I'm not an expert in American Kenpo, but it looks like the school is basically teaching Parker Kenpo plus some Jui Jitsu added in. This is not...
Here's the link to the contest: http://www.kstarinternational.com/ They went all out and built a one page website for this great contest!...
Back from a weekend out of town that included some training with a couple of Villari masters and this thread has come back from the dead.... I...
Just how exactly does a de-centralized organization with low liabilities go bankrupt? Now, I suppose that Mattera et. al. could be looking to...
I'm not sure what 'real shaolin' is. I do believe that most of the higher forms in SKK (2nd Dan and higher) have a kung fu influence to them, and...
Who told you that the Shaolin-Do people teach real Shaolin? You might want to research that a little bit.
I've never been associated with USSD. Of course that wasn't your main point, but I thought I'd make that clear. This goes back to the point that...
<rant> If the combination isn't effective, it is either the combination or the person doing it (hint, it probably isn't the combination). Now,...
They're the two people who broke off from Villari's to start USSD. I believe that they were both 7th degrees when the broke off.
Yes, that would make you a defacto employee and you would be able to go after your employer for half of your social security and medicare taxes....
Joe, I thought your earlier analysis was spot on. However, I think you were a little harsh in saying that the form looked purple belt level....
Both Pinion 1 and pinon two were performed on the video that I saw in chapter 14. In SKK pinion one is generally given out at yellow or orange...
I have written guides for my students up to green belt (I don't have any higher than that yet, so that's why I've stopped there). No pictures,...
You'd have to ask him why he doesn't do that :) I'd be amused if Villari started to steal some schools from USSD, howver, my guess is that...
If I had to guess, I would say that this wasn't the reason, but that it was that getting certified by the temple wouldn't mean anything to him....
You'd have to ask him. I'm loathe to answer for him... What would getting certified by the current temple get him that he doesn't already have?
From a straight in punch while in a fighting horse stance: 1) Do a #5 block while stepping back with the right leg 2) Grab the attacker's...
Is it explicit? No, but it is how it looks to me. We teach basics in a manner that is similar to traditional karate. Our first two forms are...
I see your point. I make sure to tell potential students that they won't see the pure kung fu stuff for several years, that the style basically...
Unfortunately, I don't really know anyone in the San Diego area. If you were in LA or the bay area... I don't know the instructors there. To...
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