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I started a 12 week program with my sifu, 1-2-1 basis, where he charges £7.50 per hour, after your first twelve lessons, by which time you are up for agrading, the cost of the tuition goes up to £15. I like his teaching, and he teaches at his home, using his outdoor facilities, and he has an array of things to work with. I know I could spend £60 a month easily on other bills or stuff I don’t need, and he has said he is flexible if people hit hard times…he just wants them to continue training. He has around 15 students on his 1-2-1 books, plus some groups. They must like what he does. I can say I have learned loads but also can see there is loads still to learn. I know he could charge £35-£50 per lesson but he has said he wants to encourage quality, personal training at a fair price. So is it fair, do you think? btw there is no club joining fee, we can come and go as we please, all he asks is we give 24 hours notice is we cannot make a lesson (otherwise we do have to pay unless it was an emergency)
It would be about $27 on the full rate. I don’t wish to sound mean or ungrateful, and I do feel I have had value for money so far. He takes time to correct each stance / technique plus now that I have graded he says we can do light sparring, but using equipment I canreally hit hard to get the real feel for techniques.
That sounds like a fair price for a one to one lesson. A lot of people would charge more than that. It’s a good sign that he’s more interested in quality training than money. Good luck with your training.
Over these past few months I’ve developed an interest in the internal aspects of martial arts and in particular Chinese styles which as far as i can see develop flowing continuous movements I’ve been reading Wong Kew Kit’s book about various shaolin styles and want to ask fellow martial artists their opinions about the above, ie: what is the most practical style or styles.
Your thoughts please …Thanks 
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You might want to look at the kung fu taught by Taoist priests.
http://www.wudang-kungfu.com/
Taoist kung fu specializes in ’soft style of kung fu’ and internal alchemy of the body and is located at Wudang Mountain. It was the Taoists who invented Tai Chi Chuan and Eagle Claw kung fu.
Shaolin Temple is of the Buddhist faith.
Shaolin monks shave their heads and practice a ‘hard’ style of kung fu.
Wudang Temple is of the Taoist faith.
Taoist priests grow their hair long and practice a ’soft’ style of kung fu.
http://www.taoiststudiesinstitute.org/yangsheng.html
It depends on what kind of kung fu you train in. Kung fu is an umbrella term that includes all chinese martial arts. Martial arts like wing chun focuses on arms, shaolin on legs, wushu on cardio etc. In general, you need to strengthen your whole body especially your legs and core because that is where the power of your punch, kick, and stances come from. Besides weight training, you need to do cardio especially if you are doing wushu. Stretching is also important. In addition to weight training, you need to do situps, squats, pushups and practice the martial art itself. The greatest improvement will come from repetition of the movements of the art you train.
There better be, being that kung fu originated in India…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_72_Arts_of_the_Shaolin_Temple
please god tell me they don’t do some of these things
how can that be healthy for the body?
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I’m going to start training in white crane kung fu next week, I’m 15.
I will proberly only be able to take 2 lessons a week and no sparring classes. They hold 3 lessons in kungfu and 2 sparring classes.
If I practice at home aswell and I can only take 1 or 2 kungfu lessons a week how much will it affect my training? Thanks.
stay in there long enough and you will learn well. I have been in the Martial arts since 1984
10 years of intense but rewarding training, that will improve your agility, balance, strength, endurance, concentration, decision-making, and overall hand-2-hand combat skills.
Your overall technique will improve and you will become nigh unbeatable.
but a grand martial arts master (of various disciplines merged into one) asks you to recieve training from ONE of those dudes.
would you prefer 10 yrs of training from a Karate Master or a Kung Fu Master ?
you realize that kung fu just means chinese martial arts, and that china has about hundred different martial arts. so you need to clarify which chinese martial art you’re talking about.
Also Karate has multiple branches, and different branches have different training methods and some have even a different set of techniques.
