Originally Posted by
Alan Orr
This is a limited way to think. You have you main art for each main area in MMA.
Stand up - we have CSL Wing Chun.
We also have wrestling for takedowns.
On the ground we have Wrestling, Catch and BJJ plus you can had other grappling arts if you wish
Now on the ground if I grab an arm and pull it across is in lap sao or an arm drag?
Now if in the clinch I have an under hook and I lift it high is ian high underhook or is it tan sao to Tok sao?
Now if I strike on the ground am I using wing chun on my knees?
Now if I cross face in the clinch is it wrestling or a lan sao?
Now if its on the ground do I under side cross side and flex my elbow to pin - BJJ OR wrestling or is if a bong sao.
Well the way WE (CSL) look at it all is this. Principles firsts - the terms are related to the art and the person you are talking too. Ie if I am teaching wrestling its an underhook, if I teaching wing chun its tan to tok. These are generic principles of body movement. After that you have concepts, which are ideas of what you may like or could do depending on your skills and understanding, bodytype and so on.
My BJJ teacher shows me BJJ applications which I have often seen in catch before, but its still BJJ as we are still training in that art at that time. Its just words to communicate, dont hold on to them so hard as its not the art.
The art is 'body structure' - 'base' - timing, position, weight, balance etc etc
Alan