Chinese Kung Fu: Which style is worth it?

[FrankyLau]

cool man, thanx!
I just thought after that one video at the restaurant and that beef that went on at the old southern fist online board a few years ago, that maybe there was some bad blood.
Nice to know that the Hung family branches are supportive of each other.
Only a few more weeks till i go on my little training trip.
Really can't wait.

nah,my sifu just spoke about the performance...nothing personal against chiu lineage.
Good luck and fun for ur trip..let me know how ur trip went...

[Pork Chop]

I find that fitness and martial arts do not always go hand in hand. If you are training everyday you might lose weight, but it is also important about how you train, and how you live your life

Quoted for truth.
Every boxer and most kickboxers I know had to have some completely separate regimen to maintain weight & muscle tone outside of their sport.
Something about punching & kicking is just not very good for body shaping.
I've gotten to the point of where I'm so sick of being pudgy that I'm dropping almost all other training just to look a little better.

[Pork Chop]

I have no beef with Chiu Chi Ling at all...actually hes a nice guy..
His brothers Kung fu impresses me more though..very strong Hung Gar master.
Chan Hon Chung is a legend in its own right he got my upmost respect..may he rest in peace . U got some good lineages there..and to me any hung practicioner is my brother...

cool man, thanx!
I just thought after that one video at the restaurant and that beef that went on at the old southern fist online board a few years ago, that maybe there was some bad blood.
Nice to know that the Hung family branches are supportive of each other.
Only a few more weeks till i go on my little training trip.
Really can't wait.

[Red Rum]

Hardly any in Kamon. We have some classes where students are doing exercise for a majority and other classes where we do none.

I used to be completely toned with no fat on my body. The trouble with martial arts here is that I don't drive, so after class it means that I don't have time to cook so eat junk.

It's interesting though as most people don't experience both ends of the spectrum in their lifetime. It is a wake up call

I have been completely fit and could do things that I couldn't do as a fat guy, and I have been (and now) overweight and again can do things that a thinner guy couldn't do.

I tend to find that weight does give an advantage in the old hitting game but it is not synonymous

There is a skinny boxer that I train with who almost breaks my hands when he hits the focus pads I hold up for him, and he must be a third of my bodyweight.

I find that fitness and martial arts do not always go hand in hand. If you are training everyday you might lose weight, but it is also important about how you train, and how you live your life

It is no good to do what I do which is to train hard and eat lots if you are hoping to lose weight!!!

I am planning to go down a few sizes this year once I have fought my last bare knuckle tournie.

[jubaji]

Yikes! I take it there's not much in the way of cardio in WC then?

[aseepish]

I am twenty five stone (fat b*stard) and I have found that wing chun gives me a very formidable edge when fighting.

25 stone = 350 pounds

With that kind of mass, it shouldn't matter what style you hit them with!

[FrankyLau]

awesome.

kinda planning on starting up hung ga at the end of the summer with a buddy of mine. He's chan hon chung and chiu kau lineage. Hope that doesn't mean we have to become mortal enemies. hehe I know you guys have no love for chiu chi ling; but chiu kau seems way more low key and ummmm sane?

.

I have no beef with Chiu Chi Ling at all...actually hes a nice guy..
His brothers Kung fu impresses me more though..very strong Hung Gar master.
Chan Hon Chung is a legend in its own right he got my upmost respect..may he rest in peace . U got some good lineages there..and to me any hung practicioner is my brother...

[kanik]

Hey guys!

Can you start threads about your styles -- discussing the history, martial spirit, fighting methods, famous fighters/instructors, weapons etc.

We could use more of this.

Ooo! That would be interesting! I guess i'll start a thread about my style of no one else gets there before me. I'll give them some time though because i dont mind, it would just be an interesting topic to discuss.

[Tom Yum]

Hey guys!

Can you start threads about your styles -- discussing the history, martial spirit, fighting methods, famous fighters/instructors, weapons etc.

We could use more of this.

[Pork Chop]

Yeah thats me,
we do pad drills,partner drills...
sparring without any gear...its fun.
Thats for the regular students..guests with only limited time learn drills in the chambers.

awesome.

kinda planning on starting up hung ga at the end of the summer with a buddy of mine. He's chan hon chung and chiu kau lineage. Hope that doesn't mean we have to become mortal enemies. hehe I know you guys have no love for chiu chi ling; but chiu kau seems way more low key and ummmm sane?

did a minuscule amount of tang fung hung ga 3 years ago, privately, with a buddy of mine in Philly. excited to actually learn a significant amount of material this time around.

background before that was in Jow ga.

[FrankyLau]

Franky
Are you the Mark Houghton student that posts all those youtube clips?
If so, pleasure to have you around.
Curious if you guys do any padwork and fighting drills outside of the gung training on those clips?

Yeah thats me,
we do pad drills,partner drills...
sparring without any gear...its fun.
Thats for the regular students..guests with only limited time learn drills in the chambers.

[Pork Chop]

Franky
Are you the Mark Houghton student that posts all those youtube clips?
If so, pleasure to have you around.
Curious if you guys do any padwork and fighting drills outside of the gung training on those clips?

[FrankyLau]

there is not the "one" most effective style....i dont believe in that
..its about what you make out of it how you understand the style...
its like this chineses sentence says

yat daam - yee lek - saam gung fu

first balls (courage)
second power
third kung fu

without the balls and no power your kung fu is useless...

peace

[jonbey]

I couldn't agree with you more!

[kanik]

I reckon chow gar tong long, southern praying mantis gung fu is the most effective chinese gung fu style out of every chinese style i have trained in, fought against or seen so far. It's friggen hardcore.