BLueDevil

Inside Kung Fu or Kung Fu taichi has some of the best articles from what ive seen, Grappling mag has great coverage on MMA

thats basically it, we usually end fight within a few strikes to vital areas of course that doesnt always work but thats true of any style as well

You have a valid point, but those aren't good examples. lidell has been wrestling all his life and has been doing bjj for seven years. silva si a bjj black belt. Those two are more than 'strikers that can grapple' - they are very much grapplers. Good point as well, but when was the last time Chuck submitted someone? Or Vanderlei for that matter? Its no secret they can handle themselves on the ground but Chuck has said he would much rather stay on his feet to end the fight

Well said

that' depends on who you ask and what their personal style of fighting is. Look at a boxer - he doesn't have to block all the time. Why not? because he moves. His evasion IS his block. Like mr miyagi said "best defense, no be there" - cliche, sure, but he was absolutely right. When you are merely blocking, you are bound to get hit eventually. At least while you are moving you are not only evading, you are rolling with the punch if you do get hit, lessening the blow, and you are possibly setting yourself up for the next strike. IMO, what we do is better from a defensive standpoint than what you are referring to. Even in my longfist days, I thought that way. That said, you are correct. A kung fu guy who trains ground work (cross training) and uses PROPER TRAINING METHODS (that's the big one) could do well in MMA. Im not really saying just stand there and block, you gotta throw some counter punches. Sure you'll get hit sometime and I totally agree the rolling with the punches theory, but I think a good range of blocking techniques would prove very useful if you properly train. The only person Ive see blocking in the octagon is Frank Mir and he is the heavyweight champion

Alot of people havent kept up with the UFC lately will say that it is a grapplers game but like ive said the last few events and a few current champions are strikers that can grapple I dont prefer 1 over the other but being a kempo fighter I prefer a good stand-up fight rather than a BJJ match, and K-1 delivers basically nothing but stand-up matches where in the UFC there is almost a guarantee its gonna hit the ground somewhere in there...

iM an avid follower of the UFC and MMA in general and from what ive seen dominate lately are strikers (Chuck Liddell, Rich Franklin, Vanderlei Silva) that can grapple (wrestling, BJJ) lately the BJJ guys have been dominated in the stand-up game by people who can defend agains takedowns

Alot of valid points in addition it seems to me kempo focuses on closing distance, whereas the TKD sparing matches Ive seen they like to keep there distance, this is merely an observation Ive never formally taken TKD so it could just be a certain instructor's training

I read the first few page then I skipped to the last and i guess we got off topic! But to bring things back, In my old town that was all we did was fight, it was like recreation, some more than others (haha) I myself have been in a few altercations before I knew anything about MA. I actually won most of them but I did lose some of them, and I will atribute those losses to lack of training/preparation(as fights tend to come out of nowhere anyway) Now that I have been in Kempo for some time I realize things I could have done to difuse the situation and I too fear what I CAN do having unwillingly tested it on a few occations (sp?) from my experience Kempo is so deverse that there is basically a technique for almost every situation you run into, then you hammer on them to where your reaction will be fast and instinctive. And im only half way through the rankings. A good kempo fight is a short one.

Well, I also started for many reasons, Ive been wanting to study for a long time but i lived in a small town and my family didnt have alot of money growning up so I never got the chance. then 2 years ago me and a friend decided we both wanted to to something and looked at all the schools and decided on 1 but then money got tight again and it got put on the burner for another year, but once I got money again we went back and joined and have been doing ever since

yeah, when we first sign up my Sifu tells people you wont get alot out of your training unless you work at home, and I actually started with a partner from work so we get together pretty often to practise techniques

Im a big UFC fan, I think it has made Kung fu look ineffective to many people but how often do you catch someone in the UFC blocking a punch? Most of them block the same as boxers, which IMHO isnt as effective as a good kenpo/wing chun/hung gar etc. block. I think with the right training a kung fu practitioner would do just as well as any other. Just be prepared to defend against all aspects of the game.

eh, my teacher started learning bak mei but only got through the first form, 1 weapon form(staff), and the basic blocking. His teacher moved to Ft Worth so he wasnt able to learn the whole system but he did teach us what he knows probably because his teacher told him he didnt like it there and may move back (haha) but what i have learned I enjoy

Naihanchi Seisan Long form 2

well, my school is still fairly new so the number of women is very few and they dont spar at all but if a dedicated woman wanted to spar i dont see why it would be an issue

you'll only get better, in fight (sparring or otherwise) anything can happen sounds alittle like you underestimated alittle

Not only have i used kenpo effectivily but all of my instructors have used and demonstrated its effective use, anybody who makes a claim that kenpo is not effective has probably not seen a seasoned practitioner in action, since i am new to the forum i'll make it a point to speak up on kenpo's behalf whenever that comes up

Since I learned 2 styles ,one of which Hung ga, I tend to use my hung ga techniques and use them quite effectively. many of the holds i dont use because they are pretty dangerous but i pick and choose what works best for the situation

I think that effectiveness is dependant on the person and there use of technique rather than what style they are using, ive laid kickboxers on their a$$ before and likewise been laid out by kickboxers

Im pretty new and it just so happens ive been looking for a good kenpo forum! i posted my lineage in my signature, ive been learning for about a year now and we also put much emphasis on katas and not wasting movement