More 'real' king fu (vid)

[lkfmdc]

I just looked it up, they claim 2003.... they are full of CRAP.... maybe they need someone to send them an email, hmmmmmmm

[lkfmdc]

as for being tired, F man, san shou fighters fight 2 to 4 times a day also, they are just poorly conditioned and with poor technique

STOP MAKING EXCUSES FOR THIS CRAP

[Meat Shake]

Just makes me glad Ive got what Ive got here...

[GunnedDownAtrocity]

i don't like hating on anyone with the balls to go up there, but it just seemed like they kept locking up for no real purpose. like they thought they might have some throws up their sleave but immediately forgot them once they got in the clinch.

i think it would have went down a lot better if they both just kept to their range and duked it out. some of the puches didn't look very powerful, but 90% were thrown from a position they really didnt look comfortable in.

[fa_jing]

Originally posted by lkfmdc
as for being tired, F man, san shou fighters fight 2 to 4 times a day also, they are just poorly conditioned and with poor technique

STOP MAKING EXCUSES FOR THIS CRAP

Point taken. I'll stop now.

[lkfmdc]

Can't believe they have the balls to claim they won at Arnold when clearly they did NOT.......

[red5angel]

STOP MAKING EXCUSES FOR THIS CRAP

agreed, I think it's embarrassing these guys got into the ring and its embarrassing they let someone tape it and even more embarassing its on the internet.

[Musicalkatachmp]

STOP MAKING EXCUSES FOR THIS CRAP

I am only doing it b/c they aren't here to defend themselves.

Nothing to be alarmed at, except for ridiculous marketing claims of being a "champion" - I don't think that term can really apply to a tournament of this level.

There were a hundred fighters this year, so rest assured that some of them were very good. Not all fights at the tournament looked like this. Niether of these guys won this year, who knows, the guy who got first place could have been really good we don't know.

But if you were to change "champion" in your statement to "world champion" I would agree with you 100%. On the website they claim to be world champions which is misleading.

[lkfmdc]

Man, they claim to have WON at the Arnold, when I know for a FACT, no they didn't! How do I know? Because with the exception of ONE DIVISION, I didn't have a fighter in, we won EVERY DIVISION. ANd that one division was won by Kengo from Cung's school!!!!!!!!!

[Musicalkatachmp]

I am not familiar with the Battle of Columbus tournament, but calling oneself a "World Champion" for winning kuoshu is pretty lame. But I guess they are doing it for marketing purposes, as most schools do. I don't let it bother me b/c cracking down on schools that exaggerate their accomplishments is like taking salt out of the ocean.

[The Willow Sword]

The first clip of the two fighting(sifu steve and opponent).

I didnt see anything real solid there at all. Very beginner like and no technique. I mean when you look at the engagement it is the same thing all around as you see in most tourneys(even ones i have been in) you get up there and you "try" to be natural and flowing but it never turns out that way. its amazing that the techniques and forms you are taught dont really sink in and you wind up just going at it like two old ladies.

the second set of clips posted by lkfmdc : much better in terms of technique but i still see the strength being uncontrolled and clumsy. The throws were good in one of the clips(you would think the other guy would have figured it out after the first take down that you dont lift up your leg when you are in close)

All in all i say the latter clips look okay the first one of sifu steve didnt strike me as very impressive i would re-name him "student steve".

now i dont know how Xingyi would have faired against the throws, but i have a pretty good idea that for the rest of the styles shown that xingyi would have faired really well against them.
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