Your Style of Choice?

[Martial Joel]

Guys,

It's another pretty big question, and i'm not being nosy but just... interested in what style of Kung-Fu you learn, for me i've just started a Lau Gar class, so nothing really interesting to report.

What about you people, could you name your style and say what happens regularly.

It would be much appreciated and it would update my Martial Arts knowledge greatly, and i would be hearing it from pretty nice people!

Thanks
Joel

[PangQuan]

Chang Quan, Nan Quan, Hong Quan.

lots of things happen. cant really keep it the same everyday, way too much material for that. but there are things that we frequently do. forms of course, applications, drills, all kinds of stuff.

last night we ended class with 15 minutes of flying sidekicks. A barrier (our wave master hanging bag) is laid down to force you to cover about 6 feet, then a floor mat is placed between the bag and the person holding the pad, in case you have to fall. I held the pad for about half of it then let loose for the rest of it. SOOO much fun, and you learn you can send a man flying if you hit him right, or if his footing is incorrect when contact is made.

ribs are a bit sore, some people kicked a bit low, but I actually like holding the pad for the heavy stuff, even though we are in serious need of a new heavy pad, as ours is pretty much just air now lol.

I would say at this point my best is the red fist, minor and major only so far. for weapons I would say I like our staff the most.

[Martial Joel]

Isn't Chang Quan quite an acrobatic kung-fu?, whilst Nan Quan is mainly punching etc with power

[PangQuan]

Chang Quan is full of armwheels, and hopping switch steps and more flowery flamboyant movements. Whilst (at least ours) retains martial application for each movement. There is a definate modern wushu influence, in the northern long fist. The amount of modern wushu influence will vary from school to school.

The souther fist has lots of speed, powerful kicks and short punches. Movements are compact and powerful. In the southern style good balance and solid positions are essential, with sudden and powerful movements. Often attack and defense occur simultaneously. Southern style is mainly lineal movements, but these are shorter and more compact than in the north.

The red fist is in itself quite basic, yet very practicle. Long linear strikes with powerfull blocks and offensive defence. the traveling is also linear. a solid system.


Modern wushu is a dynamic performance and competition sport grounded in traditional Chinese martial arts. The cultural and combative tradition of wushu is retained as an integral element while the art and the sport of wushu is expressed physically and mentally. Wushu reigns as the most popular sport in China, and now is being considered for the Olympic games. In wushu, every movement must exhibit realistic combative application and aestheticism even thought its emphasis has shifted from combat to performance. Routines are performed solo, paired, or in groups, either barehanded or with traditional Chinese weaponry.

[Samurai Jack]

Hsing-i for CMA
Aikido for JMA

[gfx]

It's not northern styles that got modern wushu influence. It's the other way around, modern wushu (chang quan) was built from northern style arts.

Well at least it shouldn't be.

I do nothern shaolin long fist, baji, pigua, meihua mantis, judo and yang taiji. A little bit of SongXi Neijia as well.

[PangQuan]

wonder ful clarification gfx, thanks

[bo_hou_chuan]

I study Bo Hou Chuan. I am not sure what Sifu will allow me to say, online, about our material, I will have to ask.

[rfbrown3]

My style of choice?

Southern Praying Mantis if it were available in my area, but alas it is not. I am in Dallas, actually in Plano. Grandmaster Henry Poo Yee teaches it in Houston, but that is way too far away. Maybe if I were an advanced student then I could travel to Houston on occassion to keep up my training, but never having lessons in it, it would not be feasible.

I am 48 years old and only recently have tried to find a good CMA class in my area. I tried some Hung Gar about 3 years ago, but those low stances killed my knees and I eventually dropped out. I then tried some Wing Chun, but then I was handed a couple of special projects in my job that took all my spare time and energy. I did a bit of Shotokan last year, but again special circumstances with my job demanded more of my time and I just could not make it to class on a regular basis, and eventually just lost interest in it.

Now I am getting bit by the martial arts bug again. In the absence of SPM, I am considering a Wing Chun class in Garland, a sister kwoon to Sifu Steve Cottrell's Authentic Kung Fu in Ft. Worth, Hung Gar (again, despite the low stances!) under Sifu Phillip Ng now also in Garland, and a Hsing-I/Tai-Chi class under Sifu Eric Hung located just a few blocks away from my house here in Plano. There is also a Northern Praying Mantis class run by one of Sifu Cottrell's students at a recreational center in Richardson that has very reasonable rates and is a fairly close drive. I may well end up there, but just have not decided yet. Let me state that I was very impressed by the Hsing-I class at Eric Hung's school.

RFB

[joedoe]

Ngor Chor Kun/Wuzuquan/Five Ancestors

[SPJ]

Actually the styles choose you.

My brother was very lucky. We were all taught Chen Tai Ji Lao Jia. He had a teacher that taught him Zhao Bao and Qi Gong. He just stays with it everysince.

Moi. Started with Tan Tui and Shuai Jiao.

Ba Ji, Tong Bei, Mantis etc in high school.

Chen Tai Ji, Cheng Ting Hua Ba Gua and Xing Yi in college.

I did not have a choice per se.

I studied whatever were available to me at the time.

Pick a style or any style to have a good basic.

Take in new styles as "needed" or over preference over time.

[Shaolindynasty]

"Hung Gar (again, despite the low stances!) under Sifu Phillip Ng now also in Garland"

you don't mean this Philip Ng do you?

www.ngfamilymartialarts.com

must be a different guy

Btw, how long is a drive to houston? It may be worth it to train there once every week or two just to do somthing you really want to do. You may stick with it.

I live in Kankakee and train in Chicago which is about an hour drive, but I usually take the train which takes around 2 hours.

It was worth it, I enjoy the Choy Lay Fut I'm learning now more than my previous training

[Shaolindynasty]

Wait isn't plano where they held the Taiji legacy in 04'? what about the Chin woo association?

[MasterKiller]

Btw, how long is a drive to houston? It may be worth it to train there once every week or two just to do somthing you really want to do. You may stick with it.

I live in Kankakee and train in Chicago which is about an hour drive, but I usually take the train which takes around 2 hours.

It was worth it, I enjoy the Choy Lay Fut I'm learning now more than my previous training

Houston is about 4 hours from Dallas (Plano/Garland/Arlington, etc...).

[rfbrown3]

you don't mean this Philip Ng do you?

Nope, this Sifu-Philip Ng.

Btw, how long is a drive to houston? It may be worth it to train there once every week or two just to do somthing you really want to do.

Houston is way too far away to drive to. I would have to start out at 1-2:00 in the afternoon which is just out of the question, plus it takes almost an hour just to make it down 75 (Central Express Freeway) from Plano to the other end of Dallas and that is when traffic is good. Please note that I am a computer tech for a large pharmaceutical chain and am on 24/7 call so I cannot leave the area.

Wait isn't plano where they held the Taiji legacy in 04'? what about the Chin woo association?

Not to offend anyone, but no thanks, I am not interested in the Chin Woo A$$ociation.

RFB