are more likely to come across a bad or very bad Mcdojo to compare to yours than a good and authentic MA school. All the while all of these inadequate schools are producing a factory line of "instructors" who go on to open their own inadequate MA schools. It is like a cancer tumor and it keeps growing and growing.

 

The above are my opinions based on my own criteria and experience as to what a good and authentic MA, particularly kung fu school should be. Other members of the forum including you DM, may have other criteria and experience, and as result opinions based on those criteria/experience - fare enough.

 

An important point to also remember is the fact that many of the Mcdojos/franchises are run like big businesses with fancy marketing strategies etc. As a result many times they come to blur out the more traditional kung fu schools many of which are by nature use low key if any advertising. This results sometimes in good and authentic kung fu schools becoming hard to find.

 

As far as my training in London, I would rather keep those details to myself for now.

 

Wing Chun Kuen Man

[47MartialMan]

wing chun kuen man,

 

Careful, DM seems to enjoy struting.

 

"Drunken" may suit him a times.

[wing chun kuen man]

47MartialMan,

 

I have got one eye on him

 

Wing Chun Kuen Man

[47MartialMan]

wing chun kuen man,

 

I am looking for many WC links, manly those of history and lineage.

 

Also, I am looking for many Qi Gong (Chi Kung) links, esp those with demo pics.

 

Do you have any such links.

 

Browsing takes so much time when one has to open site after site.

 

P.S.

 

How about any good Martial Arts books of reading?

 

My collection is vast, but I wouldn't mind adding to it.

[wing chun kuen man]

47MartialMan,

 

Just some suggestions:

 

https://www.wingchunkuen.com

 

https://www.cheungswingchun.com

 

https://www.wingchun.com

 

and also,

 

https://www.shaolin.com

 

Books include:

 

 

 

Yuen Kay-San Wing Chun Kuen by Rene Ritchie

 

This is Karate by Mas. Oyama

[47MartialMan]

Many thanks for the links wing chun kuen man.

 

Isnt "Kuen" also spelled/pronounces as Kuhne, Kyuhn, Kyuhn Tou, Kyuhn Tauh, or Kune? Can it also be used, spelled, or prounounced as Cheuih, Quan (Chuan), Quan Fa, Quan Tou?

[Drunken Monkey]

i strut?

 

anyway.....

 

Isnt "Kuen" also spelled/pronounces as Kuhne, Kyuhn, Kyuhn Tou, Kyuhn Tauh, or Kune? Can it also be used, spelled, or prounounced as Cheuih, Quan (Chuan), Quan Fa, Quan Tou?

 

are you really asking?

 

cos um, well, if you can give them examples, it means you have seen them used so you've kinda answered your own question.

 

in any case, this is one reason why it is sometimes better to translate into english as opposed to trying to teach the chinese.

 

what you have given is basically different ways of romanising two (sets) of chinese charaters;

 

one (set) is for 'fist'

 

the other is for 'punch'.

 

in chinese there is a degree of overlap as to what they mean/represent but one is definitely only used for 'punch'.

[47MartialMan]

I "bow" to your almighty "authority"

[Drunken Monkey]

what?

 

i'm not presenting myself as an authority.

 

however, i do believe that i am one of the very few people here who speaks the language and is able to translate and give accurate descriptions of things from the chinese language.

 

perhaps you would prefer me to not answer questions.

[47MartialMan]

i'm not presenting myself as an authority.

 

Sometimes you come across to me as a "authority", esp when you tell someone here they are "wrong". Give opinions, but lets not say theirs are wrong or yours are right.

 

however, i do believe that i am one of the very few people here who speaks the language and is able to translate and give accurate descriptions of things from the chinese language.

 

Granted.....but not necessarily on Shaolin, Chi, Kung Fu systems.

 

Here is where that depiction of "authority" can come on stronger. But stonger by blatantly stating someone is wrong or you are right.

 

perhaps you would prefer me to not answer questions

 

Furthermore, I value your opnions as others on this board.

 

I have a tendancy to stimulate these in weird ways, some pre-meditated, some not.

 

I sincerely look forward to reading your posts among the few other people that I enjoy theirs as well.