there are some retards that walk the same way i do from school. they started talking to my friend like they were gonna beat him up. i told them not to try because i do zui quan (a type of kung fu) and karate and that they wouldint stand a chance, i didint want to half to hurt them. they triped my friend and started walking again. they then started to throw rocks at me and my friend, they have bad aim they do that kind of stuff to me and my friend almost every day. i usualy try to avoid fights so i just ignore them. what should i do? my friend has a pretty good idea but i dont want to go that far, hint hint.|||agree.. don't provoke them.. don't tell them that you know zui quan or the like because they're bullies… the would more likely pick you more if you do that… just go on a different route and tell them to a local police|||you do drunken boxing? hmmm….are you sure you can defend yourself with that?|||Its up to you how much crap you can take, but martial arts is about having some balls and standing up for yourself, and these guys are throwing **** at you

Its like Hatsumi sayed, if you turn both cheeks you will have no more cheeks left|||You're too funny. Don't try to use some lame martial art on a group of guys. Trust me, you'll get beat up.|||Find another way home.

I'm not kidding. Either choose a different route (even if it's longer) or see if you can get a trusted adult to drive you and your friend.

While you're at it, talk to a parent or a teacher. Tell them what's been happening. I would also recommend that you keep a record of the kids' harrassment. When they start to bother you, write down the time, the place, and what they did. (maybe even keep a tape recorder in your clothes so you can record the threats they made…) If those kids really harrass you as often as you say, you ought to have sufficient evidence within a few weeks.

Trust me– unless you and your friend are in *immediate* danger, you really want to avoid getting into a fight. Fights last for only a few minutes, if that, but their consequences can go on for much longer… ie., serious injuries and lawsuits. In the long run, most fights really are not worth it.

Chinese proverb: "Never fight when you can run!"

While you're at it, check out this link: http://www.nononsenseselfdefense.com/zer… (this discusses the messy ramifications of using force on school property. Just FYI.)|||You may be able to beat them up, but you can not beat their lawyer or the police. Clowns like that will most likely sue. Your best bet is to take another route home. Good luck!|||I don't think drunken boxing will help much in a real fight.

I think they'll just laugh at you and beat you up if you try to fight them with it…

I'm sorry but drunken boxing is useless in a real fight.

And please. It sounds a bit arrogant when you say I know I could beat them up, or they have no chance against me.

And learn how to spell please.|||I love it when people judge something that they don't know anything about… Everyone is quite confident to say that drunken boxing wouldn't work unless the person was a master at it… REALLY? WHAT GENIUS…

Boxing won't work unless you're good at it, BJJ won't work unless you're good at it, Karate won't work unless you're good at it… Do you see where I'm going with this?

The only way to truly judge the effectiveness of any art is to train it, master it and then disprove it, and really who has the time to train that many styles?

Or perhaps you could try challanging some highly respected practioners of styles you think are useless to see how you go, I hope that you are half as good as you think you are though if you challange good fighters.

Oh and as for the actualy question. If you can try another way home. If that doesn't work try a different time. Hang at school for a bit before you leave and you should miss them altogether. If none of that works call the cops, no point going to jail fo a bunch of idiots dude… Mind you if they attack you by all means do what you have to, no judge in the land is going to convict when you're outnumbered, just make sure you don't go too far.

a friend of mine is quite forgivable but he still feels angry on stuff…like if anyone bothers him for a period of time and stuff he still lets them but sometimes he would feel like beating them up…well he is quite strong (he doesn’t train or anything)but he is still strong he he can lift about 75kg without any help and once he punched me just to joke around with not much strength and I start bleeding and I was bruised for bout 2weeks…but he looks perfectly normal not much muscle(just normal) ect(he used to train kung fu though but for like 2-3years)anyway he aint the kind of guy u call bully,jerk,clown ect he is the kind of guy that stays quite but anyway we will start school soon…and there r about 2-3 ppl that got him pissed these past 2 years but he tried to ignore them he said if they bother me this year I will seriously beat em…he never did that to someone yet and I now him since I was but 2 and I saw him angry a couple of time and he wouldn’t care of wat happens…|||well i think that ur friend should not always keep his anger inside of him. tell him to go to class that let his anger go away and another thing who should always be there as a friend to calm him down never tell him to go beat up someone. anyways. the reason why i said that was because i had bestfriend like that and me and him are really close well one time he told me that no one is going to brother him so i look at him and than we change the conversation so than we was at school and this kid got into his face so my bestfriend got so angry that he punch him and he was about to kill him i had to get him off and no one could have get him off so the police came and now he in proabation and can't do anything.

I wish to have a simple punchingbag which is not vertical and that does not haing from the roof.

I don't have support for that.

I once had a punching bag; search the home for it but found nothing but to told tat my mom threw it away.

iam in kung fu and wish to train with a puchingbag but i no longer have one.

Moeny is a problem because i need to start saving moeny for a car or something that has vaule.

Becuase iam a high school graduite and wish to use all i got in importance then in something i can make.|||try putting a few pillow cases inside each other. Then take something such as wool or cotton and put it in the bag. if you really want it to be hard, stick some bamboo inside the bag (a dollar for like 5) inside to strenthen it and put the wool/cotton around that. otherwise youd break your hand after a while.

as to hang it, use 2 or three hook screws and run a string from the bottom of the bag sewed to the very top sewed again. take 3 strands from inside and tie them to the ceiling with the hooks, and it should hold well.

I just thought of that off the top of my head. Good luck with money. I do have a program where im making a few thousand a month online.|||use your school bag|||get an old army duffle bag fill it with dirty clothes.they are fairly cheap and when you are done beatting the hell outta it you can take your clothes and wash them.|||Try taking a large spring and mounting it to the floor (you could find this at a junkyard or scrap yard for cheap). At the top of the spring you could attach a ball of something soft (of your choice) and wrap it in a couple layers of duct tape to make it have a firm skin. Just an idea for you to toss around.|||Try using your little brother. You will not have to hang him from supports, he is cheap, reuseable and generally more fun than an ordinary punching bag.

i was checking out the collages im going to and there seem to be a San shou school near it

so i was thinking it would be cool to learn this or should i take judo??

if you don't know what is San shou its a kung fu that look a lot like kick boxing here a video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5Xy579B5…

im in tkd rite now

I'ved done Hapkido and Muay thai so i think it going to help if i do San shou|||i take san shou and its great, its like muay thai with take downs. Just curious, where are you going to school?|||I agree that San Shou is a bit like kick boxing with take downs. I say go for it definitely.|||It sounds like you already have some stand-up experience. Why not try Judo and learn takedowns with a little ground submission training? This should help make you a more well rounded fighter.

Well there is this guy i like

And we go to kung fu

And we have been eyeing each

Other up when we are working out

And i can only walk him home on

Wendesday because my friend is with me

On Monday. He goes to a different school

from me but i dunno what to do

and how would i ask him out ?

Good advice needed !

Sam oxox|||If you're interested in him, just go up to him and ask him in person that you like him and want to go out with him to "Chuck E. Cheese" pizza and the movies. Don't wait for him to ask you out. He could be your future childhood sweetheart. Anytime he might not take Martial Arts classes again at that Dojo you both go to and you might not see him ever again since he goes to a different school. Good luck.|||Just smile and simply ask him by saying something like do yuo want to go to _______? Since u both have been eyeing each other he will either say yes or say no and suggest another day. Good luck, and just be yourself!|||whilst u are walkin him home on the wednesday if he shows an interest in you/ you have plenty to talk about, suggest you meet up outside of your kung fu class, make it a light suggestion for example for a dink or a bite to eat|||i think that you should ask him out when you go on your walk with him if you feel he is eyeing you then most likely you both feel that little chemistry when around each other…when you do it dont feel nervouse just ask him to get something to eat with you….gradually hell open up and youll hit it off good luck !!|||ok if u really like him than talk 2 him, and id you really connect ask him ouit if u dont u will just wonder y u didnt it will make u feeel a lot better

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Don't Walk Away

Eternity

Games

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Goodnight and Goodbye

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Hello Beautiful

Hey We're Gonna Be Alright

Higher Love

Hold On

Hollywood

I Am What I Am

I Wanna Be Like You

I Will Be The Light

Inseparable

Joy to the World (A Christmas Payer)

Just Friends

Kids of the Future

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Mandy

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I will list everyone in my family, what they like, and how old they are. Can you please tell me what I should get them? Please include links. Thanks!

Dad: likes chinese language, kung fu, computer programs, going to restaurants, going to the movies

Mom: likes good smelling shampoos, lotions, pillows, stuff like that, new shoes, nail polish,

Brother: age 26, likes sports, tv, weight lifting, chinese food, rock bands (like evanesense and fall out boy)

Brother: age 23, likes school, weight lifting, heavy metal (like metallica), arby's, coney island, going to the movies

Sister: age 20, likes cheerleading, serority, shopping, shoes, express, starbucks, going to the movies

Sister: age 12, likes singing, music, karaoke, reading, books, shopping, wetseal, kohl's, webkinz, going to the movies

Brother: 8, likes video games, tv, going to the movies, webkinz, legos

Can you please include links to what I should get them? Thanks so much!|||Dad: Gift certificates to the movies or a nice restaurant.

Mom: Candles are always a hit!

Brother(26): Gym membership, favorite sports team gear…shirt, hat, pj's stuff like that.

Brother(23):Gym membership,CD's,arby's gift card

Sister(20): Starbucks gift card, movie money,or gift card to favorite store, or shoes….lots of them.(i like them too)

Sister(12): CD's, gift card to favorite bookstore.

Brother(8): More legos! they are awesome for kids. quiet and rarely get boring, if they do they will be fun again after a snack!

***I know i suggested gift cards alot, some people think they are impersonal BUT, If you get them from a specific store of their interists or one thats right by their work or one you know is their favorite to shop at then it shows that you care, and that you really do know them and they can use it at their convinience. you dont have to worry about them not liking it and having to return stuff because they get what they want!!

hope it helps.|||Get dad Chinese checkers

for mom go to bath and body works

for 26 year old bro get a new rock Cd

23 bro get him a weight lifting set

20 sis get her a gift card to fav store

12 sis karaoke machine or gift card to her fav store

8 bro new game for his video game|||Dad-get him a movie

Mom-get her a spa gift basket from bath&body works

brother-get him a record player(sounds weird but those old ones at antique shops) with music he likes.

sister-get her a gift card to her fav store or like a cute pair of uggs

sister-get her a karoke machine(they are like 25 dollars at target)

brother-get hime like 2 webkinzzzz|||The only thing that i can truely sugguest is going to ebay and typing in the thing that you are describing, if you don't buy anything- atleast you have new and different ideas.

or go to gift.com it says that u can type in what the person likes…and they show the results…|||Dad: get him a chinese dictionary?? to be able to learn chinese or a chinese learning program. If this fails then just get him a DVD of a movie he wants.

Mom: Go to Bath and body works and buy her a gift box thing with all the sweet smelling shampoos. Or buy her a pair of cute heels or some cute essie nail polish.

Brother: CD or itunes gift card for music

Brother: itunes giftcard

Sister: giftcard to express or a really cute outfit

sister: giftcard of cute outfit

Brother webkinz, new video game or some new legos|||Dad: Get your dad a gift certificate to his favorite Chinese Food place, or just take him there and treat him out!

Mom: Get your mom some lotions, scrubs, soaps, etc. at Bath and Body Works!

Brother: Get him a gift certificate to your local CD store

Brother: Get him a gift certificate to your local fittness club

Sister: Get her a gift certificate to the mall!

Sister: Get her a gift certificate to her favorite store!

Brother: Get him a kewl lego kit he doesnt have

Links: bathandbodyworks.com

Everything else you can get in the mall or what I specified! Lol. At this age, they love gift certificates!

Good Luck!|||Ok well here was some ideas

Dad: Movie tickets?Gift Certificets www.famousplayers.com

Mom: Spa passes/basket of stuff from the body shop www.thebodyshop.com/

Brother(26): News CD (fall out boy) with soccer ball/football

www.falloutboy.com

Brother(23): Movie Passes with CD OR ARBY'S Gife certificet

Sister (20): New Pair of shoes she want..gift certif. to store she likes or mall nearest to u

Sister (12): If yuo've got PS2 get "SINGSTAR" New Book..or clothes from favourite store

Brother(8): Video game for whatever he has (X-BOX,PSP)

OR Board Game to favourite TV show

there are some retards that walk the same way i do from school. they started talking to my friend like they were gonna beat him up. i told them not to try because i do zui quan (a type of kung fu) and they wouldint stand a chance and i didint want to half to hurt them. they triped my friend and started walking again. they then started to throw rocks at me and my friend, they have bad aim they do that kind of stuff to me and my friend almost every day. i usualy try to avoid fights so i just ignore them. what should i do? my friend has a pretty good idea but i dont want to go that far, hint hint. what should i do?|||first of all, it is wonderful that you don't want to fight with anyone and you care so much about your friend. Here where I live, if this were to happen on the way to school for my kids or on their way home from school, from my front door or to my front door, they are considered bound to school policy and they can easily be reported, get detention, or suspension or worse, the police can be called and they can be charged.|||unfortunately they will continue to harrass until you use your kung fu….school policy, detention, police will only make it worse…take'm out

I am going on 25-years old & I am thinking about trying martial arts again for the third time. I tried it when I was 14, then when I was 19, now at almost at age 25, I am thinking of doing it again. But I really don't wanna waste my money or time. When I was 14, I tried Jeet-Kune-Do. Then at 19, I tried Chinese Kung-Fu. I'm a life long Bruce Lee fan. Those styles worked for him, but not for me cause I learned nothing from either style. I am not really a physical person. I've always been a big guy and kinda on the chubby side. Not so much more now though, but I am still big. So if I get back into martial arts, what kind of school should I go to? And does martial arts really work in fist fights or is it all for show? Cause most fights I see are guys laying on the ground, wrestling. It seems like UFC ground fighting is the best style out there.|||For striking: muay thai, kickboxing, boxing, sanshou, kyokushin and shidokan karate.

For grappling: judo, brazilian jujitsu, sambo, wrestling.

Jeet Kune do is more a philosophy than a martial art, to discard what's useless, and to use what works, you could say it's the genesis of modern MMA (mixed martial arts)

"UFC ground fighting" is just a mixture of grappling arts, mentioned above. The most common ones nowadays are brazilian jujitsu and wrestling.

I hope this information is useful.

good luck!|||muay thai is great. i train along with jiu-jitsu. any style can work for you, its just you have to be comfortable with it. i have trained in tae kwon do, kung fu, and a little bif of judo, and loved them all. the reason the UFC guys do what they do is because they have to be trained in multiple disciplines. most of them train muay thai, boxing, greco roman wrestling, jiu-jitsu, and judo. they need all those because there is no tell where the fight might go so they have to be prepared to fight from anywhere.|||What styles are available in your town? I would recommend basing your decision not so much on the specific style, but by the school and instructor. Visit a couple of the dojos around so you can actually see if it's something you are interested in. Ask a lot of questions and observe how the instructor interacts with his/her students. If you let me know what kinds of schools are near you I can try to help a little more. The UFC ground fighting you're talking about is most likely jujitsu. There are also MMA schools, who teach a variety of stand-up and ground fighting techniques. I think it's easier to have a base before joining an MMA school, but that also depends on how good the instructor is.|||I would try the internal martial arts such as Tai Chi. The moves are slow but they hide a wealth of strength if you study for long enough. You will develop self confidence as your balance improves dramatically and you will find that your stress level decreases tremendously, which makes you feel calmer in situations where fighting may be necessary. If you are not really a physical person I definitely recommend the internal martial arts. Although street fighting skills may take longer to develop, you will develop other skills that help more in situations where fights may occur. And the physical and mental benefits from the work is amazing. You will very quickly improve your breath control, increase blood flow through the entire body, and generally improve every aspect of your health. You will be able to quickly bring your body to a calm, relaxed state in any circumstance.|||you should try kickboxing,it will increase your physical ability and fit yourself,then you can try capoeira|||i a gree with syntheticmynd , do muay thai , it will increase your skill in martial art and also burn your fat faster ,…|||anything thats effective in a street fight.|||Before you take any style I would look at why you have not learned on two previous occassions. Perhaps your approach to learning was wrong or the instructors while good martial artists may not have been very good instructors. It could be a combination of both and I have found that some people have a problem learning martial arts so your teaching approach has to be modified to teach them or they flounder. That being said shop around and look for a good instructor who can teach, not one that is just a good martial artist. If you can find one that teaches what appeals to you in so far as the type/style of martial art then thats even better.

While the wrestling, grappling styles are very effective keep in mind that they have rules that favor that type of fighting and the fight going to the ground. No kicks or knees to the groin; no eye or finger jabs; no fish hooking or ear clapping or head butts; no elbows to the spine or rabbit punches to the back of the skull. These are all techniques that a skilled, well trained martial artist would apply in a street situation. They are very effective and end the fight before it ever reaches the ground or while a person is trying to get you to the ground. But if you prefer the ground fighting aspects then look for a well organized instructor who posesses the abilty to teach. Visit each school a couple of times and observe who is teaching and watch the classes. Look to see how he handles a student that is struggling with something and if he succeeds in making a negative into a positive. Also look to see if the instructor presents techniques that are appropriate for the skill level of the students. Some techniques are very difficult to learn if you have not learned something else first. Talk to the students afterwards and see if they are happy with the level and quality of the instruction. So shop around and see what is available and if there is a good instructor out there that teaches it. You will be more likely to find them if you take the time and make the extra effort and probably be much happier in the long run and not feel like you wasted your time or money.|||Well, you can try Aikido, since you're not really "physical." It seems to be a good style to get into after you've matured a bit too. Now that you're 25, you'll probably appreciate martial arts more.|||most schools have a MMA night, where you can learn BJJ,boxing,wresting,judo, etc…pretty much everything, check it out…….it will make you a more rounded martial artist, and you will never get bored|||I think all traditional martial arts disciplines are effective and have something positive to teach anyone, but not all discplines will appeal to everyone.

Clearly you have tried two which did not appeal to you at the time you tried them, but these are most definately two discplines that many people may recommend. Thus I would suggest that you should look at what is available in your area and go check them out for yourself. Talk with the instructor/s, observe a few classes, chat with the students, and maybe try a few classes out before committing.

No-one here can really advise you as there are too many variables. I would not agree with your contention tht UFC seems like the best style out there. UFC is certainly popular right now, but that does not mean it is the best, nor does it mean it will be suitable or appealing to you. Equally, I believe most UFC or MMA fighters are from traditional disciplines and the creation of schools which teach MMA concepts strictly for the UFC/MMA is a relatively new things.

Your size, weight, height, gender, body type etc. etc. really should not have any impact on the effectiveness of the discipline you choose. You can learn something from any discipline. You just have to take some time to find the discipline that most appeals to you

Good luck!

Ken C

9th Dan HapMoosaKi-Do

8th Dan TaeKwon-Do

7th Dan YongChul-Do|||i would suggest judo. you are big, nd judo focuses on throws which would b a good fit…jiu-jitsu if you want to learn ground moves, these two styles used to be one. Samaria's used these arts to throw the enemy to the ground…size is good but technique is more important|||Don't try, do it and stick with it, make an effort!

Otherwise get a dog…|||Tae Kwon Do is the Best|||I train in the Doce Pares Filipino Martial arts. Cacoy Canete, Grand Master.Why don't you train in Krav Maga? Israeli combat fighting. you can incorporate this style into whatever system you learn.

