in my opinion the applications seem reinvented for the old historical techniques,but the modern monks don't have the knowledge of real combat. for example look at 33min on this video, block a punch then a kick from elbow and knee range,then throw a side kick to his chest from that range? makes no logical sense.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N0ylN...e-kEx1JXUs9TcA