What styles of CMA's Do you practice?

[Tom Yum]

Sweet, good lineage and good people, WELCOME ABOARD. When they first came over there were a few closed door challenges that got pretty ugly for the challengers, I used to LOVE IT when Duncan or Sifu Lee said "lock the door."

This is one of the things about TMA that you will never, ever see on Pay Per View.

They keep things so secretive. For good reason, I suppose.

[BoarSpear]

That has a familiar ring to it.... Anything like "secure the hatch"

Every time we did that someone went to the infirmary...We were bad. That's why we eventually had to stop. Too many "accidents" on "ladders"...

Yep pretty much the same concept...I don't ever remember a challenger leaving on his own feet. Duncan and Hoy Lee had that open door policy and a 10 thousand dollar challenge for a decade, people finally stopped coming after it became apparent no one was going to beat either of them.

[ACP]

I study Baji Kung Fu with a Chinese teacher, just over two years now and lovin' it. Looks like another ten years to get the basica, but all worth it.

[Zandar]

I've been studying Kung Fu San Soo (or, Choi Li Ho Fut Hung- not to be confused with Choi Li Fut) off and on since 1996. My instructor, Russ Williams, has been teaching for over twenty years and learned under Jimmy Woo. It's kind of an obscure art, with lots and lots of poor teachers and misconceptions out there.

It's almost strictly a self-defense style, though we do learn traditional weapons and forms to help with our balance, timing, strength training, breathing, and just to preserve some of the old school fun. My instructor teaches stand up fighting, ground fighting, multiple opponents, weapon defence/offence, and situational control and awareness. It's been one of the larger influences on my life; I'd be a different person today if I'd never taken it (to think I almost went to the local USSD when I was first considering MA; I thought all arts and schools were basically the same!)

[DickHardman]

Yep pretty much the same concept...I don't ever remember a challenger leaving on his own feet. Duncan and Hoy Lee had that open door policy and a 10 thousand dollar challenge for a decade, people finally stopped coming after it became apparent no one was going to beat either of them.

this would take place at the school?

[BoarSpear]

this would take place at the school?

yep.

[DickHardman]

yep.

and who were the challengers usually? people wanting to prove they are tough? or people who were representing a different style?

[BoarSpear]

and who were the challengers usually? people wanting to prove they are tough? or people who were representing a different style?

All types...I seem to remember waking up on the floor my first visit myself.

[SamuraiGuy]

All types...I seem to remember waking up on the floor my first visit myself.

Haha you got your ass kicked....

lmao....

[funnytiger]

Sweet, good lineage and good people, WELCOME ABOARD. When they first came over there were a few closed door challenges that got pretty ugly for the challengers, I used to LOVE IT when Duncan or Sifu Lee said "lock the door."

Thanks!

Sifu loves to tell us stories about the school in Chinatown and the "rooftop challenges". Good stuff!

Why did you stop studying Jow Ga?

[BoarSpear]

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[BoarSpear]

Haha you got your ass kicked....

lmao....

OH YEAH...bout 3 times in a row...I was training at Damn Neck (1981) with Vunak and the word that this Kung fu School had open challenges, sounded fun so after class a Bunch of the Seal's I worked with piled in a car and we went over...

Duncan was pretty straight forward...He looked me over and said..."hit me" I tried...I found myself on floor wondering how the hell that happened...I got up, he said "hit me" I tried and was back on the floor bleeding ...still no idea how I got there...I got up...He said "hit Me"..I tried and hit...the floor...when I got up, he said "hit ME..." I said "Teach me..." he did.

[funnytiger]

Long story but I was Duncan's Si Hing, He wanted to return to the monastery and asked me to take over the school...I have a family system I preferred to specialize in...that didn't sit well...He always knew I had a family system, but I guess he thought I would grow to love his system more...I didn't...When I refused to carry the lineage flag, I essentially became dead to Duncan...I absorbed what "fit" into our family style and moved on.

Ah, yeah. That is all it seems to take to become "dead" to someone in TCMA's.

What got you started in Jow Ga to begin with? What was/is the "family" system that you specilaized/specialize in? If you were Duncan's Si Hing how is it that he asked you to take over the school? Wouldn't that be a request better made by Sifu Lee or one of your Si Hings? Sorry for all the questions! If you want to PM me that is cool too!

- ft

[BoarSpear]

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[knifethrower]

Adults are taught 18 Devil's palm and Tibetan lama burning palm.

Adults?