Im making a video game and one of my boss characters are going to be a capoeira fighter. Now I am a martial artist but I have only studied Muay Thai , Eagle claw Kung Fu, and Jujitsu in depth. I have a very brief knowledge of capoeira but not enough to design a great capoeira fighter. Anyways Im looking for somebody who understands capoeira and its concepts pretty well to explain some of its beleifs and style to me. I personally have always wanted to learn some , because my style is all about rythem and playing games with my oponent and kinda light hearted like capoeira, but I wont leave my current school for it. Anyways any help is appriciated.|||it isn't about looking cool. Capoeira is a martial art developed by people who fought for their freedom. It involves being sneaky and able to attack from a large variety of positions. My teacher can attack in ways that seem impossible and from even the most uncomfortable position. The moves aren't flashy, they hurt, even the most obscure attack from my teacher are lightning fast and hurt like hell.

The escaping slaves didn't have music to dance by when their freedom was on the line, and they were hunted by search parties, They did serious damage and the art did not degrade into a mere dance. We still hit each other in capoeira, although we try not to.

you can watch capoeira videos on you tube for ideas. Anything with sul de bahia or batuque is good. One that caught my attention was called capoeira prodigy. Also, pay EXTREME attention to ones that have a mestre in it. A mestre is a master of capoeira; their fights are amazing, even if they slow (may be in title). People still kick and get kicked in capoeira.

I hear good things about the capoeira fighter in Tekken 3|||You can find capoeira teachers at www.capoeiranation.com Capoeira Nation is an online instructional Capoeira website and worldwide community. Youcan find Capoeira teachers anywhere in the world, connect with Capoeiristas everywhere, and of course learn Capoeira through the instructional videos. Report It
|||It's basically dance fighting. That means the music is an important part of what you should have in the game. Although hands can be used to block and punch (think kick boxing with much more kick than boxing) it's more of the use of legs and head butting. Defense is rolling, ducking and side stepping rather than the standard arm blocks used in Asia. Baiting and fooling is also important. It's a art of style (cool moves and from trickery) over substance (damage).|||I always thought Capoera was developed as a "hidden" fighting system developed by slaves who made it look like a dance form to mislead / disguise its true purpose from the land-owners/military/police. I could be wrong I suppose.|||I have not studied the style myself but have several dvd's on the art. (my brother likes high, flashy, and street useless things). Anyway, from what I've read and heard about the art is that it is from the African slaves that were taken to Brazil. They were chained by the wrists, not the feet, do to the wet and soft ground. Seems to have allowed them an easier way of walking. From that they devloped the style from there art of fighting and dance. The dance was to hide that fact that they were training in a fighting style. Over time there owners only saw the dance and allowed them to keep it. As I understand that is the basic history of the style. I've seen it and personally find it's fighting ability to be in suspect. But it was passed off as dance for so long that maybe that is all that it became, after generations. I can see how a Capoeira pract. could "get lucky" with a high flashy, spinning kick and catch someone off guard, but for a real life down and dirty street fight I think it wouln't have the over all ability to be effective, past a "once in a life time, act of the almighty"

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Do Universities look at your clubs and voulenteer work?

EG. If i want to get into engineering, does it matter if:

1) I worked during the summer at an engineering firm for 3 years,

2) Joined the hockey team, robotic team, etc. during school

3) Gained my pilots license during the summer

4) Have 100 hours voulenteering at a daycare

5) Won Kung-fu awards

*This is only an example*

Like do universities actually care what clubs you joined? I also heard that people with more voulenteer hours are more likely to get in then people with less hours, is this true? How much does extra-cirucular activities/voulenteering/achievements affect your chances of getting into a university?|||That's a pretty awesome resume. As long as you make sure in your essay and make sure those teachers or authority figures that write recommendations for you get all that in. Colleges do look into outside work you've done, just like they don't just focus on the SATs or ACTs. Volunteer hours are always a bonus.

Just make sure you get it across some how. It's always a good point to bring up in interviews and admission counselors are always interested to see what you can bring to the school besides money of course.|||They like to know about it but it doesn't make too much difference. What they want is the academic, but if someone looking at your application has the same interests then it makes everything a lot easier during personal interviews.|||Part of it depends on the school. Many large public universities look mainly at GPA and standardized test scores. I've read a lot that it doesn't so much matter how many hours of volunteering, or how many/which clubs, but they like to see long-term earnest commitment to one or a few things.

will list everyone in my family, what they like, and how old they are. Can you please tell me what I should get them? Please include links. Thanks!

Dad: likes chinese language, kung fu, computer programs, going to restaurants, going to the movies

Mom: likes good smelling shampoos, lotions, pillows, stuff like that, new shoes, nail polish,

Brother: age 26, likes sports, tv, weight lifting, chinese food, rock bands (like evanesense and fall out boy)

Brother: age 23, likes school, weight lifting, heavy metal (like metallica), arby's, coney island, going to the movies

Sister: age 20, likes cheerleading, serority, shopping, shoes, express, starbucks, going to the movies

Sister: age 12, likes singing, music, karaoke, reading, books, shopping, wetseal, kohl's, webkinz, going to the movies

Brother: 8, likes video games, tv, going to the movies, webkinz, legos

Can you please include links to what I should get them? Thanks so much!|||Hi,

ok.

Dad: Gift him a gift certificate to a special restraunt or movie giftcard, or get some computer programs or favorite movies of his at Bestbuy.

Mom: Get her some bodylotions from Bath and Body works, or some home decor from Bed Bath Body and Beyond.

Brother-26: Maybe get him cds from his favorite rockbands, or iTunes giftcard for him to use, but I think if you get him a specific gift it would be better..can buy him some sport giftcard from Big5 or Sports Authority or any sports place he likes. Or subscribe him to a sports magazine if he likes to read those.

Brother-23: Movie giftcard, dvd or iTunes giftcard, cds or Arbys giftcard, or subscription to a sports mag.

Sister-20: Starbucks giftcard, movie giftcard, maybe get her some accersories for cheer or subscribe her to a cheerleading mag. Or a giftcard to her fave clothes store or shoe store.

Sister-12: Wetseal or Kohls giftcard, movie giftcard, maybe find a karoke game or some singalongs in Target or Bestbuy for her, or a Barnes and Noble giftcard.

Brother-8: Movie giftcard, legos from Target (in the kids boys toy aisle) or some video games he likes.

There basically are some ideas what you can get each person, will throw in some links soon please wait i'll put them on here, overall looks like everyone likes going to the movies lol, but hey if you dont want to give them all that then giving them what each person likes is fine:))|||Waht is the priece rance, because legos can get expensive if you were to get those for your bro|||take your family out 2 the movies..

dad: take him 2 the movies

mom: a comfortable pillow

26-brother: as u take him & your dad 2 the movies go for some chinese food(before the movie).

23-brother:an intresting book

12-sister: a kreoking video game

8-brother: a lego video game

Just met this dude in the materinty ward no less. My sis tells me in code that this dude is a real dirt bag. My neice is only 17 and nine months pregers. I go to introduce myself and he gives me the matcho hand shake with the kung fu grip. I look him dead in the eyes and return his challenge with a stout grip of my own, and ask him. "What's this?" to which he says "Just a hand shake." I then tell him I'm her Uncle and love her very much so be sure and understand that her welfare is my first concern. I get the feeling he's the type that might slap her around a bit to which I feel powerless to do anything about without first being called on to act. I'm 53 now & he's maybe 20 or 21. There is no doubt in my mind I could educate this young man and I'm talking old school as is my rule. This kid thinks this old biker isn't much of a challenge but if I find out he's smacked my little girl around….well like I said I'd like to hear what y'all think. What should I do? Serious now.|||I've found that my instincts have generally been right when it comes to dirt bag people. There's something so similar in all of them; maybe it's their general lack of respect. However, no one learns respect at the end of a fist. Since he's not married to your niece, talk to her about him, keeping in mind that she's very young and will defend him and his actions. Rather than set up that scenario, maybe you could tell her you're there to help her protect her child. Give her a special code word or quote or name that she can use if she needs help; tell her you're doing this because your instincts and experience tell you that her boyfriend might eventually be a problem for her. If you start wailin' on him, though, she's going to jump in and defend him. So, just make sure they both know you're watching out for your niece and her child, and anyone who makes her life miserable will regret it. Then follow up with regular checks on her and the baby. If you include the baby, she's more likely to listen.|||First, remember that this is her life, and her decision to make, good or bad. Second, make sure she knows you have nothing but her best interest at heart, and will be the first one to step in if she needs it. Also, make sure that he knows that, as well. You don't want to make an enemy of someone that could become a relative, but at the same time, blood is blood.|||You need to have very honest and open communication with your niece. He may not be as bad as you think. The handshake was most likely his insecurity, because I'm sure you scared the crap out of him. If she stays with this guy, make it a priority to get to know him a little. Remember the saying keep your friends close and your enemies closer??? Then you can educate him without him feeling threatened. If he is a creep, just pray that your precious niece can see it.|||Call the police… dont get involved where you could end up in jail or sued… over some dirtbag…|||Tell your niece in no uncertain terms that you'll always be there for her.And tell the bf you'll always be around,and look him dead in his eyes.i'm sure he'll get the point then.|||Well this guy is her choice—why is only her concern–but the guy maybe OK and just wasn't very impressive in the situation you all were in. Maybe it would have been better in a different time and place. I definitely would go with your "GUT" instinct…but again, you can't take matters into your own hands. If he is abusive, you have to follow the law–and she has to be the one to report it—you can only be supportive and protective to a point. Try being nice and talking like an adult to him—see if any good qualities are there that may be a surprise to you. It may go better than you think. Visits with her and him and the kids will be a lot better if everyone is congenial and happy. It is her life–her choice–her man–and if she is the type to endure abuse–she will need more attention than him. She will need to find out why she has such low self esteem—why she needs to be dominated—it could be something you know nothing about from early childhood. Please be fair and give this guy a chance–if there is a problem it will show eventually. Then you need to get her some real effective help from the law and then a pro can help her with whatever else she needs. Hey man, I don't want to see you on COPS–keep cool.Good luck|||First you made a big no no. You listened to the family gossip and made an opinion of him before you had met him based on what your sis told you. Your letting your ego on a handshake that you are possibly intimated by this 20 something dudes handshake. Im sure you being a biker guy, you've been subject to people's opinions about you that you're the type of guy to smack a girl around too.

Remember to keep your nose out of the women's gossip, you wont help anyone out by listening and having a baised opinion. Watch and see how he does and judge him on that, not on the day when his girlfriend is having his baby. He's probably stressed out as it is, and not exactly the best time to be meeting new family. He's probably trying to show you with the handshake that he's capable of protecting your niece should anything happen. Dont forget this is her life to live and unfortunatly you get a backseat pass to her decisions. Be there for her regardless of the outcome, even tho if this is the first time you're meeting this dude and she's nine months pregnant… where have you been in her life that now all of this is such a big deal? If your gunna be there for her, be there for her all the way, not just the once a year family reunion in the mat. ward of a hosptial.|||What makes me wonder is why does she think so little of herself to get mixed in with a creep like that to begin with? And I understand the wanting to be protective part but someone wasn't protecting her and brinning her up to see the right and wrong way to be treated if she is with a creep like that to begin with…

What should you do? Keep your nose out of it unless asked but you are welcome of course to let her know you are there for HER.|||Call in your buddies if the time comes you need to educate him properly. Even if you are tough its good to have back up.|||i have a daughter thats almost 17. and i have 2 brothers. and her father and i are still together. and everytime my daughter dates someone my bros have told the boys that they have guns and arent scared to use them…lol . thy just come right out and tell them thats their niece and they wouldnt think of hurting someone to protect her… your niece has to be carefull. she needs to stand up for her self but by all means let the dirt bag know ur watching him and 1 screw up will lead to a stomping

If you throw a punch at some one i have heard two ways, one that your front two knuckles land first and the other your pinky and ring finger connect first. i am still a student, only a green belt and in my school we land front knuckles first but another Black Belt I met at a seminar for a different style Kung Fu, im not sure which exact one though, and he said that you use the other two fingers. WHO is correct or are they both correct and just have different effect? HELP please I just want to understand.

Thanks and remember i am only a green belt with 2.5 years of Goju training. i am not an expert and know everything so please do not taunt me as if I am an expert and should know the answer, i would be a Black Belt if I did…=]]|||To my knowledge the front two knuckles. I have rank in three Karate styles and it is all the same.

I even trained in Hung Gar and it was front knuckles.

so the other two would be a very unorthadox way and style, and IMO you would probably break your fingers and maybe wrist because you are not landing with a straight linear and strong arm and fist as Iron, but bent and weakened.

That is just my way, as i said it could be some unorthadox way which does not make it wrong, it just makes it different,

to bad you could not get a reason from the person who told you this.|||First two knuckles friend. Thats how it is thrown. Its good to know how to throw a punch but also knowing how to throw empty hand is good. Keep learning it will take you far.|||I've never heard anything but the first two knuckes for a straight punch. They are bigger and therefore less likely to break. This also straightens the wrist so that there is less chance of spraining or breaking it.

Are you sure te kung fu guy was not talking about some other kind of strike? There are other types of punches that use different knuckles.|||You have answered your question yourself. Both are correct for their applications. Different styles can have different methods of striking, and different reasons for doing so.

I also studied Goju and in our style the strike is with the first two knuckles (and they have the largest bones in the hand to back them up) because this method focuses the energy of the strike into a small space and that magnifies the power of the impact. In Goju we use a whipping motion in the strike, delivering the power and quickly drawing the fist back. So, strongest part of the hand and small area to concentrate the power of the whip-like strike.

In some styles of kung fu, like Wing Chun which a couple of friends of mine studied and taught me a little one summer, they had strikes that began with the smaller knuckles and used a twisting motion of the wrist along with the arm and body movements to create a powerful thrusting motion, like hitting someone with a spear or the end of a staff and trying to push it through them. Another friend who studied Tai Chi, XIng Yi Quan, and Ba Gua showed me similar strikes.

You can see the difference in the strikes. Goju uses a whip-like strike to deliver a shocking blow, and the kung fu style uses a driving or drilling motion like trying to punch through the opponent's body. The Goju strikes could be used against either soft or hard body targets (head, jaw, solar plexus, ribs, etc.) while this kung fu type of striking would normally be used against softer parts of the body (neck, solar plexus, ribs, groin, etc.). If you ever hit someone in the skull with your smaller knuckles, or if you tried breakin boards of bricks with them, you would probably break your hand.|||First two knuckles is the proper technique, but the last three is more natural. In wing chun in fact the last three are used.|||I actually learned both ways. In martial arts, I learned to punch with my first two knuckles. then as I was training for kickboxing, I learned that boxers try top punch with the pinky side of the fist first, but my understanding of the idifference had a lot ot do with the protection of the hands offered with boxing gloves and wrapped hands.|||you are learning goju-ryu, it is a karate style. the seminar you went to taught kung fu, which are different styles all together.

it usually depends on the style but generally, karate or tae kwon do styles use the first two knuckles. punching with the first two knuckles requires rotation of the hand so the knuckles are lined up horizontally

while kung fu styles like wing chun uses the last three knuckles, when punching with the last three knuckles is meant as a quick snapping punch with the knuckles lined up vertically.

so both are correct according to there respective styles.|||There is never a single correct answer. However, think on this.

When people punch something and break the metacarpal bones in their hand which ones break first or are the weakest?

Survey says.. the smaller ones.. Line up the 2 metacarpal's behind the index finger and middle finger with your radius and ulna bones (in your forearm)

Strike with those to knuckles for the most force before it injures yourself.. My first instructor told us;

If you get into a fight, you could punch someone and give them a black eye… but if you break your hand and its in a cast for 6 weeks.. His eye is healed within a week but you can be proud of that cast as a trophy for "winning" a fight..

Its self defense… protect yourself from harm. Martial arts is physics , anatomy , and the kinetics of human motion|||First two knuckles my son.. and I have the sore, cracked and bleeding ring and pinky knuckles to prove it - did my first session of 400 punches to a bag at training a few days ago… I'm buying GOOD sparring gloves before I do that again! Sabumnim pointed out that he could see quite clearly where my technique was at fault….. Thankful tho', I could have broken my hand or my wrist, or both.. Get it right before your hit hard and get good gloves or use wrappings.

All the best.

kung fu, and how was it, id you like it and what style did you do

im doing tein shan pai

can anyone tell me there experinces if they tried this art

also can you tell me what you think of this website (the school im changing to) www.kuoshu.co.uk

if you go on class details i live in bedfroshire luton

thank u for your time|||It is depend on what you are trying to accomplish, what inspire you, what you think fit your body and mind, everyone finds their path only through hard work of blood, sweat and tears. Try few here and there physically, and go with the one you think you can make a COMMITMENT to, meaning dedicate your life to.|||no i havent done kung fo but i would want to no where it is|||http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;…

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i've been bullied all though my school life and now people have started cumin roung my house with knifes and baseball bats threatening me, i've bein doin kung fu for 2 years and am interested in weight training but the main problem is they aways *** round in gangs who i know will help there mate if i try and defende myself…and even worse the poice dnt seem to help alot… if any1 has any adive on what i could do then it'll b great… cheers|||move|||have you confronted them? many bullies target what they consider weak. but this seems out of control. i'm sorry- i don't know what to tell you. i wish the police would get involved to help you…|||are your parents home w/ you??

we'll if so just let them go

if not I would…..no just kidding

I would call the police

thats my advice!!!|||defintly take self defense, as a security officer i would advise you to always know your surroundings take note of where you are keep a cell phone handy, make sure that you make alot of noise if provoced and keep in mind the peoples looks for reports…. i guess the best way is to keep your eyes open and lock your house put an alarm on it and your car…. you may need to also get a gun for protection but i will say this much be sure that when you make the choice to get that gun you know that it will raise the stakes…. good luck|||I think You should move and besides you shouldn't have let them bother you in the first place even though you can't cange the pass. Do they even have a reason for bullying you because bullies can be retards themselves and maybe be jealous like always or they're being mistreated at home and taking it upon other people. The police don't give a crap these days, but at least you tried. Besides its really funny when someone threatens me because I'm going to get them back, but don't laugh at threats like that o_o. So please becareful =]|||I find it hard to beleive that the Police didnt help much if you reported people coming around to your house with bats and knifes as there is a clear statutory laws reguarding the carrying of offensive and sharply bladed weapons. Plus the fact that you as a member of public saw the afor mentioned weapons in a public is evidence enough to make arrests and search houses. In requards to the martial arts two or twenty two years expeirence still would leave you ill equipped to confront weapons carriers. My advice is to stay away from confronting them, call the police on their arrival and keep a log of all goings on… Remember to give them the full details minus any exaggeration|||Take a tip from Joe Thorn.

"You hear my shotgun clickin? I'm goin out there!"

Joe Thorn is taking the power back!|||It's a police matter . Talk to the police, the chief inspector, your MP , contact the media . These bullies need to be put away .

I got a relaxer on Sunday at around 12pm~1pm and then I went to my boyfriend's house. When I went home, which was around 8pm or 9pm, I took a shower because I hadn't showered in awhile and I didn't like the odor I might've been giving off. So I took a shower, and when I got out of the shower, my hair was still straight (and very nice looking may I add). And when it fully dried the next day for school, it was awesome!

