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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!
So what do you think of John Takeshi post (#21), which I highlighted in my post (#22)?
__________________ What do I know? Since I didn't post my styles or experience, I have no experience, no knowledge, no say.
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'
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You do Tai Shing Pek Kwar? Where did you train? Who was your Sifu? How long have you been doing it?
I know I know a lot of questions, it's just not very often that there's someone else that does monkey that is in support of Paulie Zink
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Originally Posted by John Takeshi
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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Originally Posted by 47MartialMan
So what do you think of John Takeshi post (#21), which I highlighted in my post (#22)?
Dang forgot to multi-quote...oh well.
I found it interesting, as there's not "degrees" in Tai Shing Pek Kwar, just 3 levels; Beginner, Intermediate and advanced. At least that's how Sifu Matsuda has been teaching us. I think that I did hear him mention that either Paulie or his instructor (Master Cho Chat Ling) taught "American style" with a belt ranking system to get more people into it...or something like that.
I do agree though, it's a super devastating art. I've been learning only the forms and movements for a while, and now we've started to do practical application work with what we know, and it's amazing. Breaking your opponent into a million little pieces and then jumping up and down on them is something that really appeals to me. heehee
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I found it interesting, as there's not "degrees" in Tai Shing Pek Kwar, just 3 levels; Beginner, Intermediate and advanced. At least that's how Sifu Matsuda has been teaching us. I think that I did hear him mention that either Paulie or his instructor (Master Cho Chat Ling) taught "American style" with a belt ranking system to get more people into it...or something like that.
I do agree though, it's a super devastating art. I've been learning only the forms and movements for a while, and now we've started to do practical application work with what we know, and it's amazing. Breaking your opponent into a million little pieces and then jumping up and down on them is something that really appeals to me. heehee
Yes, I come to understand and think this as well.....
Sounds like someone either; has been misled, or is shoveling something way deeper than fishing waders
__________________ What do I know? Since I didn't post my styles or experience, I have no experience, no knowledge, no say.
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'
Yes, I come to understand and think this as well.....
Sounds like someone either; has been misled, or is shoveling something way deeper than fishing waders
There are degree rankings in Tai Shing Pek Kwar, if your school uses belt rankings, duh! It's a school-based ranking system based on student needs to obtain levels and to help us keep them organized by skill and experience. It's not a style-based ranking. But Grandmaster Sensei Chan T.S. bestowed upon GMS Takeshi Ukeno a 10th degree senior instructor title, and I teach under GMS Ukeno as his 8th degree.
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The word sensei in connection with a chinese style is a sign of warning I'd say...
Again, it's a school-based thing. My teacher is an instructor in Ninjitsu as well. We don't see any reason why not to use the same ranking systems we use for our JApanese arts with the Chinese ones. He's half-chinese, half-japanese, and I'm a Japanese American. We were both raised in Japanese culture, with japanese MA, and Japanese rankings. There are no rankings in Chinese MA. Hence, the latter are sloppy in that regard. We don't use "Shifu" or anything like that, because we are Japanese. Our ranking system is better. That's why Chinese schools have scrapped their primitive ranks and started in with the belts, to be more like us. Organized, that is.
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