Your legs are powerful, long-range weapons that can be used to fight attackers at a distance, before they get close enough to strike or grab you. For this reason, kicks and leg sweeps are some of the most effective weapons in Choy Li Fut Kung-Fu’s arsenal of self-defense techniques.Using the … [Read more...]
Kicks & Leg Sweeps – Choy Li Fut’s Long Range Weapons
Playing it Safe: Injuries in Martial Arts Training
It is estimated that more than 5 million people in America participated in some form of martial arts training last year making it one of the most popular forms of recreational exercise. There are many benefits to training in martial arts such as improved strength, balance and coordination. Martial … [Read more...]
The Fighting Spirit
It’s not enough to have fighting ability. You also have to have fighting spirit, the will to do whatever it takes to survive. All the martial arts knowledge in the world cannot save you in a violent confrontation if you lack the will to push yourself beyond your physical limitations. That ability is … [Read more...]
Combat Kung Fu
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...]
Training Around Injury
Training around injury is one of the most important abilities to have, and it’s something we try to teach all of our students at Combat Kung-Fu. When you engage in any kind of athletic activity, you’re bound to sustain minor injuries like pulled muscles and bruises from time to time. So, it’s … [Read more...]