Evolution Martial Arts Studio on Richards Street

[visioneast]

I took a walk in downtown today and passed the Evolution Martial Arts Studio on Richard street. I heard that they teach the kind of martial arts that Matt Damon's 'Jason Bourne' uses in the trilogy. That studio also has trained the actresses Michelle Ryan and Katee Sackhoff to fight in the new TV series "Bionic Women".

In the past, I had studied some Wing Chun, Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and now I would like to learn the techniques that Jason Bourne uses because they look so cool and efficient.

http://www.evolutionma.com/

Anyone knows this studio and is it good? It only costs like $79 a month.


Here are some of Jason Bourne's fight scenes...
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[visioneast]

I heard that studio also teaches weapon skills. I wish I could use baton or knife the way these two martial artists do in the following movie clip. Damn, that looks intense.

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[GoodKat]

Actually Matt Damon studied Kali and various other stuff under former Bruce Lee student Dan Inosanto for Bourne which they don't appear to teach. They teach Krav Maga which can either be decent or a bunch of guys in camo pants pretending to fight.

The most important thing to look for when finding a gym is that they train in a realistic manner. Here's a video that should give you an idea of the proper training principles for effective MA training.

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edit: If you wanna learn Kali this is the only school I know of.

http://www.maelstromcore.com/

They actually participate in full contact stick fighting too.

 

[Commando]

I've been practicing wing chun for the last several years and it's getting very intense. lots of sticky hands and sparring with my sifu. wing chun emphasizes economy of motion so if you want efficiency, you won't go wrong with wing chun but if you want cool, wing chun probably won't do it for you.

If you just studied "some" wing chun, you probably didn't get to the nitty gritty with the sticky hands, butterfly knives and the staff/pole.

 

[visioneast]

Actually Matt Damon studied Kali and various other stuff under former Bruce Lee student Dan Inosanto for Bourne which they don't appear to teach. They teach Krav Maga which can either be decent or a bunch of guys in camo pants pretending to fight.

The most important thing to look for when finding a gym is that they train in a realistic manner. Here's a video that should give you an idea of the proper training principles for effective MA training.

edit: If you wanna learn Kali this is the only school I know of.

http://www.maelstromcore.com/

They actually participate in full contact stick fighting too.

Ohhh... I didn't know it was Kali that he used in the movie. The moves look really awesome!
Damn, Dan Inosanto trained Matt Damon.
Thank you very much for the clip and the link! I will check out that Kali school for sure!!!

I've been practicing wing chun for the last several years and it's getting very intense. lots of sticky hands and sparring with my sifu. wing chun emphasizes economy of motion so if you want efficiency, you won't go wrong with wing chun but if you want cool, wing chun probably won't do it for you.

If you just studied "some" wing chun, you probably didn't get to the nitty gritty with the sticky hands, butterfly knives and the staff/pole.

For my Wing Chun forms, I only studied the "Little Idea" and half of the "Seeking Bridge"... As for the sticky hands, I only learned a little bit. I wanted to continue learning Wing Chun but the teacher I was training under was not being very professional (I mean although he was an excellent fighter, he was not a very good teacher, no patience...). He also taught Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. I also studied some combat Tai Chi under another instructor... Therefore... all my Kung Fu is like part of this mixed with part of that and bunch of others... you get the picture...

Which Wing Chun school did you go to?

 

[Aerts]

There are two categories of martial arts to me. Ones that emphasize the "art" (IE: look fancy but don't work in a real fight, and don't make use of realistic sparring.. often confused with actual fighting arts)... shotokan karate, tae kwon do, kung fu, most "martial arts," basically. And then there are the ones that emphasize the "martial" aspect, and art based on competition and sparring. These would include Muay Thai, boxing, brazillian jiu jitsu, judo, wrestling, etc. Like Goodkat said, realistic sparring is very important. And nothing against traditional martial arts and more artful things, many world class fighters got inspired to try MA's after watching Bruce Lee etc. but they eventually found their way into full-contact martial arts.

 

[Commando]

For my Wing Chun forms, I only studied the "Little Idea" and half of the "Seeking Bridge"... As for the sticky hands, I only learned a little bit. I wanted to continue learning Wing Chun but the teacher I was training under was not being very professional (I mean although he was an excellent fighter, he was not a very good teacher, no patience...). He also taught Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-jitsu. I also studied some combat Tai Chi under another instructor... Therefore... all my Kung Fu is like part of this mixed with part of that and bunch of others... you get the picture...

