Peaceful Mind Way Kung Fu, 18531 Ventura Boulevard, Tarzana, CA (2023)

11/10/2013

Who was Grandmaster Young ik Suh, and why he was important to our Lineage.

Each Master in their generation can only hope to bring a style of Martial Arts to the next level. With a rich history of Ancestors going back to Grandmaster Yoon, Byung-in, our style of Kung Fu has had its fair share of excellent Grandmasters. And in their time, these masters strive to leave their mark on an ever evolving style of being a Warrior. Grandmaster Young ik Suh was a Pioneer in his Field and brought the Style of his Ancestors to the next Level of Understanding and Ability.

Some Grandmasters teach what we call "National Treasures" or "Ambassador Styles". These are styles of Martial Arts that's essentially frozen in time. You need these forms of Martial Arts to create the Basis or foundation for the "Warrior Styles" or "Monk & Warrior Styles" These forms of Martial Arts are based on the foundation but updated to modern needs in Self Defense and demonstration of Power and Ability. It also progresses the meanings of movements in Kata, forms or Patterns. If you performed a "National Treasure" style Kata it should look incredibly Linear and Taught, Perfect in Form. But "Warrior Stales" use movements (Bunkai) in Kata as tools for self Defense often discovering hidden meanings left by the Katas Creators. I'm not saying That "National Treasure Styles" don't find meanings in Kata. I'm saying it's the Sole Purpose of the "Warrior Styles" to discover the Meanings of the Movements in Kata, otherwise there would be no Purpose for Kata in the Style. The Katas are also meant to be performed loosely often using "Serpentine Footwork" in its movements and transitions giving a powerful Wind like Look and Feel to them.

Grandmaster Young ik Suh Trained, Created, and Taught a Warrior Style. The Animal Techniques are a large part of our curriculum and make the Link between the Shaolin Temples & Wudang Mountains. It makes up a large section that Qualifies us as a Warrior style and brings a looseness and relaxation to the style making it more powerful with using "Sink Float Energy" and "Serpentine Foot Work" to match the Speed and Power.

Our Grandmaster was the Bridge to our Ancestors going back to China also evident in one of the forms practiced today "Koreo". Koreo is the Kata brought over by the Chinese to Korea but was later changed by the Korean National Party to "Koreo Poomsae" stripping it of its original meanings and Ancestry. Grandmaster Young ik Suh held on to his Lineage and kept teaching it and training it to the day he died. It in its self is a Kata representation of "Refusal to Conform". He didn't let them change him to make themselves look better or more National. He kept it because "To forget our roots is to lose your Path & Identity". There are styles who train Koreo the original way, but very few understand the History that comes along with it.

Now our Premiere Grandmaster has finally rested. What meaning can we find in this? You can start with one fact.

If Grandmaster Young ik Suh never brought Peaceful Mind Way Kung Fu to America Thousands of people would never have met. We've had weddings and Grandchildren born all because of this One Man. Some of Us found a New Purpose. Some of us Found ourselves. Some of us became the Better Us through Training and Diligence. Some of us have Careers in this Style, finding their meaning in life Teaching the Kung Fu that this man Brought and Slaved over for others to understand and enjoy. I'm talking about connections and all of the Connections or points that needed to happen to bring this man into our lives and affect us in a way that is a Grand Symphony.

We All Owe him a Great Amount of Gratitude for what he has done for all of us involved in the Martial Arts Community and Beyond. I write this because it's difficult to know how to feel about a man that means so much to you that you've never met. But if you've never met your Grandfather or Grandmother, don't their existence as humans still play a Huge Factor on Where your born in yours? And isn't their Ancestry and Lineage Important to why you are the way you are? When they die, whether you met them or not, there's a loss of the person to start... Loss of Knowledge, Information (which is different), and Wisdom.

Thank You Grandmaster Young ik Suh for everything that you have done for Us All. Rest in Peace. Your Legacy will Live on Forever. msp

"His passion will be carried onward: his art will not die. I have it safely in my hands and will not let it, or him, fade. His legacy is the seed of our knowledge. And our knowledge is the beginning of the continuum - a legacy preserved through the commitment of a collective us - and our passion for what he taught." Grandmaster Don Baird

11/09/2013

Who was Grandmaster Young ik Suh, and why he was important to our Lineage.

Each Master in their generation can only hope to bring a style of Martial Arts to the next level. With a rich history of Ancestors going back to Grandmaster Yoon, Byung-in, our style of Kung Fu has had its fair share of excellent Grandmasters. And in their time, these masters strive to leave their mark on an ever evolving style of being a Warrior. Grandmaster Young ik Suh was a Pioneer in his Field and brought the Style of his Ancestors to the next Level of Understanding and Ability.

