Kung fu?

[Shaolin]

Radok:

 

Do you mean what style uses more, or relies more on strength or simply which is more effective? The harder the style the more that style relies on strength, this has little relation to effectivness however.

 

In any case Tiger to me is a 'harder' style and the Mantis is softer and more yeilding.

[Shaolin Fighter]

I studt Shaolin kung-fu. Right know I'm doing a tiger animal form and it's awesome. The tiger is strong and fast. The mantis is fast also. First find what animal that describes you, then study that system. In my style we study the following animals"

 

Dragon

 

Tiger

 

Crane

 

Snake

 

Mantis

 

I like them all but the Dragon & Tiger describes me the best........

[Radok]

I was talkin what's stronger not more effective.

[fungku]

Which style is stronger? Or which one relies more on strength?

 

Tiger style relies more on strength, and "strengthening tendons".

 

If that's possible, but that's the shaolin description.

 

There was a reason behind most Shaolin styles that were meant to strengthen or better the body in some way.

 

There is no way to say which style is stronger.

 

But the one that I'd say relies more on 'strength' is Tiger.

 

(put very loosely)

 

You need to really study Kung Fu for a while I guess, to understand 'strength' is not what you want to rely on.

 

Force should be your goal.

 

Basic physics

 

force = mass x acceleration

 

if you take mass to be your strength (used loosely) plus what you get when you use your body 'torque' x acceleration, which I'll call 'explosiveness'.

 

Anyway. It's not strength you should be worried about, it's technique.

 

(in my humble opinion )

 

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fungku

 

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