Go to the Youtube home page, under search type stlkungfu.  You’ll find videos from the kids class and two man training drills.

it’s southern praying mantis kung fu-saint louis branch.  Try this link:

http://www.facebook.com/pages/edit/?id=114725781904437#!/pages/Southern-Praying-Mantis-Kung-Fu-St-Louis-MO-Branch/114725781904437

Had to put this quote in because we heard it many many times during the 2010 student reunion.  For years we developed power and strength.  Now we are developing speed and mobility.  IF you can run and jump rope you’ll have the mobility or that light on your feet quality you need.  All boxers, MMA jump rope and do road work.  Ali had kung fu, float like a butterfly sting like a bee, it’s the mobility combined w/the power, that’s all there is.

This years student reunion was a good time.  Many hours of training about 10 hours a day, the rest of the time we were either eating chinese food or asleep.  This is my 16th year attending the reunion.  I went down this year wondering what else is thier to learn.  Well, I came back w/ pages of notes, a standing meditation that will make you cry from soreness, more kung fu for the kids program, and more two man concepts to train.  Thanks GM Yee and his students for opening thier doors and hearts.  For the first time I took a trip to Galveston w/ one of my students for the day.  Good times down there, just don’t let Andrew search for places to go w/ his phone!

This quote is easy, folks who are all talk and don’t follow up/back it up.

Next week I’ll be posting our new schedule, some times/days will be changing.  We will also be going to a 12 week semester schedule.  Each semester works on a certain aspect of the kung fu.  Payment can be for the full semester or monthly.  Details coming soon.

This quote was by the late great Danny Fallon from New Jersey.  He was an “old school” martial artists from the 60′s and 70′s who fortunately was able to live into the 1990′s.  This man judged his power on how many car lengths he could knock someone back.  Later in life he went on to run a successful drug/alcohol treatment center because he took no bs and as Dannny would say, “A thief can’t rob a thief”.  This quote to me means for some people kung fu is a hobby and others a lifetime commitment.  A lifetime commitment because they like it and that’s the kind of person they are, very diffilcult to find committed people today.  Before joining any martial arts school ask yourself why you want to train and do you see yourself doing this in 10 years.  People come and go in martial arts, some are very dedicated for a short time and disappear, others are slow steady over a long period of time, and others don’t make it at all.  Kung Fu has something for everyone.  With dedication it can reward you w/ great skills and good health.  Often people will find reasons to quit, none of which make them responsible.  If you apply this quote to your training you won’t be derailed by the usual excuses, the mind set is a long term commitment to your training. 

Sifu Pete teaching kids class. More videos to come!

Kids Rings Exercise 1

Kids Staff Form

During the 08 student reunion GM Yee was referring to martial arts today everyone wants what is quick and easy.  People eat more hamburgers than steaks and most people don’t want to take the time to wait for a good steak.  Today in martial arts the perception is the less time it takes to learn (or become good at) the better it must be.  Why would this apply to kung fu when it doesn’t apply to any sport.  Can you hit a 90 mph fast ball in 30 days training?  Look at professional atheletes, they’ve spend years to get to thier level.  Same thing in martial arts, if you want to be a “professionial” or above average you must practice over a long period of time to reach that level.  When practicing, your goal is not to be hamburger but grade A steak.  In your mind practice to be the best you can, don’t settle for less, don’t settle for hamburger.