Kong Jianshen
03-06-2002, 10:40 PM
Greeting all.
I was wondering how many of you have cross-trained in Wing Chun and Western Boxing and what has your conclusion been? How do you feel they compare to each other? Structurely, tacticly, in power and speed generation, maybe even similarity in technique.
I understand Bruce Lee was heavily influenced by both.
I heard Emin Boztepe trains his guys to deal with western boxing. Anyone ever train under him?
Whether you feel they dont work together, or whether you think they were made for each other, gimme your theory.
This might just break down to whether you study a traditonal W/C style, or a modified one.
I think W/C can add finger jabs, faster punches, low kicks, and open hand strikes to a boxer's aresnal..The footwork is what I feel are dramaticly different. The styles seem to be only related in a very basic sense to me.
Rooting when you punch in w/c, is there a relation between that and sitting down on your punches as in boxing?
As far as the front kick in w/c it reminds me of the push kick of muay thai? They might be down differently, but do they not serve a similiar purpose?
But maybe I am wrong? Enlighten me =) I have only rudimentary knowledge of Wing Chun, Jun Fan JKD, but have trained boxing more then anything. So bear with me here.
Any pro boxers known practioniers of w/c chun? It would not suprise me.
Thanks to all who participate.
I was wondering how many of you have cross-trained in Wing Chun and Western Boxing and what has your conclusion been? How do you feel they compare to each other? Structurely, tacticly, in power and speed generation, maybe even similarity in technique.
I understand Bruce Lee was heavily influenced by both.
I heard Emin Boztepe trains his guys to deal with western boxing. Anyone ever train under him?
Whether you feel they dont work together, or whether you think they were made for each other, gimme your theory.
This might just break down to whether you study a traditonal W/C style, or a modified one.
I think W/C can add finger jabs, faster punches, low kicks, and open hand strikes to a boxer's aresnal..The footwork is what I feel are dramaticly different. The styles seem to be only related in a very basic sense to me.
Rooting when you punch in w/c, is there a relation between that and sitting down on your punches as in boxing?
As far as the front kick in w/c it reminds me of the push kick of muay thai? They might be down differently, but do they not serve a similiar purpose?
But maybe I am wrong? Enlighten me =) I have only rudimentary knowledge of Wing Chun, Jun Fan JKD, but have trained boxing more then anything. So bear with me here.
Any pro boxers known practioniers of w/c chun? It would not suprise me.
Thanks to all who participate.