http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles Bringing the Gung Gee Fook Fu into 2000 What would Wong Fei Hung have thought had he been able to see the legacy of his teachings evolve and make their way into the fabric of Los Angeles culture in 1998 A kungfu school in the shadows of Hollywood Chinese remedies in the window and on the counter a copy of a new book with the Gung Gee Fook Fu set and applications in Chinese English German http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Buck_Sam_Kong_Tames_the_Tiger.html Dynamic powerful fluid and almost limitless when it comes to techniques Thats how budobased sparring has been described Its a form of combat training that can really knock your socks off no matter what style of karate you happen to be studying or what your goals are Budobased sparring is a key component of budobased karate says Joe Mirza Its versatile because its effective http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/BUDO_SPARRING.html Do not believe that practicing by rote 123etc type responses to street attacks is a viable or particularly useful training exercise Example He does this I do that For attack A I use Defense A Realize that in a street fight there are far too many variables too many contingencies Uncle Murphy rules the roost Terrain weather injuries any number of unforeseen deficits is on http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/ByRote_Combinations.html Note I wrote this essay regarding the development of Tekkenryu jujutsu However I think it is applicable for all methods of self defense It may also explain why martial arts are the way they are Catholic by definition means universal or broad minded I could pull out STACKS of manuals syllabuses films and related research material that cover an ENTIRE range of unarmed com http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/Catholic_Self_Defense.html Its past midnight when you leave the party The street is dark and quiet except for the muted sounds of laughter and rock music You dont see him as you cross the street but the instant you reach your car a man darts out from behind a van and grabs your arm What do you do While you could use any number of martial arts techniques to extricate yourself you need to be careful because in http://www.martialarm.com/martial-articles/CDT.html