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avxsk8erpunk
Yellow Belt
Joined: 16 Oct 2007
Posts: 46
Location: Downey, CA
Styles: MMA/ CM Boxing
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 Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2007 10:29 pm Post subject: what is kung fu? |
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what does it focus on? what are some traditions? Is it affective?
videos would be great preferably non-choreographed but if its choreographed thats fine |
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wushu2004
White Belt
Joined: 24 Nov 2007
Posts: 15
Styles: wushu
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
Posts: 12924
Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo,Hapkido, SCA Combat, and I research Medieval Combat
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| Posted: Sun Nov 25, 2007 8:18 am Post subject: |
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There are a LOT of different styles of Kung Fu out there, and none of them are exactly the same. You have Northern and Southern styles as a few broad categories, and then each has many subsets.
Here is some very general information on the Chinese arts, including Kung Fu. It is Wikipedia, so take it in stride. I am sure you can find other specific information by doing searches on specific styles: Chinese Martial Arts
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Kajukenbopr
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 18 Jun 2005
Posts: 922
Styles: Kajukenbo - Emperado Method
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 7:55 am Post subject: |
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like Bushido_man said:
Norther Styles- Long range attacks- usually associated with Taoist Principles. High kicks and complex footwork.
Souther Styles- short range attacks- usually associated with the Shaolin Temple and animal forms. Very quick and explosive.
There's also internal and external:
Internal- the development of Chi- years to master
External- the hardening of the body and muscles- quicker to learn
Other classifications include:
Wrestling- chinese wrestling(grappling and fast wrestling)
Chin Na-pressure points
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
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Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo,Hapkido, SCA Combat, and I research Medieval Combat
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:48 am Post subject: |
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Thanks, Kajukenbopr. That is much better than I could offer. I have read about the differences, but can't really pull them off the top of my head. I really need to read up on more Chinese styles.
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Kajukenbopr
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 18 Jun 2005
Posts: 922
Styles: Kajukenbo - Emperado Method
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| Posted: Mon Nov 26, 2007 3:04 pm Post subject: |
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hehe, I'm a kung fu geek
lately, if I'm reading about martial arts, its about Kung Fu 
I even talk to my teacher about certain styles i read about on the net, and he hasnt heard of a lot of them.
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bushido_man96
KF Sensei
Joined: 31 Mar 2006
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Location: Hays, KS
Styles: Taekwondo,Hapkido, SCA Combat, and I research Medieval Combat
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| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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| Kajukenbopr wrote: |
hehe, I'm a kung fu geek
lately, if I'm reading about martial arts, its about Kung Fu
I even talk to my teacher about certain styles i read about on the net, and he hasnt heard of a lot of them. |
I agree, it is fun to read and learn new things like that. I tend to go in stints myself.
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Kajukenbopr
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 18 Jun 2005
Posts: 922
Styles: Kajukenbo - Emperado Method
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| Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2007 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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good to know I'm not alone, bushido_man96
were u looking for a kung fu style in particular, avxsk8erpunk?
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NightOwl
KF Sempai
Joined: 08 Dec 2006
Posts: 987
Location: Japan
Styles: This and that, Rookie Judo
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Here you go Kajukenbopr...Meihuaquan. I found it goofing around looking at MA stuff one day. Since it literally means 'Plum Blossom Fist' or something of the like, I was curious just how a plum blossom would fight so I looked a bit into it  . At first I saw a lot of what you mostly see with CMA these days- spectator oriented wushu forms but not too much martial oriented. Then I came across a video of some guys in China practicing it using full force on concrete and I got a bit more interested. What sealed the deal though, was them using an awesome scissor sweep which reminded me of something you might find in BJJ, and so since then I've been wondering more about it.
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Kajukenbopr
Pre-Black Belt
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Styles: Kajukenbo - Emperado Method
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Meihua...
They use a lot of Internal Arts principles BUT their postures and moves are more "open" than other internal styles:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ad09tKAGWu8
Also, this style used the very famous "pillars of training" where stakes where set on the ground and the practitioner would execute forms on top of them.
Some people compare Meihuaquan with Taichi.
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on the post.
