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Sensei Paul Hinkley’s Birthday Today

streetcombat — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:03:00 +0000

Mr Hinkley was one of my American Karate and Taekwondo instructors when I was with the SMU Martial Arts Club. A soft-spoken polite and intelligent man, he is at once one of the most effective fighters and instructors I have met. He generates what seems to be an unbelievable amount of power from a lean wiry frame.
I’ve heard a few things about Mr Hinkley, all of which are mentioned in awe. Here is a snapshot of what has been whispered to me: 1. He wakes up in the morning and practices forms for 1 hour every day.2. He shaves and brushes teeth with his non-dominant left hand in order to improve fine motor skills3. He took a full bo strike to the head (done accidentally) and didn’t flinch. It was mentioned that he was grinning whilst blood poured down his face.4. He was doing 100 situps a month after open [...]

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Tae Kwon Do Sparring Black Belts

streetcombat — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:26:22 +0000

Just a little practice sparring competition between my 13 y/o son and his ITA taekwondo (TKD) instructor. Titled Supermassive Sparring because original song was “Supermassive Black Hole”, but the song isn’t licensed with youtube, so I had to change it…

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Tae Kwon Do Poomsae Koryo

streetcombat — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 02:26:20 +0000

Koryo as performed by the WTF demonstration team in Seoul.

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Why Watch Wrestlemania 26 Online Free?

Theo Blackster — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:55:54 +0000

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Are Humans Hard Wired For A Limited Social Circle?

streetcombat — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:54:32 +0000

Despite growing insight into neuroscience and the physical limitations of our consciousness, we have the tendency to ascribe a limitlessness to our minds. We readily accept the existence of certain boundaries in the material world, like fences, social stations, rules, laws (of physics and of states), or physical characteristics (”You must be this tall to ride the roller-coaster”), but when it comes to the inner world – the mind, our memories, our imagination, our cognition, and our social skills – we have trouble conceiving of real mechanical limits. When a word eludes us, playing about the periphery of our cognition (“tip of the tongue”), do we complain about faulty hardware? When we forget that cute girl’s name we just met at the party, do we blame the lack of available short-term memory data “chunks”? It’s only through neurological research that we’re even “aware” of the bioelectric interplay that is our [...]

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Chan Tai Chi Master

Mike Wong — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:38:46 +0000

Tai Chi was originated in Chan Ja Gou in China and therefore called the Chan’s Tai Chi. No one knew about Tai Chi before 1850 when Tai Chi was first brought to Beijing by master Yeung. Until 1930s when the legendary tai chi master Chan Fa Ke came to Beijing, there were already many people teaching different styles of Tai Chi. Chan has the incredible skills and techniques that not only made him a legend but also a treasure to all his students.

During that time there were some people practicing Ng’s Tai Chi in Beijing and were quite famous. They heard about master Chan and his skills, so they invited him for some cultural exchange and sharing. After they greeted each other, they invited Master Chan to show them his Taichi routines. Master Chan did not refuse and immediately started doing his routines. After that he was leaving.

Everyone else were assuming an hour for the observation but turn out he finished in a little bit more than 10 minutes. They marveled at how powerful and quick master Chan’s moves were and started discussing. Some said he was too fast which is not correct according to traditional Tai Chi theory. But the Master Lau knew that although he did the moves fast, they were executed in smooth circle motions and although there were releasing of power, he remained relaxed. He was very humble and decided to learn Tai Chi under Chan.

One of Chan’s students was Master Hung who later became a really important person is the development of Taichi Kung Fu. Hung learnt the essence of Chan’s Kung Fu and improved the whole system and called it Practical Tai Chi.

A move that Hung improved is the beginning move of the first routine of Chan’s Tai Chi. The move is called the King Kong Pounding. In 1957, Hung visited Chan in Beijing. He took the opportunity to enquire Chan about the King Kong Pounding move. He questioned whether the move can really be practically executed in real combat to handle powerful punches. Chan was positive about it due to his personal experiences. After that Hung modified to move and simplified the uses. Basically, the move is simply to direct opponents punch with right hand forearm and at the same time to twist left arm internally to avoid any possible elbow attack and use opponent’s force to bounce himself away.

Hung used to tell a story about this move. During a time in the past, Chan was employed as a martial artist to defend a city due to the robberies there. Another martial artist in town heard the news came for a fight. Chan was smoking in the house with both hands holding something. The man came in and tried to punch Chan right away. Chan used the King Kong Pounding move to contact with his wrist and stretched his fingers. Immediately the man was knocked back and fell out of the door. This is how powerful the simple move can be.

