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Growing up, I learned karate. It wasn’t until I met a Kung Fu practitioner that I realized I know nothing Jon Snow. I switched to Kung Fu and never looked back.
by gabereiser 5y ago
Growing up, I learned karate. It wasn’t until I met a Kung Fu practitioner that I realized I know nothing Jon Snow. I switched to Kung Fu and never looked back. I still think karate is good because of its structure and competitions but if you are battling yourself, as an art, as a discipline - Kung Fu is king. Great read though. Can’t wait to see it in the games.
- lanevorockz 5y agoKung Fu is more a philosophy than a Martial Art. Hence no Kung Fu MMA champions
- coyotespike 5y agoNo, probably eventually someone will adapt kung fu or wing chun for the octagon. I have criticisms of wing chun (not that I am an expert) but they do intend to be practical. There were no karate MMA champions for years, and people dismissed taekwondo techniques. Lyoto Machida has had great success coming from a karate background, and so have taekwondo kicks. You can already see people working in wing-chun-style hand traps. Joe Rogan has some nice commentary on this history.
- alfiedotwtf 5y agoQi La La has shown that Wing Chun (Wong Shun Leung lineage) does work in the ring. There is a huge difference between Wing Chun schools, but bringing this up is worse than a Vim vs Emacs flamewar so I'll stop right here.
- alfiedotwtf 5y agoIt's very much a martial art, though varies between different schools (but the same could be the same with any style of fighting).
- gabereiser 5y agoUmmm, Cung Le… You should try it sometime. See if your opinion stands.