NY Kung Fu club
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@NIKO!
Im pleased you linked that video, i saw it and thought the same, he is just so switched on, very sharp.Also i wouldnt say kung fu is ineffective in terms of MMA, ive found over the years its hard to compare kung fu/karate etc to things like kick boxing/mma etc, as one is a sport, ones a self defense.
In kung fu you train to go for eyes, neck etc because its self defense, you cant in mma obviously as its a sport. If someone jumps you in the street you dont have gloves on to cushion heavy strikes when blocking like in mma, and you also have the opportunity to grab your opponent, so its very different. (obviously in UFC you have open handed gloves which makes for more possibilities as opposed to boxing sports)
Also, upon recently starting thai boxing ive found the big difference in wearing boxing gloves is that i feel detached from the thai boxing when i remove my gloves.
At kung fu you rarely wear gloves, you go training do kung fu and when you walk home you still like a kung fu practitioner.
When i go thai boxing i put on gloves, i feel like im thai boxing. I take them off and i feel i dont feel like im a thai boxer. Bizarre, and its just something i need to get used to, but thats what ive found.- well, MMA probably prepares you best for a real fight, because of ground work as well.Jurre
- oh yeh i agree, the one thing really lacking in kung fu is any form of grappling. and fights can often go to the ground.Hombre_Lobo
- having said that, id rather get good at striking and finish a fight before that happens (results may vary!)Hombre_Lobo