do you really think the Chinese used kung fu in wars?
Kung Fu became illegal and got eradicated (practitioners executed) during the historically recent Mao communist takeover.
So what we have left is pretty watered down, incomplete and pieced together. No doubt it would work a lot better if that hadn't happened.
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Could they stop the double? Didn't think so.
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No that's not the point the point I was making is the fact that the country men that had incredible armies and war strategist would also be capable of using their intelligence to create an unarmed fighting styles.
Could they stop the double? Didn't think so.
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I'll pull guard then. Kung fu is gaySanda incorporates standing grappling and uses a lot of throws so it is very, very possible they might stop the double leg, just like a judo guy
A lot of people believe that Karate is more of a weapons art than a empty hand art
I'll pull guard then. Kung fu is gay
But karate literally means "empty hand"
Kung Fu became illegal and got eradicated (practitioners executed) during the historically recent Mao communist takeover.
So what we have left is pretty watered down, incomplete and pieced together. No doubt it would work a lot better if that hadn't happened.
I think sanshou/sanda (similar to Muay Thai but with throws) still works pretty good today on account of it having spread to the backwoods of other countries before the purge so it never was even interrupted.
Sanda was a result of the purge. The Chinese commies were inspired by the Russians with their sambo and wanted to create its equivalent so they meshed what was felt was the best of kung fu with western boxing and voila you have sanda
I remember watching a interview of Jet Li somewhere, I think in the extras for cradle 2 the grave where he said he would get thrashed in real MMA
Polite? Nah. He was keeping it real.I remember that. He was talking about the scene with him fighting UFC fighters. To be fair he said he would get trashed by guys like Randy and tito not all MMA fighters. That and he was being polite.
Polite? Nah. He was keeping it real.
Wars in China weren't fought by Kung Fu masters, they were fought by soldiers with weapons.