Originally Posted by
Knifefighter
Bingo! And that's why it doesn't look that much different from other standup styles when it is done in an effective manner.
Absolutely. But here is where the discord lies with most people: they're looking for the "style".
Any good system will have all those prementioned attributes in it. A style however, is the distinct "flair" of doing things. That's what people are missing and that's what they're looking for. They want to see the vertical punches, the tan, bong, fook in motion. They want to see wing chun footwork, and all that sort of stuff.
That's why this discussing is going on. Though I agree with the comment above, the closer you get to the top of mountain, paths become more scarce and start to converge, I also have seen where the style is retained in the system...
"I don't know if anyone is known with the art of "sitting on your couch" here, but in my eyes it is also to be a martial art.
It is the art of avoiding dangerous situations. It helps you to avoid a dangerous situation by not actually being there. So lets say there is a dangerous situation going on somewhere other than your couch. You are safely seated on your couch so you have in a nutshell "difused" the situation."
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