What was he expecting? Regardless of how I feel about the fake KF masters he was exposing, it’s obvious that Xu isn’t exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer.
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What was he expecting? Regardless of how I feel about the fake KF masters he was exposing, it’s obvious that Xu isn’t exactly the sharpest knife in the drawer.
Agreed.
As for XXD being an unskilled, unintelligent (some may say brutish) fighter, I agree that the “TCMA masters” who have been humiliated by him should feel even more embarrassed about it. ...
The audience was probably almost exclusively made up of Mainland Chinese wanting to see XXD demolish a flabby Japanese kickboxer. Probably not what the native crowd would care much about.
He was NOT talking about Shuai Jiao. He is saying “Shi Jia” and the Chinese characters for “Shi Jia” or whatever style it is appear at the bottom left of the screen at about 0:10. I’d never heard...
Even though many TCMA are indeed brilliant in concept, they still need to be adapted for the ring if they are to be contested in this manner, When I lived in Taiwan, I was friends with (and...
Djuan,
I seriously doubt that any Japanese sensei is or are behind this trend to discredit kung fu. Many Chinese themselves have little respect for TCMA. When I lived in Taiwan, the number one...
IMO, Xu Xiaodong will probably KO Yi Long, or at least beat him handily.
That is true.
My point was that Chen Xiaowang is famous for good reason, and is not some fraud who only proclaims himself a world-renowned grandmaster. The tone of the article seemed to imply...
Nicolas Atkin, the guy who wrote that last article, seems to be taking a rather disrespectful attitude towards Chen Xiaowang, calling him "self-proclaimed world-renowned." Now I don't personally...
This is true. Unfortunately, both Ding Hao and Lu Gang (and maybe even that first Taiji guy) are in full denial and will never admit they lost. Whatever personal growth they could have gotten from...
People have been "mixing"/combining/modifying martial arts systems/styles for centuries. Northern Tanglang (Mantis), Choy Lee Fut, Hung Ga, Kano's Jiu-Jitsu/Judo, Sh!to-ryu Karate, Hapkido,...
Yeah...it actually makes it even more humiliating.
These kung fu guys have gotta stop it. The majority of the best TCMA people I've known already had considerable non-TCMA backgrounds and...
Gene, not necessarily one-armed, but more like he held one arm behind his back. Check out the last photo in your previous post with the bald guy punching the guy in red.
Something I find interesting about this whole thing is how the Chinese government is now defending "traditional" CMA. Back during the Cultural Revolution, TCMA and its teachers/practitioners were...
I agree with you 100%, Gene.
IMO, he also could have shown a little more class than calling someone like Chen a fraud, even if he thinks he's a fraud. Xu is complaining now, but what did he...
Looks like there's finally a new trend out of Asia now to fill the void left by Gangnam Style... "Beat That (KF) Style."
I would imagine whatever tools in his art he can properly develop/train and incorporate into his fighting.
How many MA of today look 100% like they did even 100-200 years ago? Even many new,...
Good point. Although I liked his interview, IMO, if Xu is as concerned with fraud in the fighting world in China as he says he is, he should have issued challenges to fighters in China whose foreign...
Thanks for posting that, B.Tunks.
I wonder how long before that interview 'disappears'.
The issue occurs when somebody brings a paint brush to a gunfight.
TBH, I don't see why this 'mad dog' guy has such a big one on for CMAists and Taiji in particular. Why is it so important for...
Imagine that this exact same fight between the same two people took place 150 years ago, where there is no internet, no social media, and no one to film it. An epic mythology would have been built...
True, it makes it worse. Self-taught or not, he could fight and the Taiji guy could not. He at least has the mentality and willingness to punch somebody out. That alone would have given him the...
This is very true. I made some similar observations in post #27.
That's pathetic. If he already "knew" that Taiji was too deadly to fight with, why did he accept the challenge? A poor attempt to save face. That's the type of excuse someone might have made half...
Great point. I hadn't even thought of that. Although at this point it might be a bit late, since so many people have already seen the fight video. Blacking him out completely at this point will...