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Our self defense system is based on Kung Fu San Soo
plus the many other styles the instructors have trained in. It is
the last true no rules system around. When you need to defend
yourself, you not only can but probably should kick someone in the groin,
scratch their eyes, hammer to the back of the neck, etc.
My fellow school
owner and Kung Fu Master says it best! Watch the intro video on his
homepage for a perfect description of Kung Fu San Soo.
http://www.davehopkinskungfu.com/
Fighting is ugly. Fancy moves are more for show than for
the street. The true essence of martial arts is
the ability to win a real world fight as quickly and easily as possible. Kung Fu San Soo
is designed to end a fight
quickly, using efficiency and technique rather than brute force or acrobatic movements.
NOTE: Any martial arts style can be made to
look great or terrible, especially on YouTube! I have seen many
terrible examples of Kung Fu San Soo on the internet, and only a handful
of good examples. If you want to know how we teach, come in and try
the class for free. Nothing beats first hand experience. Some
day I will have video on this website for you to watch, but right now I'm
too busy teaching and training!
The style is derived from martial arts practiced in Canton, China, brought
to us by Jimmy Woo (Chin Siu Dek). The roots of all Kung Fu styles
go back thousands of years. Today, we spend more time
practicing defense maneuvers than forms; students need self-defense that
works now, not 10 years from now. At the same time, students will learn
higher level moves that do take years to perfect. In short, Kung Fu San Soo gives you street smart defense moves NOW and helps you build on that
skill to become a true master later.
A word to the wise:
Many prospective martial arts students go to a martial arts school hoping
to jump in and BANG! They want to throw gloves on and spar or just be very
physical and aggressive. This kind of training has an important place in
martial arts, but it is not step one. In fact, in the early stages of
training, more time should be spent training slowly and carefully. WHY???
That doesn't make sense? Fights are hard and fast!?!?!?
BECAUSE!!! If you take your time and learn the subtle details and actually
learn moves and how they work, you will gradually be able to apply them
full speed. It takes time and patience. If you comprehend what you're
doing and actually THINK about what you're doing, you will be better than
the guy that spends 5 hours a day "training hard" with his buddies in
their back yard after watching a youtube video!
As you progress, you will train hard and spar, etc., but do it the right
way. Start off slow and learn correct movement. Don't just jump in the
deep end. You can develop bad habits that will get you hurt! Learn from a
qualified instructor; videos are good supplements, but they are meant to
help you train, not be the source of training knowledge.
Kung Fu San Soo is an ancient combat system that effectively integrates 5
families. Each "family" corresponds to a particular aspect of fighting:
Toiga - Refers to all strikes. We do elbows and knees, punches, kicks,
headbutts, fingerjabs (pokes), clawing, biting, whatever it takes to
protect yourself in a true no rules situation.
Liga - This is the most circular aspect of Kung Fu San Soo. It includes
leverages (joint locks and submissions), sweeps, and throws. We generally
include chokes in this category as well. As far as throws, we teach the
most effective throws and a few fancy throws. We like to emphasize the
ones that are realistically practical for self-defense. Sweeps are so
varied; we cover sweeps from every angle. Leverages are the most popular
thing these days because of MMA and Brazilian JiuJitsu exploding into the
media. Triangles, armbars, wristlocks, fingerlocks, neck and back cranks,
knee and ankle locks, hip locks, shoulder locks, etc. We do every kind of
leverage you can imagine.
Hoga - Pressure points. We don't teach the 5-step-exploding-heart
technique. We can't show you how to knock someone out by merely touching
them. We CAN show you where the nerves are in the body and how to attack
them so as to cause a reaction in an opponent which will give you an
advantage in the fight. Pressure points are VERY useful weapons but they
almost never end a fight by themselves.
Hungga - This family focuses on the physical dynamics of fighting. We
incorporate strength training, balance drills, efficiency, etc. into our
Hungga training to make you physically ready to defend yourself.
Futga - By far this is the most important part of San Soo; it is the
psychology of fighting. This includes everything from how to walk to
offensive tactics. We focus on reality scenarios, proper mindset, good
attitude, strategy for single or multiple attackers, weapons, and much
more.
Finally, these are 5 aspects of our training but NOT 5 different styles
that we teach. They have worked together as a system for 1000's of years!
For this reason, Kung Fu San Soo could be considered a "mixed martial
art," BUT we don't fight standing and "change our game plan" when we go to
the ground. There is NO awkward transition because we are ALWAYS using
Kung Fu San Soo which is a smooth, free-flowing adaptive style which
incorporates all aspects of fighting into a single, efficient, and highly
effective no rules / street-fighting style.
If you want to know real fighting and self-defense, Kung Fu San Soo and
Bakersfield Elite Martial Arts are right for you!
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