Originally Posted by
Hardwork108
And I am talking more about real fighting then sports competitions. That is why my video clips were of real fights.
Again, the power mechanism will dictate how the punch looks. If you are using a kung fu mechanism that is dependent on rootedness, then you may thrown the same punch but without the "hopping" in a boxing or a kickboxing style.
I was taught to spar in a rooted stance and I am sure that you will agree that how one fights will depend on how (and how hard) one practices.
did you watch the old guy? his reverse punch also looked like a boxing cross. his chin was way in the air, but other than that, looked like a good, right cross.
I hazard a guess that the bagua on the video is the modern Western version of this art. I have good reason to believe this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o5iR...eature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hSnl3...eature=channel
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ftgp...eature=channel
same guy and some of his students. Here is his teacher:
http://www.blacktaoist.com/chan.asp
Well the boxer was fighting two drunk guys, whom he surprised and nailed!
While, one of the kung fu guys was fighting 3 people who were ATTACKING him, with objects in their hands. He was also much OLDER than them!
The other kung fu guy was fighting in a match situation. No surprises either side, they both knew they were going to fight and then it kicked off.
Firstly, I am surprised that you did not see the above facts, yourself.
I noticed. the young guy in your clip still looked like a clown. You don't fight from low stances, he was flailing, etc. you could argue he may have hit him with a sow choy or something similar, but it looked like a random lucky strike to me. The old guy held his own. just from a balance perspective, he doesn't seem as skilled as the boxer, but he held his own.
Secondly, you, just like many other MMA-ists here, seem to be leaning towards the boxing, bjj, mma camp, while you still insist on posting in a KUNG FU forum.
I also mod this KUNG FU forum...go figure.
Finally, my reason for posting those videos was to highlight the KUNG FU roots of the fighters as opposed to the boxer, to counter the myth that all fights look like kickboxing.
look at the thai boxing vids. I will post more. no bouncing. solid stance.
It is my own style. I mixed the elbows and knees from Muay Thai, with close range punching from Wing Chun, then I added deadly kicks from Tae Kwon Do, and ground fighting from BJJ and Judo, and I ended up with my own fantastic "improved" kung fu style which I will be teaching in my newly made Glorified Kick Boxing Gym in New York.....
Great! Where can I sign up?
There is nothing wrong with my logic, unless that is, you think that all of Yip Man's students and disciples represent the Yip Man's GENUINE Wing Chun.....
I don't care about yip man's wc, frankly. but don't you find it odd how EVERY agrees that the majority of CMA is watered down, fake, etc. but NOBODY ever admits they are part of that majority?
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