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Intermediate Belts to Traditional Taekwondo

streetcombat — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:37:00 +0000

Intermediate belts to Traditional Taekwondo take a significant departure from beginners. Beginners need to learn some very specific ways of generating power, and this is often taught in a very contrived manner …. namely, one punch left dangling out and the other pulled all the way to the hip. This allows you to step forward and practice the same technique again. But is possible the best and worst thing hard style martial art systems did when creating a teaching methodology.
So intermediate belts will learn ways to use both of their hands whilst dealing with strikes from opponents. Expect to hold both hands out, and expect to use both hands to deal with all strikes coming your way. This covers both trapping, coverage, blocking, striking, and some manipulation.
Lots of joint manipulation however, still require the pull back or hikite hand to work. But this pull back hand or hikite [...]

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Dear Mark: The Semmelweis Reflex

streetcombat — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:46:14 +0000

Sometimes the path of Primal transformation includes a series of upendings. It’s in part a process of uprooting daily habits that don’t serve your well-being. Maybe it’s a re-envisioning of your identity from an unhealthy, tired, or otherwise plagued person to that of a strong, fit, confident individual. More than likely, it’s about overturning oft-taught if not long held conventional thinking about healthy living. When we embark on our Primal path, we likely anticipate at least some of these changes, but what about the conflict prompted by other people’s grappling with the Primal Blueprint as we reflect it? What is it about our Primal process that upsets other people’s apple carts and provokes sometimes exaggerated resistance? See what reader Evan has to say.
Dear Mark,
I’ve been following the PB for a year and a half now and am proud to consider myself a diehard. I’m stronger, fitter, leaner, and for [...]

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How To Find The Kungfu Instructor

streetcombat — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 18:09:21 +0000

The martial art of Kung Fu is an exchange of culture, a kind of exercise, and likewise a way of defending yourself. The art is very popular throughout the world, also being known as Gung Fu, Wu Shu, and even Kuo Shu. It shares some common traits with Karate, such as using both hand and foot methods. Kung Fu is one of the hottest styles of martial arts – and also one of the oldest.

Within Kung Fu, there are several types and variances, although the most popular are those that have their roots in the well known Shaolin Temple. What most people aren’t conscious of still, is the fact that Kung Fu was experienced in China years before the first Shaolin temple was although of.

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A majority of martial arts enthusiasts think of self defense as being the supreme goal of any martial art, including Kung Fu. While self defense is worried about Kung Fu, the martial is so more than just fighting and defense – it is a true art, one that develops the mind, body, and the soul.

Kung Fu doesn’t teach students to overcome others, as it instructs students to look within by themselves and learn to have complete and total control over their emotions. Kung Fu is an art of harmony, that teaches to students to remain at peace and avoid confrontations. If a predicament threatens bodily harm to the student, then he must rise to the occasion – becoming the warrior and defending himself.

Identical to other types of martial arts, Kung Fun teaches the balance that is crucial for executing systems and the correct movement. The elementary concept behind the balance is that same balance that the Chinese believe keeps the balance between heaven and earth. This reasoning behind balance can be attained by students if they completely focus their thoughts and empty their minds free of any kind of distractions.

Kung Fu is a martial art that can be learned by anyone. It does take a strong wish, just like any other martial art. It has a chic heritage, and a proud legacy. Kung Fu is indeed a life threatening martial art, if made use of in the wrong ways. There are variations of Kung Fu as well, which include the infamous five animals – Tiger, Dragon, Eagle Claw, Crane, and the Snake.

Adapted by the animals in which they’re named after, the five animals style is some of the most impressive in martial arts. Tiger Claw is by far the deadliest of the five animals, teaching students to strike identical to the dreaded tiger. This style instructs the student power in his hands, so that when he strikes, he tears the flesh. Tiger Claw is very deadly, although it is very hard to find instructors that teach this style now days.

Unlike other martial arts, there are actually no competitions for Kung Fu. Stylists can compete it other competitions, nevertheless, there really aren’t any that are for only Kung Fu. It is an ancient martial art, that is to be utilized only in instances were there is no other option than to fight back. When provoked, the stylist should try everything he or she can to avoid confrontations.

Kung Fu aims to teach the lessons of respect, fairness to others, harmony of the spirit, and whole self discipline regardless of what. These traits, when paired together, allow students to achieve success in a hard to cope with society. Kung Fu is all about developing the student’s general well-being – and following the straight way to mental and physical toughness.

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Welcome Adeniyi Osunde from Nigeria

streetcombat — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 13:47:00 +0000

Adeniyi Osunde 5th Kyu from Nigeria has expressed an interest in understanding more of what Hikaru Dojo does and to learn more about Traditional Taekwondo. I am getting him to start a dialog with our students and to establish a video feed to us in time. Welcome to Perth!
Cheers,
Colin
–Colin WeeTraditional Taekwondo Techniques, Patterns, and Applications at the Traditional Taekwondo Blog. [Subscribe using email or RSS feeds] [Tkd Sitemap]. Colin is a martial art instructor with 25 years of experience across three continents. Colin leads a small Traditional Taekwondo group for adults in Perth, Western Australia.
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