Hey, this may sound weird, but just wondering on the off-chance if anyone knows of any good places to study martial arts in Beijing? I already know karate and would prefer something similar to that (don't lparticularly like the sound of jiu-jitsu, to much ground work!!) ... maybe ving tsun, shaolin or something like that?
Cheers!!
2007-01-12 00:05:29 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
hi there, im not too sure about the kung fu classes or anything in beijing... i just needed to clarify something...
jiu-jitsu translated from the japanese refers to "the gentle art" therefore it should not be too much effort, plus the type you ar talking about is brazillian jujitsu and aikido... traditional jujitsu focuses upon not getting down and on to the floor, its about using your oponents momentum thats aimed at ou..towards them...
jujitsu is a great form of self defence and disapline, it was used in close combat when the samurais where in a situation where the sword wasnt usable in close range...
if you want a demonstartion of really good jujitsu, that doesnt involv as much ground work as your thinking of, watch "warrior king" with Tony Jar in, its an amazing demonsartion of jujitsu with out wires or screen cuts... it is truley a great art
im sure il get thumbs down for this...but im sure there a re classes out there in beijing but please dont throw jujitsu out of the window just because of mis conception, sure some jujitsu classes do focus more upon ground work... but thats just an offshoot of what traditional jujitsu is...
good luck in beijing... i hope to go over in the summer, if i have the money! so if you do find a good class give me an email or something!
sorry i couldnt be more help but i really hope that helps...
try all the classes over there and see what works best for you... i tried kung fu a while back and i didnt feel i benifited from it for a number of reasons, yet my best mate does,.. i found jujitsu, karate and ninjitsu was more for me...
good luck again
x
2007-01-15 21:30:49 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I only know of some good realistic teachers in New York City.
kung fu or "chinese martial arts" (CMA) is very difficult to find because of the large number of bogus schools out there that don't train realistically.
You need to train with a resisting opponent and at some point begin sparring (pushing hands is not a substitute for sparring).
wing chun (or wing tsun, ving chun, ving tsun) and shaolin are two such arts that are suspect. CMA is suspect and hard to find a good teacher and shaolin among them all is the most suspect.
2007-01-12 08:31:21 · answer #2 · answered by bluto blutarsky2 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You probably won't find any Wingchun schools in Beijing. It's not a popular style there. The big six in northern China are Xingyi, Bagua, Taiji, Tongbei, Cha Quan and Shaolin. There are a lot of Xingyi, Bagua and Taiji guys in the parks around the city during morning hours. Many will teach for free, quality will vary vastly. Ask around for Niu (cow) Street to check out some Tongbei and maybe some Baji. Cha Quan and Shaolin are offered by many wushu competition schools and frankly, aren't reliable enough to teach you the traditional stuff. Many smaller styles are also available. The best approach is probably just head to the parks, observe first, listen to their conversations, then ask the practitioners around for the best teachers and schools for the style of your choice. Phone directories and websites won't be much help as high quality teachers probably don't have enough money for ad space nor websites because they have fewer students.
2007-01-12 04:07:16 · answer #3 · answered by PSE 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are not currently in Beijing , try typing Beijing Kung Fu into your search engine , I use yahoo to answer this very similar , over asked question for people on here every day.
If you are currently in Beijing , use a phone book , directory , or walk down the street.
2007-01-12 00:26:41 · answer #4 · answered by Vincent W 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is a Cultural Center in China that a friend of mine has open to the public. Contact :
jing_xin_yuan@yahoo.com
The webpage is at:
http://www.freewebs.com/yunxingpai/index.htm
2007-01-12 17:02:12 · answer #5 · answered by sapboi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you could try 'the hong kong book of kung fu' by H.K.Fuey. Try and master the Hong Kong Fuey Chop :D
2007-01-12 00:12:30 · answer #6 · answered by Pilgrim 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kuk Sool Won may have classes over there, its Korean and v good and practical. look it up :)
2007-01-12 03:24:46 · answer #7 · answered by paulcartwheel 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