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Kung fu Galway?
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02-01-2011 11:34pm#1
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hei there
from personal experience (and mind the following posters that might disagree with me that this is only my own opinion) i think martial arts are more like a way of living that complement your life as a sport - having that said, it's the attitude you bring to the dojo that will define your style
i was away from MA due to other sports for a good while but i would like to come back - call it cheesy if you want but i'm looking for inner and outer balance along with some fitness - my other sport is swimming and for as much as i love it to the point of going to the pool everyday, i miss a bit the group practice effect
as far as styles go, i think it comes down to a matter of taste - think of a combat situation and how would you handle it - i'm not an expert in defining what you should pick but if you go to youtube and type aikido, tae kwon do, wing chun, judo and thai box i'm sure you can get a fair idea of what their combat styles are - think which character you pick first in tekken
i'd say follow the link and email your man there - hopefully he can be better help than me
best of lucks0 -
How many people do be in the Wing Chun classes in Galway ?
What ages would they be ?
As a newcomer to self defence / martial arts what can one expect in a class like this ? What is the differance between this and other forums of martial arts that galway has to offer ? Is wing chun a good starting point for someone looking into martial arts for fitness/fun/mindfullness/confidence?
I would PM the OP who posted about the class but i do not have enough post
Thanks
Think you can talk to me about Wing chun
I don't know how the western world trains in Wing chun, but speaking for how majority of them train in HongKong. They're not into physical fitness training like Kick boxing, they won't be doing press ups or jogging etc, they're more into the technique, depends on how u see it, its's a double edge sword, for someone who's not physically fit to begin with, no matter how good your technique are, you'll go tired after a few mins. You can strike your opponent many times, but if u can't take one hit, the game's still over for ya.
In wingchun, first 3-6months you'll probably bored your head off, you just stand there and doing these slow "tai-chi like" movement which doens't resemble anything u'd use in combat, but the fun begins when you're master teaches u how to stick hands, or they call it "Chi sao" , try youtube it and see yourself.
I;ve been to a few wingchun club in ireland and sadly none of them have a wooden dummy, I happen to have one in my Dublin home, shipped all the way from US. Without a wooden dummy,...i cant see how any student would get to a practical level, its like learning to box with no sandbag in gym, you learn the techique and u master the movements....but its like empty if u've never trained on the bags.
I'm base in Roscommon now. PM me if u wanna know more0 -
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