Does anybody know of any Sanda schools around portland or vancouver wa.? I have searched the web and I couldn't find anything. thanks.

Don't everybody respond all at once! there must be at least one school between portland and vancouver!

Don't everybody respond all at once! there must be at least one school between portland and vancouver!

Unfortunately, I do not know of any active san da teams in that area. OTOH, one of the best fight gyms in the country is in Portland. Have you considered Team Quest (http://www.tqfc.com/)? They have a solid kickboxing program in addition to their complete MMA curriculum...

Unfortunately, I do not know of any active san da teams in that area. OTOH, one of the best fight gyms in the country is in Portland. Have you considered Team Quest (http://www.tqfc.com/)? They have a solid kickboxing program in addition to their complete MMA curriculum...thanks bro! but yes I have heard of Team Quest. my brother inlaw trained there. so does a couple of guys from my previous gym(uima) camas wa. I,m not looking to train mma. I just wan't to fullfill a stoopid childhood fantasy and learn kung fu, but after training at a couple of good mma gyms I dont see myself doing something rediculas (monkey fu, ect.) so I think sanda would be best for me. Or maybe some kung fu heavy into sparring. I actully would'nt mind learning forms but sparring has to be the focus.

I know a good place in Vancouver BC.


Doesn't Reese train at Team Quest? I recall him saying he lives like 5 minutes from there.

Ouch Vancouver BC! that's a bit of a drive but thanks.

Nope I've got nothing. I was looking at a wrong thread.

I just wan't to fullfill a stoopid childhood fantasy and learn kung fu.

Sadly, I think you're out of luck for competitive san da/san shou. If you want to go play with some CMA people to get a sense of the flavor of the stuff, there is a guy who trains at Laurelhurst Park who does some nice CMA throwing in a bagua context:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-eM1-3ew28

... you could stop round and see if he can put you in touch with someone more punchy, or -- if you like throws -- you could train with him a bit.

Good luck, man.

Oregon Martial Art in Tigard, OR teaches good Muay Thai and BJJ. JKD is also taught in very small moderation.

www.oregonmartialarts.com

NW Fighting in Portland teaches Kung Fu, but it's mostly that internal art "chi" bullshit.

www.nwfighting.com

Oregon Martial Art in Tigard, OR teaches good Muay Thai and BJJ. JKD is also taught in very small moderation.

www.oregonmartialarts.com

NW Fighting in Portland teaches Kung Fu, but it's mostly that internal art "chi" bullshit.

www.nwfighting.com



I just wan't to fullfill a stoopid childhood fantasy and learn kung fu, but after training at a couple of good mma gyms I dont see myself doing something rediculas (monkey fu, ect.)Yes we know you hate this sub-forum but, did you notice he wants hard contact kung fu?

OP, try this:
http://www.dacascos.de/

It's Al Dacascos, he's friggin legendary.

Dacascos Kung Fu
8635 SW Canyon Rd
Portland OR 97225
503-292-5273

OP, try this:
http://www.dacascos.de/

It's Al Dacascos, he's friggin legendary.

Dacascos Kung Fu
8635 SW Canyon Rd
Portland OR 97225
503-292-5273I tried the phone # you listed dosent work anymore. went to website and sent email no return yet thanks though. It is a long ways from my house anyways. Has anybody ever heard of lee's kung academy in vancouver wa. looked at web page, dosent say to much. anybody ever trained there?

Does anybody know of any Sanda schools around portland or vancouver wa.? I have searched the web and I couldn't find anything. thanks.


if you are willing to travel to british columbia in canada, i know one, shou you liang

they have pretty good san shou training

Alot of schools dont seem to advertise there san da very well. They either just call it kickboxing or hardly mention it like some dirty little secret. But if there are any good kung fu school, they really should also be doing san da.

OP, try this:
http://www.dacascos.de/

It's Al Dacascos, he's friggin legendary.

Dacascos Kung Fu
8635 SW Canyon Rd
Portland OR 97225
503-292-5273

The school in Portland doesn't exist any more, as Al Dacascos moved back to Hawaii. However, many of his black belts have small schools in the area still (and sorry for thread rez, but I figured this should be mentioned).