Originally Posted by
Fu-Pow
Kung fu is going to be at a big disadvantage in the MMA venue because most don't train to fight on the ground.
In a country where 20% or so of adult males wrestled at least in high school, and over half played football, not training at all what to do if someone tackles you puts you at a big disadvantage in more than just MMA venues.
If kung fu players are able to use their full arsenal of joint manipulation then it might not need to go there.
I think that the preferred combat sport of kung fu will be san da/san shou where ground fighting is not allowed and joint manipulation is not allowed. This allows the fullest range of techniques from kung fu to be utilized
What?
Why is groundfighting not part of kung fu? I think that there is a historical basis for this. Many traditional styles of kung fu were "battlefield" types of art, if you went down on the ground you were pretty much done for. If you tried to fight your opponent on the ground you would get a spear in your back or a horse trampling on your head.
Funny how Judo groundfighting techniques came from jujitsu, which is historically verifiable as a "battlefield" art.
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