Test your skill against other systems

[MightyB]

Something to think about - If an Eagle Claw practitioner can't seize & lock, or a mantis guy can't diu sau or ou lou choi, a wing chun guy can't trap, or a shuai jiao guy not throw in open combat? Even if they've sparred regularly - What is it they are doing?

[Syn7]

Style is the residue of trying to get things right.

[YouKnowWho]

This was one of my guys who tested his skill against other style last Sunday afternoon.

This afternoon was very interesting. The guy who invited me out is a bjj/wrestler/judo guy. He is strong on his feet, but better on the mat. The guy who runs the open mat is a little older than me. He lived in Westerm China for 5 years and trained in Chinese Mma and mongolian shuai chiao. I didn't know that at first. He tried a leg block headlock on me i didnt expect. I had to counter with catching his knee and spinning out to rear embrace. Then he told me about his China experience. I told him about you. He wants to meet you. He speaks mandarin. Maybe he will come to class next week at 12pm.
Also, i tried hand blocking, but everyone was very good and i had to stick with a lot of overhook, underhook and leg games. But i got my first ever full leg block throw. I had arm clamping and collar tie. I took a short stealing step and blocked both legs above the knee very hard and threw him up in the air, full 360 down on his back. I was very happy.

[Yum Cha]

I have a couple of mates whom I spar lightly with, one a former (two times) Brazilian National Capoera Champion, the other a former member of the Soviet National Karate Team.
Jesus, the Capoera guy, dispelled any doubts I ever had it was a non-applicable art. The footwork and cadence is something that can be applied in many interpretations. Lots of sweeps and leg traps, not just spinning wheel kicks…and they wrong foot you by instinct.

[sanjuro_ronin]

I have a couple of mates whom I spar lightly with, one a former (two times) Brazilian National Capoera Champion, the other a former member of the Soviet National Karate Team.
Jesus, the Capoera guy, dispelled any doubts I ever had it was a non-applicable art. The footwork and cadence is something that can be applied in many interpretations. Lots of sweeps and leg traps, not just spinning wheel kicks…and they wrong foot you by instinct.

Never, ever, underestimate the value of being unorthodox.

[YouKnowWho]

This afternoon one of my guys and his MMA friends will challenge "UT wrestling team". I'll post the result of that event later.

[bawang]

Never, ever, underestimate the value of being unorthodox.

if a kung fu guy tries to learn kickboxing and mma with the same rigidity and dogmatic mindset he used for kung fu, he will end up with the same results.