Thanks to all of you that sent Birthday wishes. It meant being 81 a little less…
Thanks to all of you that sent Birthday wishes. It meant being 81 a little less painful. Heh heh Barbara, come wipe the Birthday cake off my chin.
Ron Gatewood
Is blading important It sure is, remember the muscle bound football player in hi…
Is blading important It sure is, remember the muscle bound football player in high school who chose off a guy to fight, (that’s what we used to call it). He would come straight on, almost chest to chest, sometimes even bumping chests and face to face. So why should you blade, first if you are offset to the outside half of your body is out of his striking range. Your lead leg will help keep … Read more
Happy Birthday Ron
A message from Ernest: Ron hates people knowing this but too bad! It’s his birthday so let’s all wish him a BIG Happy Birthday! https://youtu.be/QVJ95ag2TvI Happy Birthday Ron
The Claw! Jimmy thought out all lessons and taught the most practical lessons th…
The Claw! Jimmy thought out all lessons and taught the most practical lessons that could do the most damage. Students change and think they look cool, not practical. Example would be a fast claw to the eyes, they have their palm facing the ground and whip all four fingers across the eyes at the same level and maybe, you could hurt someone and maybe not. Jimmy’s words, “open your fingers and when you claw you … Read more
(From Master Gatewood) Why Chinese Martial Arts Masters withhold their secrets!…
(From Master Gatewood) Why Chinese Martial Arts Masters withhold their secrets! Short answer is because we appear to them as being know-it-alls, lazy, unwilling to learn as they learned, and want to learn top lessons without learning the basics. I don’t blame them. In fact I believe that would alienate all of us. I remember my first month in El Monte asking Jimmy, “What is the best lesson you know?”. He smiled and said, “They … Read more
Blast from the past: From The San Soo Journal – Winter 1995 Edition How To Elim…
Blast from the past: From The San Soo Journal – Winter 1995 Edition How To Eliminate Boredom In Your Workout Most people think that when they start learning Kung Fu (or just about anything) they steadily progress until they become a Master. We learn new things until we reach a plateau and we tend to stagnate and remain at about the same skill level doing the same techniques over and over. You may first use … Read more
DVD #19 and #20
Hi! Just finished 19 and 20 so I want to celebrate Master Gatewood’s birthday next week by offering FREE Shipping if you purchase both DVD 19 and DVD 20. It will be $59.95 plus tax as required. USE THE PAYPAL LINK BELOW TO GET FREE SHIPPING. Offer ends July 17, 2021 DVD #19 and #20
What do you see before a fight? Most of you guys just read and never say a word…
What do you see before a fight? Most of you guys just read and never say a word. Since our goal is to preserve Jimmy’s Art for future generations we need to create documents that can be passed on. When you are in a nose to nose with someone and you are not sure if he will attack. Most people miss the cues his body will send out, they can be very telling and helpful … Read more
Think about this! Why would an instructor want to stop you from seeking more re…
Think about this! Why would an instructor want to stop you from seeking more real knowledge. Why would they tell you not to read our book, get video’s of Jimmy himself telling us about the art, showing his techniques, teaching confidence, etc. There must be a reason, something to hide, things he should not have taught or made up, a weird mixture of arts, I don’t know. He is always welcome to address his concerns … Read more
A personal note from Ernest, the creator of this page, about this page, and what…
A personal note from Ernest, the creator of this page, about this page, and what I need from you. A few years ago, I was fortunate enough to talk Master Ron Gatewood to come online and start sharing with us what he learned and documented from Grandmaster Woo. There are people with stories (which I grew up with and love) but no one has anywhere near the amount of material and videos that Ron has. … Read more
Become an actor that can send strong vibs to control situations! …
Become an actor that can send strong vibs to control situations! Jimmy would call it a “strong look”, if you got one of those he could melt your soul. Bad guys develop skills also and learn to control situations of the people to get what they want. I know of situations where a guy passed over several women waiting for just the right one to attack. He judged by the lack of confidence, the walk, … Read more
Where are we going with San Soo information? There are many things I want to ad…
Where are we going with San Soo information? There are many things I want to address here but it is getting late and I am very tired and low on energy. I have been working on the vids every night till about 1 or 2 am and Barbara puts in many hours on her portion. We are spending most of the day hours preparing for the coming fire season, if I lose another house that … Read more
You can help spread San Soo! Sometimes I get tired of talking to myself on line…
You can help spread San Soo! Sometimes I get tired of talking to myself on line, waiting for someone to post something real, ask a question, or suggest an idea. We get a few likes and once in a while we get a couple of posts. A few got a couple tapes periodically however are main support comes from about 8 people. I look at many San Soo sites and most are filled with the … Read more
What Jimmy really said and we did not understand! As I separate out the video’s…
What Jimmy really said and we did not understand! As I separate out the video’s I see what I missed and some of the treasures that have been overlooked and how this info was overlooked. Americans have the tendency to take other peoples treasures with the attitude of “I don’t want to learn this other crap, just teach me to fight”. I know, as a young man I felt the same way, but as I … Read more