I was wondering if any of you had chance or maybe trains on regular basis with some of the best kungfu instructors/masters there are.
If yes who are they ( names please) ? What impressed you really in their skills? was it speed? or iron body conditioning or maybe something else ? please share your experiences.
I know David Ross aka lkfma trained Chan TaiSan ( BTW great thread about him here).
If I am not mistaken Mo Lung is from Sydney,Australia and trains Chen Family ChoyLeeFut - so maybe Mo Lund you train under Chen Yongfa ?if yes what impresses you in training with him?
I would be greatful if you guys could share your impressions on traing with kungfu greats.
I had chance to train under a few good masters both in CMA and other MA but the people who impressed me the most were in CMA Chen Yongfa ( I was on seminar with him ) - my impressions after several hours of trainig with him ? Not very big guy, very fast, accurate, great knowledge, very energetic, stroong voice for a small guy and very ,very humble.
Other great master I had chance to train under was Tair Narimanov - jujitsu expert from Moscow. Also great knowledge about MA in general, very, very technical, does grapppling and throws almost effortlessly, sparrs and competes evene though he pushes 40.Great guy.
I remember playing with one of his students (who was in his forties) who bested me quite easily. I could have thought he got lukcy. I could have thought he was faster. I new he was doing something better.
Upon meeting my master I chi saud with him and was simply flabergasted … he does things I haven’t seen done before. I know people will say, well, maybe you just trained with $hitty teachers. But I have to say, I’ve actually trained with some quite good teachers. Master Chan is different.
For those into lineage, his Ba Gua lineage couldn’t be much better. His Tai Ji comes from Yang Lu Chan (studied with someone who’s father studied under him but was only an inner door student, not the heir so doesn’t advertise this) and his Hsing-I is pretty well known already. He is also known for his stick work. (http://www.chusaulei.com/martial/articles/articles_feilungfumun.html)
In the end though, my master’s personality and system just fits me really well. I believe in it because I know it works. I feel the benefits everyday. I have grown a lot as a fighter (actually dare to enter the ring now) and as a person. I have recently discovered what “internal” really means and its fantastic. My mind is much more clear now and things seem very obvious.
That’s about it. I highly recomend anyone passing through NYC pay him a visit. He’s a very nice man and quite generous with his treasure.
Other than my teachers in my style (whom I regard highly) I’ve had the opportunity to work with Jake Burroughs (mei hua tang lang), Jim Smyer (Pong Lai), and Chad Myers (hung sing choy lee fut).
i dont go around taking too many seminars and such. but i have trained with other teachers. i like my current sifu the best sifu lisandro vega, and my first sifu kevin ritter is a close 2nd.
For me the Master of our School: Master Liu De Ming (5th gen linage holder Liu He Zi Ran Men)
Also Grandmaster Liu Jing Ru who took some seminars in Australia on Liu He Praying Mantis, Bagua, Xing Yi. He was about 80 and he was just awsome.
Earlier this year we had his number one disciple out who was alot younger, Master Han. He was just like stone and it was fun to watch him show all the applications as you could tell this was all stuff he had used not just drilled.
Trained with a man by the name of Mike Green. Short dude. Obscenely powerful, exceptionally strong. Taught what he called tae kwon do mixed with street fighting. We worked out ina the warehouse of his employ, Bradshaw Supplies. Ended up, his son and I were the only children training. So, I sparred with several adults, and his son, who was both older and much more experienced/bigger/better than me.
Full contact stuff ('course, I was 11, 12 at the time, so I don’t think the adults were busting my chops too hard - except for this one time, when i got kicked up against the wall [brick])/ I went home many a night with black eyes and ringing ears.
it’s because of his teaching style that I can more fully explore my Isshinryu. He was, and is still, a guiding force in my training.
Current instructor in Isshinryu, Reece Sullivan. One bad hombre. Excellent fighter. Excellent person. I have a lot of love and respect for the man. He’s done a lot to help me.
Without these two trainers, I wouldn’t be jack squat.
I’d still be pretty, just wouldn’t be able to fight.
Yeah he is known as much for his Bagua as he is the Mantis stuff. Our Master, Master Liu De Ming is good friends with the Grandmaster and when the school goes on tours in China the Grandmaster hosts us.
It was great to see the Grandmaster in action, my Sifu did a few drills with him and he said when he got hit it was like being hit with a hot knife.
On the flip side though his disciple Master Han was just like watching a young version of the Grandmaster, just amazing and he also taught the Bagua while out here.
Re: The best kungfu instructor/master you trained under
Originally posted by Zaveesha
If I am not mistaken Mo Lung is from Sydney,Australia and trains Chen Family ChoyLeeFut - so maybe Mo Lund you train under Chen Yongfa ?if yes what impresses you in training with him?
You’re not mistaken. My Sifu is simply the most effective, knowledgable and able martial artist I have ever known, and I’ve been training a long time with several different teachers. Master Chan is not only a great martial artist, but a great teacher and a great man. I’m very lucky indeed.
I bounced around until I met my current Black Tiger Sifu. This man is incredible and I am very lucky to have found someone of this calibur in a city practically void of kung fu. Save for maybe that dancing Wushu stuff.
I think this question could be ammended to add that maybe it is the practioner who is going to allow the teacher to teach them? We all here about great Sifus, but what about great students? I don’t mean great as in the best or whatever, or even on a scale similar to the teacher, but who here has given all they can with their teacher? I think that means more than all the fancy names and titles. A student, such as myself, must be able to train, and to learn and to grow as a person or else they cannot keep up with the teacher and they will stagnate. This, I think, is harder than finding a great teacher: one must become a great student in order to reap any benefits of a great teacher. And we all know of the high standards of Kung Fu teachers and these must be maintained if the art is to be passed on, most of us won’t be here in twenty or thirty years. But hopefully some will and they will continue the martial art tradition and the treasures of the past will be maintained.
Originally posted by WinterPalm
[B]I bounced around until I met my current Black Tiger Sifu. This man is incredible and I am very lucky to have found someone of this calibur in a city practically void of kung fu. Save for maybe that dancing Wushu stuff.
I think this question could be ammended to add that maybe it is the practioner who is going to allow the teacher to teach them? We all here about great Sifus, but what about great students? I don’t mean great as in the best or whatever, or even on a scale similar to the teacher, but who here has given all they can with their teacher? I think that means more than all the fancy names and titles. A student, such as myself, must be able to train, and to learn and to grow as a person or else they cannot keep up with the teacher and they will stagnate. This, I think, is harder than finding a great teacher: one must become a great student in order to reap any benefits of a great teacher. And we all know of the high standards of Kung Fu teachers and these must be maintained if the art is to be passed on, most of us won’t be here in twenty or thirty years. But hopefully some will and they will continue the martial art tradition and the treasures of the past will be maintained. [/B]
But the great masters were great students once themselves. In fact, they proved to be the greatest students and that is why they are great masters
Originally posted by Shiva Olaf Simon
Fu-Pow, you’re such a tard. First you try to use Shaolin-Do taiji clips on EF as clips of you, now your trolling here as Temple Kung Fu?
