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Re: I Need Kung Fu [Re: Beside the Garden]
    #18738820 - 08/21/13 05:38 PM (10 years, 6 months ago)

OP.

I've done a lot of different styles of martial arts. Most of the ones that are worth training are pretty physically demanding. You would probably put yourself at a high risk of badly injuring your sternum. Kali is a very deadly martial art, and it isn't as physically demanding as most other arts. It often uses a knife though, which some people are uncomfortable with.


The best thing I can recommend for you considering your injury, is to learn Kali or Silat, and probably to buy a knife.
You should be able to handle the level of contact.
You will be able to defend yourself against almost anybody.
It wont take very long to learn enough technique to be effective.

Good luck:thumbup:


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Re: I Need Kung Fu [Re: Synthe]
    #18738862 - 08/21/13 05:47 PM (10 years, 6 months ago)

Original wins, I believe. One minute into video



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Re: I Need Kung Fu [Re: Heffy]
    #18738934 - 08/21/13 06:07 PM (10 years, 6 months ago)

"How many true "Kung Fu" practicioners are IN combat sports?" might be a better question.

I agree with Kali or Silat.  Great systems with knife or stick and open hand is using the same principles.

Look into Dan Inosanto "JKD Concepts" for Kali/Silat/Savate/Panantukan/Muy Tai influenced JKD.

Here is his video "Kali Principles".


MMA vs. Martial Arts:

I feel like putting a martial artist inside a sport fighting ring is like throwing a rugby team onto a soccer field; to play a soccer team by soccer rules...


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Re: I Need Kung Fu [Re: Heffy]
    #18739514 - 08/21/13 08:16 PM (10 years, 6 months ago)

Quote:

Heffy said:
No offense to anyone who trains Kung Fu, but it is kind of crap for self defense. It will inflate your ego terribly, but you wont learn how to actually fight very effectively at all.

If you watch Kung Fu stylists fight people from other styles they almost always get beaten to a pulp.


If you want to do an effective Chinese martial art, I would recommend San Shou. It is really the only Chinese art worth training for self defense(unless you are willing to put 2-3 decades into Tai Chi).

I studied Kung Fu for many years. I wouldn't recommend it to someone as a first style. Especially if you want to learn practical self defense.



oh, so you're gonna be "that guy" in this thread :shake:


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Re: I Need Kung Fu [Re: nicechrisman]
    #18739675 - 08/21/13 08:43 PM (10 years, 6 months ago)

i thought kali was with sticks? i took escrima which isnt widely taught nowadays and i loved it.

there is a style called iron palm and you would be fucked if you ever got struck full on:thumbdown: heres some similar moves.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pant_xwqHMc

fuck this

but it takes years and years to condition your body for it.


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Re: I Need Kung Fu [Re: nicechrisman]
    #18739700 - 08/21/13 08:48 PM (10 years, 6 months ago)

Stick fighting is great to learn; there is almost always some sort of "stickish" thing nearby.

I think by "Kung Fu" OP just means an extremely efficacious art of defense.

I also might not recommend "Kung Fu" just because you need a great teacher more than anything; and good "Kung Fu" teachers may be rare in your location.

I would find a class of a great master in one of these aforementioned arts, confer with them and then maybe start training with them.  Start doing the research.  Usually you can sit in on or take a class before deciding to on any payments.

You'll want to start training correctly in the first place (choose a great teacher); as any "untrue" trainings can become dangerously ingrained even when you learn later that they are not correct.

OP: Train in vigilance and knowledgeable (safety-preserving)decisions and gut instincts to keep you out of sticky situations. 

Taking up sprinting if you can seems a fine idea also; no joke!


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4)Morning Glory-HBWR (+cumin, cinnamon aldehyde adducts) > Methyl chavicol (need more activators)
5)Salvia (need to try quid)


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Re: I Need Kung Fu [Re: flickedbic] * 1
    #18741263 - 08/22/13 08:49 AM (10 years, 6 months ago)

Ok I'm taking every thing in and looking at the different suggestions.
Just joined a 24 hour gym today and will re-start my strength and endurance training.
Kali, Aikido, Wing Chun and sprinting all sound good from what i have read but def will need a tailored approach, still im going to go back and look into all the suggestion.
Thanks!


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