But let’s assume that you meant the most common kind of kung fu people know of, which in this case would be Shaolin. (Taichi is the most well known, but people refer to taichi as taichi not mistakenly call it kung fu) Also let’s assume that you are refering to most common Karate (the Shotokan) as what you mean by karate. of the two I would personally choose Karate as it has a little less flair, but then again it really depends on the teacher.
The best Kung fu in my opinion is Wing Chun, Bajiquan, and Sanda. (Sanda really isn’t a traditional style though…) the best karate style I would say is Kyokushin, but it’s also a rather modern style. Of Sanda and Kyokushin I would choose Kyokushin because I prefer pure striking, but Sanda has throwing techniques which are pretty nice to have.
i wanna do martial arts and i don’t know between aikido or kung fu i like the aikido locks and all but kung fu look amazing when u master it iv already done hapkido but i got more interested in kung fu and aikido
im pretty fast 5′5 in 8th grade and pretty flexible but not as much as i was when i did hapkido
personally I like aikido more. kung fu is a very famous striking style that is known for blending one thing into the next continually moving and striking. it’s supposed to have almost every possible stand up move (that part in my opinion). but what i’m learning about aikido is that everything blends from one thing to the next. there aren’t any stiff movements and if you don’t get one thing you move onto the next. but everything flows and is very circular. I think of aikido like kung fu to be a very devastating style that just happens to look pretty to the outside eye. when you look at aikido on youtube and you see the people flying around it looks flashy and fake. but the reason they move like that is if they didn’t their joints would break and that would be the end of the fight. they also have a rap for being overly choreographed but the training goes from the grab where everything is slow and controlled to a strike where everything is fast and dangerous, (only for higher ranks). also kung fu is a very broad term referring to many styles. but kung fu does have it’s points, it’s still around because it is an effective style when done right. it’s not about being bulky and more about being well rounded in all areas of fitness and fighting. both styles have merit even though many people will deny it. (I like UFC and MMA but it has bread some narrow close mindedness) I have done tang soo do (like tae kwon do), shotokan (like karate), tae kwon do, wing chun (kung fu), and now aikido and I plan on staying with it forever. I’m not going to lose my strikes but I am going to implement it in what i’m now doing.
please take your time to write down By the way I have seen those monks of shaolin monaster of china not to tell that I was quite impressed I can bet that a monk kid can beat the crap out of a kick boxer don’t you think ?
Many believe that Kung Fu is a term which describes a single martial art, much like Taekwondo, Judo, or Aikido. In reality, Kung Fu is a general term which includes hundreds of styles of Chinese martial arts. Some examples of Kung Fu styles are Long Fist, Eagle Claw, and Taiji Quan.
Another misconception is that Kung Fu is a "soft" style compared with Karate or other "hard" styles. This is not so: each Kung Fu style contains both hard and soft techniques. Also, many people believe that Kung Fu is an external style and Taiji Quan is an internal style. While most Kung Fu styles emphasise external development, all styles of Kung Fu contain both internal and external components.
Kung Fu is better than other forms of exercise for promoting health and fitness. In swimming, jogging, and karate, for example, the fitness acquired diminishes as one grows old, but in Kung Fu it is enhanced. This is because Kung Fu is more than physical exercise; it develops the inner faculties of vital energy and the mind. A Kung Fu practitioner will exhibit more zest and vitality in both work and play than an ordinary person, and have calmness of mind and clarity of thought even under demanding situations.
Striking: any type of blow to a well-considered target including hitting pressure points, internal organs, shattering bones, etc.
Parrying: any type of block or redirection.
Positioning: any type of movement to your advantage including stepping, leaning, stance shifting, closing or opening the distance, etc.
Unbalancing: any type of throw, sweep, takedown or push.
Seizing: any type of qinna including joint locks, grasping nerve points, dividing tendons/muscles, or sealing the breath.
Releasing: any type of counter to a qinna technique.
ever wondered how people would find a highly skilled kung fu training because i have i am wanting to know were you would find someone that would take you in and training you one on one to make you a expert in kung fu i will look forward to your replays
spend about 30 years training a kung fu style 10 hours a day