Kung-Fu Self-Defense

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    If straight self defense is your goal I wouldn't recommend Kung Fu. This from someone who trained KF for 6 years then switched to Muay Thai and am now training BJJ (with a little Kali thrown in).

    It really depends on your definition of self defense:

    If you are training to win a bar or street fight I'd go Muay Thai or just straight western boxing (make sure you develop some sort of take-down defense).

    If you want to diffuse situations and not get arrested BJJ is great. Not necessarily the best for a street fight.

    If you're worried about a gun to your face life or death struggle, Krav Maga or Kali might be for you (do some cardio too).

    I equate Kung Fu to training to fire a black powder musket. You can certainly kill or do serious damage with it, but there are better technologies out there.

    Training any legitimate martial art (including Kung Fu) is definitely better then having nothing, but if you expect to defend yourself against someone who also knows how to fight you better hope you've trained against resisting partners.

    If you want my self-defense 2 cents I would recommend cross-training a striking art with a grappling art with some sort of light weapons training.

    Good luck!

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    • I go in a self defense school. All we learn is minded towards saving our life.Bennn
    • Kung Fu Wing Chun is the center of the class, but we have sanshou, bjj, boxing and other technics mixed into that.Bennn
    • Wing Chun can be VERY quick and fast. Nothing like a black powder musket, like you said.Bennn
    • or buy a gun, learn how to shoot and keep your distance from ppl that do BJJ or shit that won't do anything against a gun.Maaku
    • "If you want to diffuse situations and not get arrested, BJs are great"? what?detritus
    • Wing Chun had a string of hits in the 80's, with a modicum of success in the US. Lead singer went on to a career in songwriting.face_melter
    • I thought my Kung Fu striking was pretty good and I had success in tournaments. My first day in Muay Thai I learned it wasn't.BK
    • ^That and a BJJ white belt probably could have taken me down and choked me out in 6 seconds.BK
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