Hello Everyone,

I've already made a post dedicated to Nieky "The Natural" Holzken, but I want to make another post that consists of not only him, but his son.

Gerard Holzken, Nieky's son, has begun his fight training and started his own amateur career in Dutch Kickboxing (a fighting style recommended on this blog).  He's doing well for someone so young and I believe he has a bright future in kickboxing.

This is a video of him and his dad training at Tiger Muay Thai in Thailand:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYwgpkO89Bc

The fighting styles Gerard are studying (Dutch Kickboxing and Muay Thai) are no doubt building real fighting skills (for ring, cage, and/or street).  Could he develop such high skills training in Kung Fu San Soo?  Of course not!  Watch the video and see the high intensity training he is doing.

Here is a video of Kung Fu San Soo kids doing "training."

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q20vZb2r8Mc

Is it equal in developing fighting skills that Gerard is learning?  Hell No!

Message to all parents:  If you want your child to learn effective fighting skills to protect oneself then get them in a fighting style recommended on this blog!

Questions or Comments?

JimmyHWoo2016@gmail.com

Recommended Fighting Styles:

Southeast Asian Boxing

Muay Thai, Muay Lao, Pradal Serey, Lethwei, Tomoi

East Asian Boxing

Sanda (San Shou, San Da), Kyuk Too Ki, Shoot Boxing, Yaw Yan

Western Striking

Dutch Kickboxing, Savate, Western Boxing

Grappling and Other

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling, Sambo, Pankration, Judo, Shuai Jiao, Kali/Arnis/Escrima

Hello Everyone,

I'm organizing new subjects to discuss on the new blog.  Don't worry the main focus is on the fighting styles that I consider to be more superior than Kung Fu San Soo Crap.  

The appreciation and respect that I have for Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu has only increased and no doubt will continue to grow.  I can truly understand how practitioners and teachers of the "gentle art" consider it a superior martial art or the king of martial arts.

A grappling style recommended on this blog will truly give a person an edge in a fight over many types of striking styles (which is why Muay Thai, Kickboxing, Pradal Serey practitioners seek them out to complement their standing striking skills) and surely the crappy art of Kung Fu San Soo.

Choosing any striking style AND any grappling style recommended on this blog will no doubt give a person an edge in the ring, cage, and/or street.

Questions or Comments?

JimmyHWoo2016@gmail.com

Recommended Fighting Styles:

Southeast Asian Boxing

Muay Thai, Muay Lao, Pradal Serey, Lethwei, Tomoi

East Asian Boxing

Sanda (San Shou, San Da), Kyuk Too Ki, Shoot Boxing, Yaw Yan

Western Striking

Dutch Kickboxing, Savate, Western Boxing

Grappling and Other

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling, Sambo, Pankration, Judo, Shuai Jiao, Kali/Arnis/Escrima

Hello Everyone,

More and more videos are being uploaded to the KungFuSanSooHarshTruth youtube page.

Check it out!

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCc3RK4PllakxUNIicJ6lQQ

Questions or Comments?

JimmyHWoo2016@gmail.com

Recommended Fighting Styles:

Southeast Asian Boxing

Muay Thai, Muay Lao, Pradal Serey, Lethwei, Tomoi

East Asian Boxing

Sanda (San Shou, San Da), Kyuk Too Ki, Shoot Boxing, Yaw Yan

Western Striking

Dutch Kickboxing, Savate, Western Boxing

Grappling and Other

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling, Sambo, Pankration, Judo, Shuai Jiao, Kali/Arnis/Escrima

Hello Everyone,

Here is another old post from the new blog!

This is a post to discuss the title of this blog "Kung Fu San Soo Truth." 16 years ago I studied the martial art of Kung Fu San Soo. My instructor is a member of the Kung Fu San Soo Association and is listed on the website KungFuSanSoo.com. I studied for less than a year and attained the rank of yellow belt. Anyways, as time went on in my KFSS training other things came into my life that prevented me from training further.
I'll never forget the day I went into his school to hand him the final payment and inform him I wouldn't be studying Kung Fu San Soo anymore. As soon as I walked into his school my KFSS teacher just stared at me and didn't say a word. There was no "Hi (name), nice to see you, been a long time." I think he knew what was going to happen. I had to speak first and inform him why I came in. He obviously was upset, not that I couldn't keep training in the art, but he wasn't going to have a student give him some money each month to eat. As I walked out of the school I thanked him for his time and he just closed the door. Looking back, he knew the art of San Soo well and could perform the San Soo techniques and lessons well, but put him against a guy who trains in martial arts like Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu and he would get the crap kicked out of him. My experience in Kung Fu San Soo was bad due to the fact it didn't train me to deal with real live non-cooperating opponents bent on beating the crap out of me, but instead, had me "play fight" with other people. Harsh truth. Well, the harsh truth is that Kung Fu San Soo is like many of the martial arts that don't focus on reality of combat and if you find yourself going against a person who has trained in real hand to hand combat situations like Muay Thai, Sanda, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, etc. be prepared not to make it home to your mom, wife, or girlfriend. There's a phrase used by many martial artists that styles don't matter, but it's the person who makes the difference. Well, in my opinion that's not true. Fighting styles do matter in an outcome of a fight. I'll write about this in the future.

Also, here is a video of the play fighting in San Soo. Most of the training in San Soo involves this type of stuff where a person throws a punch and reacts to the counter attacks thrown by the training partner. There's no actual hitting your opponent to see if your techniques are really effective.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IsldwsyyfHQ

Questions or Comments?

JimmyHWoo2016@gmail.com

Recommended Fighting Styles:

Southeast Asian Boxing

Muay Thai, Muay Lao, Pradal Serey, Lethwei, Tomoi

East Asian Boxing

Sanda (San Shou, San Da), Kyuk Too Ki, Shoot Boxing, Yaw Yan

Western Striking

Dutch Kickboxing, Savate, Western Boxing

Grappling and Other

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling, Sambo, Pankration, Judo, Shuai Jiao, Kali/Arnis/Escrima

Hello Everyone,

Again, here are the recommended fighting styles:

Southeast Asian Boxing

Muay Thai, Muay Lao, Pradal Serey, Lethwei, Tomoi

East Asian Boxing

Sanda (San Shou, San Da), Kyuk Too Ki, Shoot Boxing, Yaw Yan

Western Striking

Dutch Kickboxing, Savate, Western Boxing

Grappling and Other

Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling, Sambo, Pankration, Judo, Shuai Jiao, Kali/Arnis/Escrima

None of the teachers of these fighting styles are taking techniques, training methods, etc from Kung Fu San Soo and adding to the styles recommended on this blog.  Why?  It's due to the fact that Kung Fu San Soo is an inferior martial art.  Remember, Kung Fu San Soo teachers are adding techniques, training methods, etc from these fighting styles into their school because THEY WORK!  The fighting styles recommended on this blog are efficient, effective, practical, etc and have a history of working in the ring and/or cage.

Once you study a fighting style recommended on this blog you'll never want to go back to an inferior martial art like Kung Fu San Soo.

Not all martial arts are the same.  They don't teach the same level of fighting skill and don't have the same history of success in the ring and/or cage.

The truth about Kung Fu San Soo no doubt hurts the Kung Fu San Soo community.  However, the truth is not meant to warm a person's heart and make them feel good.  The truth should be looked at as a blessing.

I know which fighting styles I want my children to study to make the most of the money and time put into it.  I also know through my own experience that the information presented on this blog will only help others.

Questions or Comments?

JimmyHWoo2016@gmail.com