sigh
I had a discussion once with their chief instructor, Mr.Murray. He told me Grandma---- Simon was a Doctor in FOUR different fields.
Even the best of them…the blind leading the blind.
to the Victor goes the Spoils
oh…one more thing
KungFuGuy…you said you spar all the time?
let me ask you, how much did you PAY in addition to your initial membership + kung fu “club”,
just for the priviledge to spar in their special sparring “club”
to the Victor goes the Spoils
ok STOP!
I think as all of us are Kung fu Practitioners and players, that we need to stop bickering and listern to each others Styles, hey I have no problems with Temple Kung Fu, infact wheni’m 21 i’m going to Japan to stay at a Temple, they dont teach Kung fu in Japan, but its the only temple i know that i can afford to stay at for the time my Visa is floating about.
Anyway no martial artist should boast about his/her style, you should all go hang your heads in shame.
Well i train with a Sifu called Daren Norris, he does not come from China, in fact hes English!.
My style is a modern freestyle Kung fu, i also will be starting Namyang Shaolin soon hopefully, if travel permits.
But i have encountered street fighting and its never pretty, no matter how good you think you are. Most training does not prepare you for a street thug, although on average they will be slower, unfitter and not break slabs with their hands. Icant remember your name, but ok, sod fighting another player, go fight some street skin head, see how well you fare!.
All kung fu guy is doing is making do with what is best, who cares if his teacher, may not be authentic, but if he teaches KungfuGuy how to throw a bullet of a punch, the basic move ALL styles learn and he can put his opponant down, WHO CARES.
It shows he has learnt something good
-Kane
It’s like Clinton and Monica
Look, the guys SAYS he trained in China, and charges alot of money. Only in court he SAYS he did not train in China. The problem is, you can’t trust the other stuff he says. Some true yes, other stuff not true I’m sure.
He has shown you that he is willing to lie and fabricate stories to make him appear more credible. I personally would not know what to believe from him. I sure would not pay extra money because it was just from him.
Hey man, you do whatever you want. Just make sure the money you are paying is strictly for what you are learning, and don’t pay for other crap. Those prices are frankly, utterly ridiculous. I think it is at least possible, you are paying for brand name there my friend.
Best of luck. This is a tough crowd, but be willing to have an open mind to others experience. Most of these guys seem very sincere.
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Yes.
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Just because he didn’t train in china, it doesn’t mean he isn’t credible.
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True
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Another question, have any of your teachers won world martial art championships? I believe that I’m the only one here who can say yes
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I have a training brother who can claim to be a World Martial Arts champion. Big deal. Everyone who holds a tournament seems to call it a world championship.
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Temple Kung Fu can’t be a big scam, they’ve been around too long and are too popular for that.
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Doesn’t mean a thing, just means that they may have been fooling people for longer than anyone else.
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You’re fu(king up my chi
He won THE martial arts tournement. You know, the same one that chuck norris and the like competed in.
You’re saying that everyone here has teachers that spent time training in china with monks? EVERYONE? I don’t think so.
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Which tournament is this? Name the tournament, give the year etc. so people can verify it.
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Not everyone claimed to have a teacher that trained in China. I did, because my teacher did train in China - that is where he was born and that is where he trained until he had to flee the Japanese.
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You’re fu(king up my chi
I’m not sure, I’ll ask an instructor on monday. I’ve seen pictures of it though, and chuck norris is in one of them. I think bruce lee won the same tourney a while ago.
Sorry if I came across agressive. I do not really know much about Temple kung fu other than what is on their website. But generally the guys on this forum are pretty genuine guys and mostly their judgement is pretty good. So if they say that Temple kung fu is dodgy I am inclined to believe them. If they are in fact wrong, then I apologise for anything I have said.
It would be nice to verify your teacher’s world championship status though 
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You’re fu(king up my chi
I’ll tell you the year he won on monday or tuesday.
By the way, can anyone tell me if hapkido is any good? It’s the only place in my area that isn’t karate or taekwondo, other than temple kung fu.
Oh yeah ,THAT tournament
I think Bruce Lee Won it yesterday. :rolleyes:
“Life’s a great adventure, mate.”
Jacko Jackson
That post was even more pointless than this one.
What is your problem john? You’ve been nothing but an ass since your first reply to this thread.
Doh!
“Life’s a great adventure, mate.”
Jacko Jackson
You know
I might ask my shrink that same question. I guess I’m a little bitter about the whole USSD thing. you see Temple Kung Fu and USSD have alot in common. They might as well be the same. The Style is basically kenpo watered down with some additional material taken from other arts. What’s his head, Dill Shama Scamer? Whatever.
I may be an A$$ online but if you met me … I’d kick your A$$.
“Life’s a great adventure, mate.”
Jacko Jackson
Correction: you’d try.
Now you’re making threats on me? Are you 13 years old?
Playing
Easy cowboy, Just playing with you. I wish I was friken 13 that way I’d have a chance with some of the 15 year olds I have in my class. 
“Who’s your Daddy?”
Rowdy McNasty
hah
Anyways, is hapkido worth checking out?
It’s all good
“Who’s your Daddy?”
Rowdy McNasty
kungfuguy, don’t bother with hapkido or any other art.
What you’re learning is more than enough for you, and so forget training anything else just because Johnny Hot Shot or anybody else who doesn’t really train thinks your style sucks.
In kung fu, ALL are welcome regardless of style or lineage. This is because an effective technique is an effective technique REGARDLESS of who’s teaching it. What you do works for you, and woe to he who would “touch hands” in a confrontation.
With the ugly goes the good. Your sifu, despite everybody’s criticism, is a heck of a lot richer than probably everybody else’s sifus put together. So he’s doing SOMETHING right and reaps the benefit - and negatives - of it. I myself aspire toward such richness, though I’ll do it in a different (my own way).
Regardless of the claims you make in your original story (or those that people make against your sifu), your sifu should be proud to have a respectful and loyal disciple such as yourself.