Posted in Chin Na, Kung Fu, Training Diary, Video, tagged Kung Fu, Chin Na on July 10, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Last night was a good Chin Na class. We started out with some new exercises including some crazy stuff with the Chinese staff (gun). All of what we did where grip, wrist, and forearms exercises. One drill had use hold on one end of the 5′ staff and try to maintain the other end [...]
Posted in Taekwondo, Training Diary, tagged Chin Na, Martial Arts, Taekwondo, training on July 8, 2008 | 4 Comments »
It’s comforting to see the Chin Na muddle carry over to my last days of taekwondo. Both my school and myself are done in August. So these are the last, sentimental, days…
Last night in TKD practice my punching, kicking, and forms were spot-on. Not so with our one-steps and self-defense. I really consider BOTH self-defense. [...]
Posted in Kung Fu, Training Diary, Video, tagged Martial Arts, Chin Na on July 4, 2008 | 5 Comments »
My mind is still a muddle when it comes to my chin-na lessons. A lot of the techniques are complex and too new for me to remember what’s what. This week we did the line drill again: One side attacks while the other side defends with chin-na. By the time you get to the end [...]
