Gung Fu Practitioners

[RDsynMBZ]

hey ya'll, lookin for gung fu people here is there anyone who can give me some tips, references or anythin of the sort im starting in like a month and wanna go in with some knowledge so help would be much appriciated

-peace

[Traditional-Fist]

The best tip is to somehow find a good school of gung fu, not so easy nowadays.

Second best tip that I can give you is that don't cross train in gung fu while you are doing karate or Tkd, unless you have built a potent base in those styles.

Another tip is that you need a lot of patience a dilligence to be successful in kung fu (as in karate).

By the way, what style of kung fu are you planning to take up?

[Infrazael]

Find a school that uses what they teach, find a down-to-earth Sifu, and make sure the other students know how to fight.

If those criteria don't match, find a MMA or kickboxing gym, cuz alot of kung fu schools suck balls.

[Hudson]

Er...

If you aren't interested in fighting a Wushu school is fine, and I can guaruntee they aren't the most competant fighters in the world.

You already have TKD and Karate practice, so depending on the style you're gonna find that you are carrying over mannerisms from other styles that don't fit quite right, best thing to do depending on what ranks you hold is to lose any ego you have when you walk in the door and pay close attention to the Sifu.

Also don't confuse the ability to fight with self-defense... with rules and regulations martial arts competitions aren't exactly true indicators of effective martial arts. (How effective is it if it takes you 10 minutes to take down a single opponent anyway?)

[stonecrusher69]

What kind of gung- fu are you training? and what kind of information are you looking for?

[shogeri]

Keep looking and keep on training!

Good luck!