When many people hear the word kung-fu, they often think of white haired superheroes capable of running up bamboo trees to fight it out in the treetops. Many martial artists themselves seemed to have lost sight of kung-fu’s design as a viable method of self-defense training, which in my view, has … [Read more...]
Combat Kung Fu
The Art of Jointlocking
Kahm-nah, pronounced "kum-nah", roughly translates to the art of seizing, grasping and locking. Called chin-nah in Mandarin, this is the art of applying joint locking and joint dislocating techniques for self-defense. Kahm-nah is not its own "style”, but is an integral part of most traditional … [Read more...]