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Taming the tiger or taming thy self.

I was told that Lam Cho views this form as one of the most practical forms for self defense. There are a ton of great techniques in there.

Cool! I've heard that name before. Yeah, Sifu is still teaching and I feel lucky to have crossed paths with him.

Yes, I train under Sifu Mike Marshall. I have just a hair over two years with hime so far. I love hung gar!

Yes, it has some of the same hands. Basically if you know gung gi and tiger crane, you know probably 50% of sup ying. Maybe a little less but somewhere in that ballpark.

Do you live on the set of roadhouse where everyone gets in a good ol bar fight every night?? Hehehe. I mean seriously, unless you go out looking to fight then chances are any fight you encounter will...

"Sport Fighting" is entertainment, that's it's purpose. I enjoy watching it and the competitors are great athletes!

You can argue that traditional methods are not realistic. In a self defense...

I'm a progammer. We first take the properties that are the same and abstract them out :) if the delivery methods are the same then each art is an extension of that method. So, are the differences...

We had a very good chen player stop by one time. He mentioned that the same coiling principles in his tai chi exist in hung gar. In that sense, the power delivery system is very similar even though...

I agree, and you make a great point. The delivery method is more important than the exact location of the strike down to a couple milimeters. If it's not correct then it doesn't matter where you...

So you're saying most people don't understand forms and their underlying priciples but you do?

To question is to seek understanding.

I agree with Bruce, the pressure points tactic seems a little ambitious at best. I can see maybe one, but chain punching multiple is going to be very hard to pull off.

What about structure...

It looks to me like he's leaning back while moving forward and striking. Is this intentional? From a structure standpoint, that's generally a bad thing.

I think you might have misunderstood me. I simply meant that if you were expecting the techniques to look exactly as they do in the sets... you'll have a hard time finding them. You are absolutely...

Yeah, that's what I'm talking about :) He uses the principles of his art, but it doesn't look like a baqua form.

You won't see any kungfu in mma if you are expecting to see the techniques played like they are in the forms. Every technique has a classical and practical application. You can use the hands in...

If you say you trace the art to the Shaolin Temple(s), you are in fact saying that is where it came from. Or shall I say you are implying, because most people consider tracing it back as drawing a...

You know what’s odd about this is everyone theorizes about Sin The's background, making assumptions, and forming their own opinions like he is no longer alive and not a resource. Everyone has their...

Hell, if I'm wrong I'll just ask Sifu hehehe

1. They're all Chinese
2. You have gates and nothing can strike you without entering a gate. When you strike you open a gate. Most forms, if you...

Notice the official letterhead says "Karate Club". IMO they should take a closer look at their brand. These inconsistencies are a large part of why the club catches so much flak.

Yes, he's a great teacher! I thought I knew a little before I started training with him but quickly learned I didn't know anything hahaha To be honest, it was like starting over but man have I...

Hung Gar is HUGE on leg training. We spend at least the first half hour of every class training stances. We start from the horse and return to that stance in between every other stance. Then, if...

SD Tiger Crane greatly differs from the Tiger Crane I know. There are a lot of styles out there that have a version of Tiger Crane though so that doesn't mean their version is wrong. It's just not...

All martial arts are a conglomeration? I bet every SD player in here cringed when they saw you throw out that statement hehehe

I heard that Goju Ryu came from the Hung. If you look at their movements you'll see similarities however I will admit, they don't use the techniques the way we do. I'm not saying that's good or...