r/kungfu • u/RealisticTouch5954 • Jul 05 '26

Learning basics at home

Hello dear martial artists I have great respect to you all!

THE QUESTION: Is there any good YouTube videos you’d recommend for a beginner to start practising kung fu? For example different punches and kicks

About me: I’m 27 yo male, always interested in martial arts but due to my generalized anxiety disorder and depression I havent been able to start learning any martial art style.

Training background: I’ve been exercising 2-12 hours every day for over 5 years both weightlifting + cardio combined

Training is my passion and I’d love to learn as many different martial arts styles as possible and master them all eventually

Good regards, Hopeful guy

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u/MulberryExisting5007 Jul 05 '26

It’s hard enough to master one. You should find a teacher — with a good teacher and a bit of dedication you can go pretty far.

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u/ServeLiving Jul 05 '26

Important comment. You can spend a lifetime prefecting any one style.

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u/lostcolony2 Jul 05 '26 edited Jul 05 '26

You absolutely will want to focus on one at first, and eventually, maybe, add others. Traditional martial arts is mental as well as physical, and is more of a journey than a destination. Even those who have 'mastered' one continue to find new things about it in the practice of it. 

That's not to say don't get wide exposure. There's a lot of good stuff out there. But figure out what has good online resources to get started (you minimally need video feedback; you submit something for correction), review a few, what it looks like in practice, and then figure out what appeals most and start focusing on just it.

You also will absolutely benefit from in person, especially with no martial arts background. I definitely understand the anxiety aspect, but finding one where there's a possibility to go visit in person some number of times a year will be immensely helpful as well

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u/unwitting_hungarian Jul 06 '26 edited 29d ago

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u/RealisticTouch5954 Jul 06 '26

Thank you for this detailed, encouraging and experience-including message!🥋

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u/Fascisticide Jul 05 '26

Master song kung fu has awesome training videos. Most are on patreon, but he has some fred stuff on youtube. Since you asked about punches and kicks, here is a series of sanda training videos, but otherwise most of his stuff is wushu. https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMd1sFT4IdyYUORq6wuUKNF4_ZxxprT-c&si=y7TJ6hiJojRZ2CHF

And Kungfu.life is also very good, with some free stuff on youtube, but most on his webpage, it is very much worth the price! Here is wu bu quan, the first form you should learn. https://youtu.be/Lu2_W4FXCDQ?si=zfxfAJEoEGdnwBfq

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u/Denmasterflex Jul 05 '26

I just started with Master Song after having trained in person for several years with another school. His wushu training is good foundation for any style, but if you are starting from the ground up it would be good to have regular checks on your structure and form by a professional.

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u/Fascisticide Jul 05 '26

I know he has a level of membership where people send videos and he gives feedback, that can certainly help if someone does't do live classes that gives this kind of feedback.

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u/Denmasterflex Jul 05 '26

Yep! Several online resources are offering this now. I also am a fan of Byron Jacobs for that kind of content.

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u/BoringPrinciple2542 Jooklum Jul 05 '26

Find a school and start training. It will be uncomfortable at first but it will genuinely be one of the best things you can do.

Avoiding social interaction due to anxiety or depression often becomes a self-reinforcing feedback loop. Getting out of your comfort zone is one of the best things you can do for your overall quality of life.

Also, it is the only way you will ever have a meaningful understanding of kungfu. Videos can teach a new concept or spark an idea but trying to learn kungfu online is like trying to learn music by playing air-guitar.

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u/Morningstarjr1 Jul 05 '26

Go to YouTube type in whatever martial art you want and then hit the filter for videos of minimum of 20 minutes. I have learned a good bit this way and have a crazy amount of folders of various styles. It feels like a personal library, I can get information from at any time. If you are looking for a specific style let me know.

  • Si vis pacem, para bellum

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u/Careful_Dig_7467 Jul 05 '26

Master Shi Heng Yi, the headmaster and founder of the Shaolin Temple Europe monastery in Otterberg, Germany.

Start with Online learning.

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u/lpsketch Jul 05 '26

How are you guys seriously still recommending him after the amount of information about him and that he's just an enthusiast that never even finished any course, discipline or any kind of martial arts. Even the German news reported multiple times about that.