I'm not sure if I want to study a TMA or MMA or both. Can anyone recommend some good schools in the Portland, Oregon area? I know there are a lot and from what I've seen on this forum there are some I should stay away from! Thanks in advance.
I'm not sure if I want to study a TMA or MMA or both. Can anyone recommend some good schools in the Portland, Oregon area? I know there are a lot and from what I've seen on this forum there are some I should stay away from! Thanks in advance.
pm or e-mail taoofwushu -- he moved his bak sil lum (northern shaolin) school up from medford just recently. if that doesn't work, bug me and i'll get you in touch with him.
" i wonder how many people take their post bone marrow transplant antibiotics with amberbock" -- GDA
MK is right -- olaf has a few schools in this neck of the woods, and they should all be skipped.
there's also a school called far east fighting arts or something, and i suggest you avoid it as well.
" i wonder how many people take their post bone marrow transplant antibiotics with amberbock" -- GDA
www.straightblastgym.com
They are having a huge get-together in Portland at the end of March, too.
strike!
Portland has a bunch of good schools.
1)Bak Shaolin ying Jow pai at the VA. 2)Jook Lum Bamboo Temple S. Mantis in the China Town cultural center with Sifu Kao-also tai chi in the beginning3)Sifu Greg Fong for tai chi hsing yi, i-chuan 4) Poukkelan (sp) One With Heart 5) Straight Blast Gym and there are also others such as the off-shoots of Al Dascoscos, there's a wing chun school in the southwest, a couple of wu shu schools, and a number of other internal arts teachers. Also Tony Clark teaches 7* down in Eugene, and there's folks with garage schools with great training-jeet kune do, mixed martial arts, etc. The BEST is from west java.
Thanks for the suggestions. I had no idea there were so many good TMA schools in my area.
I'm guessing this is Steven Plinck. If so, he's got a terrific reputation.Originally posted by Pilgrim
The BEST is from west java.
Does he teach serak or bukti negara (either one of which is probably okay for the majority of people)?
Wing Chun has lots of sayings. If sayings won fights, WC would rule the world (presumably by talking its opponents to death).
Empirical evidence strongly suggests this has yet to happen.
--anerlich
What is serak or bukti negara? I've never heard of these. Also Tao of Wushu if you read this where is your school located? If not I'll just pm you. Any more suggestions on Portland schools would be greatly appreciated.
Serak is a type of Indonesian (specifically, Javanese) silat. Bukti Negara is a derivative of serak that's stream-lined to be faster and easier to learn than the parent system. If you're interested, I suspect Steven Plinck's hard to get ahold of, but Todd Ellner (one of Plinck's students; he and his wife are certified to teach bukti negara) could probably help you. Likewise, I think Brandt Bollers is in Portland as well.Originally posted by NMguy
What is serak or bukti negara? I've never heard of these. Also Tao of Wushu if you read this where is your school located? If not I'll just pm you. Any more suggestions on Portland schools would be greatly appreciated.
Wing Chun has lots of sayings. If sayings won fights, WC would rule the world (presumably by talking its opponents to death).
Empirical evidence strongly suggests this has yet to happen.
--anerlich
check out a number of web sites on pencak silat to find at least some answers to some questions.
Last edited by Pilgrim; 01-26-2004 at 11:02 PM.
It all depends on what you're really looking for. TCMA...there's a few schools....MMA...there's QUITE a few schools.....
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