benedictbm Posted November 8, 2002 Posted November 8, 2002 Okay once I achieve my black belt in TKD i am intereted in starting up in Kung Fu. I don't know that much about it. So any tips sugestions, etc. would be appreciated. THaanks ahead of time
fungku Posted November 8, 2002 Posted November 8, 2002 I say just look at different schools in your area and pick one you like. And if you got a drive through black-belt at a McTKD school, than you may be in for a surprise I recommend Wing Chun, it is very effective, and it would compliment your TKD training. Visit Shaolin, Chinese Martial Arts - I don't fear the 10,000 techniques you've practised once, I fear the one technique you've practiced 10,000 times. -
benedictbm Posted November 8, 2002 Author Posted November 8, 2002 hey thanks fungku. That is what i am doing and i am coming with nothing. Thanks for the Wing Chun idea and how it would go with my tae kwon do. I think karateforums is going to value your input you have been posting in alot of areas thanks.
cross Posted May 25, 2003 Posted May 25, 2003 black-belt at 13.. interesting. has far as kung fu training goes just watch a few different lessons and pick one you think would best compliment your tkd training. Hung Gar is quiet a good style that has quiet a few leg technqiues as well as strong hand techniques.
wcnavstar Posted May 26, 2003 Posted May 26, 2003 Wing Chun will give you the ability to take a second look at your TKD forms with open eyes. You will begin to see things in your TKD kata that before did not even seem to exist. WC can be a real eye opener for those willing to see. Very Respectfully wcnavstar "We work with being, but non-being is what we use" Tao Te Ching
wckf_azn Posted May 27, 2003 Posted May 27, 2003 hehe i agree with all the people that suggested wing chun WING CHUN ALL THE WAY!! lolz wing is very good in close quarter combat... if your looking for high kicks and fancy stuff dont even bother attempting it. wing chun consists of low to medium kicks http://pcorp.azn.nu | phuong nguyen | wckf | vovinam
Drunken Monkey Posted May 27, 2003 Posted May 27, 2003 there are lots of styles of kung fu and to be honest you have to ask yourself what you want from it. if you want flash then i'd advise you give wing chun a miss. it doesn't look good (unless you do wing chun in which case, a simple wu sau at the last second can look amazing and keep you wondering for ages about how he got his hand there even before you made the move...) and training is long and hard, doing the same things over and over and over... but it is also very effective because of it's simplicity. if you want a counter point for this, talk to a choy li fut person and they'll tell you how crap wing chun is. but then that'a kinda my point. every style has it's merits as well as it's faults but then every style has developed ways of minimising the faults and it does, it usually does very well. by this i mean, you can say that a tkd peron won't be very good with his hands but by god they can kick you high heaven. conversely, a wing chun guy won't be kivking you all that much but you'd be hard pushed to find a style with faster hands... post count is directly related to how much free time you have, not how intelligent you are."When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite."
tommarker Posted May 27, 2003 Posted May 27, 2003 You're young.... wushu will be fun You might like Shuai Jiao. Good standing art with lots of great throws and upper body work. Think of it as applied Tai Chi on steroids. I'm no longer posting here. Adios.
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