Some Grandmasters teach what we call "National Treasures" or "Ambassador Styles". These are styles of Martial Arts that's essentially frozen in time. You need these forms of Martial Arts to create the Basis or foundation for the "Warrior Styles" or "Monk & Warrior Styles" These forms of Martial Arts are based on the foundation but updated to modern needs in Self Defense and demonstration of Power and Ability. It also progresses the meanings of movements in Kata, forms or Patterns. If you performed a "National Treasure" style Kata it should look incredibly Linear and Taught, Perfect in Form. But "Warrior Stales" use movements (Bunkai) in Kata as tools for self Defense often discovering hidden meanings left by the Katas Creators. I'm not saying That "National Treasure Styles" don't find meanings in Kata. I'm saying it's the Sole Purpose of the "Warrior Styles" to discover the Meanings of the Movements in Kata, otherwise there would be no Purpose for Kata in the Style. The Katas are also meant to be performed loosely often using "Serpentine Footwork" in its movements and transitions giving a powerful Wind like Look and Feel to them.

Grandmaster Young ik Suh Trained, Created, and Taught a Warrior Style. The Animal Techniques are a large part of our curriculum and make the Link between the Shaolin Temples & Wudang Mountains. It makes up a large section that Qualifies us as a Warrior style and brings a looseness and relaxation to the style making it more powerful with using "Sink Float Energy" and "Serpentine Foot Work" to match the Speed and Power.

Our Grandmaster was the Bridge to our Ancestors going back to China also evident in one of the forms practiced today "Koreo". Koreo is the Kata brought over by the Chinese to Korea but was later changed by the Korean National Party to "Koreo Poomsae" stripping it of its original meanings and Ancestry. Grandmaster Young ik Suh held on to his Lineage and kept teaching it and training it to the day he died. It in its self is a Kata representation of "Refusal to Conform". He didn't let them change him to make themselves look better or more National. He kept it because "To forget our roots is to lose your Path & Identity". There are styles who train Koreo the original way, but very few understand the History that comes along with it.

Now our Premiere Grandmaster has finally rested. What meaning can we find in this? You can start with one fact.

If Grandmaster Young ik Suh never brought Peaceful Mind Way Kung Fu to America Thousands of people would never have met. We've had weddings and Grandchildren born all because of this One Man. Some of Us found a New Purpose. Some of us Found ourselves. Some of us became the Better Us through Training and Diligence. Some of us have Careers in this Style, finding their meaning in life Teaching the Kung Fu that this man Brought and Slaved over for others to understand and enjoy. I'm talking about connections and all of the Connections or points that needed to happen to bring this man into our lives and affect us in a way that is a Grand Symphony.

We All Owe him a Great Amount of Gratitude for what he has done for all of us involved in the Martial Arts Community and Beyond. I write this because it's difficult to know how to feel about a man that means so much to you that you've never met. But if you've never met your Grandfather or Grandmother, don't their existence as humans still play a Huge Factor on Where your born in yours? And isn't their Ancestry and Lineage Important to why you are the way you are? When they die, whether you met them or not, there's a loss of the person to start... Loss of Knowledge, Information (which is different), and Wisdom.

Thank You Grandmaster Young ik Suh for everything that you have done for Us All. Rest in Peace. Your Legacy will Live on Forever. msp

"His passion will be carried onward: his art will not die. I have it safely in my hands and will not let it, or him, fade. His legacy is the seed of our knowledge. And our knowledge is the beginning of the continuum - a legacy preserved through the commitment of a collective us - and our passion for what he taught." Grandmaster Don Baird

10/04/2013

Remembering our senior Grandmaster Yoon, Byung-In (May 18, 1920 - April 3, 1983)

Yoon Byung-In — also known in English reference as Byung-In Yoon — was a Korean Grandmaster of martial arts. He is believed to be the first Korean national to study Chuan Fa in China and to return to teach it in Korea. — with Grandmaster Yoon, Byung-In

08/11/2013

The Praying Mantis

08/09/2013

Tekki Sandan or Chul Ki Sam Dan

Tekki Sandan or Chul Ki Sam Dan, the most advanced in the Tekki Series, is the most complex and difficult to master. However, once the fundamental elements have been perfected in the previous kata such as maintaining correct posture, and the development of a strong and rooted Chi, attention can be paid to the complicated hand and arm movements. This is in common regard, the most popular of the Tekki Series, because of its sharp and effective hand movements. Although very difficult to learn, great power can be generated. These kata are also very important in developing alternative methods of using the hips. With many kata, such as Heian Shodan, and Heian Nidan, power is generated through both big technique and through big hip movements. As a beginner, this is an excellent way to develop power. As the practitioner advances however, he or she aims to make their big power with as minimal movement as possible. Because of the dominance of Circular Energy, and because of Spool & Spindle, there is a large opportunity to generate huge levels of power via the hips. Therefore, the practitioner is challenged to generate power through minimal movement.

