SoulAssassin Posted March 8, 2003 Posted March 8, 2003 I havent visited this school yet, though I plan to in the next week or so. Its a Shaolin-Kempo school. Anyone know any info on that style that they may not tell you on the webpages? Just wondering if its worth to take. Oh heres a website to the place. http://www.villari.net Does this seem like a good place to study for this style? -SoulAssassin"I aint gonna eat, I aint gonna sleep, aint gonna breath till I see what I wanna see and what I wanna see is you goto asleep, in the dirt permanently"
Withers M.A.A. Posted March 27, 2003 Posted March 27, 2003 17 years ago when I started my training I was with Fred Villaris. Back then the instruction was really good. The Villari chain grew like crazy and more schools popped up everywhere. The problem with that was some of the instructors were not really qualified or skilled enough to teach properly. This caused Villaris to have a bad reputation. The actual Shaolin Kempo system is very good and effective. It is def. a great style to learn. Just make sure the instructor is credible and has a lot of skill. Tell him what your goals are in the Martial Arts. If you want to be able to do jumping spin kicks and flip kicks then don't be afraid to tell him that. If he discourages you and says that isn't practical or that stuff is only good for the movies then you know the school isn't for you. One other complaint I had with Villaris was they sometimes hold you back. If I get a student who is willing to learn and trains hard I will teach him or her new techniques. With Villaris if you don't have a certain rank they will not teach that technique. Also, I teach white belts an axe kick but when I was in Villaris that was a kick reserved for blackbelts only. When I was a blue belt I was practicing that kick and I was reprimanded for it. Good luck and let us know. 2nd Degree black belt in Kenpo Karate and Tae Kwon Do. 1997 NASKA competitor-2nd place Nationally in Blackbelt American Forms. Firearms activist!
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