He has a red sash and when I asked him if he was a black belt, he said he was an instructor.

Am I missing something in how ranking looks like in kung fu?

His Bio:

https://www.ancientwayzkungfu.com/instructor-bio

Which is the most practical style of Kung-Fu to learn and practice for self defense?

Hi, I want to learn chow gar southern praying mantis. I'm based in NYC. Does anyone know of or have any leads on who may be teaching or practicing this style?

I used to do BJJ and a bit of MMA striking. It was very straight forward and to the point like everything that we did was transferable to actual fighting. I have been doing Hun Gar at a local club but it is forms and stances for 4 months. I am also not seeing any application of it.

Has anyone trained in this before? When does it all start to come together and when do you actually spar?

Can you shoot chi? Like it comes out like a projectile in certain movies?

Just discovered the show It's fucking epic. Part Kung Fu (softly speaking) part western, part detective show. Can't get enough. Is there a sub Reddit where I can gush?

Thanks in advance.

Are there any Kungfu schools in USA that practice full contact fighting and legs kicks etc?

In karate there exists a form that is said to have originated from a chinese guy named Kusanku or Kushanku, the form goes by the same name(s). I found a website showing a sequence from a form in Wuzuquan or five ancestors boxing that looks very similar to the kata in karate. I think the Tachimura version of kusanku has more chinese influence than the kishimoto, chatan yara, dai / sho or ufukun versions.

link to the sequence from the kusanku kata (Tachimura version): https://www.instagram.com/outdoorkarateka/p/CrqTrcdIZWl/?img_index=1

Gif of the wuzuquan / five ancestors form:

https://i.redd.it/vlfccv2jqv3e1.gif

Do you guys recognize this kung fu form/talou ?

thank you!

Greetings all!

I’ve been practicing a version of the golden bell from vahva fitness qi gong courses now for a little over 3 years. I’ve felt many benefits from doing this practice and really enjoy both the practice and the changes it makes to the body. I’d been practicing more medical qi gong prior to this, and this practice, especially the golden bell has healed me of some serious injuries and muscle atrophy.

It’s pretty niche, and I don’t know of really any other people getting into this practice beyond the first year or even few months.

I wonder if anyone’s doing a similar practice, or has anything they would like to share from practicing any body and or fist/limb conditioning, and if you’d be willing to share your experience, tips or tricks or things to watch out for.

I'm officially in over my head here. My wife is an instructor for kung fu which is just about the limit of what I understand (and also tai chi). From their website they train in Choy Li Fut Kung Fu and Yang style Tai Chi.

She uses weapons in her forms but doesn't do any sparring so I thought i could get her some more decorative weapons for birthday/Christmas. I'm hesitant to get her anything she'd wear like pants or shoes. I've seen her practicing with fans and double sword looking things.

Can someone tell me what to search for or point me in the right direction? The more specific the better. I'm a carpenter and know nothing about martial arts.

Hi! Sorry for my google translated English.

I'm having a question about Chinese JIAN swords. I heard a student of Grandmaster Adam Hsu say that the guards on these swords are often upside down. Here are some sample images.

guard according to Adam Hsu

guard usually seen on current swords

I've looked at historical photos from 1850 and earlier and I see that there are many swords that have them the way he says. There are also old photos with the guard the other way around.

Are both valid or is Adam Hsu right?

What do you think?

Hello everyone,

so I want to start a martial art and I was thinking about Kung Fu a lot. It seems the most interesting for me.

I am 27, and I am also doing bodybuilding. So I was thinking that it is more suitable for me as an art. I have a black belt in Taekwondo but when I was really young. This week I will also do a Kung Fu trial lesson.

What is your experience and have you ever combined such sports at once? I am interested in having at least a bit of sparring and doing kung fu more as combat and less as a sport. The dojo near my house is doing shaolin kung fu.

Thanks!

• no gloves or wraps are allowed, and basic headgear is mandatory

• all strikes with the elbows and hands from the waist up are allowed (accept eye pokes or strikes to the back of the head). Palm strikes, closed fist punches, wrist strikes etc…

• clinches are allowed to go on indefinitely as long as both participants remain on their feet

• grabbing or trapping the arms and hands is allowed

• takedowns and throws are prohibited.

• foot sweeps are allowed but only give points if the attacker is still standing.

• kicks are not allowed in competition.

The idea here would be to create a rule set where the core principles of wingchun could be honed to perfection. I imagine you would see a style that would heavily rely on head movement, clinch work and complex parry setups. People would have to start experimenting with different strikes to avoid injuring their hands with typical closed fist strikes.

I'm looking to see if someone to answer a couple of questions I have about kung fu and how the tournaments work.

My stepdaughter age 7 (yellow belt) had her first tournament today. She did her flows with kids around her age. Some yellow belts and some white belts. The kids did one flow each, not all of them did the same one. She placed third behind two white belts. I know it is done by the judges point scores but I'm wondering why she was competing against lower belts with different flows.

The same thing with her fights. It was her and two others, both yellow but both were smaller in size. At the beginning of the first fight, she landed a nice strike and the other girl fell down. She was okay just was just because of the size difference. One of the sifus refereeing told my step daughter to hold back because of the size difference. My step daughter did, and she won the first fight.

Right after she won she had to fight another girl. Again the referee told her to hold back due to the size difference. My step daughter lost that fight, and was awarded second place. My question is, is this normal to tell a competitor to hold back due to size and is it normal for that format where because she was the first one to win the first fight to immediately compete again and get second when she fought two fights and the first place competitor fought once.

I'm very proud of my step daughter to place second and third today. I'm just looking for some clarification on how kung fu tournaments work.

I have a form in my head, consisting of both northern and southern styles, how this self-created form is called and can I perform it at the competition?