Little Memory Keys

While training and working out I have been amazed by the many ways very talented Masters and teachers help their students to grasp complex ideas effectively. As an example recently Larry Holden taught me a simple phrase that teaches students to close the distance and hit their opponent with power and less effort while staving off retaliation and that simple phrase is: "be inside their shirt." Larry is teaching his students if you want to hit effectively with power while breaking the defenses of your opponent you must close distance and be close. The power zone of a solid KFSS practitioner is approximately a one 12" diameter around their mid to high waist line. It's here where the greatest power is passed from yourself to your opponent.

"Be inside their shirt" simply tells the student to get so close enough to your attacker so as to feel like you could easily slip into his very shirt. My instructor Master Kurt Bellman uses a quote something like, "you should be able to smell his lunch." so we need to be close enough to our attacker to smell what he ate for lunch.

I truly enjoy these little expressions that help students like me along in understanding and better applying the martial art I love so much.

This is Zach and I opening day for Corona National Little League. This is my son’s first year in Tee-Ball and I'm managing his team. This happens to also be the first time I've ever worn a baseball uniform. Is it wrong for me to live vicariously through my son??? Just wondering.

A quick snap shot of me at Master Ron Gatewood's Seminar held in late 2005 held at Master Kurt Bellman's Riverside Studio. Great day of training and freestyle workouts. I encourage any new students of Kung Fu San Soo to attend these frequently held seminars to deepen your knowledge of KFSS and meet lots of great teachers of students of this wonderful art.

Johnny Wheeler posted this poem to the Yahoo Baord I belong to and I wanted to record it here because I thought it was a good read:
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Hi Everyone,
I thought I would share the Chin-Na poem with the boardmembers,
realizing they may not have seen it.
It's in the true Martial Spirit.
Enjoy. Johnny Wheeler

The changes of Chin-Na are linked as the Ba Gua(Eight Triagrams),
mutually creating and destroying without end.
If you wish to seize, the word "skill" must be first, the art is
skillful, the power is skillful, the method is even more skillful.
First strike, second control, third take what you want, hook, seize,
lock, close, and immobilize the terminus.
Grasp the tendons, seal the veins to reduce his power, locking the
joints even Ghosts and Gods will grieve.
Hard and soft must be balanced and applied where needed,
the power is flexible and follows a spiral path.
Move like lightning when the opponent is unaware, penetrating in
moving and turning to disperse the opponent('s) power.
Follow the opportunity and flow with the changes, cause the situation
to change in accordance with your plan, survey the situation then
proceed to effect your method.
The hands and feet arrive together and the body follows, add the power
of the shoulders and hips to lock above and trip below.
The upper locking and lower tripping come at the same time, use the
waist to trap and entwine, if you do not attack, I force you to, once
you are caught in my technique you will never know what killed you.

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Kung Fu San Soo And It's Impressions On My Life

A little about my history with this deadly art.

I was introduced to this devastating art by Master Bob Ward (while he taught at Sequoia Racquetball World in Santa Ana) in 1990, as a young man I experienced it's devastating application through Master Ward and was forever drawn to learn more of this ancient fighting system. I currently train and study under Master Kurt Bellman in Riverside, CA and still actvely keep in touch with Master Ward as well.

I have made many friends in this wonderful art and I have never met a brother or sister in San Soo that I didn't like. I encourage any and all who read this and other websites to fully investigate this art and see for themselves the knowledge it contains, the wonderful people who train in this system and the confidence gained from training hard and learning as much of it as possible. Jimmy H. Woo is the foundation and all of us are his growing seeds. Help us carry on this incredible tradition and knowledge. Formal Salute to all of my Brothers and Sisters in San Soo.

Also one of my favorite hang outs if J.P. Kings (Jimmy H. Woo's Grandson) Yahoo Group: http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/IKFSSA-Email-group/. Come by and say hi if you are interested in Kung Fu San Soo (KFSS). There is always a good discussion ro event posted there.