Drunken Fist in Berkeley?

**stripedoctor** · Posted On: 6/21/2009 1:32pm

Hi. I live in the bay area and would like to learn drunken fist/ drunken boxing. Anybody have any recommendations?

**Scott Larson** · Posted On: 6/21/2009 1:54pm

I haven't heard of any place in the country that has a good drunken fist program.

**It is Fake** · Posted On: 6/21/2009 1:58pm

Originally Posted by stripedoctor

Hi. I live in the bay area and would like to learn drunken fist/ drunken boxing. Anybody have any recommendations?

What are you looking for in a martial art.

If it is strictly performance, go to a good modern wushu school.

**Frank White** · Posted On: 6/21/2009 2:37pm

There's a hung gar school on telegraph in north oakland, talk to that guy.

**Rivington** · Posted On: 6/21/2009 7:51pm

Is it this guy?

http://www.mykungfuschool.com

He used to have a sign reading "Eight Drunken Immortals" in his window, but now it looks like he founded his own style.

Never popped in though I walk by often, as I have giggling problems already.

**Soze** · Posted On: 6/21/2009 8:04pm

Im sure you could find someone here who is willing to get drunk and show you their fist techniques.

**NJM** · Posted On: 6/22/2009 12:46am

Originally Posted by stripedoctor

Hi. I live in the bay area and would like to learn drunken fist/ drunken boxing. Anybody have any recommendations?

Drunken fist is actually not an independent style of Chinese Martial Arts.

**Iga Ninjer** · Posted On: 6/22/2009 2:57pm

Not to go off-topic, but does Drunken Fist even have any valuable fighting applications? Or is it mostly made of principles to be interpreted in different ways? Anyone here has any experience with any styles of it?

**Frank White** · Posted On: 6/22/2009 4:02pm

Well, if you were attacked by Rivington, he would pee himself laughing.

**NJM** · Posted On: 6/22/2009 10:28pm

Originally Posted by Iga Ninjer

Not to go off-topic, but does Drunken Fist even have any valuable fighting applications? Or is it mostly made of principles to be interpreted in different ways? Anyone here has any experience with any styles of it?

The "lazy cat" stance is considered a drunken technique and very closely resembles a type of boxing stance, only with the feet angled more toward the same direction.

Just an interesting sidenote.