Kung Fu Magazine Forums http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/ Welcome to the Online version of Kung Fu magazine, your resource for information, entertainment and information related to the Chinese Martial and Healing Arts. This site is the virtual companion of the print version of Kung Fu magazine, with online features such as the E-ZINE, the Kungfu Forums, awesome Kungfu Resources and much, much more. en Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:32:46 GMT vBulletin 60 http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/images/misc/rss.jpg Kung Fu Magazine Forums http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/ WC vs Mike Tyson Street Fight http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66105&goto=newpost Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:03:12 GMT can anyone here or do any of you know anyone who could have defeated Mike Tyson in a street fight when he was in his prime? can anyone here or do any of you know anyone who could have defeated Mike Tyson in a street fight when he was in his prime? ]]> Wing Chun KungFubar http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66105 roy nelson thread http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66104&goto=newpost Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:20:25 GMT is it just me or is it everyone that when you open the roy nelson thread, there is not even an original post in it, its just empty.... is it just me or is it everyone that when you open the roy nelson thread, there is not even an original post in it, its just empty.... ]]> Mixed Martial Arts Lucas http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66104 RIP Grandmaster Ma Xianda http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66103&goto=newpost Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:19:41 GMT I haven't completely confirmed this yet, but it comes from a very reliable source.

GM Ma was featured on our NOV+DEC 2000 cover: The Muslim Master of the Old Empire: An interview with Grandmaster Ma Xianda ]]> Kung Fu Forum GeneChing http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66103 Has anyone trained with Master Su Yu-Chang? http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66102&goto=newpost Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:07:57 GMT Master Su Yu-Chang teaches: 1. 6 Harmonies Praying Mantis 2. 7 Star Praying Mantis 3. 8 Step Praying Mantis 4. Plum Blossom Praying Mantis 5. Secret Gate Praying Mantis 6. Bajiquan 7. Piguachuan 8. Baguazhang Master Su Yu-Chang teaches:
  1. 6 Harmonies Praying Mantis
  2. 7 Star Praying Mantis
  3. 8 Step Praying Mantis
  4. Plum Blossom Praying Mantis
  5. Secret Gate Praying Mantis
  6. Bajiquan
  7. Piguachuan
  8. Baguazhang
  9. Chen style Taijiquan
  10. Yang style Taijiquan

I am really curious as to how his curriculum is set up! I tried googling, and students of his from Spain and Norway list on their website a list of forms for each system (empty hand, weapons, and qigong). This made me think that maybe each art is taught individually and students simply choose what they want to focus on.

However, most students these days are likely new to martial arts and rarely are familiar with the nuances of different styles. This makes me ponder as to whether they are taught all together as a sort of mish-mash.

On Master Su's website for this school in NYC, it says:

Quote:
New students begin studying Tanglang, Pakua, Hsing-I or Tai Chi, but all styles, including Pikua and Pachi, are taught during all classes.
Depending on how you pick it apart, it could mean the mish-mash idea or the individual art idea.:confused: ]]> Kung Fu Forum Kymus http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66102 Is WC/VT a martial art for old guys? http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66101&goto=newpost Mon, 17 Jun 2013 18:46:44 GMT On another forum I visit, a couple of MMA fanboys were bashing WC (same old story) and one of them wrapped up his post saying that Wing Chun was just for old guys. His intent was to "dis" the art, but I actually kinda liked that remark. I'll be 58 next month, and while I may still be a kid in Joy's eyes, I'd definitely qualify as a geezer to the youngsters posting on that other forum.

Along the same lines, I've encountered a few posts here where some of you have mentioned the wear and tear on the body that happens practicing MT, BJJ, boxing, and other competitive arts. As recently as about five years ago, I was still near my peak strength and engaging in grappling and occasional hard contact training. I was slower than in my youth, but I had more endurance, toughness, and most of all experience. But I healed more slowly. And then I started breaking things. First I messed up my shoulder, then worse, I had a serious lower back injury last year. Now, this spring my left knee gave out (I've already had the right ACL re-constructed and have had multiple fractures). Anyway I just had arthroscopic surgery last week. I go in to have my post-op conference with the doc today. But he already told me that I cannot continue to go at things like a 25-year old anymore. My physical therapist flat out told me to give up martial arts. Screw that. But I can't afford to keep wrecking my body ...physically or financially.

So, what does this all mean? Some of you guys may still be able to go at it full bore for a long time. But each of our bodies ages differently. Maybe the smart thing is to scale back when you reach the point when your body won't take it anymore. For me, maybe that means no more grappling and throws, and no knee locks or sweeps either.

If I let the other stuff go (FMA & grappling) and just focus on WC ...especially the "art" of WC, I should be fine. But is it still WC if you limit your legwork, if you keep to light sparring and light chi-sau and don't test what you do against heavy resistance? In short, is it still really WC if you start to practice it like an old man? Is this truly an art that we can practice into advanced age, or not.

