Originally Posted by Baqualin
I have to agree as well. I liked a great deal of those videos for what they were, but those videos are the EXACT reason why people think CMA / Kung Fu is not effective in a fight.
All of our training starts with the basics of rooting, balance, stability, strength, etc.
Most of what I see in regards to TCMA now a days the wind could blow them over and their strikes would make us laugh when and if we were hit by them.
The modern traditions of CMA are for show and have no martial application, unless you have a very cooperative opponent.
The lion dance , the outfits, the rituals ,etc. is sooo far removed from what REAL TCMA is about .
I think more TCMA schools should be looking at SD and borrowing some of the ideas to adapt their styles for modern day usage.