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complex nature as the art was originally only intended for people who were willing to commit to the |
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art. Today, [[dabblers]] are more common in the art who misuse the teachings learned in a San Soo |
art. Today, [[dabblers]] are more common in the art who misuse the teachings learned in a San Soo |
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[[studio]] and the end result is here-say and rumors that the art is ineffective and is also criticized because of it's lack of sport-like behavior in the art. Another catch is some people who know of San Soo's reputation will claim to have studied and/or mastered the art to make money off supposedly teaching San Soo in it's purest form. |
[[studio]] and the end result is here-say and rumors that the art is ineffective and is also criticized because of it's lack of sport-like behavior in the art. Another catch is some people who know of San Soo's reputation will claim to have studied and/or mastered the art to make money off supposedly teaching San Soo in it's purest form and even claiming to have incorperated some methods of San Soo into their own personally developed styles to make something exclusive. Every master in the art who was trained by Jimmy himself can prove it with certificates signed by Jimmy himself. |
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The art can be compared to many other forms of fighting especially other chinese arts since it was |
The art can be compared to many other forms of fighting especially other chinese arts since it was |
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being tested and corrected since B.C. around the same time all the other fighting forms were being created. The difference between San Soo and other arts is in how the techniques are applied. Many arts usually insist on "taking what works and using it". San Soo teaches that anything works as long as it is applied correctly which gives it an advantage over other arts because it utilizes what's been left out of other martial artists' arsenal. San Soo also eliminates flashy elements from the techniques and anything that isn't vital in progressing the fighter so the only things left are the strictly practical principles which is what permits the art to progress practitioners to a higher level in a shorter time than other arts, particularly japanese, who only teach you based on your belt level and also take 10 or so years just to reach a brown or black belt. At a San Soo studio, it only takes a few months to earn your 2nd level(yellow belt) and only takes 3 years to earn your black belt because a teacher will teach anything to anyone no matter the belt level. However, there are still black belt techniques. The black belt level is complex and the hardest part of the training and some of the techniques taught in the black belt levels are so dangerous, they're only taught to practitioners because they're trusted. It is these techniques that earned San Soo(as well as it's teachings in lesser levels) that proved it's a fighting art of few or no equals. |
being tested and corrected since B.C. around the same time all the other fighting forms were being created. The difference between San Soo and other arts is in how the techniques are applied. Many arts usually insist on "taking what works and using it". San Soo teaches that anything works as long as it is applied correctly which gives it an advantage over other arts because it utilizes what's been left out of other martial artists' arsenal. San Soo also eliminates flashy elements from the techniques and anything that isn't vital in progressing the fighter so the only things left are the strictly practical principles which is what permits the art to progress practitioners to a higher level in a shorter time than other arts, particularly japanese, who only teach you based on your belt level and also take 10 or so years just to reach a brown or black belt. At a San Soo studio, it only takes a few months to earn your 2nd level(yellow belt) and only takes 3 years to earn your black belt because a teacher will teach anything to anyone no matter the belt level. However, there are still black belt techniques. The black belt level is complex and the hardest part of the training and some of the techniques taught in the black belt levels are so dangerous, they're only taught to practitioners because they're trusted. It is these techniques that earned San Soo(as well as it's teachings in lesser levels) that proved it's a fighting art of few or no equals. |
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More things you will learn in a studio, San Soo teaches many weapons forms, fighting against several assailants at a time, fighting with a partner, fighting handicaped or injured, groundfighting, and training to move effortlessly with emphasis on agility, endurance, speed, timing, coordination, sensativity, balance, and most importantly a sharp concentration and strong conditioning. |
More things you will learn in a studio, San Soo teaches many weapons forms, fighting against several assailants at a time, fighting with a partner, fighting handicaped or injured, groundfighting, and training to move effortlessly with emphasis on agility, endurance, speed, timing, coordination, sensativity, balance, and most importantly a sharp concentration and strong conditioning through mind-body unison. |
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San Soo is a form of Chinese martial arts.
San Soo has its origins in the very basics of Chinese 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 easily suits 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, joint breaking, or biting.
San Soo can be used effectively by smaller, weaker persons against large assailants, as its tactics do not rely on brute force; hence, its usefulness to women in rape prevention and self-defense.
A basic premise of San Soo is that there are "no rules in a fight" and hence it is 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 three seconds, using three blows or less.
San Soo has definately earned it's reputation as one of the most brutal forms of fighting in the world though due to some teachers changing of the art from what Jimmy H. Woo had originally taught his students, there has been some failure in applying the art correctly resulting in losses on the streets by practitioners. This doesn't mean the art is not effective, but further explains it's complex nature as the art was originally only intended for people who were willing to commit to the art. Today, dabblers are more common in the art who misuse the teachings learned in a San Soo studio and the end result is here-say and rumors that the art is ineffective and is also criticized because of it's lack of sport-like behavior in the art. Another catch is some people who know of San Soo's reputation will claim to have studied and/or mastered the art to make money off supposedly teaching San Soo in it's purest form and even claiming to have incorperated some methods of San Soo into their own personally developed styles to make something exclusive. Every master in the art who was trained by Jimmy himself can prove it with certificates signed by Jimmy himself.
The art can be compared to many other forms of fighting especially other chinese arts since it was being tested and corrected since B.C. around the same time all the other fighting forms were being created. The difference between San Soo and other arts is in how the techniques are applied. Many arts usually insist on "taking what works and using it". San Soo teaches that anything works as long as it is applied correctly which gives it an advantage over other arts because it utilizes what's been left out of other martial artists' arsenal. San Soo also eliminates flashy elements from the techniques and anything that isn't vital in progressing the fighter so the only things left are the strictly practical principles which is what permits the art to progress practitioners to a higher level in a shorter time than other arts, particularly japanese, who only teach you based on your belt level and also take 10 or so years just to reach a brown or black belt. At a San Soo studio, it only takes a few months to earn your 2nd level(yellow belt) and only takes 3 years to earn your black belt because a teacher will teach anything to anyone no matter the belt level. However, there are still black belt techniques. The black belt level is complex and the hardest part of the training and some of the techniques taught in the black belt levels are so dangerous, they're only taught to practitioners because they're trusted. It is these techniques that earned San Soo(as well as it's teachings in lesser levels) that proved it's a fighting art of few or no equals.
More things you will learn in a studio, San Soo teaches many weapons forms, fighting against several assailants at a time, fighting with a partner, fighting handicaped or injured, groundfighting, and training to move effortlessly with emphasis on agility, endurance, speed, timing, coordination, sensativity, balance, and most importantly a sharp concentration and strong conditioning through mind-body unison.