Grand Master Woo’s teaching methods, the early years!

Grand Master Woo’s teaching methods, the early years!

There is much misunderstanding of what and why Jimmy taught in the early years, I will attempt to lay out the progression of what I know, saw and heard so future students will also know. Both on his building and his business cards he used the words “Karate Kung Fu” but he did not teach Karate, he had a plan and a purpose. Very few Americans had ever heard the words “Kung Fu” and had … Read more

Understanding the attacks of Kung Fu San Soo

Understanding the attacks of Kung Fu San Soo

Since I joined Jimmy H Woo’s Kung Fu class in 1962 there have been many changes, on the outside of the building there was a sign in front that said Kung Fu Karate which did not make sense. Kung Fu is a Chinese Art and Karate is Japanese so that was my first question. He explained hardly anyone knew what Kung Fu was, he felt that people would go by thinking it was a Chinese … Read more