FIRE HAWK
06-06-2001, 09:55 AM
San Cheen Do has its root in the ancient Chinese art of Tai Chor and behind it lies more than 1000 years of Chinese pugilistic history.
The Emperor Chao Kang Yin of Hubei, who reigned from 960 to 976 A.D, founded Tai Chor. He later combined the art with various Shaolin Kung Fu. After various stages of evolution, one branch of the art eventually survived into the present day as San Cheen Do.
Sifu Teo Choon Teck founded the Singapore San Cheen Do Institute in 1972. A man well versed in pugilism, he sought to combine the best of various Chinese arts into one form, with Tai Chor constituting the core. Also realizing the need of being well acquainted with other popular arts like TKD, Karate and Judo, Sifu Teo incorporated the vital elements of these arts into San Cheen Do.
In the early stages, San Cheen Do students learn techniques not unlike those taught in TKD and Karate. After about 6 months to one year of training, the emphasis is shifted to the learning of the San Cheen Do patterns. This is where students first grapple with "nei gung" or internal strength. From here, he proceeds to learn the throwing and falling techniques, which have been adapted from Japanese arts like Judo and Aikido.
After slightly over two years of consistent training, the student begins to learn the use of weapons like the twin sticks and the single stick. The sword, the trident and other heavier weapons are taught at a more advanced level. At this stage, the training is based completely on the Chinese arts.
San Cheen Do, being a dynamic and adaptive art, has many plus factors to commend it. It presents an unusual yet successful combination of internal strength and external solidarity, complemented by fluidity in movement.
The hands, the legs and the other parts of the body all play a part in San Cheen Do. The skills needed to execute each movement correctly are cultivated from the very beginning. Mental alertness is also indispensable both to the precision of the moves and to the speed of countering attacks.
The Emperor Chao Kang Yin of Hubei, who reigned from 960 to 976 A.D, founded Tai Chor. He later combined the art with various Shaolin Kung Fu. After various stages of evolution, one branch of the art eventually survived into the present day as San Cheen Do.
Sifu Teo Choon Teck founded the Singapore San Cheen Do Institute in 1972. A man well versed in pugilism, he sought to combine the best of various Chinese arts into one form, with Tai Chor constituting the core. Also realizing the need of being well acquainted with other popular arts like TKD, Karate and Judo, Sifu Teo incorporated the vital elements of these arts into San Cheen Do.
In the early stages, San Cheen Do students learn techniques not unlike those taught in TKD and Karate. After about 6 months to one year of training, the emphasis is shifted to the learning of the San Cheen Do patterns. This is where students first grapple with "nei gung" or internal strength. From here, he proceeds to learn the throwing and falling techniques, which have been adapted from Japanese arts like Judo and Aikido.
After slightly over two years of consistent training, the student begins to learn the use of weapons like the twin sticks and the single stick. The sword, the trident and other heavier weapons are taught at a more advanced level. At this stage, the training is based completely on the Chinese arts.
San Cheen Do, being a dynamic and adaptive art, has many plus factors to commend it. It presents an unusual yet successful combination of internal strength and external solidarity, complemented by fluidity in movement.
The hands, the legs and the other parts of the body all play a part in San Cheen Do. The skills needed to execute each movement correctly are cultivated from the very beginning. Mental alertness is also indispensable both to the precision of the moves and to the speed of countering attacks.