Category Archives: sparring

There’s nothing quite like the feeling of grabbing your partner’s kick out of the air.  Just think: they tried to hit you with that thing and now you hold it in your hands!  How awesome is that? It’s awesome right … Continue reading →

What is harmony sparring?  It is a drill to develop courage.  For those who aren’t used to having kicks and punches thrown at them, harmony sparring provides a safe drill that allows them to experience kicks and punches coming in … Continue reading →

The cool thing about moving your feet more in sparring is that more opportunities open up.  Why is that cool?  Because it’s easy to fall into a pattern.  It’s easy to rely on your favorite techniques.  Move movement means more … Continue reading →

So concealed within each sparring glove and boot is a small magnet of a positive charge.  In addition, all the Kung Fu students have had thousands of tiny magnets of negative charge surgically implanted beneath their skin.  Therefore, when we … Continue reading →

Looking down the list of tournament games we play, nowhere on that list does chi-sao appear.  Can you “play” chi-sao for points?  Tonight, we gave it a try.  The rules went something like this: – If you off balance your … Continue reading →