That is what I say all the time. Actually I sometimes say 95% plus. This figure does not show 95% of this forum's kung fu "gods" in good light, inspite of their DVDS..lol.
Does that mean that they are all bad. A Chinese sifu that I know had seen that video and had commented that these are typical of masters who don't train the combat aspects of kung fu. Was the sifu in question a glorified kickboxer? No. He was as traditional as you can get!Originally Posted by Shaolinlueb
I believe that some boxing style punches exist in kung fu but within the framwork of kung fu principles regarding body structure. I.e they don't hop around while executing the technique and they don't raise their shoulders.Originally Posted by Shaolinlueb
Sport kung fu. However, that does not make all kickboxing practice classify as kung fu!Originally Posted by Shaolinlueb
No it is not!Originally Posted by Shaolinlueb
Unfortunately when practising the typical kickboxing which is a ring SPORT you will go against some kung fu principles eg. rooting.
It is not a good starting point because you are going to build bad habits (as far as kung fu is concerned) from day 1.Originally Posted by Shaolinlueb
No the first day or months were spent on painfull roots training. Explanation of principles and how they applied to practice. Conditioning. Later on Iron Palm and Chi Sao. Sparring and more Iron Palm and so on.Originally Posted by Shaolinlueb
I don't think that you know what is involved in traditional kung fu training and it is not about hopping around in a ring and kickboxing!
Believe me, you wouldn't!Originally Posted by Shaolinlueb
Which would put serious doubt on the 95% of those here who have crosstrained their "whatever" kung fu with karate and tkd.Originally Posted by Shaolinlueb
You mean you are going to demonstrate the immortal kickboxing jabs, crosses and hooks?Originally Posted by Shaolinlueb
Originally Posted by Shaolinlueb
First of all I am not talking about boxing nor am I discussing SPORTS!
That may be the root of you misunderstanding my posts.
Well your impression was dead wrong!Originally Posted by Shaolinlueb
I would say that perhaps you are a little gullible and have fallen for the misinformation spread by the likes of lkfmdc, Sanjuro ronin and SimonM.
If you find the book then please return it to the person who sold it to you and get your money back. You can even hit him, if no one is looking.Originally Posted by Shaolinlueb
Are you sure that it was not kickboxing that you used? After all, most martial arts work if they are trained well.Originally Posted by Shaolinlueb