Wing Chun

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Anyone experienced with it?

I've done several years of internal styles (Yang, Chen, competition forms, etc.), but their actual combat applications might be more effective combined with modern styles.
 
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I remember in the 1980's having fun tonight with their cousin Wang Chung.

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spiderweb said:
So. . .

No one has studied it LOL
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I've heard of it because I know someone who has studied it for a long time. He even goes to China to see his master teacher. But I don't know a thing about it.
 
I have long time studied Chi meditation (Tai Chi and Chi Kung) which is the basis behind most Chinese martial fighting styles, but have never ascribed to a particular style myself. I fought a season of semi-professional PKA full contact matches back when they used to be the sanctioning body of kick boxing. I did... okay. Not great. Not bad either.

In the end, the street fighters seem to win the matches.
 
Sac Arrow said:
In the end, the street fighters seem to win the matches.
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Most "drunken idiot brawls" end up in grappling on the ground if someone doesn't know how to disengage. This has always been both the plus and minus of certain martial arts. The ones that teach you to redirect an attacker's movement, work best in real-world fights. The ones where you primarily stand and face off, are weaker unless you get to hit first.

So in self-defense stuff, since you usually can't hit first, you want to know how to put the idiot on the ground... while not letting them take you down with them.
 
azblackbird said:
I'm more about Smith Chun and Wesson Chun these days. I'm getting too damn old for anything else. :cool:
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When I get the telemarketer calls....

"Sir, do you currently have a home security system?"
Me: Yes I do.
Telemarketer: What system do you have?
Me: Smith and Wesson

Technically, Sig Sauer, but who's keeping score?
 
denverpilot said:
Most "drunken idiot brawls" end up in grappling on the ground if someone doesn't know how to disengage. This has always been both the plus and minus of certain martial arts. The ones that teach you to redirect an attacker's movement, work best in real-world fights. The ones where you primarily stand and face off, are weaker unless you get to hit first.

So in self-defense stuff, since you usually can't hit first, you want to know how to put the idiot on the ground... while not letting them take you down with them.
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Judo always impressed me for the real world stuff. A well placed punch is right there with it. So I would say Judo and boxing are the most practical from what I've seen.
 
Sac Arrow said:
I have long time studied Chi meditation (Tai Chi and Chi Kung) which is the basis behind most Chinese martial fighting styles, but have never ascribed to a particular style myself. I fought a season of semi-professional PKA full contact matches back when they used to be the sanctioning body of kick boxing. I did... okay. Not great. Not bad either.

In the end, the street fighters seem to win the matches.
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I'm very interested and starting to see that internal and wing chun are complementary.
 
denverpilot said:
Most "drunken idiot brawls" end up in grappling on the ground if someone doesn't know how to disengage. This has always been both the plus and minus of certain martial arts. The ones that teach you to redirect an attacker's movement, work best in real-world fights. The ones where you primarily stand and face off, are weaker unless you get to hit first.

So in self-defense stuff, since you usually can't hit first, you want to know how to put the idiot on the ground... while not letting them take you down with them.
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Agree. And the other problem with being a master grappler is that even if you can dominate on the ground, what about the idiot's five buddys who are kicking your head and breaking your knees while you're on the ground?
 
spiderweb said:
Agree. And the other problem with being a master grappler is that even if you can dominate on the ground, what about the idiot's five buddys who are kicking your head and breaking your knees while you're on the ground?
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If you get into a fight with six people, I would question who the "idiot" is? To be clear, if you get into a fight with one person, who is in the company of five others you have effectively gotten into a fight with six people. kinda reminds me of this....

 
Jack Reacher said it isn't five against one, it's three against one:

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Well, once I take out the leader, which is you, I'll have to contend with one or two enthusiastic wingmen. The last two guys, they always run.
<<<

Works in the movies.
 
Matthew said:
Jack Reacher said it isn't five against one, it's three against one:

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Well, once I take out the leader, which is you, I'll have to contend with one or two enthusiastic wingmen. The last two guys, they always run.
<<<

Works in the movies.
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Nice quote!
 
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