What are the various stages and styles in learning Kung Fu?
Before I explain some of the styles I learnt, I should give credit to Suresh bhau who taught me especially the Tiger and Crane Style. When I was learning in Nagpur, Suresh was a student much senior to me and when my Guru left, I coaxed him to teach me the advanced techniques and I am thankful to him today for having taught me these techniques. Firstly, learning Kung Fu is a very slow process. No one can be a Bruce Lee within 2 months and if you do make an attempt, it is at the cost of causing harm to your body. So first you have to master the stretching exercises so that your body becomes extremely flexible. This helps tone your body and you have to practice the stretching exercises for weeks and at times for months so that you become totally flexible. This in turn helps you to strengthen your body and you are aware of the various parts of your body and their limitations through stretching and bending. The next stage is learning the close hand technique, punches, defenses and basic kic
