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Styles: Pyong An Do Won, Tai Shing Pek Kwar, compositional arnis
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@Sannin: He's the founder of the Martial Arts History museum, I posted info on it in the general arts section.
@Jalek: As far as I know, he hasn't had to use monkey, or anything for that matter, in a street fight, but I'll ask Sifu Matsuda about it when I see him next.
Give me some suggestions for scenarios, and I'll try to video tape them and put them up on youtube or something (with Sifu's permission).
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scenarios arent the same as real life combat, i'm sure he could set up a vale tudo styled fight with someone, there are many street fighters who fight for cash.
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Styles: Pyong An Do Won, Tai Shing Pek Kwar, compositional arnis
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Originally Posted by Jalek Moye
scenarios arent the same as real life combat, i'm sure he could set up a vale tudo styled fight with someone, there are many street fighters who fight for cash.
Well I just found out from Sifu Matsuda that there's people in China from the school in Hong Kong that used to fight with it all the time in cage fights and challenge matches. No one from here knows if they still do, as they've cut all ties with us, exept to write Sifu Matsuda hate mail for teaching TSPK. Also, no one from here uses it exept for an art. No one that takes the art like the competing aspect of martial arts, so we're not going to use it to compete unless we're told to, and as a self defense, it is very effective, as I had 2 hours today in the studio by myself, so I had some other martial arts friends come over, and we sparred. It is very effective from even the little bit thatI know, and it gives your kicks incredible power that they normaly wouldn't have, even with a southern style like one of the 5 Gar styles.
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Styles: Tae Kwon Do, Kook Sool Won, Pyong An Do Won, Tai Shing Pek Kwar, Kali-Kenpo, EXN
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In "real life combat", Monkey Kung Fu's biggest asset is not its techniques (which are powerful nonetheless), but the psycological impact on an attacker. Imagine if you will, someone you try to attack drops down into a crouch and starts picking fleas and screeching like a monkey! I don't care who you are or how much you've trained, that is going to startle you, if only for a second. It's easy to say "Oh, that wouldn't do anything to me." or "That wouldn't be scary.", but a real situation would be different than in your head.
Didn't you see the XMA guy use monkey in MTV 2's the Final Fu? He caught a kick from a TKD guy, pulled the leg, and sent him to the ground. It was fantastic.
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Well I just found out from Sifu Matsuda that there's people in China from the school in Hong Kong that used to fight with it all the time in cage fights and challenge matches. No one from here knows if they still do, as they've cut all ties with us, exept to write Sifu Matsuda hate mail for teaching TSPK. Also, no one from here uses it exept for an art. No one that takes the art like the competing aspect of martial arts, so we're not going to use it to compete unless we're told to, and as a self defense, it is very effective, as I had 2 hours today in the studio by myself, so I had some other martial arts friends come over, and we sparred. It is very effective from even the little bit thatI know, and it gives your kicks incredible power that they normaly wouldn't have, even with a southern style like one of the 5 Gar styles.
I found this to be true as well. I know Paulie, as we trained together for a while before he found a new teacher. I think his name was Chan, or something of the sort. Paulie is incredibly talented, and you can trust his videos. BTW, I have an eighth degree ranking in Tai Shing Pek Kwar. My teacher has a tenth degree. Paulie's not quite as good as myself, or GS Takeshi Ukeno, but he's definately top-notch.
Monkey is devastating when used in the ring. The low stances make you hard to take down, and the strikes and kicks can do major damage. The rolls are also nice for evasion.
Plus, people tend to shy away from you when you scratch yourself, make funny faces, and make monkey noises. You'll feel kindof foolish. But, hey: It works. LOL, but true.
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Didn't you see the XMA guy use monkey in MTV 2's the Final Fu? He caught a kick from a TKD guy, pulled the leg, and sent him to the ground. It was fantastic.
I found this to be true as well. I know Paulie, as we trained together for a while before he found a new teacher. I think his name was Chan, or something of the sort. Paulie is incredibly talented, and you can trust his videos. BTW, I have an eighth degree ranking in Tai Shing Pek Kwar. My teacher has a tenth degree. Paulie's not quite as good as myself, or GS Takeshi Ukeno, but he's definately top-notch.
Monkey is devastating when used in the ring. The low stances make you hard to take down, and the strikes and kicks can do major damage. The rolls are also nice for evasion.
Plus, people tend to shy away from you when you scratch yourself, make funny faces, and make monkey noises. You'll feel kindof foolish. But, hey: It works. LOL, but true.
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That post before mine, was that for post counting? How about the one after?
Hey, my post count has the same palaverment tone as anyone elses'
In "real life combat", Monkey Kung Fu's biggest asset is not its techniques (which are powerful nonetheless), but the psycological impact on an attacker. Imagine if you will, someone you try to attack drops down into a crouch and starts picking fleas and screeching like a monkey! I don't care who you are or how much you've trained, that is going to startle you, if only for a second. It's easy to say "Oh, that wouldn't do anything to me." or "That wouldn't be scary.", but a real situation would be different than in your head.
I would be wondering if 1) If he was going to bite me and 2) if he had rabies.
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I've often wondered about this style of kung fu, and I've seen a lot of those videos for sale before. Maybe I'll get one just to check it out. These posts have me pretty curious.
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I've often wondered about this style of kung fu, and I've seen a lot of those videos for sale before. Maybe I'll get one just to check it out. These posts have me pretty curious.
I would say Paulie is the one to look at.
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That post before mine, was that for post counting? How about the one after?
Hey, my post count has the same palaverment tone as anyone elses'
Now that is what you call a 'finishing' technique.
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I would say Paulie is the one to look at.
Yeah, I figured he's the top guy in the U.S. I think the first time I heard his name was back in the late '80s, and he offers a lot of videos and books.
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Styles: Pyong An Do Won, Tai Shing Pek Kwar, compositional arnis
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Yes, Paulie's old videos are the best to look at, but they're really the best if you've done monkey before, as he doesn't really go in depth about a lot of the techniques, history etc. His senior student and only other master in the US, Sifu Michael Matsuda (as well as my teacher) just began to make new videos that go more in depth and have a lot more of the history and minor details of the techniques and forms than Paulie's old ones. Also, for any one interested, I'm learning monkey at a kung fu school in Valencia, California and if any of you are interested please stop by and you can watch a class or join in whatever you want. Newcomers are always welcome!
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