Tekki Sandan or Chul Ki Sam Dan is performed in a Horse stance . It translates to 'internal divided conflict'. The form makes use of in-fighting techniques (Spool & Spindle) and grappling. In Shorin-Ryu and Matsubayashi-Ryu Naihanchi Shodan is the first Ni Kyu (Brown Belt Kata) although it is taught to Yon Kyu (Green Belts) occasionally before Evaluations for the Ni Kyu rank. It is also the first Shorin-Ryu kata to start with a technique to the right instead of the left. There are three modern kata derived from this (Shodan, Nidan and Sandan). Some researchers believe Nidan and Sandan were created by Anko Itosu, but others believe that it was originally one kata broken into three separate parts (probably due to constraints of space). The fact that only Naihanchi/Tekki Shodan has a formal opening suggests the kata was split.

It has been suggested the kata was originally developed when fighting against a wall / ledge / narrow confined space which is unlikely; however it could be used for this purpose. Whilst the kata is linear, moving side to side, the techniques can be applied against attackers at any angle. The side to side movements in a low stance build up the necessary balance and strength for fast footwork and body shifting. The kata are intricate strategies of attacking and defensive movement, done in the kiba dachi, for the purpose of conditioning the legs to develop explosive power. If one rotates one's torso a few degrees to one side or the other while performing Naihanchi/Tekki, the result is the Hachi-monji, or figure eight stance. This has been called the basics of all karate. Some researchers believe the form is a non-ballistic two-man grappling exercise.

Itosu is reported to have learned the kata from Sokon Matsumura, who learned it from a Chinese man living in Tomari. Itosu is thought to have changed the original kata. The form is so important to old style karate that Kentsu Yabu (a student of Itosu) often told his students ‘Karate begins and ends with Naihanchi’ and admonished his students must practice the kata 10,000 times to make it their own. Before Itosu created the Pinan (Heian) kata, Naihanchi would traditionally be taught first in Tomari-te and Shuri-te schools, which indicates its importance. Gichin Funakoshi learned the kata from Anko Asato. Funakoshi renamed the kata Tekki (Iron Horse) in reference to his old teacher, Itosu, and the form's power.

The oldest known reference to Naihanchi are in the books of Motobu Choki. He states the kata was imported from China, but is no longer practiced there. Motobu learned the kata from Sokon Matsumura, Sakuma Pechin, Anko Itosu and Kosaku Matsumora. Motobu taught his own interpretation of Naihanchi, which included te (Okinawan form of martial arts which predates karate) like grappling and throwing techniques.

In the earlier days of karate training, it was common practice for a student to spend 2–3 years doing nothing but Naihanchi/Tekki, under the strict observation of their teacher. Motobu Choki, famous for his youthful brawling at tsuji (red-light district), credited the kata with containing all that one needs to know to become a proficient fighter.

The Tekki series of kata were renamed by Funakoshi from the Naihanchi kata, which were derived from an older, original kata, Nifanchin. Nifanchin was brought to Okinawa via Fuzhou, China, at some point in the long history of trade between the two kingdoms. It was broken into three distinct segments, possibly by Anko Itosu, Tokumine Pechin, or Motobu Choki. The kata are performed entirely in Kiba dachi ("Horse stance"). The name Tekki itself (and Nifanchin) translates to "Iron Horse." Tekki Shodan", literally meaning "Iron Horse Riding, First Level", is the first of the series, followed by Tekki nidan and Tekki sandan.

In the 1960s a kung fu practitioner, Daichi Kaneko, studied a form of Taiwanese White Crane Boxing, known as Dan Qiu Ban Bai He Quan (Half Hillock, Half White Crane Boxing). Kaneko, an acupuncturist who lived in Yonabaru, Okinawa, taught a form called Neixi (inside knee) in Mandarin. This form includes the same sweeping action found in the nami-gaeshi (returning wave) technique of Naihanchi. Neixi is pronounced Nohanchi in Fuzhou dialect, which could indicate Neixi is the forerunner to Naihanchi.

