Kung Fu San Soo

Thought I would give you a little history about Kung Fu San Soo.
Kung Fu San Soo as loosely translated from Chinese to English means,
a man learned ,articulate and active in the use of his hands in hand to hand combat with another
man.
Since the Chinese monks that developed this fighting art kept knowledge of San Soo much to
themselves , the exact details of it's origin and development are obscure.
What we do know is that over 2300 yrs ago 5 families of monks combined their knowledge
and Kung Fu San Soo evolved into one of the first organized systems of hand to hand combat.
Each family developed a different part of the art.
They are,
* TSOI - Punching & Kicking
* LI - Leverage
* Hoi - Pressure Points
* Fut - Psychology
* Hung - Power

Kung Fu San Soo is not a sport. It is a fighting technique, based on a combination of strikes,
kicks, blocks and leverages done in a perfect rhythm.
The strikes are directed at the vital areas of the human body.
It's techniques can be changed instantly to suit any situation and do not follow a set pattern.
Principles of physics involving movement and leverage as well as intense concentration and controlled breathing give a San Soo fighter maximum power.
Self confidence , agility,balance,coordination,humility and respect of one's fellow man are also
emphasized.
Since you never know a persons character and who is a fighter and who is not,
you always respect everyone unless they give you a reason not to.
The techniques I put up on this site are Kung Fu San Soo , since you can change them to suit any situation there is no end to the techniques you can do, I have thousands of them written down
and more in books that are distributed by San Soo Associations around the world.
If you are looking for a total fighting art, this is it.

All of the lines of movement in my booklet ,The Use of Lines,Angles and Circles is Hand to Hand
Combat are used in San Soo and will work in almost any martial art.
If you would like a copy use the link on the right side of this page.
Peace , Jerry

Offensive Mind Set

Hi All,
As some of my friends pointed out I've been straying from the base idea of my blog.
The offensive techniques of kung fu.
I have and i haven't because i do post an offensive kung fu technique every month !
When i see something that gets my interest i will post it here.
Right now I'm shamelessly promoting my booklet : The use of Lines,Angles and Circles in Hand to Hand Combat , in it i break down the lines of movement that are hidden in every martial art.
This is a must read for all martial artists.
You can check it out at : http://stores.lulu.com/martialarts and download it.

Coming soon the dvd version to help you understand the book better.And show you how to put weapons in the offensive techniques.

Peace, jerry

French Savate

Hi All,
Watched a very good martial arts show on cable called Human Weapon, they had a very interesting show on French Savate. I have heard of it but never really studied it very much.
I was missing out , this fighting style is very effective for street fighting .
Devastating kicks ,punches and sweeps , all the methods are geared for one thing
disabling your opponent.
I will be adding some dvd's and books to my collection.
This art also covers cane fighting, Excellent !!

Peace, Jerry

Multiple Opponents / Fight or Flight

When faced with more than one opponent , the normal reaction of most people is to
haul a** out of that situation ! That is the correct thing to do.
But sometimes you have no choice .
If you find yourself confronted by 2 or more persons that intend to do you harm, in most cases
the" baddest "of the group will be the first to approach. You drop him quick , without hesitation or mercy in front of the rest of the group so they have to go around or over him to get at you. A lot of the time this will be enough to make the rest hesitate long enough for you to get away.

But if not, you always want to keep who ever you are dealing with in between you and the rest of the group or if you have your hands busy use your legs,side kicks and front kicks are some of your more powerful weapons, groin shots ,knee breaks or rib shots are in order.

Improvised weapons , whatever is handy, rocks,dirt in the eyes, your key chain to the face,rolled up magazine ,pencil ,pen,book anything that's harder than skin can be used.
You use whatever is necessary to make sure you walk away !
Peace ! jerry

Martial Arts Friends Forum

Hi All,
Just came across a really good martial arts forum.
It's called Martial Arts Friends Forum.
If your into the martial arts , any style, you will find something interesting there.
You can give your opinion on various topics, or just tell about your style of martial arts.
Very friendly relaxed forum,haven't seen any of "my styles the best in the world"kind of thing ,which is rare for a forum of this type.
If you need help you can contact the Administrators directly and they are
very nice people !
If you decide to visit tell kenzgirl that jerry garcia sent you !
Heres the link ,check it out.

http://www.martialartsfriends.com/

Technique of The Month

Hi All,
Here is an interesting technique, this is in the wrist lock category.
Usually you will have to soften someone up to do a leverage wrist lock on them
but the way this one is done you don't need to strike them first. Because the wrist lock is the strike ! Here it is. Remember to be at your safe distance (just outside the length of their leg)

Your opponent throws a right punch at your face, you do a left out block and step on a 45 degree angle at the same time with your left foot. You are hitting their arm with the outside of your left arm just below the wrist,in a circular motion ,when your arm hits their arm let your hand slide down and grab their
wrist ,continuing the circular motion ,bring their hand up to your chest level,take your right hand and place it on top of their hand over the knuckles (your hand should be facing the same way as theirs covering it)hold their wrist tight and push down on their hand bending it(toward the ground),
this will drop them to their knees,then you right front knee or right straight kick to the solar plexus,(the soft spot 2 ins below their chest). You can follow up with other kicks or stomps because you will still have control of their hand by keeping the leverage on it.
Give this one a try. If you can't figure it out leave me a comment and i will get back to you.

Jerry