Student Profile JT
Posted on Saturday, May 12, 2007 at 3:59 PM by Sifu Smith
We get many questions about the training we provide. Many are regarding if the training we provide would be suitable. We thought it enlightening personal to share our about students and their achievements, with their permission of course.
Jeff is in his early 30's and has been with us since the fall of 2006. He shared with us about his experience:
"I have formally studied shito ryu karate, shotokan karate, tae kwon do, 5-animals kung fu, praying mantis kung fu, wing chun kung fu, jeet kune do, modern arnis, pekiti-tirsia kali, LaCoste/Inosanto kali, muay thai, and t'ai chi before coming to your school.
I was an assistant instructor in wing chun, kali, muay thai, and jeet kune do at the last school I trained at, but did not train for personal reasons for close to five years prior to coming to our school."
When Jeff began his understanding of mechanical movement was excellent. However there were the problems of snapiness, over-extention, and most notably difficulty in having the whole body move as one unit. Even with his previous training, as Jeff put it, "no one has put the emphasis of training in the mind and meditation" as we do with our all Tai Chi and kungfu. In his relatively shorttime with us, Jeff on many days will come to practice at 9:30 am and at 10:45 he is still posting. All of his movement and power has changed. When he moves now, there is showing of one power, one intention, and the waist being director of the movement, rather than the hand.
Also Jeff has shared that in many cases the zham zhuang and yi chuan training has made a greater impact that any of the forms he has learned in the past.
Student Profile JT