Well I finally did it and earned my 1st Degree Black Belt in Shaolin Kung Fu !!!! No it is time to dig into the 2nd degree curriculum, more...
Well over the weekend I competed at the ICMAC Dallas, TX 2010 Kung FU tournament. I have spectated before but thought I would try my hand at...
Does anyone know of what the standard curriculum was at this school ? Was there even one ? I was curious as to what was the standard school...
Sorry if this is a dumb question but what is the Chinese word for Kiai ? Cantonese or Manadarin if you know it :) Thanks in advance.
Great tournament , I got to see alot of cool demos, forms, San Shou etc.... Too much going on though for me to run around and watch all of it...
Well I was recently promoted to Assistant Instructor at my school , and last night I had my Blue Belt test and passed ! I only have Red Belt , and...
Looking for something to train with , that is nice and balanced. Not looking to spend a ton of money but I want something balanced. I have tried...
www.mikemartello.com Just thought that I shoudl share this with some fellow CMA practicioners. I came across thsi Sifu from various YouTube...
Well I decided to go to my kwoon for a Saturday morning workout and trained for almost 2 hours. After I changed and was getting ready to leave , I...
Enjoy !!! Series 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyvJ6cwTlbU&feature=related Series 2...
My Sifu Performing Feng Mo Kun " Crazy Devil Staff" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3nPjrkurvY&feature=channel Enjoy!!!!
Following up with some more forms. This is My Sifu performing a Tiger Fist Set from Wu Xing Chuan ( Southern 5 Animals)...
Here is my Sifu performing a Dragon Fist Set from Wu Xing Chuan ( Southern 5 Animals) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF-DfEIJFSg&feature=related
A video of my Sifu performing a Crane Fist Set from Wu Xing Chuan ( Southern 5 Animals) Enjoy ! I wil be posting more of his others....
I have my 5th Chamber test tonight, for Green Belt. There are a total of 13 chambers to get to black belt. Wish me luck.
For all you MAx Payne fans. I found this clip for the movie finally !! It looks pretty good. http://www.wwtdd.com/post.phtml?pk=11491
Quick question for you CMA folks. I just passed my 4th chamber test and am going to begin Shaolin Staff training and wanted to know, if I am...
Woohoo , I passed my 4th Chamber ( Yellow 2nd) belt test last night. I now get to attend intermediate classes and get to start training in Shaolin...
I wanted to get my father into doing some Tai Chi for health benefits. He is a diabetic and has the usually Type 2 symptoms. He is also going on...
So I wanted to ask this question of everyone and see what your thoughts are. Let's say you have two students that are friends and started training...
So I was curious and wanted to see what you all think of Jow and how useful, or not useful it is ? I personally use it and I have found it to be...
For people in the Dallas , TX area, this school is located in Plano. Here is the link that will provide a good background on the school, as well...
This school is located in Plano Texas ( about 15 minutes north of Dallas) and teaches Shaolin Longfist and Southern 5 Animals style Kung Fu. If...
Here is a question for all of your folks here on the forums. In my style that I study Shaolin Northern Longfist there is a term called Wu De....
Made a similar post a coupe months ago, sorry. I will refer to that one.
Well I am still pushing hard and training everyday and I am testing for yellow belt tonight. My style is Northern Longfist and belt progression is...
Well I got to attend my first Tai Chi class today. My Sifu I believe teaches Sun family style Tai Chi. It is normally a class that is held once...
I had to share this video with others that appreciate CMA. This is one of the most beautiful forms I have ever seen. [media] Also check out 8...
I was curious to see what forms students are learning in their respective styles? Coudl you give some examples of different forms in your...
Well I had my second belt test today and passed. Next up is yellow belt. Looking forward to the next test ( Shooting for end of next month)...
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