Hello Everyone,
The following post was written by a man named ron gatewood. A person I've had some issues with in the past and who doesn't think too highly of me for my position on kung fu san soo. Anyway the following was written by him. I'm going to show just parts of his article...
I am very disappointed when I hear students say Kung Fu San Soo is very limited so I am going to leave it and find other arts so I can compete with anyone. They refuse to understand our art is very complex however they have not entered the the mind portion of San Soo...
Aha! The crappy art of kung fu san soo is complex! He admits it! He doesn't state it's an efficient art, but complex! Who wants to spend money something that's complex to learn that won't give you a good return on investment like the styles recommended on this blog? No one should.
They say “I learned San Soo from “Goody Two Shoes, you think you are superior because you learned First Generation, Second is better because it has more variety”. Well, you just told me something, you are not to smart, you never broke the surface of his knowledge. Am I superior no but I am smarter in San Soo than they are, I don’t usually say this but I am the second highest belt promoted by Grand Master Woo, does that mean I am good, not really, it means I put in my time learning.
So you say you're smarter in San Soo than others? Second highest belt promoted by Woo? OOOOOKKKKAAAYYYYY...….who cares! That does not mean anything Ron! What do you have to show for it? What does san soo have to show for it? Nothing! Just talk, talk, and more talk. San Soo IS NOT respected in the martial arts community for the people that know about it! You say you put in the time to learning this crappy art? Good for you! What does the art have to show for it? I got an answer. Nothing!
I don’t have many years left and I feel a big responsibility to pass on the gold the Grand Master taught in order that we preserve his art for future generations. Many lacked any thinking depth and broke away from the true roots and mixed many arts without a recipe. They have made our art a joke on YouTube. I have heard them say they don’t use windmills, over used sounds, the twirly twisty crap, their armbars are 1000 times better, none of us knows how to break a arm because our work out is all fake.
Thank you for admitting the san soo videos are a joke on youtube. You read it here from "master" ron gatewood. Where are the real san soo videos that show true san soo? He doesn't show them and doesn't provide any names.
You must decide what your reason for learning is, you want pure ring combat go somewhere else, ground work, try wrestling or Jiu Jitsu, but for street protection I will still stay with San Soo.
Too late, this art has already been bad mouthed and can't hold a candle to fighting styles on this blog. It may have protected you in your law enforcement career, but I can tell you this art is no good.
All information that would help you defeat or neutralize a threat may not be taught in many schools because they come from higher levels of scientific research there are also tells when someone is about to attack which will give you a heads up.
Well, you read the whole article, words and words, no videos or any argument to show how san soo is an effective art because it isn't. For crying out loud, he admits the art is complex. There are no secrets to fighting, none. Human beings still have two arms and legs and one head like they have had since the dawn of man. Human beings still have emotions and are unpredictable. There are no secrets to fighting and no fighting style has some secrets to win in a fight. san soo doesn't hold anything over any styles and has no history of success when it's used in ring or cage combat. How the hell does it expect to win in the street? Study the fighting styles on this blog and you can't go wrong.
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Muay Thai, Muay Lao, Pradal Serey, Lethwei, Tomoi
Sanda (San Shou, San Da), Kyuk Too Ki, Shoot Boxing, Yaw Yan
Dutch Kickboxing, Savate, Western Boxing
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Wrestling, Sambo, Pankration, Judo,
Shuai Jiao, Kali/Arnis/Escrima