Which Wing Chun school did you go to?

Jack of all trades I see. In that case, you really didn't get to do any of the fun stuff with the sticky hands. It's fine to do the forms, etc, but application comes from the sticky hands and that's where all the fun stuff begins.

My sifu is Eric. He's based in Vancouver and doesn't have a "school" per se which is wonderful because he doesn't charge us an arm and a leg. Sifu Eric's was taught by Ip Ching. Could go into the lineage etc but I'm not sure everyone cares to know.

 

[visioneast]

Jack of all trades I see. In that case, you really didn't get to do any of the fun stuff with the sticky hands. It's fine to do the forms, etc, but application comes from the sticky hands and that's where all the fun stuff begins.

My sifu is Eric. He's based in Vancouver and doesn't have a "school" per se which is wonderful because he doesn't charge us an arm and a leg. Sifu Eric's was taught by Ip Ching. Could go into the lineage etc but I'm not sure everyone cares to know.

Your Sifu was taught by Yip Man's youngest son Ip Ching?!?!
How do I contact Eric Sifu?
Where does he hold his classes?
Please tell me!
How does he charge?

I only got a taste of what sticky hands were about but my Sifu never really make us practice them much. What he did was he would teach a little bit of this for 5 minutes then move on to something else, e.g. sticky hands for 5 minutes, chain punch for 5 minutes, then some Muay Thai, some BJJ... so at the end of the class most of the students including myself were not able to absorb much...

How are your Wing Chun chain punches?
My arms were never loose enough to deliver punches with destructive power.

 

[GoodKat]

Your Sifu was taught by Yip Man's youngest son Ip Ching?!?!
How do I contact Eric Sifu?
Where does he hold his classes?
Please tell me!
How does he charge?

I only got a taste of what sticky hands were about but my Sifu never really make us practice them much. What he did was he would teach a little bit of this for 5 minutes then move on to something else, e.g. sticky hands for 5 minutes, chain punch for 5 minutes, then some Muay Thai, some BJJ... so at the end of the class most of the students including myself were not able to absorb much...

How are your Wing Chun chain punches?
My arms were never loose enough to deliver punches with destructive power.

Don't waste your money. Wing Chun is one of the least realistically trained martial arts.

 

[visioneast]

Don't waste your money. Wing Chun is one of the least realistically trained martial arts.

Whoa! You got banned for intimdating a SP?!?!

A few of the SP's mentioned you could teach the boys a thing or two about how to use their weapon. Is this true? You stud!!!

I told those ladies not to tell anyone...

 

[visioneast]

You know they can't keep a secret about someone who knows how to use his weapon.

Right...

You don't seriously think real-world fights look like scenes from the Bourne movies, do you ? I'd say the fight scenes in "Saving Private Ryan" is more realistic.

I read there're 3 kinds of martial arts:

1. For looks. Looks cool and elegant and graceful and all that.
2. For use. Beat someone up.
3. For well-being. Improve your health, well being, inner peace, and some new-age bullshits.

Hey buddy, I do know the differences between real life fights and movie fights. Where I used to train also do a lot of sparrings and I have been in a few fights myself. However, when I am in real combat, I tend to become a "brawler". But I really want to fight with some kind of "grace"...

 

[aznboi9]

However, when I am in real combat, I tend to become a "brawler". But I really want to fight with some kind of "grace"...

Don't worry about fighting with grace, Sidney Deane. I would think that simply winning the fight (especially with your body intact) should trump any priorities that style may aspire to have. So, if I was to choose to take up MA again, effectiveness would be my highest concern.

 

[Aerts]

LMFAO

I wanna take kickboxing, anybody know of a good place for that?

I would go here.

 

[ChoDeKiller]

That stuff is garbage. Go down too Universal on Granville , if you want to learn some real MMA.

 

[visioneast]

Universal MMA

That stuff is garbage. Go down too Universal on Granville , if you want to learn some real MMA.

Hey thanks, I heard some positive things of Universal MMA studio, but have you been there yourself?

 

[Aerts]

Aerts tell me where abouts you are in the lower mainland, and i can recommend a credited instructor in your area.

I don't live in LML.

Visioneast I can tell you that universal would be good just based on the instructors(jason fenton, denis kang). It's probably expensive though.