However, the next day I had to wet my hair because it was really sweaty from Kung Fu and unexpectedly, it was…not really straight. Was this because I washed it out too soon? I didn't know I wasn't supposed to!|||24 hours then u can

Be calm

Im picking between Karate,Jeet kune Do, kung fu and krav maga.

what should i pick?why?

this is strictly for real life situations and fights at school, what would be the best martial art to defend myself?

no stupid answers like running please lol|||I would pick Krav Maga, because it is a modern MA and it is trained for street situations. In Krav Maga, you are trained to do anything that is necessary for your survival, including the use of surrounding objects, so you are allowed to fight dirty, in the streets, who cares about fighting dirty as long as you survive? One more thing, Jeet Kune Do is not a martial art, it is a philosophy from Bruce Lee about martial arts.|||9 milli style lol

nah i would say mma jus ground and pound the mofo and if theres more than one guy….jus whoop some *** till u can get away|||Krav maga looked real bad *** on Human weapon. But of all the styles shown on human weapon. I would say the Marine Corp Martial Arts was the baddest and best for street fighting. This coming from some one who has never fought before. Also to learn it you have to be a Marine and that is an honor. Don't fight in school then you'll get booted out and never become a Marine. Don't be stupid!!!|||If you just want to defend yourself. I simply recommend you doing some weights. Fights at school is simply trading punches. As if they all know martial arts. Fights at schools could be most dependent on the basics of martial arts, that is reflex, practice on your reflex by doing more sports, etc.

Learning some dirty fighting would be good too. Any of the martial arts you chose is pretty much the same, either one could beat each other. Its just different people, maybe you should consult a martial arts teacher for this question. Maybe they could have a test for what martial arts is best for you?|||pick three skills for deffence only|||Jeet Kune Do. Karate and Kung Fu are too hit-and-miss as far as school quality goes (some are great and some not so much), and Krav is too damaging for a simple school yard fight.|||jujitsu wouuld be the best type of martial arts for this situation. because the best way to win is to try and avoid the fight so no one gets hurt. but jujitsu is strictly salf defense and take downs. and all that good stuff|||First, running away isn't a stupid answer. I'm not saying cower every time someone looks at you, but if you go around with an aggressive mindset escalating any possible situation into a fight, you won't last long. If I start talkin some trash in jest, but you take it seriously and attack me, I just might stab you. Or call in my buddy to hit you in the back of the head with whatever blunt object is nearest to him. You may wake up some time later, you may never wake up again.

Anyway, almost any martial art is good if you learn it well, and sometimes with supplementation (as in an art which does not take weapons into account). Although you make want to take into account your body type or natural affinity for things (like proficiency with Tae Kwon Do requires a lot of footspeed, Muay Thai requires the body of a Muay Thai fighter, grapplers need a really good sense of balance).|||ed paker kenpo karate was made for street fighting and it relly works|||kickboxing, muay thai, and weight training|||If 'running' is a stupid answer, then maybe your intent is in question. You want to hurt someone who insults you?

Martial arts as originally… you know 1000 years ago was DESIGNED FOR THE "street". Everyone seems to forget that the monks walked around with a long stick or a 'monk spade'. There were bandits murderers around almost every bend and it was life or death on both sides. At the time getting into a temple was life or death for kids. I digress. FInd a True teacher…. simple question… What is a martial Artist…. not a Karate master or a kung Fu master?

If the answer involves 4 aspects of the martial artist then you may have found a teacher…

And I mean old school Nintendo, none of this newfangled stuff. The good old days of Super Mario Brothers, Duck Hunt, Kung Fu (complete with the cheesy music), Paperboy, Mega Man, Ninja Gaiden, and oh yes, Zelda. And the ORIGINAL Final Fantasy. Just to name a few. Those are a few of mine, what did you rot your brains to?|||The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, one of the best games EVER period|||ocarina of time isn't even a nintendo game - that's on N64 Report It
|||Super Mario Brothers of course! hehe|||I like Metroid, One of the hardest games invented|||super mario bros. 1 and 3 (not too crazy about 2)|||Mario Bros.|||Super Mario 3 and Paperboy|||POKEMON b i t c h!!!!!!!!!!!!!|||i love all the Marios.|||Mike tysons punch out, hands down! It ranks as one of my favorite games of all time as well! I also liked the japaneese fire emblems, Super mario bros, Metroid, earthbound, Final Fantasy 6 (3), Breath of fire, Chrono trigger, Legend of zelda 1 and 2, and more!|||I'd have to go with Tecmo & Super Tecmo Bowl for Nintendo. It's almost impossible to score 70 points in a game in Tecmo Bowl but I accomplished this feat(I call it the magical 70). Just a fun game!!!!|||RockMan!![Megaman] I loved *and still love* the Mega Man games on Nintendo|||NES: Super Mario Bros

SNES: Super Mario RPG

GB: Super Mario and the 7 stars

N64: Super Mario 64 (favorite game ever)

GBA: Final Fantasy Tactics Advance

GCN: Resident Evil 4

DS: Super Mario 64 DS

almost every nintendo sistem for ya =P|||I knkew someone was going to get me started on this.. i love them all, but some favs were mega man 1 and 2, al the marios, i loved contra and life force, guantlet,seicross, mach rider, … and cant forget the metal gears, real old school there!! vindacators was hard but fun, master blaster!! was awesome!! i didnt know untill a few years ago that with the second control you can control the ducks on duck hunt.. hehe that game was soo much fun!! cant forget toobin!! throwing cans and floating was great, i remember staying up all night with my uncle to beat that game!

I beat final fantasy and had to get the one one ps, but that wasnt as good, so a few months ago i had to get out my nintendo and play it again, got far untill i rented the new gta liberty city stories hehe

kung fu was the greatest, cheesy music, going into a japanese looking hut to rescue silvia, an american looking girl.. hehe

cant forget river city ransom either, that was my fav game for awhile cuz you had to fight for money to buy food and stuff, it was great, even found a secret shop in a tunnel… lots of great moments there..

metroid was good too, the only good one, old school and impossable to beat, lol, like mario 3, i never truly "beat" it, i found a door in the last castle near the beggining that i could go halfway through and on the other side i would be halfway through a wall, then i hold right and go through a wall to the end fight, hehe, i know im bad, but you had to cheat when it came to reg nintendo, was like old school, anything goes! lol

too many to list, lol, I could go on for hours and hours on this, but i wont, i think they were all good|||Tetris; Mario 1, 2 and 3; Blades of Steel; Ninja Turtles; Dragon Warrior|||Super Smash Bros. and Super Monkey Ball are one of the best party games I ever played.

If you're talking solo games, I would choose Legend of Zelda: The Windwaker. It's a fun stragety game. Quite puzzling.|||My faviorate game beside Kung Fu, Super Mario Bros., and Zelda is Nightshade…

because it's a unique mystery and fighting game and it funny too.|||contra

bubble bobble

nemo: dream master

dragon warrior IV

final fantasy

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how come some people listed things that aren't on the old nes? like zelda:windwaker, pokemon, chrono trigger (among other snes greats)

didn't they read the question?|||super mario doctor original|||My all time favorite game was Arcinoid (kind of like a supped up version of pong). I was thanking my lucky stars when Game Genie came out and I was actually able to beat it. Mario games were always a classic, he was the ultimate plat former. My friends and I loved Contra, who could forget the fist fights we would get into over who would get the spray gun. You could always count on Excite Bike to give you hours of enjoyment by making a nearly endless course of jump ramps and see how many times you could bounce the screen. Tetris is still addictive, again more fists fights trying to get the other person to mess up during duel play. I loved Mega Man for all of the lvls and all of the cool bosses. I never realized how hard this game was til I bought the anniversary edition and tried playing it again. And of course there is the timeless Zelda. Link and his little sword of fury, the song you can never get out of your head, and the puzzles. *Starts reminiscing…..*|||Man all these people are talking up the new Zelda's without paying homage to the ones that brought us all that. You say Zelda and I'm all over it! I love zelda games, they rock hardcore!! But how can anyone forget the very first two? Zelda and Zelda2 (Named Link). They are the best ones still.. They were for Nintendo.

Not Nintendo 64 or any of that jazz but the real old one. The one that was a box you opened a lid to, stuck the game in and pressed gently down. Never did beat ethier though.. my brother kept erasing them.. but I plan to get an emulatior soon and get back in the game to kick the big bad pig, Gannon!|||Moonwalker or sumthing like that with m.jackson in white beatin up ninjas. And SUPER Mario Bros.|||Yoshi's island and supermario all stars and kirbys dreamcourse

2 guys @ my school how are fighting , 1 is a close Friend and i want no his chances. AFTER THE FIGHT I WILL CHOOSE

THE YAHOO WINNER IF HE/SHE PREDICTS THE FIGHT eg- person A wins by k.o. because of punches or knees,i.e in detail

PERSON A

5''5

Very stong, can bench and squat more than in school.

Has lost to taller strickers but also beaten boxer.

He has a wrestling style im not sure what type . looks like judo or ju-jitsu and know a little boxing

PERSON B

5''7

Fast,knows how to fight ,he is known for he's karate or kung- fu.

he's been doing boxing for about 10 months

he is exlenent with his stricking

weight is 50-70 he' has alot of fight exp.

i'll try to post there post fight on you tube|||I am going to take Person B will win this fight by knocking Person A out with a punch to the face|||i reckon person B. he sounds harder.|||its easy person A will win becoz he has a different types of fighting so person B can't sure where he will hit him but person A can make strategies as u said that person B fighting style is kung-fu or karate.|||I am going for A - he's got a lower point of gravity (smaller) will be harder to knock down.

Also love the underdog|||I am betting….that you need to get a life!|||Person B will win by knocking Person A on his butt with a right cross|||I'll go with B.|||The guy with the darker hair will win.|||person A takes the cake by a brutal ground and pound.|||I'm betting this is a gigantic load of BS.|||you lack enough sufficeint, and critical, information on person A for me to determine who would really win. We don't even know how much fight experience that A has.

If A is a wrestler, then B will win if he stays out of grab reach. However, if B gets too close or gets leg caught, B will trip him down into a grappling pin. The fight can only be ended in close quarters, so I say A wins via pin and maybe some punches to the pinned guy.|||person B i thnking|||Person B|||The one who avoids the fight wins.|||dee dee dee!|||person 2 with an uppercut

I am only 15 almost 16 and I love making char voices i can do a lot diff. kind of voices and I really want to start a career in this. But i need serious help of how to become someone becomes active in this career!

Should i go into an art school that does with voice Or can i just jump into it finding a job but how i saw on tv they needed two people to do voices for kung fu panda so i tried to inter contest here u have to be ages 9-14

Please help me i really want this career but have no idea how to become active in this such career what are the needs like schooling and ect.|||I would contact the screen actors guild of america. they handle a lot of such actors who do voices, they could likely provide you with more information on how to get started on such a career. A demo tape of your work would be very helpful. Michael Winslow of the Police Academy movies is a fine character voice person, if you can find how to contact him, ask him how he got started.

John Nelson turns sixty-nine today, and all the semiretired piano man wants for his birthday is to shoot some pool with his firstborn son. "He's real handy with a cue," says Prince, laughing, as he threads his old white T-bird through his old black neighborhood toward his old man's house. "He's so cool. The old man knows what time it is." Hard time is how life has traditionally been clocked in North Minneapolis; this is the place 'Time' forgot twelve years ago when the magazine's cover trumpeted "The Good Life in Minnesota," alongside a picture of Governor Wendell Anderson holding up a walleye. Though tame and middle-class by Watts and Roxbury standards, the North Side offers some of the few mean streets in town. The old sights bring out more Babbitt than Badass is Prince as he leads a leisurely tour down the main streets of his inner-city Gopher Prairie. He cruises slowly, respectfully: stopping completely at red lights, flicking on his turn signal even when no one's at an intersection. Gone is the wary Kung Fu Grasshopper voice with which Prince whispers when meeting strangers or accepting Academy Awards. Cruising peacefully with the window down, he's proof in a paisley jump suit that you can always go home again, especially if you never really left town. Tooling through the neighborhood, Prince speaks matter-of-factly of why he toyed with early interviewers about his father and mother, their divorce and his adolescent wanderings between the homes of his parents, friends and relatives. "I used to tease a lot of journalists early on," he says, "because I wanted them to concentrate on the music and not so much on me coming from a broken home. I really didn't think that was important. What was important was what came out of my system that particular day. I don't live in the past. I don't play my old records for that reason. I make a statement, then move on to the next." The early facts, for the neo-Freudians: John Nelson, leader of the Prince Rogers jazz trio, knew Mattie Shaw from North Side community dances. A singer sixteen years John's junior, Mattie bore traces of Billie Holiday in her pipes and more than a trace of Indian and Caucasian in her blood. She joined the Prince Rogers trio, sang for a few years around town, married John Nelson and dropped out of the group. She nicknamed her husband after the band; the son who came in 1958 got the nickname on his birth certificate. At home and on the street, the kid was "Skipper." Mattie and John broke up ten years later, and Prince began his domestic shuttle. "That's where my mom lives," he says nonchalantly, nodding toward a neatly trimmed house and lawn. "My parents live very close by each other, but they don't talk. My mom's the wild side of me; she's like that all the time. My dad's real serene; it takes the music to get him going. My father and me, we're one and the same." A wry laugh. "He's a little sick, just like I am." "That was the church I went to growing up," says Prince. "I wonder who's getting married." A fat little kid waves, and Prince waves back. "Just all kinds of things here," he goes on, turning right. "There was a school right there, John Hay. That's where I went to elementary school," he says, pointing out a field of black tar sprouting a handful of bent metal basketball rims. "And that's where my cousin lives. I used to play there every day when I was twelve, on these streets, football up and down this block. That's his father out there on the lawn." These lawns are where Prince the adolescent would also amuse his friends with expert Prince is fiddling with the tape deck inside the T-Bird. On low volume comes his unreleased "Old Friends 4 Sale," an arrow-to-the-heart rock ballad about trust and loss. Unlike "Positively 4th Street" — which Bob Dylan reputedly named after a nearby Minneapolis block — the lyrics are sad, not bitter. "I don't know too much about Dylan," says Prince, "but I respect him a lot. 'All Along the Watchtower' is my favorite of his. I heard it first from Jimi Hendrix." He turns onto Plymouth, the North Side's main strip. When Martin Luther King got shot, it was Plymouth Avenue that burned. "We used to go to that McDonald's there," he says. "I didn't have any money, so I'd just stand outside there and smell stuff. Poverty makes people angry, brings out their worst side. I was very bitter when I was young. I was insecure and I'd attack anybody. I couldn't keep a girlfriend for two weeks. We'd argue about anything." Across the street from McDonald's, Prince spies a smaller landmark. He points to a vacant corner phone booth and remembers a teenage fight with a strict and unforgiving father. "That's where I called my dad and begged him to take me back after he kicked me out," he begins softly. "He said no, so I called my sister and asked her to ask him. So she did, and afterward told me that all I had to do was call him back, tell him I was sorry, and he's take me back. So I did, and he still said no. I sat crying at that phone booth for two hours. That's the last time I cried.In the years between that phone-booth breakdown and today's pool game came forgiveness. Says Prince, "Once I made it, got my first record contract, got my name on a piece of paper and a little money in my pocket, I was able to forgive. Once I was eating every day, I became a much nicer person." But it took many more years for the son to understand what a jazzman father needed to survive. Prince figured it out when he moved into his purple house. "I can be upstairs at the piano, and Rande [his cook] can come in," he says. "Her footsteps will be in a different time, and it's real weird when you hear something that's a totally different rhythm than what you're playing. A lot of times that's mistaken for conceit or not having a heart. But it's not. And my dad's the same way, and that's why it was hard for him to live with anybody. I didn't realize that until recently. When he was working or thinking, he had a private pulse going constantly inside him. I don't know, your bloodstream beats differently." Prince pulls the T-Bird into an alley behind a street of neat frame houses, stops behind a wooden one-car garage and rolls down the window. Relaxing against a tree is a man who looks like Cab Calloway. Dressed in a crisp white suit, collar and tie, a trim and smiling John Nelson adjusts his best cuff links and waves. "Happy birthday," says the son. "Thanks," says the father, laughing. Nelson says he's not even allowing himself a piece of cake on his birthday. "No, not this year," he says with a shake of the head. Pointing at his son, Nelson continues, "I'm trying to take off ten pounds I put on while visiting him in Los Angeles. He eats like I want to eat, but exercises, which I certainly don't." Father then asks son if maybe he should drive himself to the pool game so he won't have to be hauled all the way back afterward. Prince says okay, and Nelson, chuckling, says to the stranger, "Hey, let me show you what I got for my birthday two years ago." He goes over to the garage and gives a tug on the door handle. is a An "That. "We used parts of my past and present to make the story pop more, but it was a story. My dad wouldn't have nothing to do with guns. He never swore, still doesn't, and never drinks." Prince looks in his rearview mirror at the car tailing him. "He don't look sixty-nine, do he? He's so cool. He's got girlfriends, lots of 'em." Prince drives alongside two black kids walking their bikes. "Hey, Prince," says one casually. "Hey," says the driver with a nod, "how you doing?" Passing by old neighbors watering their lawns and shooting hoops, the North Side's favorite son talks about his hometown. "I wouldn't move, just cuz I like it here so much. I can go out and not get jumped on. It feels good not to be hassled when I dance, which I do a lot. It's not a think of everybody saying, 'Whoa, who's out with who here?' while photographers flash their bulbs in your face." Nearing the turnoff that leads from Minneapolis to suburban Eden Prairie, Prince flips in another tape and peeks in the rearview mirror. John Nelson is still right behind. "It's real hard for my father to show emotion," says Prince, heading onto the highway. "He never says, 'I love you,' and when we hug or something, we bang our heads together like in some Charlie Chaplin movie. But a while ago, he was telling me how I always had to be careful. My father told me, 'If anything happens to you, I'm gone.' All I thought at first was that it was a real nice thing to say. But then I thought about it for a while and realized something. That was my father's way of saying 'I love you.'" A few minutes later, Prince and his father pull in front of the Warehouse, a concrete barn in an Eden Prairie industrial park. Inside, the Family, a rock-funk band that Prince has been working with, is pounding out new songs and dance routines. The group is as tight as ace drummer Jellybean Johnson's pants. At the end of one hot number, Family members fall on their backs, twitching like fried eggs. Prince and his father enter to hellos from the still-gyrating band. Prince goes over to a pool table by the soundboard, racks the balls and shimmies to the beat of the Family's next song. Taking everything in, John Nelson gives a professional nod to the band, his son's rack job and his own just-chalked cue. He hitches his shoulders, takes aim and breaks like Minnesota Fats. A few minutes later, the band is still playing and the father is still shooting. Prince, son to this father and father to this band, is smiling. THE NIGHT BEFORE, in the Warehouse, Prince is about to break his three-year public silence. Wearing a jump suit, powder-blue boots and a little crucifix on a chain, he dances with the Family for a little while, plays guitar for a minute, sings lead for a second, then noodles four-handed keyboard with Susannah Melvoin, Wendy's identical-twin sister. Seeing me at the door, Prince comes over. "Hi," he whispers, offering a hand, "want something to eat or drink?" On the table in front of the band are piles of fruit and a couple bags of Doritos. Six different kinds of tea sit on a shelf by the wall. No drugs, no booze, no coffee. Prince plays another lick or two and watches for a few more minutes, then waves goodbye to the band and heads for his car outside the concrete barn. "I'm not used to this," mumbles Prince, staring straight ahead through the windshield of his parked car. "I really thought I'd never do interviews again." we drive for twenty minutes, talking about Minnesota's skies, air and cops. Gradually, his voice comes up, bringing with it inflections, hand gestures and laughs. faced icons of Yahweh or Lucifer. "We're here," Monroe to talk to. Indeed, if a real-estate agent led a tour through Prince's house, one would guess that the resident was, at most, a hip suburban surgeon who likes deep-pile carpeting. "Hi," says Rande, from the kitchen, "you got a couple of messages." Prince thanks her and offers up some homemade chocolate-chip cookies. He takes a drink from a water cooler emblazoned with a Minnesota North Stars sticker and continues the."This place," he says, "is not a prison. And the only things it's a shrine to are Jesus, love and peace." Off the kitchen is a living room that holds nothing your aunt wouldn't have in her house. On the mantel are framed pictures of family and friends, including one of John Nelson playing a guitar. There's a color TV and VCR, a long coffee table supporting a dish of jellybeans, and a small silver unicorn by the mantel. Atop the large mahogany piano sits an oversize white Bible. The only unusual thing in either of the two guest bedrooms is a two-foot statue of a smiling yellow gnome covered by a swarm of butterflies. One of the monarchs is flying out of a heart-shaped hole in the gnome's chest. "A friend gave that to me, and I put it in the living room," says Prince. "But some people said it scared them, so I took it out and put it in here." Downstairs from the living room is a narrow little workroom with recording equipment and a table holding several notebooks. "Here's where I recorded all of 1999," says Prince, "all right in this room." On a low table in the corner are three Grammys. "Wendy," says Prince, "has got the Academy Award." The work space leads into the master bedroom. It's nice. And…normal. No torture devices or questionable appliances, not even a cigarette butt, beer tab or tea bag in sight. A four-poster bed above plush white carpeting, some framed pictures, one of Marilyn Monroe. A small lounging area off the bedroom provides a stereo, a lake-shore view and a comfortable place to stretch out on the floor and talk. And talk he did — his first interview in three years. A few hours later, Prince is kneeling in front of the VCR, showing his "Raspberry Beret" video. He explains why he started the clip with a prolonged clearing of the throat. "I just did it to be sick, to do something no one else would do." He pauses and contemplates. "I turned on MTV to see the premiere of 'Raspberry Beret' and Mark Goodman was talking to the guy who discovered the backward message on 'Darling Nikki.' They were trying to figure out what the cough meant too, and it was sort of funny." He pauses again. "But I'm not getting down on him for trying. I like that. I've always had little hidden messages, and I always will." He then plugs in a videocassette of "4 the Tears in Your Eyes," which he's just sent to the Live Aid folks for the big show. "I hope they like it," he said, shrugging his shoulders. change clothes." He comes back a couple minutes later wearing another paisley jump suit, "the only kind of clothes I own." And the boots? "People say I'm wearing heels because I'm short," he says, laughing. "I wear heels because the women like 'em." A FEW MINUTES LATER, driving toward the First Avenue club, Prince is talking about the fate of the most famous landmark in Minneapolis. "Before Purple Rain," he says, "all the kids who came to First Avenue knew us, and it was just like a big, fun fashion show. The kids would dress for themselves and just try to took really cool. Once you got your thing right, you'd stop looking at someone else. You'd be yourself, and you'd feel comfortable." As we pull up in front of First Avenue, a Saturday-night crowd is milling around outside, combing their hair, smoking cigarettes, holding hands. They stare with more interest than awe as Prince gets out of the car. "You want to go to the [VIP] booth?" asks the bouncer. "Naah," says Prince. "I feel like dancing." A few feet off the packed dance floor stands the Family, taking a night off from rehearsing. Prince joins the band and laughs, kisses, soul shakes. Prince and three of Family members wade through a floor of Teddy-and-Eleanor-Mondale-brand funkettes and start moving. Many of the kids Prince passes either don't see him or pretend they don't care. Most of the rest turn their heads slightly to see the man go by, then simply continue their own motions. An hour later, he's on the road again, roaring out of downtown. Just as he's asked if there's anything in the world that he wants but doesn't have, two blondes driving daddy's Porsche speed past. "I don't," Prince says with a giggle, "have them." He catches up to the girls, rolls down the window and throws a ping-pong ball that was on the floor at them. They turn their heads to see what kind of geek is heaving ping-pong balls at them on the highway at two in the morning. When they see who it is, mouths drop, hands wave, the horn blares. Prince rolls up his window, smiles silently and speeds by.|||Interesting, never knew very much about Prince, even though I grew up listening to his music and watching Purple Rain a million times.|||extremely long but informative.

