Hung Gar
With the ghosts, ghouls and vampires about to be unleashed on Halloween, the theme of spirits reminds me of a rare system of kung fu called Sun Gung (in Cantonese ) or Shen Gong (in Mandarin) meaning Spirit Boxing. Imagine being able to straight punch or hook kick like Bruce Lee without ever learning a [...]
One of the intentions of TanDao Fight Lab is comparative combat. A characteristic of Evolving Martial Artists is the ability to intelligently compare techniques from different styles. Our purpose is not to diss one technique over another, but to develop critical thinking to assess the strengths and weaknesses of a technique or system. In doing [...]
In our TanDao System we combine JKD and Shaolin animal styles to create practical techniques for extreme self-defense. This week’s video introduces the TanDao intercepting claw. It is inspired by Bruce Lee’s straight lead punch and the Shaolin tiger claw. The intercepting claw exemplifies TanDao’s approach to bridging traditional art and modern fight science. The [...]
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TanDao Fight Lab: Where Art & Science Converge Bruce Lee revolutionized martial arts by westernizing the eastern tradition. How? By creating a science of combat. Traditional kung fu and karate until the seventies were secret arts. The deliberate obfuscation of knowledge has today’s traditionalists sometimes teaching overly stylized techniques that are not practical. Or, excess [...]
Continue reading about TanDao Fight Lab – Science & Art Converge
Now with the launch of our new vbook, TanDao for Evolving Martial Artists, we can begin discussing Jeet Kune Do (JKD), Shaolin Five Animals and Tan’s Dazzling Hands more freely. Prior to this, our videos and posts have focused on general ideas of martial arts, with an emphasis on kung fu. As a new system [...]
