Originally Posted by
alintamer
I wanted to start taking Kung Fu classes (never done it before) and I have a choice of 2 different styles in the city I live in (Arcadia, CA):
1) San Soo
taught by Sifu Horton at the Quan Yin Kung Fu & T'ai Chi school located at
800 Primrose Ave
Monrovia, CA 91016
2) Choy Lee Fut
taught by Sifu Ng Fu Hang at the Choy Lee Fut Martial Arts Federation of America located at
500 1/2E Live Oak Ave
Arcadia, CA 91006
I'm leaning more towards Choy Lee Fut because San Soo seems more straight to the point of quickly disabling an opponent (like Krav Maga) with speed and attacking the chin-na and little emphasis on style or form. On the other hand though, Choy Lee Fut has all the forms, but it seems more for the purpose of art, while San Soo is combat applicable and seems better fit for self defense when out in public.
I just wanted to hear anyone's thoughts and opinions on these 2 fighting styles so I can make a more informed decision.
Also, having to do specifically with the Choy Lee Fut taught by Sifu Ng Fu Hang in Arcadia, if anyone is currently taking the class, do you have any comments on how it's taught? It sounds great that he's a direct descendent of the originator of the martial art, but I'm a little worried about how the classes are basically the student coming in whenever they can and just practicing (like a gym), and Sifu only jumps in to teach when he sees you doing something wrong or if he sees it fit to teach you something new. I spoke to a student there and he said he had gone weeks without learning a new form or techinque. Is this an effective teaching method? That's really the main factor in my decision making because the san soo classes are structured with time slots every day and Sifu Horton kind of has a curriculum set up so you learn something new every week.
Oops, sorry for the long post.
Aside from sounding like an ad for san soo (yep, I'm raising an eyebrow here), you answered your own question.
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