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Ben Brandt is the incorporator of the International Kung Fu San Soo Association, established on September 15, 1983 in Monterey Park, CA. Kathy Long. Kathy Long is 5-time World Champion Kickboxer and holds an 8th degree black belt/sash in Kung Fu San Soo. Gerald Okamura. Gerald Okamura is a Hollywood Actor and Stuntman. Ralph Johnson
Feng Shou (風手) is a 20th century Martial Arts style as taught by Chee Soo, a Barnardo's orphan and soldier originally named Clifford Soo, who grew up in London.. According to Chee Soo, Feng Shou originated in the 1930s when Chan Kam Lee, an importer and exporter of precious stones, taught a class in Red Lion Square in Holborn, though there are no verified records of the existence of Lee ...
No. Shaolin kung fu ( Chinese: 少林功夫; pinyin: Shǎolín gōngfū ), also called Shaolin Wushu ( 少林武術; Shǎolín wǔshù ), or Shaolin quan ( 少林拳; Shàolínquán ), is one of the oldest, largest, and most famous styles of wushu, or kung fu of Chan Buddhism. It combines Chan philosophy and martial arts.
Blanks holds black belt ranks in taekwondo (7th dan) and karate (5th dan), and a black sash in Hung Ga kung fu (under Sifu Wong Ting-fong). During the 1980s, Blanks was a top competitor of the point competition, semi-contact, and sport karate circuits, notably against Steve Anderson.
Hung Ga ( 洪家 ), Hung Kuen ( 洪拳 ), or Hung Ga Kuen ( 洪家拳) is a southern Chinese martial art belonging to the southern Shaolin styles. The hallmarks of Hung Ga are strong stances, notably the horse stance, or "si ping ma" ( 四平馬 ), [2] and strong hand techniques, notably the bridge hand [3] and the versatile tiger claw. [4]
Tien Shan Pai (天山派, pinyin Tiānshān pài) is a northern style of Kung-fu which stresses rhythm, the demonstration of power accentuated by solid thuds made by the hands, the emitting of power from the entire body, the coordination of the hands and feet as well as blocks and strikes, high kicks and low sweeps, as well as locking and throwing techniques.
Taizuquan. Tàizǔquán (太祖拳, eng. Boxing of Tàizǔ o r Great-Ancestor Fist) is a style of Chinese martial arts whose name refers to Emperor Tàizǔ of Sòng, the founder of the Sòng dynasty. There are two distinct variations of Tàizǔquán, the Northern Style: Tàizǔ Zhǎngquán ( Eng. Taizu Changquan ), and the Southern Style: Nán ...
A particular Chinese martial arts style can be referred to as either a northern fist ( 北拳) or a southern fist ( 南拳) depending on its point of origin. Additional details such as province or city can further identify the particular style. Other classification schemes include the concept of external ( 外家拳) and internal.