CSUF Kung Fu Club

09/30/2024

ANNOUNCEMENT: Sifu Patrick Vuong will be co-teaching an upcoming street self-defense seminar in Fullerton on October 19-20.

The Worst-Case Defense Seminar will focus on the two scariest situations imaginable: facing a gun threat and dealing with a knife ambush.

Seminar Takeaways include:

1. Learn How Armed Thugs Actually Attack: We’ll analyze crime statistics and break down footage of real-life attacks so you understand the reality of violence in today’s world.

2. Understand Gun Threats Versus Gun Attacks: Distinguishing between the two could make all the difference between getting home in one piece or resting in peace.

3. Discover a Practical Method to Handling a Gun Threat: Just one simple concept that could save your life, whether you’re unarmed or unable to draw your own self-defense weapon in time.

4. Use This Counterintuitive Move to Stop a Knife Ambush: Doing this unexpected technique could stop a stabbing attempt in its tracks.

5. Unleash Your Inner Warrior (Safely in a Fun Way): Practicing techniques in the air or against a compliant partner will get you only so far. Undergo pressure-testing through safe, fun, and effective drills.

With follow-home robberies and unprovoked assaults dominating the news these days, it only makes sense to know how to deal with an armed attacker.

See the comments for more details.

07/19/2024

It's with a heavy heart that we report on the passing of Romin Rajan, a longtime member and former Student President of the Kung Fu Club.

He originally joined the KFC in the mid 2010s as a CSUF undergrad, remaining a dedicated practitioner during his time on campus. Later, as a graduate student earning his master's degree in Human Communication Studies, Romin served in various roles within the club before being elected as the Student President.

During this time, he was also the assistant instructor of the Martial Arts Fitness Class, which was founded and taught by Sifu Patrick Vuong, at the CSUF Student Recreation Center. This hybrid class combined striking drills from Kung Fu, Karate, and Kickboxing — which gelled perfectly with Romin's eclectic tastes in training.

Outside of the gym, he was a specialist in communication, having competed and later coached for the CSUF's Debate Team. Romin also co-founded with Jay-Ram Rajendra an internet program called Kick-It Radio (a double nod to both the hip-hop group A Tribe Called Quest and their shared love for martial arts).

In recent years, he became a mixologist and eventually became the bar manager at Videre Rooftop Bar & Restaurant in Los Angeles, where he established much of the drink menu and earned rave reviews from bloggers and local newspapers.

Known for his sharp intellect, eccentric style of dress, and easygoing personality, Romin could wax philosophic about everything from dystopian futures to street tacos.

He passed away in December of 2023 but it was not known publicly until more recently. If you'd like to reunite as a club to celebrate his life, please comment below with ideas or suggestions.

Rest in power, friend.

10/05/2023

ANNOUNCEMENT: Sifu Patrick Vuong will be co-teaching the Street Combatives Seminar on October 21-22 at Rounders MMA Fullerton.

While this is not a Kung Fu-oriented event, it does offer important reality-based self-defense in light of the recent rise in follow-home robberies, racist hate crimes, and unprovoked assaults.

This in-person event will cover a range of practical personal protection topics, including:

* Learn how to spot the warning signs of an urban assault
* Know how to stop a suckerpunch before it can knock you to the ground
* Become dangerous if you do end up on your butt
* Practice how to get to your feet quickly (and safely) so you can flee or fight back without getting your teeth knocked out
* And learn how to end a fight with our five primary strikes.

Come join us for safe, fun, and effective street self-defense.

And if you're reading this, it means you're eligible for a big friends-and-family discount. See the first comment or contact Sifu Patrick directly.

09/27/2022

With violent crime, Asian hate, and unprovoked attacks skyrocketing over the past two years, we must become better prepared and more capable because, let's face it, criminals are only becoming more bold and brazen.

That's why Sifu Patrick will be co-teaching something few instructors offer: a comprehensive program that integrates UNARMED DEFENSE against an edged weapon and ARMED DEFENSE with an edged weapon.

Hence, the name of the event is "Knife Defense Squared" or "Knife Defense to the power of 2."

Please spread the word so more people get the training they need. Oh, and if you're reading this, that means you're eligible for our friends-and-family discount. Just send us a DM for details.

09/29/2021

One of Sifu Patrick's favorite myths to bust is the fallacy that you can pull out your knife in time as someone is ALREADY attacking you. Unless you're John Wick or Jason Bourne, you're most likely going to lose this deadly race if you're REACTING to someone else's ACT of harming you.

So, what should you do? Use the weapons you were born with!
He can show you how in person at the upcoming EDC Edged Weapon Seminar on Oct. 16-17 in Fullerton.

And all CSUF Kung Fu Club alumni get an additional 70% off! Just note that today is the last day of the Early Bird Special. So to get the best price with the discount, send a direct message and we'll get you the details.

09/21/2021

Announcement: Sifu Patrick Vuong will be teaching a knife seminar on Oct. 16-17 that'll focus on how to select, carry, deploy, and use a pocketknife for self-defense.

If you're interested in attending, send us a direct message and we'll get you a promo code so that you can get an additional huge discount off the best price.

But don't delay, because the Early Bird Special expires in a week.

08/17/2020

Happy birthday to the late Sifu Jason Taylor! He would have turned 46 today had cancer not taken him from us way too soon. For those who got to train with him, you know what a positive force he was in our practices. His calm teaching style, intellectual approach to combat, and skill at both blunt and bladed weapons made him an asset for our club. What was your favorite memory of him? Comment below! 👇

07/22/2020

This week marks the 47th anniversary of Bruce Lee's death. Here's how you can watch "Be Water," the recent ESPN documentary about his life.

🐉🌊 Join us for a live stream of ‘Be Water’ + Q&A this Friday! Sign up info —> https://allofusmovement.com/pages/be-water 🐉🌊

Repost :
If you haven’t had a chance to see Be Water, this Friday, July 24th, will be hosting an exclusive virtual screening of the film at 5pm PT/8pm ET, followed by a live Q&A discussion with CEO of The Bruce Lee Family Companies Shannon Lee, Host of United Shades of America W. Kamau Bell, Author Jeff Chang, and myself. We will share our thoughts on Bruce's profound legacy and enduring philosophies, the importance of equal justice allyship, and how can stand together today to move humanity forward. To register for the screening and discussion, follow the link in my profile.

07/07/2020

Not Kung Fu-related, but here's a little stunt video that Sifu Patrick Vuong was a part of. We figured since the world's most famous Filipino Martial Arts practitioner was a kung fu master (Bruce Lee), you guys might get a "kick" out of this. Let us know if you spot Sifu Patrick 😁👍

Inspired by virtual fight videos such as the one by Tina McKissick of Stuntwomen United, The Badass Boss Bi***es Fight, and the Stuntmen Fight videos. Knowin...

06/17/2020

Did any of you catch the recent Bruce Lee documentary on ESPN? If so, what did you think of it?

Bruce Lee has been called the father of MMA. Yet questions persist about whether he could win a real fight. Here's what Lee's training partners -- and his two known fights -- tell us about his sparring skills.

05/30/2020

Hmm, another Bruce Lee-inspired sneaker. This one from Shaq and Reebok. Thoughts?

Ahead of the basketball star's upcoming documentary.

05/21/2020

Sifu Craig Ihara's demonstration of Heaven and Earth as featured in a Daily Titan article, circa 1980s.