Kung fu san soo

[harmoniouswarrior]

Old thread, I know, but it still shows up, so...

Some things I've collected along the way:

Good two minute piece, 2 guys *working out*:

Assorted:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGGKJOhubu0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bV5VJY8XG8&mode=related&search=

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoI-ixa45Oo&mode=related&search=

Who says girls can’t fight?

Bigger guys:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8jr8pv9Jxg

An instructor demonstrating:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K68U6FfTcC0

Camp Pendleton, 1997:

[yas]

San soo is just another transliteration of 散手 or san shou using pinyin. Same thing as sanda. A very comprehensive fighting system (or a collection of rules to be more precise) encompassing different kung fu styles, it has grappling as well that comes from mongolian wrestling.

There are no belts and spiritual mumbo-jumbo in san soo (or forms to that matter). Nowadays if you study say Northern Shaolin in China you woud almost certainly be getting down to earth every once in a while, in san shou matches. Basically it is a way to give battle application albeit in a somewhat castrated way to all those things you were learning in traditional styles. As a martial art it is not very aesthetically pleasing however, well at least I dont see it that way,

[bushido_man96]

Typically, fighting never does end up looking aesthitcally pleasing to most people. But, beauty is in the eye of the beholder...

[yas]

Fighting rarely does indeed. But I tend to get more aesthetic pleasure training in some martial arts than in others. Anyways that is too subjective an experience to go into as you have pointed out.

[Little Rowe boat]

I did it for a good while a long time ago.

This gives you a pretty good idea of what it's like. Enjoy.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=TskDuQcb7wI&feature=related

This video is where my son and I train. Their emphasis is on self defense. This is not an art for tournaments it is for the street. The Master where we train says it's " dirty nasty street fighting for beautiful people"

[Little Rowe boat]

I see that some others have posted videos. Here is another from the latest black belt promotions back in May.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G43SH09t_Mc

[Little Rowe boat]

Interview with and a short demo by Grandmaster Jimmy H Woo.

http://www.facebook.com/l.php?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kungfusansoostuff.com%2Fclips%2Fplayer.php%3Fp%3D1%26url%3DGrandmaster%2BJimmy%2BH%2BWoo.flv&h=gAQGtr_fd

[Dobbersky]

It reminds me of Muay Thai, and Khamer boxing etc. Excellent art.