Sometimes I would watch Telefutura or Azteca America & watch a film, usually a action, blow-em-up, kung fu flic. I figured that w/ such non-verbal activity, y do I need 2 listen 2 the dialogue, even if I took 4 years of Spanish in hi school & sometimes listen 2 Spanish-lang. radio stations?

So which films or film genres do u watch w/ a dubbed 2nd language? (not w/ subtitles) Which language wood it b? & r u fluent in it?|||i watched a chinese movie it was like curse of the golden flowers or something like that.

all subtitled but VERY good.|||Im mexican american and im fluent in spanish. Whenever Im watching a movie with my mom, we usually put spanish subtitles on all of them so she can understand them. I dont mind.

Last name is Li. My honey bun (wife) and I talk over and we decided to have two middle names instead of one. My middle name is Emerson and we want something different for our kids. Jett with 2 "t" to honor one of my favorite martial artist Jet Li. And my son and daughter can take care of any bully who teased them at school. I will teach them martial arts. I have a black belt in Kung Fu, Karate, and Judo. So what do you guys think? You like?|||Nice|||No. Not a good idea. You're planning to teach martial arts to handle the teasing bullies? Why not give your kids more traditional names so they won't have to suffer in the first place?

I have suffered all my life because of the awful names my parents gave me. I had a horrible childhood because of the teasing and bullying!|||How about Darrius Saber-Jet and Evangeline Dannia-Belle? Good luck and congrats!|||I think Danielle-Belle sounds funny because it rhymes, but I really like the name Evangeline!|||:( your name is saber li. that's worse enough……………………. your kids will already be teased b/c of YOUR name…. why ruin their life????????????????????????????????????… jet li is my uncle, and he doesn't want a retard to be named in honor of him.)

i just read your info.

About me: I am Mattimus Emerson Li and my alias name is Saber Emerson Li. My Chinese name is Ching Wan Chin Yung Li. I have 4 Chinese names. Long brown hair and two silver ring earing just like my avatar. A gladiator tattoo in the middle of my chest and a gladiator silver sterling ring. A sword and martial arts collector. Black belt in Karate, Judo, and Kung Fu. I know Kendo, fencing, and archery. Favorite superheroes are Batman, Robin, Nightwing, Batgirl, Spawn, Ghost Rider, Iron Man, War Machine, Lady Death, Power Rangers, Kamen Rider 555 & Kaixa and Ultraman Nexus. Favorite musics are techno, trance, dance club mix, and rock. Half Japanese. I dress in gothic and matrix style of clothing. A metrosexual man. My dad is Maximus. Grandpa is Maximillian. Three brothers named Octivius, Bruticus, and Augustus. Two sisters named Udonna and Athena. Also wear four sterling silver rings, one regular ring, a silver cross bracelet, and a crystal necklace. Wear woman's perfume. 89/92 batmobile is the best.

yeah………………………………. considering your whole family is a little wack……. idk about your kids. maybe you should just follow the tradition.|||They will need to know how to protect themselves if you do that to them. Sorry. Much to long and too many names.|||I like Darrius Fabian-Jett and Evangeline, but not so much the Danielle-Belle. It sounds a bit too repetative because it rhymes… Something else would probably work better with the Danielle than Belle. I do like that you will teach your children to stand up for themselves, though!|||I think that the girls name is too much. I was told by a wise old woman once that you should stand at the bottom of your stairs and yell the name that you have chosen for your new baby, (the whole name as if they were in trouble) it should roll off your tongue and feel natural. That is why my little one is Isabelle instead of Isabella.|||solid names for future welfare recipients, jolly good show chap!|||A- They don't flow.

B- You're an idiot.

C- Stop asking this same question.

On yet another brisk day in cold, cold Canada, with the polar bears drinking their Coca-Cola and the whalers waving me a happy hello as I walked down the iceway to school, I felt a sense of bliss and happiness that can only come from being an innocent eight-year-old boy. Being a very precocious child, I deeply enjoyed school, and was always eager to get extra work that the other children didn't (a practice largely contributing to my massive unpopularity for the first sixteen years of my life). My school was a small, very old building in Sydney, Nova Scotia; it would later be torn down to make way for prefabricated houses.

I happily sat through my classes that morning, my third grade teacher talking with me listening attentively and laughing at her jokes, while others poked fingers, pencils, and other various objects into various orifices and threw various scoopings therefrom. After we started to talk about the ever-so-complex matter of plurality involving words ending with the letter X, I grew bored and took a bathroom break; I felt a little like I had to deposit a brown Twinkie.

I waddled off to the bathroom, as I was a pudgy, round little kid (attributing yet more to my gross unpopularity). Upon arriving, I sat my rump down upon the cold porcelain — remember the polar bears — and grunted my damnedest. I had not yet realized the way of Poodhism: only when you are at peace with yourself and with the toilet will the negative energy flow out of you. As a consequence, anyone entering the bathroom heard the odd, painful-sounding gruntings of a fat midget on the can.

I pushed and pushed like the Little Train That Could, except my anus was clearly his derailed brother, the Little Train That Couldn't. I resigned myself to standing up, wiping off just in case I'd shot out some raisins without my knowledge, and returning to the classroom. I really didn't like being questioned or confronted by teachers, because I always felt that the vegetative morons in the class (who could murder in front of you your sister, the teacher, and the Governor General, and walk away with no more than a wrist slap) deserved much more of the teacher's scoldings than I did. As a result, whenever confronted, I would respond somewhat sarcastically and harshly.

"What took so long in the bathroom?" my kind-but-inconsiderate teacher demanded in front of the class.

"My digestion," I snappily replied.

I was met with a scowl and a "sit down" accompanied by a plethora of comments from my ‘peers': "Oooh, dee-jess-shun!" "Nerd!" "Weiner!" "Cornelius!" (One really odd kid got kicks out of calling me "Cornelius"; to this day, I don't know why.)

The bell rang and I happily skipped out to the negative two-hundred-and-sixty-two schoolyard. I played, desperately trying to avoid succumbing to the harsh, brutal Canadian elements. And I downed a sandwich of leafy vegetables and mayonnaise, as I really just didn't like meat at the time.

(My lunch is relevant to my story, of course, because the sheer amount of fiber and near total lack of iron in my diet led to some pretty serious powershitting; I pinched loaves regularly three to five times daily. On this day, I hadn't. And this was odd — very odd.)

We filed back into class upon the sounding of the ice-bell (basically the foghorn from a hockey game). We promptly sat down in our seats and prepared to continue our stimulating discussion on the letter X. It was around this time I felt pockets of gas and other nether-beings moving around down under — like an Australian rebellion gone hostile, the southern inhabitants were attempting a bloody coup on my brown bastion.

"Hey, no problem," I thought to myself. After all, it was after lunch — there was very little of the school day left, and I knew I could hold it until I could leave. I knew it, that is, until the proletariat poop in my southern realms, too long held prisoner by the abysmal treatment of my despotic colon, launched one more salvo on the bay doors, and I could feel sheer knife-like pains shooting all through my lower body.

This was going to be a horrific **** — the kind of **** about which documentaries are made.

Realizing that I could hold it no longer, I raised my hand deftly into the air, waving somewhat urgently. "Yes, Matthew?" the teacher enquired.

"May I go to the bathroom?" I gruntingly replied.

"No. You went before lunch, and you had the entire lunch hour to go. So you stay here until we're done."

The horror!

I knew my doom was approaching. Choosing not to plead with the teacher, I instead decided to consult with the general minding the rebellion, which had now pushed well beyond the poop factory district and was pressing down the Hershey highway with the vigor of a mob only accurately depicted in the works of Mary Shelley. The general advised me that we should form a line; and so I clenched my butt cheeks so hard I swear I split atoms.

Like a row of riot police smashing batons down on filthy unwashed hippies, my *** cheeks faithfully guarded my grey sweatpants from the attackers pressing to put an end to free trade, critical thought, and clean clothing — assailants wishing to put the last cherry on the cake sealing my unpopularity into the stones of time, ensuring I would be dateless and fat until I was sixty-two. My regard in the public eye was already all but demolished, as the previous week I had shown up to school in a Power Rangers costume, sure that no one would recognize me and that I would somehow have mystical Kung-Fu powers that would allow me to eradicate my oppressors. I had been mistaken.

The pressure grew to a point at which I was sure I would implode. My face was red and I was sweating and grunting loudly, occasionally letting out the odd, sharp-sounding, painfully hot fart. The kids around me knew the end was near and moved away like Englishmen avoiding plague-bearers. I waved my hand frantically to the teacher to allow me release; she denied me yet again.

And there I sat in a conundrum: not wanting to defy my teacher, but not wanting to destroy my life. I was at the pivotal crossroads at which every small child should stand at one point in his or her life: should I disobey the teacher and run to the bathroom, or should I utterly **** myself in front of my peers?

What happened next is terrible. When most people lose control of their bowels, a small lump of matter forces its way out of the anus, and out some more, until eventually you've soiled yourself. But I guess I'm not most people. While I was pondering the nature of defiance verses self-discipline in a heavily introspective debate, I lost control of the forces; and a deadly explosion finished off the rest of my riot police, leaving their scattered remains all about. I had lost control. A terrific and awe-inspiring CRACK of a fart escaped my anus, fueled by the sheer power of one-hundred percent refined green mucky diarrhea. The noise of the farting was a million times amplified by the hard wooden seat against which my *** was situated.

A torrent of green muck escaped me. I sat awestruck, not knowing what to do with myself. The torrent continued until the crap had literally gone down my leg and was now burning my skin with its acidic glop. Eventually my shoes filled with ****, a fact I never let on — I don't know why **** in my shoes was more embarrassing than **** in my pants, but it was.

As I stood up, tears rolled down my young face. The back of my pants were absolutely saturated in sheer, vile feces. I walked to the bathroom, my shoes making the noises of rubber boots filled with water, splat-splat-splatting along the floor. I plunked myself into a stall and wept.

I ended up inspiring pity in the mother of one of my fellow students, an employee at the school. She gave me an extra pair of pants.

I packed the glob of ****-soaked filth into my backpack and left. I just left.

Thus began the most repulsive walk home I have ever endured.|||I had this misfortune but it was manifold more since I was a grownup man not a child like the questioner.I was living in what is called a 'chawl'(one or two room tenements in a multistory building with common lavarories) There are long queues in the morning at the water taps and the lavatories.. It is not unsual some of them are constipated while others are just-go-in-and–come–outs.I was the former and it neessitated to be inside the lavatory pretty early. One day I was a little late to get in and on ac count of the long queue outside faced constant knocking . AS luck would hve it my bowels had almost stuck work that day and refused al formed of cajoling. AT last the pounding became unearable and I decided to come out unrelieved. I did and the man at the top of the queue started to get in and at that very moment my bowel decided to answer my prayers. It sta rted to come out with such a force that I just pushed the aspirant and went inside and relieved myself. soiling my 'dhottee'in the process. I had to beseech the outsuders to run to my room and ask my sone to get a spare underpant quckly and they obliged(Bombaites normally do).When I almost snatched the underpant through the half open door and then meekly came out the soiled pant bndled,h a sheepish face not daring to look at anybody and almost ran to me quarters I could hear the peels and peels of laughter behind me.I may forget the state honour I received in service but not this ignomijy.

Jackie Chan Sing Lung born on April 7, 1954.Chan is the son of Lee-Lee and Charles Chan.Chan was educated at Nan Hua Elementary Academy, but he struggled and his parents felt he didn't fit in at the school, so they sent him to the Chinese Opera Research Institute (1961-1971) and later, due to financial difficulties, they enrolled him at the Peking Opera School.

The enrollment was to last for 10 years, and while there, he was taught skills in acrobatics and kung fu under an extremely strict regime.

after this he returned to china and got the job as stunt man for Bruce Lee's Enter The Dragon, before ultimately being offered acting roles.Chan got his first international success in 1978, with the film Drunken Master this was huge success and one of my favorites.

Chan married Taiwanese actress Lin Feng-Jiao inj 1983.chan has a son and a daughter.Chan holds the Guinness World Record for "Most Stunts By A Living Actor.he got tons of adwards like from hollywood walk of fame and tons of chinese movies adwards.also he got a lot of song adwars because he is also a singer.

He speaks cantonese,english,and manderin.after his first big movie the rest as you say is history.

Jackie Chan Chante du poumon né le 7 avril, 1954. Chan est le fils de Chan.Chan de Lee-Lee et Charles a été instruit à Nan Hua l'Académie Elémentaire, mais il a lutté et ses parents se sont sentis qu'il n'a pas correspondu à à l'école, donc ils l'ont envoyé à l'Institut de Recherche d'Opéra chinois (1961-1971) et plus tard, en raison des difficultés financières, ils l'ont inscrit à l'Ecole d'Opéra de Pékin.

L'inscription était de durer pendant 10 ans, et pendant que là-bas, il a été enseigné des compétences dans fu d'acrobaties et kung sous un régime extrêmement strict.

Après ceci il est retourné à la Chine et a obtenu le travail comme l'homme d'acrobaties pour Bruce Lee Entre Le Dragon, avant d'étant finalement offert d'agir le rôles.Chan le sien a obtenu le premier succès international dans 1978, avec le film le Maître Enivré ceci était le succès énorme et un de mon favorites.

Chan a épousé le inj de Feng-Jiao de Lin d'actrice taïwanais 1983. chan a un fils et un fille.|||I take it there is no question, but you are replying to someone else's….right? If so, then that's a great answer! (Depending on the question of course!!) ;-)|||thanks for the background info, didn't know all that stuff. i don't get your question though, sorry.

a senior high school girl whom i knew of since 1st grade. nice, not real smart, talk to online alot, were best friends in 1st grade

a junior whom i know of since 6th grade, real smart, nice, might sound good but got rejected a few times, i m such a loser

a freshman girl whom i knew last year, real cute, funny, good smile. not very smart. very short tho, use to come to my school but left, see her rarely and spontaneous visits to my school

an 8th grade whom i met this year, good at martial arts, pretty, see every week at kung fu class

well their all pretty to me, the first three go to the same school all these girls are pretty skinny, i m currently i junior|||senior high school girl whom i knew of since 1st grade. nice, not real smart, talk to online alot, were best friends in 1st grade|||Have you ever seen the movie, "Shallow Hal"??|||the senior|||The one i your grade who is smart and nice.|||How old are you..if you are a senior,,.you shouldn't be messing with freshmen or 8th graders…|||the first 1 but what are you choosing for?|||steern clear of 8th grader and freshman in a few years you'll be 18 and they will be jail bait|||senior u known that person ur entire life why wouldnt go with her|||yo dude i totally know ur feeling its hard to pick the boy i wana ask but i would choose the 8th grade girl u know u can never go rong with a girl thats good at karata all though she probally could kick urbut if u ever hurt her of broke up with her!|||The freshman and 8th grade seem a bit too young for you.

The junior would be my pick except for your rejections.

