the rum soaked fist: internal martial arts forum

nianfong wrote:wow is that frank allen himself?
uh it's usually really dumb to actually walk in circles while sparring.

No that's not Frank.

That might be some of his students.

Yeah those guys are Frank's students. They are working at their own level, and as we all know you gotta start somewhere. These clips are not competitive contests, they are friendly slap boxing, and should be taken as such. These videos are NOT sparring.

Freestyle fighting with Frank is quite a different experience. He hosts boxing every week, and it's considerably higher contact than what goes on in these vids. His school contains a plethora of Chinese martial arts training and a complete system of Western fight training, primarily boxing, but also military combatives (weapons) and some western wrestling.

Not many martial arts teachers take all comers every week, whether in Asia or the USA. Frank is one of the few, and if you ever hit the Lower East Side in NYC, I'd recommend a stop by the WTPCA on boxing night. Word of advice, watch the left hook....

-Jess O

I heard for his 50th birthday he boxed 50 different people.

All I got to say is you have to be a tough MOFO to be boxing 50 different players in one day.

Frank is tough as hell and definitely knows his stuff!

that is great!!