OxygenAsh Posted June 19, 2002 Share Posted June 19, 2002 I practice Wing Chun and in the past I did boxing. I'd say Wing Chun is more effective than boxing, but also more complicated. In short term, a boxer will probbaly win. In long term - Wing Chun fighter. Long and short terms are different for different ppl; for me a year of WC was enough to return to my boxing school and kick the **** out of some guys who did so onto me in the past The blade is only silent until it cuts through your flesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-- Posted June 19, 2002 Author Share Posted June 19, 2002 Ya, all martial arts take a while to get right, but once you do, you're not just okay, you're good. I'm starting Centerline style sooner or later, and I hope it'll be a good supplement to my Shotokan. One thing I'm wondering, in case there are any experienced Shotokan guys here: Wing Chun deals with jabs and other fast, circulat strikes, but what about Shotokan? I try to block boxing hooks with knife-hand blocks, but they curve around and hit me anyway. I end up having to plunge deep into the boxer's range and go all-out, and am never able to do it quite how I want to. What's Shotokan's defense against fast, hard-to-block attacks? d----- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo Posted June 21, 2002 Share Posted June 21, 2002 Taikudo-ka: Bruce lee was a talented fighter, probably the best conditioned martial artist in a very long time. He was ahead of time in regards to conditioning I just would not rely on some college fight he was supposedly involved in:) think about this Bruce vs. prominant member of Gracie family. My money is not on Bruce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-- Posted June 22, 2002 Author Share Posted June 22, 2002 Why not? Bruce was a powerful ground fighter; he just never showed it in the movies and such, preferring to stick with his mobile, energetic striking. The Gracies are not bad, but there are much better fighters out there, such as Sakuhabara, who annihilated several of the Gracie clan in tournaments. Remember, though, that such tournaments as the UFC are not measures of true skill. I can't sit here and explain it, but they simply are not. Too many people overrate the Gracies. d----- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo_Tseu Posted June 26, 2002 Share Posted June 26, 2002 Hi all, The best way to counter a hard-to-block punch is to destroy the shoulder, then you destroy the momentum of the punch. counichiwa Wing Chun Kung Fu (Yip Man) andKali (Pekiti Tersia) martial artist (no belts needed) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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