You might want to consider not choosing any, but if you must pick, go with the senior. You have the best bet of having both success and an appropriate age.|||what does your heart say? who do you think about the most? who are you attracted to the most? think about all this before you decide only you can decide. good luck to you wish i had this problem.|||I think you can rule out the 8th grader. What would you do with her? It doesn't sound like you have a shot with the senior or the junior. Try the freshman girl.|||Look am fat.Pretty skinny girls ?You should go for the people skin deep.I mean go for there mined not they body.|||First of all, I am trying to figure out why this is an issue? I think you are to concerned about "who has the most to offer, to make me look good"!! This is not about just you.Put yourself in their place…..Let's see I already think I am a looser,so which one really likes me? Maybe I'm a little to picky and they know I"M trying to inflate my ego by letting the one that can get me get noticed and should be honered to be seen with me….come on, with that insecure attitude none of them should "GO" with you!! squirlyshirley1|||the one you are friends with the most.

I'm looking for the title of a martial arts movie. It stars someone that, as a child, I thought was Bruce Lee, but it may be one of the "pretenders to the throne" after he died. I saw it on television, Saturday morning "Kung Fu Theater." Here is what I remember:

He ran a martial arts school.

He got beat up.

He trained hard (can you say montage?), by kicking clay pots filled with water.

He fought bad guy after bad guy, and even fought a guy who was on a horse, who weilded a whip. This scene, I think, was shot on a green-grass field with trees planted in rows.

The end bad guy had a white uniform with a wide red belt.

Our hero, of course, was the victor.

I know this could describe multiple movies, and I saw it so long ago (likely 1982 or thereabouts). Any help is appreciated.|||It's not a Bruce Lee movie. But it might be Prodigal Son with Biao Yuen.|||Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

is a movie that may help

available to rent or purchase

via this site

(download to PC)

http://www.geocities.com/lamoviefan/inde…

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.|||http://www.bruceleefoundation.com/index9… <<< hope you find the answers here…(just wait alittle longer for it to load)|||Hmmm… sounds a little like "Way of the Dragon", but I can't really remember the horse thing. Chuck Norris was the big baddie in the end, wearing all white, but I think he might've had a black belt - not a red one.

Basic plot, he visits relatives in Italy where they run a restaurant. The restaurant is harrassed by some sort of gangsters who want to buy the property. Regular story - Bruce doesn't want to fight but gets backed into a corner and has to fight the fighter-for-hire Chuck Norris. Cool movie just to watch Bruce Lee and Norris square off at the end.

On the other hand, if it's one of the Bruce Lee wannabes, I'd have no idea. There's far too many of them.|||Sounds like all of the kung fu movies, Sorry|||Sounds Like .

Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story

Star Eric lee / Not Family

Ok first of all you should make your email adress able to be reached through here so its easier. Now as far as the Zui Quan goes it is very hard to find a school that teaches Zui Quan exclusivly and even harder to find one that knows what they are doing. I advise you do what I do. Get a good solid mix of martial arts one of them being Zui Quan. If you are willing to move you could come train where I do which its a little expensive due to how much property costs in florida but my instructor has one multiple world championships and is well versed in jujitsu , eagle claw kung fu, muy thai, zui quan, monkey kung fu, tiger claw kung fu, and a little bit in samurai sword fighting. However odds are you wont want to move so I would advise trying to find a good school that just features zui quan as one of their styles.

One thing I can't stress enough is that you should find a school that isnt in it for the money and is truly about the art. Also make sure they do realistic sparring|||no comment.

I am currently a sophomore in highshcool with a 3.6 GPA and taking a lot of honors courses this year.Iplan to raise this to a 3.9 by junoir year. I have been running all year for 2 years straight now(crosscountry,wintertrack,springtrack… and hope to get a 20min 5k by next year.(for a girl) Aside from that i am also a member of the national arts honors society and do kung-fu(martial arts) I also volunteer and teach at my sunday school. In your opinion what kinda college do Iclearly have a shot at right now?( I wanna be a heart sergion when Igrow up) Specific names of colleges would be greatly appreciated? Ididn't take my ACTs yet but currently, do I stand a chance for an ivy League?Also niether of the "rents" went to college so where does that get me?|||There are many colleges that would accept you. The list is very long. Narrow down your question… to at least a region or list of schools. In regards to Ivy leagues, the SAT and ACT will be the deciding factor, you have all the extra-curriculars, your GPA is a bit low (though schools do like to see improvement), but all in all if you get a high SAT score (1450 ) you can probably get in, if you do not score well on the tests your chances drop, dramatically, so study! and if you school has AP classes try to take them). Also if you want to be a heart surgeon why do you want to go to an Ivy? Why not go to a school renowned for their excellence in the MEDICAL field. ie, Johns Hopkins, University of Miami…..|||Because your GPA is pretty good and you are involved with extracurricular activities, you have a good shot at most schools.

You may want to go to a 2 year school first because:

a: It's a lot less expensive

b: The course load is a lot easier

To answer your other question regarding names of schools..uhh that list would be huge..:) For specific names of colleges, I'd recommend checking out: http://offto.net/schools

Hi, does anyone know any good martial arts schools in OC. I'm intrested in wushu and kung-fu. I live around fountain valley, huntington beach, and costa mesa.|||if you guys have a city halll, you can always check there!

thats what i do when i want to do something within my community. My city hall has martial arts class and swimming class and everythiung!|||google it|||On Harbor Blvd., right by the 405, there is a school with a red and black sign. The Ancient Arts of War and Wisdom Dojang. Master Mike Dunchok is the master of the school, and he is a great guy and a good martial artist. They teach primarily Kuk Sool Kwan, which encompasses many different styles of martial arts.

It's a great art, involving everything from Tae Kwon Do and Hapkido to innumerable weapons. Look into them.

If you visit, tell Master Mike and Grandmaster Mogil that Kevin and Jenn say hi. They'll know who you are talking about.

Hope this helps. ^_^

I'm looking for a good martial arts school in or around Birmingham. I'm particularly interested in Tae Kwon Do, Kung Fu or Karate. Does anyone know of any especially with websites.|||Check out Rob Locks Martial Arts academy in Lye on the west side of the west mids conurbation, they provide training in a number of martial arts as well as fairly regular seminars with international instructors!

www.roblocksacademy.com|||yehh come to the gethoo and we will teach u how to fight

And this is pretty natural, as popular Kung Fu movies often pit one style (or School of Thought) against another to prove which is better. (Like Crane against Tiger Claw)

Perhaps a better question might be, how do you tell if the sensei at a dojo is any good.

Or perhaps you too believe style is more important than the individual dojo.

* Is School more important than Teacher, or Sensei more important than Style?

If "Teacher" is more important, what qualities do you look for? If "School" is more important, what style is best?|||When I first got on here, all I read was that Muay Thai was everything and TKD was crap… so honestly, being a TKD guy, I went looking for a Muay Thai school….. What I found was something different that what I was used to (no better or worse, but added together very strong), and a very well spoken, knowlegable instructor that I look forward to learning from for the next few years at least… The reason I respect him most, is he will not say what I did was wrong or bad, but this is how it is done in Muay Thai and this is why…. Whether I agree with everything he says or not is irrelevant, and I do my best to do as he says…. On sparring days, when I am trying to do what I have been taught by him, (Im not quite there yet to really make it work) when I get in trouble and go back to what is natural for me (to save my face some pain haha) he never talks down or corrects me, but the next few classes it seems he works drills that will help me "convert" so to speak…. What I am really learning about the 2 different arts is when and where each one will work best and it will ultimately be a blend for me…. So I'd say to anyone (who gets on yahoo answers and asks which art is better at fighting) find a good instructor, learn as much as you can about any style and stop living in fantasy land about being Bruce Lee|||I believe that it is the teacher that is the most important element.

Unfortunately when you are an absolute beginner it is impossible to tell if the teacher is any good and so most people base their assessment on the nicest looking school with the best ad in the Yellow Pages and the most students especially at a blackbelt level, or even more likely in most cases just on the first school that they go into.|||Learning from someone you respect is most important for me. Someone who prioritizes safety and the values I want to hone from studying the art. I study Ninpo because of its focus on spirituality and tradition. Check out http://www.ninjaseishin.com for more info about this special art. I have an interest in and a respect for all forms of MA.|||I would prefer to say that each individual has their own focus as to which would be more suitable for them. Personally, I think both are just as important. If you don't like a particular school, then it would be pointless for you to join it because you would not put your heart into learning it. Although you might be intrigued by a particlar school but the teacher is not able to live up to your expectation, you would not truly learn the proper stuffs in the martial arts.|||Teacher, he or she will affect the school (environment).

Style? It does not matter. I've seen horrible teaching at a popular style and I have seen splendid teaching from a "often-laughed-at" style.|||In my opinion, the teacher/instructor is the most important factor. You will spend a lot of time, money, and energy on this journey, and the instructor will make all the difference.

Some things to consider would be, who will be providing the bulk of the instruction? If you do not feel comfortable, supported, welcomed, safe, and encouraged - no matter what the art, how fantastic the training facility, how inexpensive the program, or the fame of the instructor - you will not enjoy your time and you will most likely quit. Your first quest therefore should be to find an environment that actually appeals to you and one in which you feel comfortable.

Everyone will approach this differently, and you must make up your own mind as to what is comfortable and what is not. I'drecommend attending a few different classes to observe the student, instructor, and visitor interactions. If they are positive, respectful, light when appropriate and more serious or studious when called for it's probably a good environment to consider for your martial arts training.

This is probably the single most important decision you will make, as the primary instructor will be your leader, mentor, guide, and confidant. You must be able to trust and respect this individual, and equally feel that they trust and respect you as an individual.

Style is less important than substance

Unless you already know which art you wish to study and are determined to seek only that style out, the style of the instructor you like is far less important than the substance of the instruction. While there are nuances to the method, use, execution, and physical requirements of all the different styles - all will ultimately teach you much about yourself, about your abilities, and about how to defend yourself if the worst should happen.

The substantive advantage therefore is in the knowledge of the instructors who will provide your guidance on a regular basis, and their ability to impart that knowledge is a safe, fun, enjoyable, and accessible manner. Instructors should be able to converse intelligently on the techniques and requirements of the instruction and class elements, and should be able to answer student questions competently, thoroughly, and honestly.

If you find such a school, with an instructor you respect, and environment you like and feel comfortable in, students you think you could be friends with, and an instructor group that seems professional, approachable, and knowledgeable - then you have overcome the greatest hurdles.

Ken C

9th Dan HapMoosaKi-Do

8th Dan TaeKwon-Do

7th Dan YongChul-Do|||I think it is a mix of both - as both lead to preferences. The best teacher in the world won't be able to teach everyone their style equally. Likewise, not even the most capable martial artist will be able to learn all styles equally, regardless of the teacher. However, I would lean towards teacher being more important.

For teacher - the biggest quality is "can you learn from them?" If not, it won't matter what style they teach.

For school - the biggest question is "can I learn this art form?" If not, the teacher's ability to teach is irrelevant.|||I hear ya! I don't think the style is important and I've repeated many times on YA that if you just learn something, and learn it well, you will achieve whatever goals you had when you started MA.

I think the teacher is much more important, but even more important than that is your dedication to learn. You can breeze through the training and get ranked, but unless you give it total effort, it won't become "part" of you. This is what it means to be good at what you do in anything…when it's part of you, it flows from you without thinking…its natural and its instinctive. This is where you want to be and this only comes with repetition and commitment to what you are doing. Not just in MA, but in life.|||For me the teacher without a doubt is was makes the school and the system (style work).

You may have great lineage but that does not always mean you can teach well. We are unforunately not all gifted with the proper teaching ettiquette that some of us know naturally or have learned by example. Others are just out for money.

So if you have a serious teacher who is truly dedicated to their art then you will have a great school, but if you have a great looking school with a teacher who does not care then you look good in the place but learn nothing.

For me with out a thought it is the teacher or person that makes it.|||The teacher is definitely the most important. There are principles of combat that every style has to recognize but not all do. (Such as how to handle multiple attackers, how important a good balance base and structure is, or that one needs to adapt in a fight or they will lose.)

However, through study and practice which grants understanding, the teacher can learn these and gain a full understanding of them. Hopefully, that teacher can then pass that principle (or truth) on to their students.

What would I look for in a teacher? Patience, wisdom, and kindness are the few that come to mind. Without any of those things, the students will either end up frustrated and/or demoralized and likely never finish their training.

That's not to discount lineage as the student often takes on attributes of their teacher. By seeing where the teacher gained their understanding, one can catch a small glimpse into the future to see how not only their new teacher will treat them and how skilled their new teacher is but also what they can expect for themselves if they are serious about their training.

Today at school, I was eating my lunch with chopsticks and then these Asian kids all stared at me. One of them told me to use a fork but I didn't listen. So then a group of Asian guys threatened to beat me up after school. They all know karate, kung fu, and ninja stuff! Omg I was so scared that I skipped class and went to buy some kung pao chicken with sushi.

I put in the basement and let the smell of the food vent thru the school. They all went in the room and I shut the door and locked it. I ran home and now I'm asking on my comp if I was wrong.|||over exaggerating.

quote:

"…They all know karate, kung fu, and ninja stuff! Omg I was so scared that I skipped class and went to buy some kung pao chicken with sushi…"

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

I'm laughing so hard i almost vomited. this is one of the most dumbest thing I've ever heard

Asian Canadians dont beat up people who use chopsticks wrongly. people who make nasty, racist, and unbelievable dumb comments about them on yahoo answers are just plain stupid.|||nut and liar|||Time to do your homework kid :)|||I'm not sure a correct technique exists for the use of chopstix, as long as the user can use them with some efficiency.|||oh my God i am laughing so hard milk came out of my nose LOL|||Next time don't run away, stand your ground, and let them knock some sense into your racist little a**.|||What the….

I need an instrumental version of Kung-Fu fighting for a school project. I want a free version…the others ive seen you have to pay for…anyone…plz|||go to ask.com

I've been wanting to get back into martial arts, but I wanted to take one that will help me defend myself in real life situations not these flashy gimmicky ones that show you super fancy moves that you would never get the chance to actually do in a real fight.

Now they say most fights end up on the floor, so I was looking into Brazilian jujitsu which looks nice but I don't want to depend on having to knock a guy down to work my magic. I'm a fairly small guy. 5'5 150 lbs

I tried karate around 2 years ago but it wasn't for me, the whole wasting time on "kata" crap wasn't for me, plus I felt it was too straightforward. I prefer things with more finese. Pressure points, joint locks and stuff sound pretty cool. Though I'd prefer to end it as quickly as possible.

I've been told to check out Krav Maga, Hapkido, Kung fu and Ninjutsu schools in my area but I was wondering how effective those would be in real life situations?|||Since you don't like kata, that rules out most styles. I suggest Muay Thai, not because it was my choice, but because it seems to fit perfectly with everything you have stated in your question.

Most street confrontations are between two untrained combatants who THINK they can fight because they watch fights on TV. Their fights last about 30 seconds, then both are totally exhausted. If you train and learn how to fight, in the rare chance that you actually have to defend yourself, you will be able to not only defend yourself for more than 30 seconds, but you will most likely prevail in less than 30 seconds.|||I have learnt taekwondo and once i was involve in street fight .. when they attack me.. i give them a side kick and then jump and give a round kick.. the one i have kicked fall down and run away, seeing this every one in his gang ran away… like dogs.. Report It
|||Jiu jitsu, Brazilian or otherwise, can be effective even if you're not a muscleman. Its not hard to just jump on to some guy pounding on you. You may take some damage, but in short order you're gonna dislocate his elbow.

Have you ever seen Royce Gracie when he used to do the UFCs? Amazing. He might spend 20 minutes getting his opponent into position, but suddenly the kickboxer (or whatever) is tapping out because he likes his arm attached.

My 7 year-old was showing me one of the moves he learned (he does TKD, but they learn stuff from other arts), awesome stuff. I'd think twice about letting my 11 year old try it, he's big enough to actually get some leverage.|||I would stick to basics; blocking, counter-striking, etc. pressure points are difficult to mark, unless you've spent years practicing. Hapkido, i've heard, is varied in their techniques, which might appeal to you. I'm a firm believer in the basics. If you know how to counter, and counter-attack, problem's solved. Mostly it's a mental thing. All the techniques in the world are great, until your body freezes, and your mind shuts down.

In defense of kata, they do serve a purpose. Ideally, the practitioner uses the kata to learn better technique, and actively thinking how each technique would be used in an attack. However, it does require great discipline to work.

Any martial art will take time, and effort to learn. I would give anything you take several classes, like three, before deciding. By that time, it'll sink in whether or not the specific art is good for you. As for practicality…you have to be careful of all the "military-trained, splatter the guys' brains in .05 milliseconds" arts. They seem to be all around these days. From your list, Krav Maga seems pretty useful. I have experience in a blended art, which taught striking and ground work.

Best I can say is do what you feel is most comfortable for your body type and mentality. Hope this offers some assistance…martial arts is a real personal thing. Without knowing you, it's hard to say.

Best of Luck!!|||DO NOT DO TKD.HAPKIDO,.OR ANY FORM OF KUNG FU. THESE ARE IMPRACTIAL USELESS ARTS. YES THEY HAVE A FEW (VERY MINIMAL) EFFECTIVE MOVES THAT CAN BE USED IN ACTUAL ENCOUNTER BUT BASED ON PERSONAL KNOWLEDGE AND ENDLESS RESULTS OF MIXED MARTIAL ARTS COMPETITION WHICH PITS ART VS ART ALL THE TIME, BY FAR THE MOST EFFECTIVE ARTS ARE MUAY THAI AND BRAZILIAN JIU-JITSU. I STUDIED TKD FOR A WHILE THEN RYU-GOJU KARTATE. THESE PLACES WERE THE BIGGEST WASTE OF TIME IN MY LIFE, COTTAS ARE AN ABSOLUTE JOKE AND ANYONE ATTEMPTING TO USE THEM IN A REAL LIFE FIGHT AGAINST A TRAINED OPPENENT WILL GET THERE FACE RE-ARRANGED. I COULD TELL YOU THAT FROM PERSONAL EXPERIENCE AFTER 4 YRS OF TRADITIONAL MARTIAL ARTS WHEN I DECIDED TO GO TO MUAY THAI. I SAID I WAS ABSOLUTLEY ABLE TO SPAR BECAUSE OF MY TMA BACKGROUND. WRONG! I GOT ROCKED MANY TIMES AND REALIZED I NEEDED A REAL ART I CAN ACTUALLY USE. I STARTED MUAY THAI AND BJJ CROSS TRAINING AND IVE NEVER LOOKED BACK. PICK ONE OF THESE IF NOT BOTH.|||Try kajukenbo.|||No way did someone say Kajukembo:

http://themartialart.com/whatis_kajukemb…

Defending yourself in real life situations?

Do you plan on needing this skill frequently?

There is always someone better, faster and stronger than you; oh and he has a bunch of nasty tricks up his sleeve just in case your double dragon dim mak is working.

In the real world, that "most fights end up on the floor" crap will get you killed. The floor in this case is the ground, the ground with the broken glass, rocks and your opponents friends doc martins ready to stomp your skull. The ground is the last place you want to be out in the real world.

The goal is to avoid physical confrontations in the real world.

Be nice to people

Be aware of your surroundings

Don't go into areas where violence is common

Those are the effective tools for dealing with real life situations.

http://www.nononsenseselfdefense.com/mar…|||Judo, AIkido, and Hapkido are your best bets.|||Hi there

My advice is to at look whats available in your area and check them out one at a time until you find one that suits you best. Personally I've trained in quite a few different arts over the last 17 years and all i can say is one will speak to you more than the others. The art doesn't fit the person the person fits the art. People on here will only recommend their art or something they have seen on the TV. Brazilian Jujitsu being a modern favorite at the moment due to UFC champions using it to win. Doesn't mean its the best it just works in that environment. A good instructor will help you connect better to the art if they know their stuff.

Regards

Idai|||Kenpo is a street proven self defense art with devastating techniques, with lots of the "Pressure Point strikes and Joint locks".

I have been learning and teaching the art of Kenpo Karate for just over 10 years now. Nothing I have done in the past even compares to it.

Check out some Kenpo demos on youtube.com search some name like, Jeff Speakman, Frank Soto, Larry Tatum and Ed Parker just to name a few.

If you have an open mind to the arts you'll enjoy the demos and see the true vaule of Kenpo at it's best.

Good luck.

In about a month, I will be going to college in Orlando. I have always had an interest in martial arts just never really had the time with all of my siblings. But now that I'll be by myself I really want to pursue this. I've always liked the art of kung fu or any form of taijutsu. I just kind of want to do something that will keep me active and in shape and I wouldn't mind toning my body a bit. Are there any good adult classes in the Orlando area?|||One of the best, if not the best Tae Kwon Do teacher in the world lives and teaches in or somewhat near the Orlando / Gulf Coast region of Florida.

That would be Dr. Jung Hwan Park. He is now in his 60's. Dr. Park was the youngest 9th Degree Black Belt ever certified by the Kukikwon. He was a direct student of the founder of Hapkido, Young Sool Choi and was given a 6th degree Black Belt certification from him.

You will have to check to see exactly where his present school is located.

I know:

Abingdon Boys School

ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION

Dir en Grey

L'Arc~en~Ciel

Girugamesh

Nightmare

The Candy Spooky Theater

The GazettE

UVERworld

Malice Mizer

Alice Nine|||Gackt

Hyde

Vidoll

LM.C

Miyavi

Rentrer en Soi

12012

Plastic Tree

Mucc

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D'espairs Ray|||Larc~en~ciel;Tetsu69|||An Cafe(aka antic cafe). They still play rock but their music has pop to it too.

Is there any good martial arts schools in oc close to fountain valley and huntington beach? Teaching in muay thai or kung fu…|||" The O.C House of Blues"|||Actually yes

LA Boxing is opening a new Gym

go to TaPOuTMagazine.com

they will guide you.

Honest good folks, just don't say I sent ya…|||In this area you'll have plenty of places to study, just be picky and do your research so that you're getting into the right stuff.

Check out: www.dojolocator.com which will list you many schools of martial arts in wherever you're searching.|||go to mma.tv. great site for muay thai and BJJ schools|||go to the National Wushu Training Center in Huntington Beach- best place in the OC for wushu.. Its a little more money than some places- but worth the expense for sure. They let you try a class out for free if you are interested.

if you don't mind the drive there is Action Wushu off the 91 in Santa Fe Springs.. (near cerritos).. similar to NWTC…

AVOID all places that say "KUNG FU" in Buena Park, Long Beach, Cerritos, and Fountain Valley, they are FRAUDS. -been there done that- bunch of bull crap to be certain..really really bad training- they steal people's money and teach you zero to NOTHING.

there is one school in Irvine that does 7 start mantis, but i've never been there..

make sure you go somewhere that stresses basics a lot.. So many places are god awful.|||where is oc

first thing I took a free class of kung fu and it was awesome even now I can feel back pain due to long time without sport. That instructor has some muscles and is a champion he was even very humble to say that. students in the school are very quiet, ,nice joyful and serious. some of stretching moves we did was quite hard but i felt really good at the end ( sense of accomplishment) the instructor told me that if i work hard I'm gonna be a great student because i was able to do any movement did he tell the truth ?|||Looks like an excellent school. Keep at it.|||Yes, it is very important~!

I'm Chinese and in the 9th grade in Canada. A lot of people make fun of me because of my race, or think that I'm stupid (which I am not! I'm supposed to be in 8th grade, I got bumped up!) They always say things along the lines of, "***** you," or, "Go ***** yourself." I didn't have much of a problem until last year, when I moved and had to go to a new school. I have a few friends but we aren't really close (fortunately I have a fancy schmancy cell phone to keep me sane at school, I can call my all friends from my previous school).

Anything witty I can say back? Oh, I tell the teachers all the time about the racism, they really couldn't care less. It's not that big of a deal. I just want something witty to say back, or something to shut them up. My dad gave me Kung-Fu lessons when I was younger and I always watch kung-fu movies, so I'm kinda ok with being physical, not that I've ever been in a real fight-fight, not that I want to use my moves.

I hate school because of them. Help?|||first of all they are doing this because they are jealous because you are smarter than thim. my daughter is japanese,

and at her school she had the same issues. i went there it did not help, finally she told them that at least her ancesters were sailing ships while theirs were still living in caves. they have not made fun of her anymore. but you should talk to your parents and get them involved. we are in the u.s. i don't know how schools differ in canada.|||Prove to them that you're one of a kind..Participate in different organization,quiz bee and others..Be an active student!Make yourself famous and known in your school because of your achievements..You'll see those who bully you will be left behind..What a sweet revenge!Don't let them turn down your self esteem..Instead,let them be your inspiration to be a better person.^_^|||maybe it is not racism that they are picking on u for it could be that u use talk like in ur question

quote:(fortunately I have a fancy schmancy cell phone).

just tell them not to do it and that u wouldnt have gone to that school if u knew it was not multi culteral|||Most of it you have to just ignore. Like all types of teasing racism included. Unless it is really escalating. Remember kids yours age not to sound mean are very self centered and care more about what other people think but not how other people feel. Becareful about isolating yourself. You could appear stuck up. So do take into account your own actions as well. Witty remarks come with time noone can just hand you those on a silve platter. It's sort of earned, lol with years of experience. If the teachers don't care tell the principle or dean or whomever runs your school. And the other risky thing to do is ask them why they are making fun of you. Don't be afraid to join things and let people know who you are and what you excel at. You might not have the whole school like you, lord knows that almost never happens but you could win some new friends. :)|||The teachers should NOT be ignoring this. If you're seriously being subjected to racist insults at school and the principal won't listen, you need to bring it to the attention of someone higher up in the system! Any respectable Canadian school should be taking this VERY seriously. If your school's administration is backward and won't deal with this, someone at the school board will want to know!|||I'm so sorry to hear about all those indecent people and the way they are treating you. To be honest, I think that what they are doing is terrible and you need to stand up for yourself and show them that everyone is unique and has their own special qualities and attributes. By the way, I'd just like to say that I have a RAZR V3 and they are the coolest, so I'm really angry that they're dissing you about having one! But all you need to do is fight the power and peace out cause everyone is the same on the inside.

(If this continues though and you can't stop it, I'd consider moving schools or getting home schooled because this kind of behaviour from these terrible people teasing you can have a huge toll on your self esteem and you stress levels e.t.c)

Hope your okay!|||You poor thing, I do sympathize! I'm Korean and fortunately I didn't get many racist comments, but the few I did get made me feel awful. Personally, I wouldn't try to say anything witty back to them; I found that if you answer back, they tend to aggravate you more to see if they can get another rise out of you. Have you tried talking to your parents? If your teachers aren't listening to you (which is completely wrong) maybe you could get your parents to talk to them. Also, you could try going to your school counselor.

Anyone can give you advice, but it's up to you to find the best solution for your problem. It probably won't be easy, but try not to let it get to you. Kids can be mean to others because they don't know any better. I don't know if it's just your school that's particularly nasty, but these things tend to get better as you get older, and people start learning to be less ignorant of other cultures.|||Well i'm black and I went to an al white school with 1500 students and was a new student in the 10th grade so i can relate. The kids will keep doing it 1) because it makes them feel cool 2.) because they see it gets to you since you have no comeback.

So what you need to do is work on your comebackers! You have to work them out in your own style. What worked for me may not work for you and vice-versa. For instance I used to say, 'Wow, what is that, racism? I didn't think there were people that stupid still! That's awesome!' Or something like that.

Next thing you can do is go to the principal then superintendent and get your parents involved. If you have to go to the school board. I promise you that will end it! That's what I did with my daughter recently.|||If they told me to F**K myself I would tell them "sure, when I am finished with your mom." Or tell them to suck your Chinese dick.

Normaly I would also say kick their A** but in your case I would provoke them in to throwing the first punch….then beat them into submission.

Chinese food and some good old school kung-fu movies

or

Some good stake and some good ol' Bruce willis|||Chinese food and some good old school kung-fu movies|||its steak not stake and neither…go to the bar and get drunk….lots of fun!!!!|||Tough choice!! They are both great. As I have had steak recently, I'll choose Chinese food (as long as it's real one) and kung-fu movies.|||steak and a new girlfriend|||some good stake and some good ol"bruce willis|||well chinese food is good but I don't like kung-fu movies…

and I don't like steak or Bruce Willis

So for me chinese food and some comedys or some horror movies.|||steak and the "Bourne Trilogy",and a fun guy to snuggle with ;)|||peas cornbread sweet potatoes|||Neither - Im out on the town ROCKING for britain!! Lets go girls!!|||The first, hands down!!

1st. not a Bruce Lee fan

2nd. Stake aren't for eating!

Martial art school types I'm looking for include Kung Fu and Tae Kwon Do. I would also be interested in a web site that rates martial art schools.|||For Kung Fu maybe check out Shan Tung. See the website at http://www.kungfuusa.com

I am not familiar with this system, but there are no Wah Lum (Mantis) schools or teachers listed in the directory for California.

If you could make it down to Torrance you could train at the Gracie Academy which I believe to be one the best in the world for BJJ. http://www.gracieacademy.com/locations.h…

There is a TKD school in just about every neighborhood, just like McDonalds. No offense to anyone, but that is just how I feel about belt schools.

As far as I know there isn't a website that rates schools and I don't know what critera they could use.|||For Tae Kwon Do there is a school in Korea Town that is

run just like the military.

Very hardcore and if you are not Korean……………

Lets just say you would not last 5 days.|||For Kung Fu there are a few around that are pretty good. if you don't mind going to a chain school USSD isn't bad and there are a lot of locations in the L.A. area. The bonus there is that you get many locations, access to the Shaolin Temple in China, 7 days a week access to the dojo with a private lesson every week instead of once a month or sporadically like at some schools. The negative is they are a chain so they get lumped in with Mcdojo's and belt factory schools. However I can tell you that any school that takes 4 to 7 years to get a black belt at is no mcdojo. Also they teach a hybrid form called Shaolin Kempo designed by Fred Villari. Kempo is a Japanese name for the all the arts that came over from China during their many civil wars. So it includes traditional Kung Fu as well as Tai Chi Chuan and Wing Chun. So it's not pure Kung Fu. More info on that here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaolin_Kem…

There is also an unofficial Shaolin school in L.A. you can see their info here: http://www.shaolinca.com/

I don't like TKD myself but that's personal taste. Also every TKD studio I've seen in L.A. has been a belt factory letting even little children get black belts within 2 to 3 years.|||Jet's Gym

Address: 6247 Laurel Canyon Blvd, North Hollywood, CA 91606

Phone: (818) 766-0461|||Dan Inosanto's academy (venice) or their sister academy, the IMB academy (Torrance)…hands down. Do some research and let the facts speak for themselves.|||American Kenpo Karate.

Try www.ltatum.com or your phone book will have many listings for Kenpo, it is a very well rounded Martial Art, look into it.

Youtube.com kenpo demos..larry tatum, jeff speakman, frank soto or ed parker.

Enjoy and I wish you the best in your choice, good luck.

I need to now about how I can get some good sparring techniques for when I spar at my kung fu school, does any one know any drills, or exercises to get better, I might participate in a competition as well soooo plz help|||I do a lot of boxing/ kickboxing drills (when my foot is not hurt lol). You need a lot of repition. Burn the moves into your head. Maybe pick up some Aikido classes or books. It works on Kung fu people quite well. Lots of cardio. I am not a kung fu person, but I do know speed is almost everything in that art. Keep doing your moves every day. If something isn't working ask your instructer for help. Start slow and just build up to where it's all second nature. When you compete you can't think about your next move. So work on katas too. One of my personal favorite things to do for sparring practice: hold 1-3 pound weights while throwing punches. Leg weights are nice for kicks. It really helps me. Hope this helps!|||The best drill you can do is…. sparr.

You'll get the muscle reflex, and the technique by constantly sparring, even better if you have various partners.

Also, if you are going to compete make sure your conditioning is well, run alot!|||First off let me say that if your cma (chinese martial arts = kung fu) school really spars then good for you thats more than most of them.

unfortunately if the "sparring" you are reffering to is pushing hands, it ain't sparring. pushing hands, if it is done with resistance (unlike the way many bogus tai chi schools promote it), can enhance your close range hand skills just the way that pummeling drills can increase your grappling ability.

I still contend that pummeling is a form of pushing hands and pushing hands is a form of pummeling but FSM forbid that an asian instructor and a western MAist agree that they have anything in common despite tons of historical fechtbook evidence to the contrary- but that is another story.

Sparring is the best thing to teach you to spar. if you are looking to get more out of it then don't be concerned about winning or losing in your own class- worry about that when you go outside to cross-train.

In class focus on trying to get things off and "work out the bugs" in your technique. Try things that you wouldn't normally try in class that you were taught to see:

1- if they work and

2- if they work for YOU and fit your fighting style.

these are just generalizations. if it is your first time, concentrate on getting through it, it is no big deal. Just get used to hitting and bieng hit and then try to build on that. your instructor won't let you get hurt and I doubt you are doing hard contact your first time sparring in class.

good luck.|||Simple,

Ask your Kung Fu instructor. He would be happy to help you.|||1. Work the spped bag alot. Do a ton of different combinations with it. You can look up some videos on youtube about how to do it if you dont know.

2. Work the Heavy Bag. Again different combos at least thirty min. every day

3. Get someone to throw punches at you and practice only your head movement.

4. Spar alot. The best way to get better at something is to do it.

5. Dont worry about getting hit so much|||simply shadow box. i sparr at my kung fu school too. practice american kickboxing or muay thai techniques.

start jab jab head cross solar plexus uppercut and then hook kidneys.

fight against urself alone.

the best form when sparring is to have controlled aggression.

analyze how they move.

i myself am a counter fighter. i wait for them to come while slowly circling in and strike. if i see a weakness if go offensive immediately.

whenever ur sparring someone, analyze them. where are their guards? standard head high guards or crab lower body guards.

watch how they move. if they move in a circle, he or she is a counter fighter. if they stand still, they are defensive. if they come immediately, they are offensive.

when shadow boxing, go right in, jab cross, if they counter get out ASAP dont ever stay there.

do not use kung fu blocks, fight san shou style or like muay thai.

if the opponent is defensive, do long range fast kicks.

i can help more if u email me and tell me what style u fight and if its contact or point sparring.

if u are fighting head contact, dont worry about getting hit. san shou kung fu boxing is like regular kickboxing.

kung fu blocks are slower, thats why boxers use the regular head block and take shots.

kung fu blocks are used to avoid getting hit. u can to learn to tolerate hits.

if u tell me ur style i can give u some more kung fu styled strike strategies.

I haven't been to a martial arts class in about 2 years, and even then I was with my friends at a TKD class.

Now soon, I'm gonna be going to a 5 Animal Style Kung Fu class

(www.ucc.ie/kungfu)

I'm gonna be going more or less on my own. One thing though, Is taking that first step inside the Kung Fu school. Now THAT is what I am shy about!!

Any tips/ideas?:)|||I think the humble attitude that you are showing with this question is perfect. I agree that you should try to control the natural urge to compare Kung Fu to your TKD experience in the past. Focus on what you are learning at the present. I also agree with the other answers thus far.

Enjoy yourself.|||Put your hand out, look the instructor square in the eye and learn|||Go for it dude! Good luck.|||Just go along with the class and don't try to show anything you have learned before,learn pay attention, Once the class starts you will be to busy to have anything El's in mind.

You ll make new friends fast and feel comfortable soon.

good luck and take care|||Do for self confidence to protect yourself and your surroundings(people that accompany you and occasionally

other people).YOU CAN'T SAVE THE WORLD.|||just enjoy. Why else are you going? Relax, have fun and learn.|||remember… your instructor made the first step to.. anyone who is great has been where you are now.. and dont forget to practice forms and stuff at home to…|||Its like the Nike commercials say "just do it".|||I agree, just go for it dude.|||Go For Gold , I was the same with my Kempo going from the Okinawan training perspective to the Chinese teachings in my Martial Arts walk was the best thing id ever-done with my training. A deeper Understand, Focus and Perspective!

All the Best.|||Being a little concerned is a natural emotion that you really should have when you go into an unusual setting. It can be especially difficult if you are naturally shy and introverted.

Try to think of it this way - almost all decent schools are made up of very decent people who will welcome you with friendship and who will want to see you do well and continue to train with them. If that wasn't the enviornment, it's unlikely you'd be considering training there, right?

So take the first scary plunge and just take things as they come. If it is a school worth being in, you'll feel welcomed and at home in no time. If it's not for you, then you can always leave and seek out somewhere else to train, but you should give them a couple of weeks to get to know you, and for you to get to know them.

You may be pleasantly surprised how quickly you settle in and make some new trianing friends to work out with.

Good luck to you,

Ken C

9th Dan HapMoosaKi-Do

8th Dan TaeKwon-Do

7th Dan YongChul-Do

I heard that alot of martial arts schools call themselves "shaolin" even though they don't teach anything close to shaolin kung fu. When looking for a kung fu school, how do you know whether its a fake or not?|||There is no 'real' Shaolin any more. The temples and most of the monks were wiped out when the Emperor 'purged' them. Allied to this, the 'Cultural'/Communist revolution decimated anything that was left again.

Some of the remaining monks and teachers moved outside China and there are some original remnants teaching in places such as Taiwan and Malaysia but you would be hard pressed to find them. Modern day training at Shaolin tends to be Wu Shu oriented training with some Qi Gong thrown in. I've visited China a couple of times as have some of my students and was consistently disappointed with what purports to be Shaolin.

A student of mine got back recently and was talking about a temple he had seen which was not Shaolin but which taught a much more accurate representation. I have a feeling it was called the 9 Dragons Temple, he also visited a place where there was a temple called Heavens Cloud. None of these were tourist traps and needed long treks to find them. Each of them had a lineage going back hundreds of years as well.

If you want to find true Shaolin you need to throw the guidebook away, to the Chinese, Shaolin is now a tourist attraction. My student got a qualification to teach English and then went to some pretty rural places until he found something he liked.|||fake or not, you will know from watching a few schools and different practitioners practicing. Sifus are only as good as how well their students are taught by them.

Good schools teach martial arts but also discipline and respect for each other.|||Shaolin martial arts are merely the arts developed and taught at Shaolin.

A person who teaches Shaolin arts doesn't have to be a monk.

Hung ga is an art that derived at Shaolin.

There are versions of arts that were developed by secular practitioners. Those are not Shaolin. That doesn't mean that they are inferior.

It just means they were developed by someone who was not a monk. It may also have some Shaolin influence.

Shuai Jiao is waaaay older than any Shaolin art and it is devastating in application.

Then you have the Shaolin Kenpo which is not Shaolin at all. Sorry to all you kenpo guys but this is true.

Here in my city there is a guy who claims to teach Shaolin MA and is nothing but a phoney.|||Sholin is a term meaning like big tree or mountain or something like that. It basically refers to the northern end of the country. Japan's Shonru (sp) is similar. The "Sholin" is not the style but instead where the style originates the White Crane or Old Tiger is the style or system. Many schools have adopted the Sholin term because they know it sells. Look beyond the superficial to find the answer you seek.|||Hi,

In principle, many of the answers above have much truth to them. But there is one thing that needs to be considered. Shaolin is not a martial art but a principle. Based on Buddhism, Shaolin was developed for health and fitness. When the Shaolin relised that they also need to defend their temple they adapted it to also be a self defence.

