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Best headphones for use during training? [closed]
I apologize this is a subjective question, but I need the recommendation from martial artists not just athletes.
What are the best headphones to wear while training? The style of kung fu I practice ...
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Start attacking instead of blocking while sparring
I have been practicing kung fu for the past one and a half years. I can do head level basic kicks like roundhouse, side and front kicks but when I spar I don't feel like attacking the opponent. I seem ...
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How can I keep my back straight in my horse stance?
When I'm doing a riding horse stance, I am trying to go for a low stance where my thighs are approaching a 90-degree angle with my lower legs. However, in doing so I begin to lose balance and tip my ...
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Conditioning after sick leave
What type of conditioning should I perform after being out sick for 2 weeks? I'm taking a Muay Thai test in one week and going back to classes for Jeet Kun Do and Wing Chun in a few days. I usually ...
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What are the applications and principles of this particular seven-star mantis stance?
I recently saw a Seven Star Praying Mantis school perform in public for a cultural festival, and one of their characteristics is the seven-star stance. The stance entails one of practictioner's leg ...
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Where can I find display cases for Chinese Martial Arts weapons?
A colleague of mine will inherit her grandfather's collection of Chinese Martial Arts weapons including a number of swords. They would like to display these weapons, since they have both sentimental ...
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What is the cause for Northern and Southern Chinese kung fu differences?
When I hear anyone talk about a specific Chinese martial art, it falls into either a Northern Chinese or Souther Chinese style. I have learned that the general differences between the Northern and ...
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Should I arch my back in a butterfly kick?
I don't have a problem with the takeoff and landing of my butterfly kick, but various people have suggested different way to perform the kick. Usually when I do the kick, I launch my lower body ...
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Are roundhouse kicks prevalent in traditional kung fu systems?
While I was practicing drills tonight, it occurred to me that I have not seen roundhouse kicks in any form we do. All the forms I have seen in our system thus far, whether beginner forms or the more ...
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How can I improve my “bananeira” (hand-stand / walk head-down)?
This is a very common capoeira movement and I've seen similar things in some kung-fu styles.
I can do it for a couple of seconds (or 2,3 steps) for about two years now, but never managed to go past ...
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Are there any Wing Chun Kungfu training dummy designs that are fit for use in a condo?
I'm looking to practice some with a training dummy at home. I live in a condo (apartment building), and am concerned with:
being able to mount it properly
noise absorption - minimal noise production
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What's this posture called, and does it signify something
In Tai-Chi, if I remember correctly, many stances and movements signify something , such as "push opponent away", "block a kick" etc. At least that's whatone of my trainers claimed.
In one of the ...
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Have any Kung Fu styles established a formal connection to the Shaolin Temple?
I often see martial arts schools claiming to be "Shaolin" in some way or another. As far as I know, though, that claim doesn't necessarily mean they are connected to the temple.
Where can I find a ...
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Where do kneeling and bowing down in Kung Fu come from?
In our dojo (Kung Fu) we kneel and bow. Where did this tradition come from?
