
Sifu. Ringer introduces this beginner course in Kung Fu
Sifu. Mark Ringer leads you through the Foundation Chi Kung Brocade. This is an ideal warmup for your Kung Fu. Just follow along and in a few days you'll get the hang of it
Sifu. Ringer introduces you to the Paak Sao form
This is the first 4 moves of the Paak Sao form, but without great detail, you can only take in so much
Here you will be introduced to the second half of the Paak Sao form
The 5-8 repeat drill enables you to simply continue to practice this part of the form until you feel you have learned it well.
This is an explanation of how to use steps successfully with a Paak Sao block
This is another repeat drill for you to practice the first half of the Paak Sao form continuously until you feel you have learned it well.
Sifu. Bridgman shows you how to use the Round kick at three different distances. These moves are not part of the form, but takes your kicking to a higher level of competence.
Here you will add some details to make you blocks and strikes more efficient. When you've finished use the repeat dtrill for 1-4
Here you will add some detail to your kicks to make them more efficient. When you finish, do the repeat drill for 5-8
Feel free to play any video often as you feel you need to. This one will make your movements more fluid as you become more efficient with your movements. After this do both repeat drills
Sifu. Bridgman explains how to do the Paak Sao form with maximum speed. Always do the repeat drills
A passion pursued with discipline and a discipline pursued with passion.
Tao Te Kung Fu is a complete system that incorporates the most efficient techniques with modern teaching methods.
Tao Te Kung Fu has been developed using techniques predominately from the Kung Fu style of Wing Chun. Unlike Traditional Wing Chun, in Tao Te Kung Fu the forms are easy to learn and incorporate the techniques in the way they will work in real life. “Tao Te” means the virtuous or powerful way, and refers to the development of the style within a modern context. There is always the danger that if one becomes entrenched in a tradition, eventually lessons look like some sort of historical re-enactment. Tao Te Kung Fu takes advantage of the most recent developments in the neuroscience of skill acquisition and includes influences from other traditions not available to earlier practitioners and is refreshed with decades of real-life experience in the security industry.
Because Tao Te Kung Fu was developed to enable a smaller, weaker fighter to overcome a larger and stronger opponent it is ideally suited to people of all sizes and ages. Not being dependent on vast strength, Tao Te Kung Fu puts an emphasis on efficient techniques, with functional bio-mechanics.
In this program you will learn the first three forms of the system - the Foundation Level
Each 8-part form is short enough to be remembered easily (this is martial arts, not memory training), and practiced until it can be done without thinking. Each form is put together in a way that if any part of it were used automatically, in a violent confrontation, it would deliver a conflict winning combination.
The program is set out for you to train every day using several short videos. Adding to your skills in easy to follow steps, you will build a foundation of superb combat skills that will become second nature to you.
Some videos are called Repeat Drills, these are of simple techniques that you need to learn so that you can do them without thinking. Once you press play, they will simply repeat continuously until you hit stop. This will enable you to practice each movement many times with a constant visual reference to help you get it right. You don’t want to practice until you get it right, you want to practice until you can’t get it wrong.
It is tempting to rush ahead, but you will find that to learn these skills thoroughly, it is best that you master each part as you go even if that means repeating the same day several times. Excellence takes patience and determination. Remember “Kung Fu” means “mastery through discipline.”