Originally Posted by
MightyB
What's your Kung Fu Ideal?
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What I mean is... to me, kung fu should be something like dirty boxing. Praying Mantis fits nicely into this framework for me. It should look and behave similarly to boxing with the addition of a some hand traps. Also, the du (hook) plays heavily into my idealized version of Praying Mantis kung fu.
The dirty boxing ideal (again - for me) helps integrate the chin na, traps, and takedowns that are found in the system in a realistic way.
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So have you thought about what kung fu should look like for yourself? Do you have a kung fu ideal?
I hit people, I hit them till they are no longer a threat and then I hit them some more, just to be sure.
On occasion I may choke them out or break a limb, just because I feel like it.
Psalms 144:1
Praise be my Lord my Rock,
He trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle !