San Soo ... ?

[WingChunABQ]

erm... thoughts?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2kLx...eature=related

[Lucas]

shakey camera work, obviously compliant. hard to tell from that vid other than hes using techniques on someone letting him. looks like demonstration.

[Lucas]

light to no contact it looks like. hes 'hitting' the guy in the head, and his head is moving, but i dont htink there is much contact as the guy getting 'hit' is wearing sunglasses......

could be good could be bad, dunno. have you gone to a session with them?

[David Jamieson]

I have no idea why they were wearing gear... It's not like they were hitting each other at all...

This is like people who use a swiss ball...to walk around during bagua... lol

No really, that's some glamming.

P.S don't train like that!

[Lucas]

why the 'ninja' mask when his name is plastered all over it?

[pateticorecords]

Ed Parker and his students were doing the same thing back in 79...lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMNGp5XRvcE

[David Jamieson]

Ed Parker and his students were doing the same thing back in 79...lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMNGp5XRvcE

Equally as awful.

American Kenpo = why use one direct attack when you can use 37 flimsy attacks instead?

[WingChunABQ]

could be good could be bad, dunno. have you gone to a session with them?

No, just came across the video. I couldn't tell if it was kind of a cool idea or simply high camp.

And that Ed Parker video... some of that stuff if goof-tastic.

[YouKnowWho]

Ed Parker and his students were doing the same thing back in 79...lol http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qMNGp5XRvcE

When you make 1 move, your opponent will response with 1 reaction. It's very unlikely that you can make 5 moves and your opponent can only respond with 1 move (when his legs are free), unless you are 5 times faster than your opponent.

Why do you want to hit your opponent 5 times (while standing) and then take him down? Why don't you just take him down on your 1st contact and then hit him 5 times when he is on the ground (he is not going anywhere)?

If you are a

- striker, you want to knock down your opponent on your 1st punch.
- grapper, you want to take down your opponent on your 1st throw.

[Shaolin]

Are you serious? That was complete garbage! The overacting, the hidden identities, the sloppy technique. It reminds me of an Aikido demonstration where the instructor barely touches the student and the student throws themselves across the floor.

[pateticorecords]

Equally as awful.

American Kenpo = why use one direct attack when you can use 37 flimsy attacks instead?

I know...hahahaha

[pateticorecords]

When you make 1 move, your opponent will response with 1 reaction. It's very unlikely that you can make 5 moves and your opponent can only respond with 1 move (when his legs are free), unless you are 5 times faster than your opponent.

Why do you want to hit your opponent 5 times (while standing) and then take him down? Why don't you just take him down on your 1st contact and then hit him 5 times when he is on the ground (he is not going anywhere)?

If you are a

- striker, you want to knock down your opponent on your 1st punch.
- grapper, you want to take down your opponent on your 1st throw.

I'm with ya...

[ShaolinDan]

erm... thoughts?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2kLx...eature=related

Definitely not somewhere I'd send a kid.

[Kevin73]

I'm not sure why the Ashida Kim ninja headwrap either. But the link below is a video of old footage of Jimmy Woo, founder of San Soo doing a demo. That might give you a better idea.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFU7p...eature=related

[Fidel]

Looks like most the San Soo workouts I have seen. Maybe a little harder than nost. I have studied San Soo and really liked many of the techniques. I did not like the fact that they do not spar against resisting partners. There are some San Soo people who are taking it up a notch and sparring; even grappling, but they are far and few. The problem is many instructors are not into cross training or hard sparring. Too bad because the style has a lot to offer.