A saying I've always been fond of recalls how WC was supposedly founded by the aged Ng Mui and her young student Yim Wing Chun. It states, "If your WC couldn't be applied effectively by an old woman or a young girl, then you aren't doing it right." Is this true? Is WC truly an art that can even be used by the old, or is this just a quaint story? ]]> Wing Chun Grumblegeezer http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66101 TCMA 36 throws, 72 locks http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66100&goto=newpost Mon, 17 Jun 2013 14:39:17 GMT In the classic 1962 book by Lee Ying Arng, "The Secret Arts of Chinese Leg Manoeuvres" , Lee goes through some basic background of the Chinese Martial Arts where he specifically mentions the categorization of 36 throws, 72 joint locks, 18 weapons, etc.

I have seen these specific numbers repeated elsewhere, a list of the 18 weapons is easily found (such as here)

And the 72 joint locks I believe is fully represented in the 1930's classic book "Shaolin Chin Na Fa".

However, I have never seen anything regarding the 36 throws. Does it exist? Or was it a number made up by Lee Ying Arng and just repeated by other authors over time?

Thanks ]]> Kung Fu Forum TopCrusader http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66100 For Aussies and Kiwis http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66098&goto=newpost Sun, 16 Jun 2013 19:27:51 GMT Greetings,

I am looking for a source that would have the complete set of the books "Healing Magic" by A.J. Mackenzie Clay. Any help would be appreciated.


mickey ]]> Off Topic mickey http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66098 <![CDATA[我为太极狂 Funny TCMA movie]]> http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66097&goto=newpost Sun, 16 Jun 2013 15:06:25 GMT I'm watching 我为太极狂: http://video.baidu.com/kan/movie/?id...y/616202.shtml

I don't know if there is an English subtitled version but watch it if you understand Chinese. ]]> Martial Media and Popular Culture xinyidizi http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66097 is this grandmaster Lu Zijian?? http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66096&goto=newpost Sun, 16 Jun 2013 12:50:45 GMT Image: http://i718.photobucket.com/albums/ww185/qwertkkkhkkhhh/3_zps3d55c125.jpg (http://s718.photobucket.com/user/qwertkkkhkkhhh/media/3_zps3d55c125.jpg.html) thanks

thanks ]]> Kung Fu Forum qwert2020 http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66096 Wang Bingwen http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66095&goto=newpost Sun, 16 Jun 2013 11:43:04 GMT This week I had the pleasure of meeting Master Wang Bingwen. Master Wang has a large martial arts school in Jinan, China. He is an expert in long weapons and performed weapons forms and training techniques for us at the Wu Tang Center for Martial Arts in Akron, Ohio. Here is a video of some... This week I had the pleasure of meeting Master Wang Bingwen. Master Wang has a large martial arts school in Jinan, China. He is an expert in long weapons and performed weapons forms and training techniques for us at the Wu Tang Center for Martial Arts in Akron, Ohio.

Here is a video of some things he demonstrated in Saturday's class:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lThptwFtKJU ]]> Kung Fu Forum mooyingmantis http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66095 Ching Wu/Jing Wu question..... http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66094&goto=newpost Sun, 16 Jun 2013 02:42:02 GMT Greetings, I do remember that there was a book that detailed the forms taught at the Ching Wu. Was there ever a detail that included the name of the Sifu (and style, if possible) who contributed each form? mickey Greetings,

I do remember that there was a book that detailed the forms taught at the Ching Wu. Was there ever a detail that included the name of the Sifu (and style, if possible) who contributed each form?


mickey ]]> Kung Fu Forum mickey http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66094 Are there any chinese women named Wing Chun http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66093&goto=newpost Sun, 16 Jun 2013 00:41:28 GMT Is Wing Chun a common chinese womans name in this present time? Is Wing Chun a common chinese womans name in this present time? ]]> Wing Chun KungFubar http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66093 Clip http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66090&goto=newpost Sat, 15 Jun 2013 21:58:24 GMT http://youtu.be/RxUQCmiKSso http://youtu.be/RxUQCmiKSso ]]> Wing Chun k gledhill http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66090 A New Translation on Xingyiquan http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66089&goto=newpost Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:51:05 GMT A new translation (http://cookdingskitchen.blogspot.com/2013/06/the-world-of-martial-arts-that-has-long.html) by Jonathan Bluestein A new translation by Jonathan Bluestein ]]> Taijiquan and the Internal Martial Arts RickMatz http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66089 Wing chun forums http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66088&goto=newpost Sat, 15 Jun 2013 12:48:32 GMT Are there any other wing chun forums out there that are decent, preferably just discussing wing chun? I used to like the WSL takeforum but it seems to have disappeared. Any suggestions appreciated. Are there any other wing chun forums out there that are decent, preferably just discussing wing chun? I used to like the WSL takeforum but it seems to have disappeared. Any suggestions appreciated. ]]> Wing Chun guy b. http://forum.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?t=66088