I can’t tell from your many posts what style you are actually interested in. Is it Monkey style or is it Piqua? If it is Monkey style, I will tell you that the so called monkey king will not give up much. I went to one of his seminars and he spent the majority of the time bad mouthing Paulie Zink. Then he showed a lame “shaolin like” Pe Kwar form that looked like basic long fist. We kept telling them we didn’t care about his opinion of Paulie Zink but he seemed intent on making money and trash talking. If it’s piqua your interested in I have done workshops with two great teachers on both coasts here in the US. I know of a few others too. If you tell me your location, I can tell you where you need to go. Piqua methods of training are more important than any forms. If you want to learn this system you need a teacher who can show you the training methods. You can’t learn these things from a book or a web site. You have to get out there and do the Pai Da stuff and all the basics.
So many ppl want to learn monkey kung fu around the world that it is a money making machine.I don’t blame them because monkey style is very effective.I had’nt been to the website of Tai Shing Pek Kwar in awhile ,but decided to check it out today.This is one of the many things i found there that amused me.
Performing in the public is the best way to gain confidence and prove your kung fu skill. Upon completion of the form with satisfying result, you could wear our tradition kung fu uniform to compete in the tournament. You have to win first place in each form (Ying Yeung Fist, Pek Kwar Staff and Pek Kwar Sweeping Step) to fully complete this level. Each competition must have at least 6 competitors. We guarantee that the forms are some of the most appealing and intriguing kung fu forms in the world. These forms are award winning and are performed in the Master level. You will win if you are dedicated and train hard.
Now what gets me is that you have to take first place in each form to complete level 1 of their Video Certified Monkey Kung Fu Program.I see Chan Sau Chung in a different light now. He used to always say that you need a good sifu to fully understand kung fu and grow. Now if you have money and a VCR you can become a master of Tai Shing Pek Kwar.
I guess times have changed huh?
My sifu refuses to bend in any way when it comes to his kung fu knowledge.I hope he stays that way.He is asked on a daily basis by companies to do videos and sell them he always refuses.
I dunno, Videos are not bad. I think that the requirement to take afirst place is a good thing. Trial by fire you might say. I wuld also point out that after a certian point, say intermediate level, a students should not advance without live review and training directy under the master that put out the video.
Originally posted by Royal Dragon I dunno, Videos are not bad. I think that the requirement to take afirst place is a good thing. Trial by fire you might say. I wuld also point out that after a certian point, say intermediate level, a students should not advance without live review and training directy under the master that put out the video.
RD,
You have to understand that you are part of a very low percentage of ppl that can learn from a video and be good.I know another guy that learned Hung Gar from video and is pretty good ,but that is not the norm.I agree you can learn somethings from video ,but you do need live review and training directy under the master that put out the video.
“but you do need live review and training directy under the master that put out the video”
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I agree completely. the video alone is not enough. You need a solid foundatin in the proper mechancics and principasl, as well as some sort of peer review where the peer is also versed in the proper fundementlas and mechancis.
To be honest, I am one of the “Few” because I suround myself with guys who have real talent and knowledge who coach me in the proper sturctre, mechanics and fundementals that I then take back and appliy to the forms I worked out from video. I also solicit the opinion of many people that i consider to be experts in thier field, and this helps me develop the eye to decide what is correct and what is not correct.
That, and I have been doing Kung Fu now in one shape or another for a really long time (10+ years now), so much of what I am seeing is just different flaors or expressiosn of principals I already know.
No way on earth a pure beginner could do what I am doing. You have to have a live teacher to at least get your fundementals down right first.
In the end, what I develop will be MY version of the style, just based on the wacky way I’m learning it.
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carly,
I can’t tell from your many posts what style you are actually interested in. Is it Monkey style or is it Piqua?
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I am interested in Pigua. I live in eastern canada, and I was interested in the arrival of an HK school that taught Pigua as part of itds program.
I’m not interested in hype or KF style politics or power struggles.
Thank you for your helpful and interesting reply to my repeated questions. The seminar sounds funny in an awful way:)
I tried to e-mail you here but your e-mail was turned off. Please e-mail me with an address I can respond to you at.
And, yes, please tell me who and where the seminars are on Pigua, I’m very interested.
I’d also like to hear about Pai Da and training methods, anything you can tell me would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks again.
Thought some of you might be able to help me out iv been trying to get some of chan sau chungs website and email address in the uk but cant get it to come up ? do any of you know why or do any of you have the email address for them ??
