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Martial Arts/Kung Fu opinions Please

At one on one fighting. Im not talking about ufc wannabes, im talking about real fighters. You pick 2 kung fu old men, and ill pick fedor emelianenko and anderson silva, and we'll see who wins.
 
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Impacto Profundo said:
as an absolute beginner you'll spend most of your time learning to stretch. it's a huge waste of money unless you have a good deal of training and knowledge to begin with.
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I knew a guy who was pretty good at Kung Fu When we watched t.v orsat down he always started banging the outside of his hands together constantly too condition them.
And they were ROCK fucking hard as were the bottom inside of his palms were he used to condition them on steel poles.
 
^as others have mentioned, you will get the most from your money if you are reasonably condition before you got there. that was my point in that post. i didn't mean to discourage. make use of these next 3-4 months and you'll achieve significantly more than if you do not.

melange said:
if I could break 10 bricks with a slap of the palm, I think I could break through some pussy ass ufc's wannabe's skull
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problem here is that the skull won't be stationary in a position ideal for you to break it. i've no doubt of your abilities to break skulls, i doubt your ability to be in a position to do so with a live, trained fighter.

the which style is better than others argument is pointless anyway.
 
besides, my skill at weilding the 32 inch blade in my living room would put anyone down :p
 
Expect to have your arse worked off. I agree that you should have some degree of fitness before going. Maybe even some martial arts experience.

P.S. My style is better than your style.
 
There's pros and cons to each. I mean I've studied Thai and jiu jitsu for about 6 years and when I went to a shoalin praying mantis place I didn't like it at all. If you actually wanna fight go to a mma school or gym. I like that more because you fight on day 1 and its everyone together learning and teaching each other. In the kung fu I went to it was a pre determined progression. It wasn't at all like you pick your weapon and that's what you learn. Instead you start with the flute and then progress from there. No matter how much talent you may have it didn't mean you'd progress any faster or learn anymore. In mma if you were good you learned a lot more. Kung fu just wasn't for me. I didn't like forms and the sifu was a tool. I mean if I walked into a Thai gym and the dude teaching me was some fat dude focused on structure I wouldn't have liked that either. That said as far as street fighting goes I don't think it matters. I'd never put someone in an arm bar or Thai clinch them and throw knees till they were dead, that would be pretty stupid. I'm gonna just break your nose or something I did way before I learned anything. You don't wanna go around breaking people's arms and shit, remember there's no ref to stop ya on the street and if that's why you're looking at martial arts you're in it for the wrong reason. If you're hell bent on kung fu then I'd say Wu shu would be the way to go. Or jeet kun do if you can find a place but try it where ever you are before getting stuck in china for 6 months. I said jeet kun do because that seems to be more of a free form style and I said Wu shu because its probably the most dedicated style you can find, but its all just what you're looking for.
 
Thanks Johnny!

Apparently mantis is one of the harder styles and it sounds like you were frustrated with the slow pace as your familiar with martial arts.

I'll do a bit of research on Wu Shu

Cheers!
 
I've studied Kenpo, Shotokan and Tai Kwon Do Karate and Wah Lum Kung Fu. It has been my experience that natural physical ability and your devotion to training is what distinguishes a skilled martial artist from a wannabe. If you're gonna spend 6 months training 7 hours a day, you'll certainly benefit from it. Don't expect to become Bruce Lee, just give it your best!
 
I've been researching Kung Fu lots in the last two weeks and it seems all the modern day stuff is watered compared to what they taught in the Shaolin temple.

Allot of people would go to these schools and when they asked there master on how to apply what they were learning to combat the master often avoided the question. It's like allot of these school just want to make you look awesome but when it comes to combat Kung Fu isn't what it used to be.

I've actually been looking at Muay Thai camps in Thailand. I'm after something I can use and the elbow and knee strikes can be VERY effective and it's pretty quick to pick up.

I think it suits more off what I'm looking for and that's to be able too fight really well if need be. Apparently Muay Thai has been the most effective in UFC matches, I'm starting too like what I hear about it.

Problem is I've already been to Thailand twice and kinda wanted too go somewhere new but I can always make a few side trips to Burma and Vietnam where I haven't been yet.
 
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Muay Thai is excellent for competition and for real life fighting. It is however very hard and probably one of the most spartan forms of fighting there is.
 
Krav Maga, it'll own anything....



I've been doing it for a while now, and last saturday night I was in my first fight in a year (I've fought a lot, and done quite a few different types of MA) with a guy in his 20's (I'm 16), I totally destroyed him despite being weaker and smaller.


If you want quick, effective defense, go Krav.
 
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