Translated from Spanish

"The essence of Chinese martial arts is the combination of control systems

whole, not as separate entities, thus ensuring total combat effectiveness."

Sifú John Fanning

In Ireland, began practicing sporadically as a child, a German professor of Ju-Jitsu, which taught
him some tricks of Karate. At the start of World War II this teacher, had to return to their
country Germany, put in the hands of Professor Cheeng of Chinese origin, who founded a small
school of Kung-Fu in Ireland. After some time, became one of the strongest schools in the West,
they practiced three different styles of Kung-Fu.

In Cheeng School, trained with several teachers and Allan Lee, Liong Fong (San Francisco),
Yakoha Tchao and "leg of steel" (consisted of design of the shin to beating). At that time he was
nine years old, trained five hours a day, had to learn to read and write Chinese, they refused to
teach kung-fu unless it received Chinese culture.

Years later, he trained with master Murakawi of Okinawa, which was world champion in Thai
Kick-Boxing, motivating and introducing John Fanning in the competition, getting in 1968 the
title of world champion and successfully defended it in years 1969, in which there was such a
number of injuries to opponents, we decided to stop.

After the competition was brought to the East, where he trained with several teachers, learning
their ways, was in Taiwan and Hong Kong, then went to the Philippines and Japan, but later
moved to China, a city about twenty miles from Canton, thing that was made possible by the
references he gave him the master Lu which bears the greatest admiration and respect.

The master Lu, possessed a high and perfect control on almost all styles of Kung-Fu, he started
John Fanning in the development of internal power Chi, Master Lu died at the age of one
hundred and three years in a monastery Tibetan.

Continued to practice in countries like Thailand, Ireland, Macao, Singapore, Shanghai, Hawaii,
USA, England, France, Germany, Holland and Switzerland.

John Fanning was an Commanding Officer of a group of Special Forces and

military advisor in a country of Africa, etc ...:In this part of his life, he found real
combat situations, where many of the things he had learned were not useful, what
motivated you to create your control system MING Ch'uan.

John Fanning is an expert in many styles of kung-fu, speak and write Chinese, Chinese weapons
eighteen runs perfectly, is an expert in firearms, known acupuncture and medicine.

He began teaching its Ming-Ch'uan in 1971 in Dublin (Ireland), in the Europa Sports Centre,
South Great Georges Street, and his hometown Skerries North County Dublin. Ming Ch'uan
style is recognized as codified in Taiwan. He arrived in Spain in 1981, where he taught several
courses, taught in the teacher Amado Madrid after open workshops and private training with
black belts in school Amado, Ming Ch'uan style representative for Europe and Spain, this letter
is School holds Ming-Ch'uan.
Beloved teacher left the material on the style, forms, techniques, videos, etc ..., leaving you the
addresses and names of Ming Ch'uan teachers that exist in Europe, all this material extract and
transcribe literally synopsis Ming Ch'uan style that did the Master John Fanning.

One Thumb brick break with fulltime Christy Dennison (1977)

I. This method is based on the work in full contact with the opponent, body
conditioning in order to absorb the impact and development of natural body weapons
(Iron Fist) in order to make breakthroughs bricks and blocks.
II. The importance lies in the kicks and flexibility, due to the emphasis on the total
mastery of all combat situations.
III. Fluidity and adaptability as opposed to rigidity.
IV. The Kick-Boxing, Thai-Boxing Bando and are facets that are located within the
system.
V. The use of "All Korosu" hundred and eight weapons systems and military combat
melee in close quarters as practiced by the elite Special Forces of the World.
VI. Centuries of experience in warfare tactics dictate the need for experts in all forms
of combat; Ming Ch'uan strives to achieve this goal.
VII. Unlike most martial arts, the orientation of this system is aimed towards practical
and effective combat, as opposed to other competitive inclinations. However, this system
retains its original form and its effectiveness is not lost by rules and regulations of the
competitive structure.
VIII. A subtle aspect inherent in the Ming Ch'uan is the development of the Nui-Gung
(internal power), prominent in Eastern cultures and religions, but not promoted in the
West.
IX. The essence of Chinese martial arts is the combination of control systems with or
without arms in a whole, not as separate entities, thus ensuring total combat
effectiveness.
X. Ming Ch'uan has a repertoire of eighteen basic kicking, grappling, ground work,
dump, dams, dislocations, tears, anything that can be used in attack, etc ...
The Ming Ch'uan (the inevitable attack) is a kind of struggle of Chinese origin in school-based
hard (external) Kung Fu developed in China by Master Lu, who arrived at the age of 103 and
fully devoted to the study and progression of this style. It is based on the basic principles and
genuine Kung-Fu Temple Shao Lin .

This style was introduced into Europe through Sifu John Fanning 9 th. Level of this school
recognized by the International Federation of Chinese Martial Arts based in Taiwan.

This teacher developed the techniques of Ming Ch'uan based on the application to the defense,
made a clean body defence without weapons.

During his visit to Spain met the great master of martial arts Fernandez Jose Luis Amado , who
developed their own techniques found much similarity with Sifu John Fanning that he did not
hesitate a moment to award the 3 rd Level of School Ming Ch'uan, and what is more, ask his
representative in Spain, as stated in handwritten letter delivered by the master himself John
Fanning Jose Luis Amado Fernandez.

So the Ming Ch'uan represents the physical training, muscle hardness and strength coupled with
the reality of life, to fluidity, to calm, to the depth and inner strength.

Its main features are:

o Quickly
o Power on the move
o Working hands joints
o Working keys to any attack or grab our bodies in any situation
o The kicks are characterized by attacks from the waist down, can be circular, front, rear
and ground
o Scans are fast and strong strokes and detentions followed
o It builds on the strength of the opponent with trips to the front, sides, circular, back, etc. .
o In the turning points is fatal attack
o In Taos or forms is taken into account the technical and concentration ability of
performing it
o By concentrating develops inner strength and hardens the body

So Ming Ch'uan style is a style of Kung Fu which basically applies largely to the defence, this
does not mean at all, you do not have their share of philosophy and the development of internal
energy. This style is only intention is to combine the Yin and Yang Ming Ch'uan and get the
common style to any person who practices it.

If you want to know more about the religious and historical environment surrounding the
principles of Kung-Fu check out a brief introduction to the various religions and ideologies that
influenced the martial arts.