Martial Arts & Body Parts

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Learn how different body parts are used to strike and block in martial arts with expert tips and advice on kung fu in this free video series.

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Tags: self, defense, martial, arts, tai, chi, kung, fu, kicks, forms, strikes, nunchaku

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Summary: Kung Fu is a traditional form of martial arts native to China. The forms of combat arts that make up Kung Fu can be traced as far back as the 12th century BC. The term “Kung Fu” actually refers to any individual accomplishment or cultivated skill obtained by long and hard work. The term was popularized in Western countries in the 20th century by Hong Kong films in the 1960s.

In this free video series, our expert Jack C. Huang will teach you how to use various body parts in kung fu and other martial arts. He will teach you how your body parts like head, face, shoulders, fists, hands, fingers, wrists, arms, elbows, and knees can be used as weapons. He will talk about the strengths and weaknesses of these body parts, and give some general tips for doing martial arts. He also talk about the feet, the instep, thighs, shins, and hips.

About the Expert

Expert: Jack C. Huang was graduated from the music schools of UCI (B.M. in classical violin performance, 1991), UCLA (Certificate in film scoring, 1992) & CAL State University, Los Angeles (M.A. in commercial music, 1994). He was also the teenage martial arts champion in Nunchakus (Taiwan, 1982), the Taiwan Government selected and trained martial artist for the US performance team of 1983; and then, the World-cup (Middle Weight) Champion (Los Angeles Open, 1987) all before graduating from Blair High School with John Singleton. After three years of working for Sho Kosugi in Japan (2002-5), Jack is now teaching "Tai Chi", "Wing Chun" and "Jet Wu Dao/Kung Fu: The Direct, Defensive Fighting Method" at California State University, Los Angeles.

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