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About Tony Mendoza Jr.
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Expertise
I can answer questions related to fitness and how it relates to martial arts. I specialize in helping martial artists improve their skills, balance, and striking power.

Experience
I am a Certified Fitness Trainer with 29 years experience as well as a 4th degree Kung Fu San Soo Black Belt with 16 years experience. I enjoy helping people improve their martial art skills. I am also a freelance writer on the subject and offer instructional material based on my writings. I have several websites where people can go to get information on how to improve their fitness and martial art skills.

Organizations
I have either created or am associated with the following:
www.kungfutrainingsecrets.com (Kung Fu Training Secrets, Inc.)
www.goldenwolfe.blogspot.com (Blog - Diary of a San Soo Black Belt)
www.westcoastselfdefense.com (West Coast Self Defense, Inc.)
www.myspace.com/kungfutrainingsecrets (MySpace Site for my Students)
www.fitnessmindsets.com (Fitness Mindsets, Inc.)
www.fitnessmindsets.blogspot.com (Blog - Ask the Trainer)
www.phillipskungfu.com (Phillips School of Kung Fu San Soo)

Publications
Fighting Secrets of Martial Arts Masters (Edited by Charles Prosper)

Awards and Honors
Certified Fitness Trainer (29 years)
4th Degree Black Belt - Phillips School of Kung Fu San Soo (16 years)

   

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Questions Answered By Expert  Tony Mendoza Jr. 
In Category  Kung Fu

SubjectDate Asked

stances8/18/2009
  Q: why do I keep wreaking my knees with my stances Ive been trying for years to get it right but no ...
  A: I have found that if you move to the balls of your feet when actually pivoting and then dropping ...
Looking to start studying kung fu3/26/2009
  Q: Thanks in advance for your advice
  A: you can start learning Kung Fu at any fitness level and over time not only will your martial art ...
what kind of martial art would suit me for my size3/1/2009
  Q: has thick arms and legs (mixture of fat and muscle)thanks. oh and if you know one, i was looking of ...
  A: In my experience I prefer Kung Fu San Soo for any body type as the best martial art for the Street. ...
Do you know any san soo schools in nyc close to queens12/1/2008
  Q: and it looks really interesting and something that i can get into. I have no prior martial art ...
  A: Unfortunately there are no San Soo schools in the New York area that I know of. I have created the ...
nyc9/14/2008
  Q: i was online looking for san soo in nyc and i found this guy named darius anthony. would u know any ...
  A: I have heard his name in San Soo circles on the web put haven't seen him teach in person. I have ...
san soo9/14/2008
  Q: as a frustrated ny teen, pissed off by the fact that there's not a single san soo school in nyc ...
  A: Most San Soo schools (as you probably have seen) are located in the Southern California area because ...
Kung Fu San Soo8/23/2008
  Q: I have a question regarding your experience in Kung Fu San Soo. I'm a green belt in the art and I ...
  A: Based on what I have seen, it takes 2 to 3 years to become proficient in San Soo, or somewhere ...
san soo8/3/2008
  Q: i've done a lot of research on san soo, and i really think that this could be an art i could do. i'm ...
  A: Actually, Jimmy Woo's first school was in China Town, Los Angeles back in the 1950's and most of the ...
Training7/31/2008
  Q: i read your advice regarding developing explosive power by simply pivoting and it made a lot of ...
  A: Since this isn't worded as a question I would recommend you go to my website, ...
Training7/10/2008
  Q: I am a 25 year old WHo wants to start doing wushu.I'm 6 feet 3 inches tall, medium build with ...
  A: For overall health and well being I would recommend one of the more internal (softer) arts such as ...
Training7/1/2008
  Q: I am a 25 year old WHo wants to start doing wushu.I'm 6 feet 3 inches tall, medium build with ...
  A: I think that your body type could fit just about any style of self defense. I think the question you ...
martial arts in different situations1/30/2008
  Q: Recently I was Thinking about martial arts and there aspects in a variety of situations, one of ...
  A: You bring up some interesting points in fighting armored opponents. In the past armor was made of ...
flexibility and conditioning1/18/2008
  Q: hey can you give me and tips on flexibility and conditioning. I'm doing gung fu now and I just ...
  A: Some of the keys to what you want come with learning correct technique as well as "supplemental" ...
Help.9/18/2007
  Q: Please help? I am a divorced single parent dad. I have two amazing kids. One is a 12 year old boy ...
  A: and thank you for the question. The answer will be dependent on a question I must ask you and that ...
the splits6/26/2007
  Q: !!!
  A: And I feel that unless you are physically involved in your martial arts training with a lot of ...
Martial Arts, Help please.5/29/2007
  Q: I'm feeling a little dopey asking or messaging you about this subject, but oh well. I don't know ...
  A: From what you have told me about yourself you may need to motivate yourself into enjoying a ...
question4/28/2007
  Q: Tony! What does it mean that some martial arts are internal and some external? thanks
  A: The main differences I have seen in my experience is that externally based martial arts focus on ...
striking4/3/2007
  Q: What is the difference in Wushu, tae kwon doe, and kung fu? Also what is better quicker hands or ...
  A: This isn't something I'm very familiar with but the Wushu I have seen seems to be based around hand ...
How to practice speed12/30/2006
  Q: I am in kung-fu and i was wondering how to improve my speed when sparring. Thank you.
  A: Speed can be improved through a combination of things. It all depends on what you mean by speed. I ...
In what year did Kung fu start?9/22/2006
  Q: In what year did kung fu start being practiced and who is credited for starting it?
  A: I'm sorry but the answer to this is hidden in ancient history. The Martial Arts are thousands of ...
hi!!!!!8/22/2006
  Q: first of all i would like 2 tell u dat kung fu in india is like nothing hear there r no kung fu ...
  A: The style of Kung Fu I learned is called San Soo here in America and is one of the most effective ...
Careers/lifestyle4/20/2006
  Q: my question is what sort of training and how often do i need to train in order to gain enough ...
  A: If you are asking this about Martial Arts in general I would say that you would need to devote ...

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