The mechanics behind most kung fu styles are the same- lower body and legs rooted to the ground, upper body in a straight, relaxed posture, twisting of the hips to gather power. This is by a means a very innovative form of generating power by using the entire body rather just one part of the body (like just the arms or upper body),but however requires a certain body posture. What happens when a fighter is taken out of that perfect posture especially when fighting a grappler. Most of defensive kung-fu tactics I've seen in fighting a grapple is unrealistic or it wouldn't even be considered defense against grappling For instance, in one demonstration of eagle claw
techiques, I saw the attacker, while in a stationary position, grab on to the fighter's shoulder and before the attacker would apply any force with the grab, the fighter would immediantly counter with some sort of techinque to release the grab and execute a chin-na technique. A stationary grab isn't really considered hardcore grappling. If a judo expert or wrestler grabs or rushes a kung fu fighter, manipulating his upper body and uprooting him, putting the kung-fu fighter out of that perfect posture where he cannot generate power using proper kungfu mechanics, what is he to do? Should he, start punching from the shoulders like a boxer? A kickerboxer can at least continue to fend off the grappler with short blows coming from the shoulders, regardless of what position his body is in.

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