a Wushu quistion

[Son Goku the monkeyking]

hmm this is somthin i have been wondering, i love watching a good wushu demonstration: especially the the unarmed combat forms.

but there is somethin i been wondering, i love the flexibillity, the acrobatics, and the martial art ( though some people rather call it just street performing) but i was wondering could some1 who studies wushu ever defend themselves with it, (meen the flashy kungfu stuff u see like in jackie Chan movies, or jet lee- crouching tiger etc. or like the stuff the wushu team dose) i beleve that the flashy stuff could help someone be able to defend themsevles if that person can use it right

i strong point of it i beleive is that in a self-defence situation the person, who u may be up against would not no what do do against someone who studies Wushu giving the wushu person the advantage.

i though about one day studying wushu, after i am done with my own training

2.) do u have to also be a sertain body frame to study wushu because i am kinda big: 5'7, 196lbs.

PEACE

[patusai]

I would think that they can

[WudangDragon]

I'm 6' and 9.5 stones and i dealt fine with my Wushu training.

You can defend yourself with it, but I wouldn't advise trying it against a decent martial artist. I used a 720 degrees, spinning heel-kick to defend myself against a non-martial artist once, but to be honest, i was doing it to show off what i could do (the girl i fancied was near-by).

It was very effective though. . . .

[Moe]

so did you hit the guy?

A big problem is if you get too close to even a normal street guy, if you aren't careful and he brings you down its over.

[WudangDragon]

yeah i did. . . his arm was by his side (the other was holding aloft the bottle has was attempting to smash over my head) and i hit him just below the shoulder. . . .he ran away with his tail between his legs. . .

Wushu is great as a defence system, but the flashier moves are best kept away from the trained opponent

[Moe]

I'm 6' and 9.5 stones and i dealt fine with my Wushu training.

You can defend yourself with it, but I wouldn't advise trying it against a decent martial artist. I used a 720 degrees, spinning heel-kick to defend myself against a non-martial artist once, but to be honest, i was doing it to show off what i could do (the girl i fancied was near-by).

It was very effective though. . . .

Can you please decribe this move to me, or if there are pics on the net show me which one it is? how long have u been doing Wu Shu?

[WudangDragon]

Ok, ill try and describe it. . . lol

I jumped and spun to my right. After a full 360 degrees turn i was facing my opponent again (still in mid-air). I put my right leg out in a side-kick position, so that i was facing my opponent with my kicking leg out to the right. I spun the other 360 degrees with my leg in that position until my heel hit my opponent's arm, and i landed on the ground.

And thats a well as i can describe the 720 spinning heel-kick. . . the whole thing happens in the air incase u didnt get tht. . . .

[parkerlineage]

I don't know about Wushu all by itself, but I think I could probably use it in conjuction with my other knowledge to cause some serious damage. A butterfly kick followed up by Kenpo hand attacks certainly works for me rather frequently.

[Moe]

Ok, ill try and describe it. . . lol

I jumped and spun to my right. After a full 360 degrees turn i was facing my opponent again (still in mid-air). I put my right leg out in a side-kick position, so that i was facing my opponent with my kicking leg out to the right. I spun the other 360 degrees with my leg in that position until my heel hit my opponent's arm, and i landed on the ground.

And thats a well as i can describe the 720 spinning heel-kick. . . the whole thing happens in the air incase u didnt get tht. . . .

Yea, pulling that move means you have good jumping ability and that you have been doing wu shu for quite a while.