1000 years later and then, as mentioned above, it was destroyed and purged. But, the principle of Shaolin lives in many houses; those that teach the kung fu for health and fitness and not fighting based on the principles of Zen/Chi'en Buddhism (you may need to research this a bit more to fully appreciate what i mean).

Finally, how do you know if something is fake if you are not an expert; look at the people, the teachers, the spirit, the feel and place. Most people have excellent intuition and instinct, honed over millions of years; listen to your inner voice.

I want to learn shaolin kung fu and I was wondering if there were any schools near Rochester, New York?|||USSD has schools in that area and they teach Shaolin Kempo. Their headmaster, Professor Matera was awarded 9th rank black belt by the Shaolin headmaster. Shaolin Kempo is a combination of Shaolin style and Japanese Karate and Jiujitsu. They teach the animal styles of Shaolin as th basis of the text, yet they use a streamlined approach morel ike Karate and use karate style gi's. Then they use some of the grappling and counter styles from Jiujitsu to make it more street friendly.|||pretty sure there's a school or two in nyack. just type in kung fu nyack and you'll get something. good luck!|||first off I know the area of rochester even though I live in the city.

There is not as many MA schools there like there are new york city and even in new york city I don't think there is a legit shaolin kung fu school.

I haven't seen any.

The problem with Chinese Martial Arts is that there are so many bad schools out there and so many sham teachers that teach you nothing but garbage and they train without resistance that it makes finding a legit one that much harder to find, even in a large city like new york. I'm convinced as a matter of fact that you won't find legitimate CMA outside of a large metropolitan area. I could be wrong, I'm sure there is one somewhere, but I'm doubtfull and chances are it is not your area.

Even among CMA Shaolin and tai chi are the frauds of the frauds, they are MUCH harder to find a good CMA (except san da which is chinese kickboxing, basically) school than other CMA's.

Go to the class, and if they don't train with resistance then walk away. if they tell you to build up your "chi" and talk about magic powers, etc. walk away.

It is much safer to gravitate towards arts that have more competitive outlets like Muai Thai, boxing, bjj, judo, san da, sambo that are much easier to find a legit school. If you don't know what you are looking for or at or able to tell a good school giving instruction and most importanlty teaching you how to apply it in a fight, then you could end up wasting your time and thinking you are learning when you aren't.

I myself take a CMA and have tested it (sparred) against people outside my school and done well, That is why I'm harder on CMA than people who don't take it. And I know how much crap there is floating around even from my short time training in it). So I'm not just out to crap on shaolin or chinese martial arts in general, there are many that are, but I don't want to see someone make a mistake and support a school that doesn't deserve to be teaching in the first place.

There is a kung fu movie that used to be on the old "samurai sunday" back in the old days. I think it's a classic shaw brother's film. It's about 2 shaolin temples that are rivals, and there are 3 main characters that go and challenge the rival school. One learns the iron palm, the other learns the piercing finger technique, and I can't remember exactly what the third guy did, but it was probably acrobatics or weapon techniques. I want to track this movie down. does it sound familiar to any of you martial arts fans out there?|||I can only think of Invincible Shaolin. The story pits Northern shaolin teachers against Southern shaolin teachers of the manchu army. A manchu general (Wang Lung Wei) schemes to have his coaches challenged by rival northern shaolin teachers. The nothern and southern shaolin masters learn of the plot way too late.|||I'm not a martial arts fan, but your question intrigued me enough to look up info on the Shaw Brothers. I have linked an article at Wiki which lists many of their movies along with pics of the actors. I'm hoping it will help you locate the one you want.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaw_Brothe…

Does anyone know anymore schools in Nyc that teach you Kung fu. Any Kung fu will be fine for me.|||You can try this:

The website is http://www.nyshaolin.com/

Its very cheap there, you pay a total of $160 dollars a month to unlimited access.

NYC SHAOLIN

338 Berry Street & South 5th. 1st Floor

Brooklyn, New York 11211

Bus: B61 on Bedford Ave, get off near South 5th Street.

Subway:

Take L train to Bedford Ave Station, walk along Bedford Avenue to

South 5th Street, and then turn right, follow building numbers.

Take B, M, J, Z trains to Marcy Avenue station, walk north along

Broadway to Berry Street, turn right, follow building numbers.

Good Luck!|||Hung gar (bo law)

385 Broadway Rm 3r

New York, New York 10013

212-925-3339

There is a school near my area called Shao-Lin Kung Fu Training Center.. but i am wondering, what does shaolin kung fu consists of? I want a cool art that has like Backflips, dragon dancing, tornading kicks, etc..|||i take shaolin and u have to find out if that place really is teaching u shaolin kung fu…cause the one im in is authentic…the teacher is a monk from the shaolin place and he does performances all the time..|||yes shoa-ling kung fu is great for everything you listed. it consists of similar things you listed and focusing chi. chi is being able to focus energy through your body and doing amazing things with. i suggest you take the classes.|||That sounds like a good choice it you are interested in those moves I believe that it consists of at least part of what you are looking for.|||Have a look at a few more arts, Taido that is a new japanese martial art, check it out on youtube and XMA or Tricking, TKD also has a lot of flashy kicks and techniques|||Hi,

Many styles now compete in the new XTreme Martial Art events where many of the flowery and arial style of techniques are used. The idea of Xtreme is to make martial art events good viewing for audiences including TV.

So, look for a martial art that competes in Xtreme and/or ISKA Competitions. Else, Wushu is the athletic version of Kung Fu and often has some of the most spectacular arial routines.|||Shaolin wushu contains as inner styles (with "soft" working), as outer styles (with "hard" force). Now most styles are outer styles. Inner work and outer work differs from each other due to pecularity of art, not depending on school. If main work is training of "muscles, skin and bones" - it is outer work, if qi, jing and shen - it is inner work.

The next nowdays taolu wihout doubts are sets of shaolin fist methods: xiao hongquan (small hongquan), da hongquan (big hongquan - 3 sets), paoquan (cannon fist), zhaoyangquan (fist directed to the Sun), meihuaquan (fist of meihua plum), tongbiquan (fist of pierced arms), jingangquan (diamond fist), xinyiba (catch of heart and mind) and some others. Two-men sets: liuhequan (fist of six battles), wuhequan (fist of five battles), "72 methods of Jueyuan" and some others. Main weapon: pole, spear, broadsword-dao, straight sword-jian, mace, hook of tiger's head, sickle for grass, spade with crescent, nine-section wheep, three-section staff, dagger, halebard-ji, trident and others. Mixed sets: "barehand against broadsword", "barehand against spear", "barehand against dagger", "halebard against spear", "broadsword against spear", "pole aganst spear", "sickle for grass against spear", "two broadswords against spear", "eyebrow-height-pole against spear", "crutch against spear", "crutch against eyebrow-height-pole", "nine-section wheep against pole", "mace and wheep against spear", "three-section staff against spear" and many others.

Besides this shaolin wushu also contains qinna methods (joint locks), special methods of fighting on close range, "Yijinjing" treatise and a big veriety of methods of hard and soft training.

Specific manner of shaolin wushu is the next: liftings and lowerings, advancing and retreatings - all occur on the straight line, liftings are diametrical - lowerings are longitudinal. Shaolin wushu was tested in battles, therefore they think that attack and defence must take place in front or from the side, there is no need waste a time for going around. It is saying: "Fist hit in the place where cow can lye". It means that during the fighting advancces and retreatings are two-three steps length, therefore shaolin wushu can be trained in any place.

Moreover, during hits arm is bent - and is not bent, stretched - and is not stretched; it also origins from real combat. Arm is too stretched - no power for returning, strong enemy can catch it; arm is too bent - strike can not reach target.

Shaolin wushu needs coordinate using of inner three coordinations (heart and mind, mind and qi, qi and force) and outer three cordinations (hands and feet, elbows and knees, shoulders and hips). Manner of shaolin fist methods: when moving - like wind, when standing - like nail, heavy - like iron, light - like leaf, in defence - like maiden, in attacking - like fierce tiger. It is saying: "Fist has a form, stike does not has a form". It means that it is possible to see fist on the training, but in fighting fist is too fast, it is impossible to see its form. Rule of martial art: "No methods and blocks - only one hit, methods and blocks exist - many hits".

Other applied methods: "outside fierce - inside calm", "make noise on the east and attack from the west", "show up and hit down", "full and empty work together", "exist methods for yin, exist methods for yang". Movements are powerful and adroit, sense is deep - and simple expressed. Force is used adroitly, in abundance has reactivity, hard contains soft, soft contains hard, soft and hard helps each other.

Shaolinquan is characterized by six hyerogliohes: working out, conformity, bravery, quickness, fierce and true.

`Working out' means that skill must be absolute. It is saying: "Fist hits thousand times, but body moves naturally". In fist methods penetrating in sense must be supernatural, attack contains defence, defence contains attack. `Conformity' - qi moves in conformity with action, defence conforms with attack to help the force and follow the form. There is no need to act straight against attacking force, four liangs can exctract thousand jins. `Bravery' means resolution. Chance appeared - you attack without hesitation. `Quickness' means speed. In movement - like running hare, take in at a glance - like flying swan. `Fierce' means that movements must have a force. `True' means that it is no need to train pretty but empty movements; method after method, form after form, if it is not a strike - then defence, but defence contains strike, strike contains defence.

For all that shaolin wushu give a great atention to transformations of full and empty; "hard is meet by soft transformation, soft is meet by hard attack". In training of the body the main method is "pillar's standing". It contanins pillar's standing in mabu position, pillars of `zi' and `wu' signs, pillars of meihua plum etc. "Pillar's standing" is a base of shaolin wushu, main method of leg power training and putting the breath in order.|||As long as it is not Shaolin-Do. That's school is a joke so stay away.

Find out who are the lineage masters and post it here. If the school is legit, they will have no problem giving you that info.

See if they have a website and post it here too.

I have only found Golden Tiger School of Hung Gar Kung Fu in St. Catharines, can anyone tell me more about it? I know the website is www.goldentigerkungfu.com|||with that website you can answer your own questions.

I live in Gadsden, AL.I am a student of tkd, jujitsu, and ninjutsu. I would like to learn shaolin kung fu. Is there a school near me?|||Probably the one in Birmingham is the closest, unless they have something in Huntsville. You could check with University of North Alabama at Florence or Huntsville and ask them. I know there used to be one in B'Ham.

Having studied Kung Fu. I wondered what your thought were?|||Northern Chinese were typically taller than the Southern Chinese. So Northern chinese emphasized reach while southern emphasized close in techniques. The most obvious example of this is the two main mantis styles, Seven Star Mantis (Northeren and Shaolin derivative) and Southern Mantis (Southeren, it says southeren…).|||no difference|||the southern style are more aggressive than the northern style. the southern style needs to be close to their opponents to deliver the blows whereas the northern style keeps their opponents at bay with their reach thus more defensive..|||I remember my grandpa mentioning a little trivia about that. The chinese people who lived in the mountainous northern region of China were used to climbing the mountains and hills while carrying firewood and buckets of water which made their legs strong, so Northern styles like Shaolin Changquan for example emphasized kicks and jumping a lot more than the southern styles. Southern styles on the other hand put more emphasis on hand techniques and immovable stances since most of the people who lived south of the Yangtze river worked as boatmen who were used to rowing oars while balancing on a swaying boat thereby developing good upperbody strength and solid stances commonly found in southern styles like Wing Chun.|||i have heard a story that in the south, they often fought on boats that were not very stable, so they developed lower stances, while the northern people fought with much higher stances and more high foot techniques.

I want to know if there are any kung fu classes in brooklyn, New York. Near 86th street and like 15th of 20th avenue. Dont jusy giv me answers in that range plse i would like any school in brooklyn

Kung Fu classes plsse|||no|||just play SOULCALIBUR with me and let those awesome GODS do the rest in a perplexing digital display.|||Maybe U mean egg fu young classes i never heard of Kung fu as a food sorry.

Fantasy Faceoff II, Semis 2- a troop of Centurions meet a school of Kung Fu Monks in pitched battle- who wins, and why?|||Centurons win.

They are best armed, led, and paid of Roman Empire. Their

strength is one of tactics and armor. The battle formation against Kung Fu Monks wouth be square six ranks deep

normally employed against fluid and speedy calvary. As man

fall the square becomes smaller but remains both mobile and

deadly for attackers. Were calvary the threat all three ranks would present javelin points but against Kung Fu the front line of square has rear rank javelin replacements at-hand to throw by volly or jab with others amid shield wall. Once javelin is

pressed into trunk of foe it can only be pulled free by pushing

shaft through body or slicing flesh free of barbed iron point.

Roman swords are edged, pointed, and intended to stab any enemy too close to shields.

One on one is not a Centurion strategy. The Centurions wear leather sandals having metal studs upon soles for traction over bloody soil and to trample all that fall before them; rear ranks are adroit at crushing foe to death as none should have opportunity to rise afterward against Rome. As Empire Elite the Centurians have been extensively drilled and blooded in previous battle to act in manner best suited for Legion survival.

Their principal risk is breech of formation for line flanking or rear assaults. Kung Fu Monks have the technology to break a Roman Square using gun powder in rocket artillary, laid torpedo, and toss of crockery grenades. These Asians lack tactical ability they require follow-up gunpower created destruction by acting as units and the body armor to survive long contact with western ranks of drilled weapon use. Ability to be a superior warrior is negated by simple numbers and even a little grasshopper knew the Imperial Chinese Army was dangerous enough to destroy warrior-priest guarded Kung Fu Temple Schools.|||apart from being bloodthirsty bast@rds the centurions were trained to fight as a unit so I`d put my money on the Romans.|||the producers, they are the ones that make all the money from this B******T|||Kung Fu Monks. They are elite warriors, not only warriors, they have wisdom. Fast reflects and their meditation skills give them an edge in battle- healing, focus attacking and concentration.

Centurions. They have equipments, but strip off what they have, they are just an average people with little combat skills.

So, overall, Kung Fu Monks will win, because this is a "pitched battle", Kung Fu Monks have the edge due to their nature and the ability to meditate which enables them to access enemies weaknesses. =)|||I'm getting a serious case of deja vu here?|||I would have to say the Romans.

Both groups are mortal men with no real supernatural abilities, even though the monks may seem at times to have them. Both groups are masters of their particular native weapons, both are highly trained and disciplined, but only the Romans wear armor and carry large shields. Remember that quite a lot of the Oriental weapons are not designed to attack heavy iron armor, such as nunchuku, flails, tonfa, staves, even shuriken. The Romans on the other hand have bows, and even though it is possible for a highly trained monk to dodge or slap arrows out of the air (I've seen it done) it is very difficult to keep that level of concentration on a battlefield where multiple arrows or spears are coming your way - forget the movie "Hero", it's not gonna happen.

As for the monks firing bows, nothing is getting past the turtle.

The Romans will roll right over the monks, and not allow themselves to be separated. The relentless march of the shieldwall bristling with second-rank spears and stabbing gladii are more than enough to inflict heavy casualties on the monks, who simply don't have that many open targets. Rome did this so successfully that their Empire stretched from Britain to Germany to Romania to Israel to Northern Africa to Spain, all points inbetween, and even further at various times. Their military might controlled three quarters of the Known World, and very few foes could beat them at all.

It's a battle of attrition, because the monks might as well be attacking a brick wall.

Winner: Romans|||the centurions just because I always like the underdogs|||The Centurions.

They got into their turtle formation and when the monks got in close to do damage - the spears came out making monk-kebabs.

Centurions work better as a group and the monks would have a real problem getting past their armour!

Fantasy Faceoff, playoffs 4- a school of Kung Fu monks meets a horde of flesh eating Zombies in pitched battle- who wins, and why?|||Well the monks can definitely hold their own but you have to take into consideration that fact that the zombies only die by damage to the head. So the monks would have to land deadly blows to the zombies noggins. Or know some kind of decapitation technique. Of course they can render the zombies motionless by attacking the legs, but they still would have to worry about crawling zombies. The zombies have the advantage of biting the monks and turning them to zombies which would increase their odds. When the dust clears I do believe the monks would emerge victorious because of their fighting expertise and their ability to remain calm and collected throughout the entire fight. I wanted to ask similar questions but you beat me to it. Do me a favor and do Bruce Lee vs Freddy Krueger next.|||The brittle bones and easily-torn flesh of those shambling, slow-moving zombies are obviously no match for the crippling blows landed upon them by the Kung Fu Monks.

End result: Monks win by a landslide.|||Lets break down their strengths and weaknesses, shall we?

Kung Fu monks are fast and are good with close quarter fights as well as with bo staffs and other fancy things. Their weakness when it comes to zombies is that…they can't be bitten.

Zombies on the other hand are slow…brain dead…make noises so they couldn't sneak up on you. But when they are in numbers they are a formidable foe.

But all in all I would have to say the Kung Fu Monks.

DR. JELLYFISH has been playing PaRappa the Rappa…old school….niiiice|||Your classical fantasy monk or physical adept has refined his abilities to the degree that he can shatter bones, puncture internal organs, bust blood vessels, etc. just by channeling his Ki into his attacks. However most lethal attacks just don't work that well against zombies - they are already dead. Breaking bones on the other hand, works wonders. When a monk strikes a dried out, dessicated zombie, bones would shatter or even pulverize. They are masters of evasion, and no zombie would ever get close enough to bite them. I'm going to keep this relatively short, as it would really be no contest - after the first zombie was hit in the head and went down permanently in a jellified mass of brain and skull fragments, the monks would get the idea and concentrate all attacks on the head.

Winner: Monks

Advantage: too many to name|||I'd go with the Zombies. And I have the movie DEAD ALIVE to back me up on that.|||The Kung-Fu Monks would win.

The Zombies may have a chance if the monks are not armed with staffs, swords, knives and spears as all they'd need to do would be to get a single scratch or bite in - this would be quite difficult considering the monks are masters of speed and evasion, yet if the numbers were great enough, perhaps a few less skilled monks may get infected and have to be killed after the combat.

If the monks were armed then this is less of a face-off and more of just target practice.

Either way the monks have it!

Kick - punch - it's all in the mind! (random sentence).

I am looking for a Kung Fu San Soo School near Indianapolis. Can anyone help me find an instructor?|||Have you searched locally online and in yellow pages?

http://www.pacificwingchunassociation.co…|||try the yellow pages for your area|||I would try www.kungfusansoo.com and go from there. They don't have anyone listed there but they do in other nearby states. If you call one of them they might know of an affiliate school where you can go. Good Luck

Jing Quan Dao is "new" style that mixes Contemporary WuShu, Chin-Na, old school kung fu, and San Shou (Kickboxing) It comes from Shandong China….|||ive heard of kung-fu, but none of the other arts you mentioned there.|||No|||yes I hear it will turn the UFC world upside down!!!!!!! I am looking for a sensei right now who can teach it to me.

This is an old school kung fu flick probably from the 70s or early 80s.

The only two scenes I remember are:

1) A blue (water) and red (fire) ninja are fighting each other. I remember the blue ninja jump into the water (I believe a river) and he could "swimming"/moving through the water extremely fast. They may have been other ninjas, but I only remember these two.

2) A few monks want to recover an abandon baby but are unable to step on the ground outside so they flip onto each other shoulders to retrieve the baby.

