Originally Posted by
Hardwork108
I personally wouldn't know as I have not experienced all of the TCMAs on the planet. I would hazard a guess that if they don't exist in the TCMAs, then that is because by combining different techniques and different ranges, the TCMA-ists of the past came up with potent weapons against ground fighters, however, because of the fact that in the majority of the cases nowadays the TCMAs are taught in an imcomplete manner, then we never see those aspects. I mean for god's sake, most people studying TCMAs nowadays can't even use it for decent stand up fighting...LOL!
The same is true with people in their little MMA worlds who have never truly experienced TCMAs, or TMAs in general.
I guess, blanket statements are wrong, coming from either side of the argument. That is why I take issue with people who say "there is not ground fighting in the TCMAs!". The fact is there are, wether they are as good or not as BJJ is another question for discussion, but not the fact that there are kung fu styles that deal with the ground scenario.
It is a simple fact that NO TCMA has ground grappling on par with BJJ and I say it is a fact because:
Ground grappling is NOT prioritized in ANY TCMA.
I have yet to hear ANY TCMA that has any decent amount of experience in TCMA, including those that are in mainland china, Taiwan and Macao. say that there is ANY TCMA that is on par with BJJ in regards to ground grappling.
It just isn't there because it was NEVER prioritized as it was in BJJ.
It's not a slight on TCMA, it's just a fact.
In terms of ground grappling, BJJ is in a leage all its own.
Even submission grapplers core is BJJ.
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