Hi.
I am willing to learn Kung Fu. Since it's a long way, deals with conditioning and has do do with fighting (not only, but it does), then I am being very careful.
What should I look for? What should I avoid? What are the dangers?
For example, what does a good academy look like? How important the "lineage" is? What to expect from an academy that says they have sparring classes? What about those that don't? Also, how important and how dangerous is Chi Kung, as used in Kung Fu?
I live in Brazil (in São Paulo), and although I did look at some academies ehre, I feel like I just can't tell who's who, and which instructors are serious and which are not. There are even some who learn from one master, then change to another, and well, this is kind of confusing. I also see masters criticizing one another (even if in a subtle way), but I suppose this is "normal".
(See, I don't really care about the "style". I am mostly concerned with authenticity and safety.)
2006-12-24
01:36:36
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Paulo B
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