08/09/2013

Tekki Sandan or Chul Ki Sam Dan

Tekki Sandan or Chul Ki Sam Dan, the most advanced in the Tekki Series, is the most complex and difficult to master. However, once the fundamental elements have been perfected in the previous kata such as maintaining correct posture, and the development of a strong and rooted Chi, attention can be paid to the complicated hand and arm movements. This is in common regard, the most popular of the Tekki Series, because of its sharp and effective hand movements. Although very difficult to learn, great power can be generated. These kata are also very important in developing alternative methods of using the hips. With many kata, such as Heian Shodan, and Heian Nidan, power is generated through both big technique and through big hip movements. As a beginner, this is an excellent way to develop power. As the practitioner advances however, he or she aims to make their big power with as minimal movement as possible. Because of the dominance of Circular Energy, and because of Spool & Spindle, there is a large opportunity to generate huge levels of power via the hips. Therefore, the practitioner is challenged to generate power through minimal movement.

Tekki Sandan or Chul Ki Sam Dan is performed in a Horse stance . It translates to 'internal divided conflict'. The form makes use of in-fighting techniques (Spool & Spindle) and grappling. In Shorin-Ryu and Matsubayashi-Ryu Naihanchi Shodan is the first Ni Kyu (Brown Belt Kata) although it is taught to Yon Kyu (Green Belts) occasionally before Evaluations for the Ni Kyu rank. It is also the first Shorin-Ryu kata to start with a technique to the right instead of the left. There are three modern kata derived from this (Shodan, Nidan and Sandan). Some researchers believe Nidan and Sandan were created by Anko Itosu, but others believe that it was originally one kata broken into three separate parts (probably due to constraints of space). The fact that only Naihanchi/Tekki Shodan has a formal opening suggests the kata was split.

It has been suggested the kata was originally developed when fighting against a wall / ledge / narrow confined space which is unlikely; however it could be used for this purpose. Whilst the kata is linear, moving side to side, the techniques can be applied against attackers at any angle. The side to side movements in a low stance build up the necessary balance and strength for fast footwork and body shifting. The kata are intricate strategies of attacking and defensive movement, done in the kiba dachi, for the purpose of conditioning the legs to develop explosive power. If one rotates one's torso a few degrees to one side or the other while performing Naihanchi/Tekki, the result is the Hachi-monji, or figure eight stance. This has been called the basics of all karate. Some researchers believe the form is a non-ballistic two-man grappling exercise.

Itosu is reported to have learned the kata from Sokon Matsumura, who learned it from a Chinese man living in Tomari. Itosu is thought to have changed the original kata. The form is so important to old style karate that Kentsu Yabu (a student of Itosu) often told his students ‘Karate begins and ends with Naihanchi’ and admonished his students must practice the kata 10,000 times to make it their own. Before Itosu created the Pinan (Heian) kata, Naihanchi would traditionally be taught first in Tomari-te and Shuri-te schools, which indicates its importance. Gichin Funakoshi learned the kata from Anko Asato. Funakoshi renamed the kata Tekki (Iron Horse) in reference to his old teacher, Itosu, and the form's power.

The oldest known reference to Naihanchi are in the books of Motobu Choki. He states the kata was imported from China, but is no longer practiced there. Motobu learned the kata from Sokon Matsumura, Sakuma Pechin, Anko Itosu and Kosaku Matsumora. Motobu taught his own interpretation of Naihanchi, which included te (Okinawan form of martial arts which predates karate) like grappling and throwing techniques.

In the earlier days of karate training, it was common practice for a student to spend 2–3 years doing nothing but Naihanchi/Tekki, under the strict observation of their teacher. Motobu Choki, famous for his youthful brawling at tsuji (red-light district), credited the kata with containing all that one needs to know to become a proficient fighter.

The Tekki series of kata were renamed by Funakoshi from the Naihanchi kata, which were derived from an older, original kata, Nifanchin. Nifanchin was brought to Okinawa via Fuzhou, China, at some point in the long history of trade between the two kingdoms. It was broken into three distinct segments, possibly by Anko Itosu, Tokumine Pechin, or Motobu Choki. The kata are performed entirely in Kiba dachi ("Horse stance"). The name Tekki itself (and Nifanchin) translates to "Iron Horse." Tekki Shodan", literally meaning "Iron Horse Riding, First Level", is the first of the series, followed by Tekki nidan and Tekki sandan.

In the 1960s a kung fu practitioner, Daichi Kaneko, studied a form of Taiwanese White Crane Boxing, known as Dan Qiu Ban Bai He Quan (Half Hillock, Half White Crane Boxing). Kaneko, an acupuncturist who lived in Yonabaru, Okinawa, taught a form called Neixi (inside knee) in Mandarin. This form includes the same sweeping action found in the nami-gaeshi (returning wave) technique of Naihanchi. Neixi is pronounced Nohanchi in Fuzhou dialect, which could indicate Neixi is the forerunner to Naihanchi.

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