The problem with Kung fu is limited vision
For Kung fu to thrive, it needs to be more open minded on all levels. Most so-called traditionalists pooh pooh performance martial arts, which is really ironic. It shows a fundamental ignorance of our tradition. TCMA has had a connection to performance-based forms for centuries. Look at the jianghu, who performed on the streets. They did stunts and tricks, albeit not as sophisticated as we do now. Look even further back to the sword dances that were performed for the emperors. Sword dances are some of our earliest documentations of martial demonstrations.
To be open minded, we need to be open minded on all levels. We need to embrace MMA. We need to embrace trickers. That doesn't mean that we all need to do MMA or tricking, but it does mean that we shouldn't be critical. These trickers are out there doing there thing. That's fine. It's great entertainment. MMA is great entertainment too. Personally, that's how I view both of them. I'm neither an MMA practitioner (at least not in the current definition of the term) nor a tricker. I'm not going to bash others who chose that path. Some one has to go out an entertain the masses.