Shaolin schools in Los Angeles/OC?

[brucereiter]

Unfortunately I have made the mistake over and again making casual venomous statements in these on line forums so let me say here that it is easy to find fault with the martial arts of others especially from the isolation of our living and work spaces.
The photo of Sifu Rossi performing the squat is impressive in that his posture is excellent. The posture is three part stand straight, sit straight, stand straight again repeat. He looks strong.

Peace

this was on another board
http://www.emptyflower.com/cgi-bin/y...num=1156486629
... try it!
i challenge all eF'ers to do a and or some pistols!

a) if you can already perform pistols....prove it. post a video. then you are excused, please don't bother us anymore.

b) if you can not currently perform pistols here's an article to get you started.

http://www.fullkontact.com/a_pistol.html

you've got 90 days!

to all those brave enough, a video is required after the 90 days.

i fall in between group a and b. i can do a 3/4 pistol. but as most of you know, i had a back injury which is lingering a little, so i have trouble at the bottom.

[Pk_StyLeZ]

The photo of Sifu Rossi performing the squat is impressive in that his posture is excellent. The posture is three part stand straight, sit straight, stand straight again repeat. He looks strong.

Peace

posture is excellent?his leg is bent..not even straight out....he is leaning forward and not back straight either.
not excellent to me..i can do the same


*to the guy on top*
i can do the pistol easily...but too bad i dont have a camera to record my self
i can even do a *pop up* onto one leg and *pistol* up on that same leg...but once again.,..too bad no camera..maybe i iwll use my cell phone..hmm....

[brucereiter]

posture is excellent?his leg is bent..note ven straight out....he is leaning forward and not back straight either.
not excellent to me..i can do the same


*to the guy on top*
i can do the pistol easily...but too bad i dont have a camera to record my self
i can even do a *pop up* onto one leg and *pistol* up on that same leg...but once again.,..too bad no camera..maybe i iwll use my cell phone..hmm....

if i were to guess you weigh less than 175lbs.

if a "pistol" is easy for you i might suggest wearing a weight vest and wrist, ankel weights and holding positions at different spots while doing the exercise.

please remember what is easy to you might be difficult for others ...

respect!

[Pk_StyLeZ]

if i were to guess you weigh less than 175lbs.

if a "pistol" is easy for you i might suggest wearing a weight vest and wrist, ankel weights and holding positions at different spots while doing the exercise.

please remember what is easy to you might be difficult for others ...

respect!

yeah i do weigh less then 175 pound....a pistol isnt that hard...it takes more balance then strength in my opinion
before when i was activly hardcore training, i would do 300-400 squats everydayy. i would do them in sets of 50-100 at a time.
so yeah..that how i got the strength to do pistols =)
but i am out of shape now..lol =D

and in my opinion, no need to wear weight vest or anything other extra weights. why? just increase the reps if you want to get stronger =)

[brucereiter]

yeah i do weigh less then 175 pound....a pistol isnt that hard...it takes more balance then strength in my opinion
before when i was activly hardcore training, i would do 300-400 squats everydayy. i would do them in sets of 50-100 at a time.
so yeah..that how i got the strength to do pistols =)
but i am out of shape now..lol =D

and in my opinion, no need to wear weight vest or anything other extra weights. why? just increase the reps if you want to get stronger =)

try it ... there are benefits to both trains of thought i.e. more reps or more weight ... i suggest to try both ... your speed and stamina will increase.

[Pk_StyLeZ]

try it ... there are benefits to both trains of thought i.e. more reps or more weight ... i suggest to try both ... your speed and stamina will increase.

no thank you
unless you are going to the buy weighted vest for me and stuff =)

[jigahus]

Without being mean spirited I was poking fun at them.

If there is any Shaolin being practiced there,

they hide it well.......

Ya I don't know of any Shaolin kung fu styles that has a Japanese Shinai stick form. So ya.

Dam it's pretty hard to find a style that I want to study in around my area.

[jigahus]

I was looking at other schools around my area.

Any comments about these schools?

http://www.wutangmountain.com/

http://www.wrightskungfuacademy.com/

http://www.whitelotuskungfu.com/