Mountain Flower Kung Fu

Olympic blvd, Los Angeles CA

01 February, 2022

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Hello 🧐. I’ve been a practitioner of Martial Arts for a little over 5 decades now. Of those years, Kung Fu has been a constant pursuit for more than 30 years. The system of Kung Fu, I engage in was originally from China via Korea in the mid 20th century. It’s based upon the 5 Animals: The Goat, Tiger, Snake, Mantis and Monkey. I would say it can be categorized as both an External (Waigong) and Internal (Neigong) Martial Art. Things to consider: 1. Martial Arts can be many things, depending upon the aficionado: a form of cultural identity; a means to improve physical fitness; a practice to work on mental concentration and self esteem; esoteric methods to boost internal energy; a path for spiritual fortification; and the most common usage of self defense. 2. In terms of self defense, “Realism” is subjective. What works in one encounter is not necessarily going to translate to success in all scenarios. 3. There is a saying, “Nothing works and Everything works.” If a poorly prepared person finds oneself in a life threatening encounter, most likely “nothing works.” On the other hand, suppose an individual over time, has put in hard work and effort under an astute teacher, then voila, “everything works.” 4. Martial Arts is a time and labor intensive endeavor which requires patience and hard work. It does not happen overnight. And there are no shortcuts. 5. In an ever changing and unpredictable world, one can never be sure when one’s life may be overturned by violent perpetrators. Being able to defend oneself against knives, guns and hand to hand assaults is an insurance policy to protect one’s longevity. 6. Most people, if they consider Martial Arts from th movies will probably think of skinny Asian men in their 20’s doing various flips and aerials. For one that is more of a gymnastics routine, not Martial Arts. And more importantly, the ones that can benefit the most from Martial Arts are actually children, females and seniors. Up to this point, I have been offering private lessons at peoples’ residence. Now during the Covid pandemic Zoom becomes a more viable alternative.