Re: North and South
Originally posted by blackmantis
a) How do southern kung fu people train on a regular basis? and what are the basics of your styles?
Greetings blackmantis,
I can only speak from my own experience, so this will definitely not be a representation of Southern Chinese Martial Arts as a whole or not even Choy Lay Fut.
The system I practice is Choy Lay Fut and our training regimen is mostly oriented towards sparring and two-man drills as well as training basics individually which includes stances, mobility drills and various simple technique combinations. The training program tends to proceed thematically, meaning that we try to concentrate on different aspects of training periodically, for example having emphasis on striking and stancework in January while focusing on throws and grappling in February. Iron body conditioning is also done regularly (mainly the bridge arms and shins). Forms are never practiced in class.
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