Martial Arts Odyssey: Monkey Master Part 1

Brooklyn Monk Antonio Graceffo takes us to Tainan, Taiwan where he learns San Da, Chinese kickboxing, from Sifu Hisham, a master of monkey Kung Fu, who combines traditional martial arts with modern MMA and kickboxing. (Location: Tainan, Taiwan)
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[OrientalStyle47]

why is there a brd (germany) flag in the background?

master hisham looks also not much chinese:) ( its persian name i know)

very confusing

i know hisham is from germany because he said: zack,.. ja,.. ja komm:D iam f sherlock!!

[brooklynmonk1]

@OrientalStyle47 It's pretty simple, actually. Hisham is Syrian, but he comes from Germany. I am Italian, but did four years of university study in Germany, so I wind up with German friends.

[lococavasa]

@brooklynmonk1 How about this think about what you say b4 you say it that way you will not assume anything in the way you would like it to be but actually speak of things in the way they are. Basic concepts that most of us don't even have to think twice about but some1 always talking shit somewere to spread there ego.

[brooklynmonk1]

@lococavasa I thought out all of my responses before I wrote them. That should be clear from how well worded they are, and how much they reflect an intellectual approach, including research and logic.

[nonetius]

thumbs up if you have watch kill arman and seen how hisham kill him!

[lmoreir1]

does Sifu Hisham have a website

[CHUKROC]

never mind i see now it is not

[CHUKROC]

is this the same guy that got knocked out by vladimir gladkov ???

[MechPhantom]

@brooklynmonk1 brooklynmonk1 cool story, btw sir how well can those san da guys from the school fight? are they good,very good or exceptiioally good? too are they fast when they strike? man ur badass ! defeating all shaolin monks , nothing but respect to you man!

[MechPhantom]

@brooklynmonk1 continued sir. Jus asking how hard is the training there do u mean? like what they train that makes it tough? is it the acrobatics training , horse stance or what? just being curious, hope you can explain more of their training so i can have a rough idea of it =) thank you very cu

[MechPhantom]

@boogeyman712 continued, for all we know behind all those fancy flashy moves , its just that they cant fight at ALL ! whos know maybe they coudnlt even hurt a fly lol ! peace seee you

[MechPhantom]

@boogeyman712 hmm last time i checked shaolin mnoks are just performers and mostly couldnt fight unless the ones in sanda team , which uses sanda to fight, others(mostly) cant fight. So i guees u nees to go to the temple itself to know whether they can fight or not like brooklynmonk, he knows best coz hes beens there so best is to listen to him. Dont believe what others say ,coz its just what they think and heard or seen from TV which are all not true.

[brooklynmonk1]

@boogeyman712 It is not tue that you do chores before being taught. the kung fu monks are either directly appointed, or at the least, approved by the Beijing government. They are a huge source of revenue for the government. and they must teach anyone who pays money. There is no testing, except for the fact that training is long and brutal and never ending. None of the monks could possibly beat an MMA fighter.

[brooklynmonk1]

@boogeyman712 I trained at shaolin Temple and wrote a book, The Monk from Brooklyn, about my experience. It is tough training there. but other than the san da team NO ONE learns ANY fighting at all. and even just with my boxing skills i was able to beat all nearly all of the students fighting. if you add MMA, ground fight, they would stand NO CHANCE at all. there is NO ground fighting at Shaolin. There are some san da schools, and those guys fight well.