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Grandmaster Jimmy Woo (Chin Siu Dek) is credited with bring the art to America in the 1930's, finally opening his own studio to teach formally in 1962. |
Grandmaster Jimmy Woo (Chin Siu Dek) is credited with bring the art to America in the 1930's, finally opening his own studio to teach formally in 1962. |
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San Soo is not a tournament sport, as it was developed purely as self defense against the threat of injury or death. |
San Soo is not a tournament sport, as it was developed purely as self defense against the threat of injury or death. Typical moves during fights could include blows to the throat, upward blows to the nose, or biting. |
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A basic premise of San Soo seems to be that there are "no rules in a fight" and hence it can be an extremely brutal form of hand-to-hand killing. |
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The swiftness of the neutralizing of an opponent is another important aspect of San Soo, with some practitioners aiming to kill within ten seconds, using merely three blows. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 16:26, 4 February 2006
San Soo had its origins in the very basics of Chinese feudal life two thousands years ago. These fighting tactics were begun in the Kwan-Yin (goddess of mercy) monastery in the village of Pon Hong, Guangdong Province of Southern China. It is said that the monks developed this form of martial arts to protect themselves from bandits and outlaws as they returned with supplies and donations from the nearby villages. Combinations of kicks, punches, strikes and leverages are based on scientific principles of physics. It follows no set pattern, and is easy to adapt to any given situation.
Grandmaster Jimmy Woo (Chin Siu Dek) is credited with bring the art to America in the 1930's, finally opening his own studio to teach formally in 1962.
San Soo is not a tournament sport, as it was developed purely as self defense against the threat of injury or death. Typical moves during fights could include blows to the throat, upward blows to the nose, or biting.
A basic premise of San Soo seems to be that there are "no rules in a fight" and hence it can be an extremely brutal form of hand-to-hand killing.
The swiftness of the neutralizing of an opponent is another important aspect of San Soo, with some practitioners aiming to kill within ten seconds, using merely three blows.