I was really young when I first saw it, so those are the scenes I remember.

I don't think it's "Five Element Ninjas AKA: Chinese Super Ninjas (1982)" movie, because the ninja were in actual ninja suits, but instead of black they were blue and red… but I could be wrong.

It had bad English dubbing as most true old school kung-fu flicks do.

Does anybody know this movie? Please help.|||i believe it is called kung-fu hustle. i m not sure but i think this is it. good luck finding it!!!!

Peace & <3

http://www.spiritmountain.org/Kungfu/ind…

is it a good school depending on your experience? it's my first time so I don't want to end up in a bad one

feel free to write about and criticize thanks :)|||Honestly? The fact that the title to their web page says "We'll teach anyone who sincerely wants to learn…" leaves me in doubt. It also doesn't help that the web page goes on to discuss how they teach kung fu, kick boxing, tai chi, lion dance, aikido, and more than 400 different forms — and that these are all taught by just two instructors. It takes a lifetime to master one art well enough to teach it well to others, and these instructors are very diversified… which puts even more doubts in my mind.

I personally would look elsewhere. Try Tai Yim Kung Fu in Kensington. Here's their web site, and they look far more reputable than the place you're asking us about:

http://www.taiyimkungfu.com/Home.php|||It looks like they are teaching kung fu FORMS to beginners and giving them an opportunity to get to the nitty-gritty of INTERNAL martial arts if they stick with it long enough.

If you want to actually learn kung fu, it will take YEARS — maybe DECADES!

That means working your way up to the advanced classes AND MEDITATION classes.

If you are only interested in learning the forms, probably any school would do.

Then again…

I can only base my conclusions on what they say on a website!

EDIT:

I bow to Ana's insight!

.|||Ana's right. The fact that so many disciplines are covered in one school by two instructors (or students) gives me the impression that these guys are the stereotypical jacks of all trades, masters of none. Each discipline they are mentioning originates from a completely separate country and culture. Most legitimate Kung Fu schools don't even mix the multiple varieties of Kung Fu. For example, if you're studying to learn Hung Gar, don't expect your teacher to smile when you ask him to teach you Wing Chun or Choi Li Fut. They're all Chinese Kung Fu, but that doesn't mean they are colleagues! Plus, this site mentions a belt system. I have never heard of an authentic Chinese kwoon using a belt system. I'd keep looking if I were you.|||I agree with Ana. 2 instructors can't possibly be masters of all fo these different systems and certainly at what appears to be a rather young age based on their pictures.

It's been my experience that most schools that promote everything under the sun are merely hoping that one of those styles (i.e. Karate, TKD, Kung Fu, Tai Chi) catches someones attention enough that they decide to walk into the school; that's when the "hard selling" begins.

I have seen some schools where the instructors may have a black belt in 2 or 3 arts, but that's not Mastery in opinion.

Find a style that you feel good with and flow with and find a master that is TRULY a master.

When the student is ready the teacher appears to quote a phrase right?|||I think it looks fine. the forms their talking about are likely pretty short, if this is the closest place to you, you might want to observe the class. It does look reputable, but you can't tell if it's actually "good" without going. The Hung Fut place the lady above posted looks excellent…. if it's close to you, I'd choose that one first.|||Seems very sketchy to me. The first issue is that the claim to focus on so many different arts. A good club should have a single focus.

If the club has a Grand Master, it is another red flag. These outfits like to create a “submissive psychology” within their students. They attempt to create some super-human mysticism that they want every student to believe. The truth is they are people, they are not deities. If they want to be called master, then by definition they want to call you servant.

Nga Mi Son Phat Gia Quyen does not ring any bells for me. I do not know every martial art, but I can tell you that this is not a common art. Translation, it might be fabricated, made up.

Fourth the guy in the picture is wearing a Japanese style black belt with a Chinese Kung Fu uniform. The proper accoutrement would be a sash of some type. Another reason to question.

Last (my personal opinion) it is Kung Fu. There are thousands of types of Kung Fu. There is no standardization at all in Kung Fu. Whatever you learn there would have zero portability to any other martial arts club or school. And Kung Fu is not very useful (yes I’ve studied of the styles). My suggestion is do not take up with these guys.

specifically in California|||There are several. Depending on where you live, I can possibly recommend a few. The very top of my list is the Harmonious Fist Chinese Athletic Association in Los Angeles. They teach northern Shaolim (Shaolin) in a traditional manner. The teacher is the well-respected Sifu Kisu. http://www.harmoniousfist.com/northernsh…

One other hot topic of which you should be aware is that there are many Kempo/Kenpo schools claiming to be directly linked to Shaolin. USSD is among them. Do your own research and you may discover that while it is a fantastic system, Kempo/Kenpo is a blend of Hawaiian, Japanese, Chinese, and mainland systems. These days, USSD in particular is trying to cash in on the craze of Chinese martial arts, and is no more directly linked to Shaolin than you or I are directly linked to Adam and Eve (if you believe in that!). Granted, all eastern organized martial arts have roots in Shaolin, but some are closer to the original than others. Kempo/Kenpo is not very closely related.|||shaolin kung-fu is crap. MMA dominate|||there can only be one real shao lin temple, and that was like a monastery

so no|||Not that I know of, but there are a Karate dojo called Premier Martial Arts, it is in a lot of places|||Yes. Lots. I can't reccomend any, as that's not what I practice. I'm sure you'll find something.|||You are looking for schools that teach Shaolin Kempo. There are many in California that teach that art. Here is one of the most popular schools:

http://www.ussd.com/|||Yes, there are Shaolin Kung Fu schools in the USA. Here is one school that I am aware of and I have put their link below. It has a good reputation. They are, however, in New York.

There are also schools that teach Kung Fu that are based on Shaolin and then there are a lot of schools that will claim to be Shaolin but aren't. You will have to do some research in order to find something genuine. You can find good general information on Shaolin Temple and Shaolin Kung Fu in Wikipedia. The article listed below also contains additional sources and links.

I hope this helps.

Unfortunately there aren’t many Chinese schools in that area at all.

However, if you are willing to go out on a limb, you could try something a little different.

I have studied Martial arts most of my life. (better then 30 years.) I have studied a few Chinese martial arts in that time, including have a teaching certificate in Lung Feng Chuan, a traditional Chinese martial art. I have also studies Wing Chung and Hsing-i Chuan (Xingyiquan).

I am currently working on a black belt in the Korean martial art of Tang Soo Do with the World Tang Soo Do Association. It should be noted that if you were to go to the Shaolin temple, you would find a monument dedicated by the World Tang Soo Do Association to the monks of Shaolin. Grand Master Jae Chul Shin, the founder and President of the World Tang Soo Do Association was invited personally by the monks of Shaolin to visit their temple. This was the first time that this had ever happened, and as far as I know, the only time. One of the reason is that Tang Soo Do incorporates a great deal of Chinese movement and philosophy into it's techniques. Even some of their forms are rotted in Shaolin Kung fu. I am not familiar with the instructor in your area so I don’t know how good he is, but There is a World Tang Soo Do Association school in Little Falls. (Tang Soo Do Central New York, 315-823-0855) I would look it up and give it a chance. Your only other real choice is to go into New York City, but that is a LONG haul for you, I would guess between 140 and 150 miles each way.

If you aren’t willing to go to NY, I would try Little Falls. Tang Soo Do is a great art and Master Shin is a great teacher. He also teaches Ki Gong (Korean Chi Gong) and has a club you can join for that. There are seminars in PA a few times a year and t's great practice. The school is on Albany St.

I hope this helps.|||No, the theatrics of north America are not the original

Get a 9mm, its better than being hit with a log every morning.|||The only Shaolin schools worth anyone's time are the temples in Northern and Southern China. Simply because of their extremely harsh training and life devotion to the art. Plus the awesome medicines and iron body training.|||http://www.yellowpages.com/|||There are some Shaolin Monks that defect and come here to teach, and they are teaching good stuff.

If you do an internet search you might find someone.

i saw 5 deadly venoms and master killer, awesome! do you know any others that are on the same level as those ones.|||One of my fave's is Master of the Flying Guillotine|||I've seen a million, kung fu movies are my thing. One of my old favorites was a movie called The Shoalin Kids, it was amazing what those youngsters could do. And of course you can't bring up this subject without mentioning the master, Bruce. All of his movies were great, my favorite being Enter the Dragon. But there were many good kung fu flicks before Bruce Lee, he helped get them marketed in the US because of his likeability.|||Nothing beats SNAKE IN THE EAGLE'S SHADOW and DRUNKEN MASTER with the young Jackie Chan.|||One of (if not) my favorite genres.

36th Chamber of the Shaolin, all of the Street Fighters, Shogun's Ninja, Ninja Wars, Rage of Master, Screaming Ninja, Snake Crane Secret, Duel of the Iron Fist, 36 Crazy Fist, Blood of the Dragon, My Young Auntie, King Boxer: Five Fingers of Death…

I watched this movie as a kid and this guy had a three bladed

flying weapon that made an obviously fake screaming sound when thrown through the air that was capable of chopping down trees.

It starts out with four people on horseback in the woods and three of them get taken out with this weapon then the fourth leaps off the horse like 30 feet into the air (yes i stilll laugh at that)

Can anyone name it?|||kung pow|||Try the title "Flying Guillotine". I think there was that scene. But that was ages ago when I watched that film. Like 20 or 25 years

u know the kind where they fought in chinese towns and villages, and the dubbing isn't so good|||Yes those are the only ones I like|||I like Jackie Chan movies. I also enjoy watching karate and tae kwan do, live, but we get to do that only every so often.|||No, they are so horrible.|||kind of for like 10minutes|||the bruce lee movies are cool|||Well, not strictly kung fu movies. One of my favorite movies is Seven Samurai.|||its not really my type of movies|||yes I do|||Hells yes. They are great when you are budded.|||I LOVED Kung Fu Hustle!! ALL TIME FAV!

they never touch the ground. help me please. I saw this film on the U.S.A network about twenty years ago. it was on black belt theater. help….|||I too remember the movie. It was stilts and not pogo sticks and the movie was something along the lines of Chinese elemental martial arts earth water fire wind etc sorry dont remember anything else but good movie also there was another about the misfit shaolin master who did the same with bamboo poles roof thatching and bamboo straps

I an sure you would get more and better answers if you asked this in Yahoo! India Answers. Just click on the India flag at the bottom of the page and you are there. Remember to click on the United States flag if you want to come back.

I checked out a school and they charge around $150 per month. Does this sound reasonable I don't know how much martial arts lessons usually cost. If anyone could tell me what kind of martial arts they take and how much it costs I'd appreciate it. By the way I live in the Riverside, California area so if you know about some schools around here that would be great.|||Concerning price, I couldn't say. Different locations harbor different prices for training. What may sound steep to me might actually be reasonable to you.

As far as what to look for in a school, I would suggest asking about trying out a class for free (most schools will do this), watching how the instructor treats their students and if that treatment is agreeable to you, asking the instructor about their lineage (this is a good indicator as to whether they not only respect their art and the history behind it but also can be great in determining if their "brand" of kung fu is a good "brand" — just because they know kung fu it doesn't mean they actually know it well), and finally ask the instructor any questions you may have.

Don't be shy either, after all, if you want to know something but don't ask…how will you know if the school fits you?

Good luck!|||depends on location and the training.

$150 is a lil much for me. however its not totally unheard of for training to cost that much. all the dojos around here teaching judo is $50 per month. the gym i go to is $90 a month for unlimited muay thai and $140 for unlimited muay thai,brazilian jiujitsu, mma/vale tudo. but might i remind you this is unlimited you can practice like 6hrs a day mon-sat if you wanted to. if your classes is $150 for only the common 3times a week for an hour martial art routine i'd be skeptical of that.

cali is a pretty expensive state compared to here(texas) so price would be lil higher. call around and get prices of other gyms/dojos and compare|||I suggest trying John Bishop's kajukenbo school in Diamond Bar, CA. I don't think he charges anywhere near that much. Check his school out, ask questions, and tell him you were referred by sibak: Hook.|||That cost does seem a little high, but as the typical range is probably $90-$130 or so a month especially on the coasts and in large cities, its not unheard of. I'd check with the other school in your area though to see what they charge, then check each one out and determine if the $150 is worth it for the instructor, the benefits, the number of classes available, or the amenities the school offers.

I run a non-profit organization based in San Francisco, and our students pay about $55 a month. The MOST important thing for you is to watch a couple of classes at each school you are interested in, chat with the instructors and students, check out their schedule of classes, and then try to determine what makes most sense for you. You should have a much cleraer idea after visiting and chatting with each school.

Good luck!

Ken C

9th Dan HapMoosaKi-Do

8th Dan TaeKwon-Do

7th Dan YongChul-Do

www.uswushu.com can you tell me if it is real self defense oriented kung fu? i know it says wushu, but they desvcrbie wushu the way it traditonally meant, a self defense martial art. I went to the class and took a practice class, where they taught long fist. I couldnt tell ifi t was authentic. We did things like hurricane kickas and butterfly kicks, but the teacher also showed why we would do these things in a fighting situation.|||coming from someone who also studies CMA (chinese martial arts) I would say look elsewhere.

These are the things I have a problem with:

1- It is a CMA school- Why am I saing this when I study CMA?

CMA is one of the most egregius styles in having teachers that don't teach you anything, but claim to. Any time you look at a cma school you need to be extra cautious unless it is san da or san shou.

2- The site shows nothing about nor mentions sparring, or any kind of resistance training. The pictures are all of people (many people) aligned in straight rows doing "solo practice". Everyone does solo-practice (shadow boxing, bagwork, etc.) but they don't show any groups working together in a class.

3- the weapons video is pure tripe, the only thing missing is the wires. I've seen plays less choreographed than that. That reflects on how they teach the rest of the school.

4- they claim to teach tons of styles. They can't have instructors who actually know how to teach and apply those techniqes in a real fight. Especially since it is difficult enough to find a CMA teacher who can for even a few, they boast like 10

5- It is a wushu school, that is a double red terror alert. wushu schools teach for dancing and forms.

6- they have very cute little monk uniforms that they make you stand in for pictures. very nice, bet they would be popular in prison.

7- teacher is demonstrating ridiculous "forms" poses that serve no purpose outside of becoming very popular on broadway.

This is just based off the website. You went to the class. I would go back and ask the following IMPORTANT questions:

1- ask about training and sparring.

If you get a responce like "not for beginners, or not right away" then ok, but if you get a responce that involves or sounds anything like the following they are full of what you find in the toilet after reading the morning paper.

"our techniqes are too deadly to spar with".

Ok, every style has something you can't take to the xth level (certain quick breaks, etc.) but to say that you can't ever spar anything they teach means you aren't learning how to apply it and won't be able to in a fight.

2- if they mention "chi" or any form of "chi" application (they already did on the website) as some magical force you "build" they are full of it.

3- how hard is the class training? Do they train in pairs with resistance or does it seem like the people are just letting the other guy get the technique off. Of course at first you need to learn it, but after the first few successfull tries you need to have your opponent resist you so you can practice properly and realistically and make sure you are really doing it right.

4- ask about thier little uniforms and if you will have to dress up like a fool too.

In my personal opinion it is schools like this that give chinese martial arts a bad name and are ruining CMA. That is why I am so hard on it, its existance and lies are an affront to me and every other student of CMA out there who trains legitimately and spars against others and is able to use thier techniques effectively against other styles. Again, maybe they do train properly, but it is not apparent in thier website. In which case thier website is really bad.|||Wushu is a fighting style. From what I've heard, the US Wushu Center is a reputable training facility. They teach a lot of different styles there, so I don't know how they structure their curriculum.

It's nice that he shows you how to do kicks, but I don't like the idea of simply telling you how you would use those in a fighting situation. Maybe it was because it was an intro class and they weren't going to throw you into the fire right away. I would go and watch some of the advanced classes to see what lies ahead. I've been to schools where the advanced classes did pretty much the same thing as the beginners, but a little faster and a little harder. The styles they teach at US Wushu should allow the advanced students to really let loose with some good techniques.

The best way to see if they teach self defense or just competition is to see if the advanced students spar at full speed, or just practice 2-person sets. There are a lot of sceptics here that will tell you that Wushu is worthless in combat but I'm here to tell you that it is not. You just have to find the right school and train the right way.

Good luck to you.

P.S. Can I change my answer to what Bluto said?|||They teach modern wushu. It's not a kung fu school. The chief instructors have competition wushu forms backgrounds. One is a member of the famed Beijing Wushu Team, and the other is known as Queen of Taichi. If you are a modern forms fanatic, I doubt that you can find teachers with better credentials in your area. They can probably teach you everything in the modern wushu taolu system. You can easily find their performance clips on YouTube and similar services. I’m not a big fan of modern Taichi but Gao Jiamin’s forms are awe inspiring to watch. They retained a bit more traditional flavors than the current dancers that grace the floors. While I wouldn’t be surprised if one or both these instructors have dabbled in wushu sanda, they aren’t experts at it so you should see if they have another instructor for that hidden somewhere.

Funny you should mention the word ‘authentic,’ as what they teach is authentic, just not traditional.

So,

If you want to learn modern competition style forms, go for it.

If you want to learn modern sanda sparring, observe a sanda class and see how good they are.

If you want to learn traditional forms, try another school.

If you want to learn traditional applications and sparring, try another school.

If you want to learn practical self-defense fast in a couple of hours per week, forget martial arts schools and try a self-defense school where they teach you how to yell, be alert of your surroundings and practice a few easy but effective moves over and over.

I want to learn shaolin kung fu very badly, but I can't find a school in Rochester, New York. If you know of one give me your opinion on it if you have one.|||go to shangai china. to the shaolin temple. they teach good there|||Do a search, I found two locations under the name: Rochester Shaolin Training Academy

7 Star Praying Mantis Kung Fu

100 Boxart Street

Rochester New York USA

Sifu Brian Bateman

(716)663-0445

Roch7StarMantis@AOL.com

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Seven Star Praying Mantis

425 Stone Road

Rochester New York USA

Sifu Brian Bateman

585-663-0445

brian@rochesterkungfu.com

Or you can look up USSD, go to their webpage and enter Rochester, NY to find a local dojo. They teach Shaolin Kempo though, not exactly Shaolin Kung Fu, but most dojo's don't actually teach true Shaolin style anyway. USSD has the belssings and guidance of the Shaolin headmaster and uses his core teachings as their core program.|||shaolin kung fu is a highly suspect art.

Suspect for having bs teachers and teaching methods.

Much has become performance and schools do not train with resistance. This is a problem in Chinese Martial Arts, moreso with shaolin.

I would suggest you find another style, ESPECIALLY in a place like rochester which is not a huge area and you don't have the acess to many schools like you do in NYC.

The odds of finding a chinese martial arts teacher of any chinese martial art that trains realistically and with resistance (as opposed to a compliant partner who just "follows" to make his teacher or the technique look good) is not very high in such an area.

It isn't easy to find in NYC what makes you think it would be in rochester.

I would look for another art, or at least another CMA. Odds of you finding a real shaolin school that will actually train you to fight and do it properly in the U.S. is slim.|||Lucky you - you are positively spoilt for choice!

Try these sites and good luck!|||Type in Shaolin kung fu in your browser there are many great school in NY. If you go to my website and look through the links I'm sure you will get what you are looking for.

peace,

lr

http://www.pacificwingchunassociation.co…|||Shifu Hengxin is an excellent instructor; he toured with my Abbot back in the early '90's. Unless you want to move to Manhattan to train under Shi Yan Ming, look up Hengxin.