For anyone out there who takes martial arts seriously, a small piece of advice: When using Dit Da Jow on bruises, rub palms together until hot ,...
What is after a graduation! I am a gold sash in Kung Fu (which is equivalent to a Black Belt or maybe black belt dan 1). I really don't know. I...
I teach Kung Fu. I really didn't do many steps or efforts in advertising, only small ones. I really wanted to teach women how to protect...
Getting rid of bruising When first starting to learn Kung Fu my forearms would be black and blue all over. It really was bad. However, I...
Waaaiiittt aaa mmiinnuuttee...........................Where have I landed, on what planet................... Children, people, being bribed...
Nothing in Southern Praying Mantis is used for LOOK!!! Everything has an application. Apart from that there are many different kinds of hooks in...
Hi Yoda, Lots of good advice, but I don't agree with you on the bulking up. I trained with weights for 4 years, 3 times a week (without a...
Hi CKAVA, IS KUNG FU TOO SOFT??? I personally don't think so. Kung Fu is and never will be a sport. (Thank goodness). What does one mean by...
Hi Lady Calynne, I reckon most family members come to accept it in the end. Some sooner, some later. In my case it took a long time for their...
Hi Lady Calynne, I can understand a bit what you're going through. About 6 months after I started learning I got comments from 3 guys. This would...
I can't say what women prefer. It's very individual. Personally, I don't like grappling, did a couple of classes with Judo and Sambo but it didn't...
What do you mean by"changing an art"???????
I always understood that Si Jo was the Founder and Si Gung is someones Sifu's Sifu.
Qi Gong. (Chi Kung) Well there are, I'm sure, about 1000 different forms of Qi Gong. I practice one which goes specifically with our Kung Fu...
Hi and Yes, I am with Southern Praying Mantis, and that ONLY. As I physically came into practice at an advanced age, it was for me. No high kicks...
I have never been attacked, so don't know. When I first started learning, I used to walk out on my own at 2 in the morning hoping someone would...
In our Federation this situation would be a very big IF. IF it ever did happen (g-d forbid), I would stay with my Sifu, as he was the first one...
I never practiced Wing Chun but that kick sounds a bit like our SPM 'quick stop'. In the SPM (southern praying mantis) we deflect all low kicks...
Better late than never, and remember, one learns by their teachers actions and conduct to all human beings, animals and nature.
Hi Budogirl!! It's a llllloooonnnngggg......story BUT to cut it short, 1972/73 saw "Enter the Dragon" (Bruce Lee), something entered my being,...
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