Shotokan_Fighter Posted July 7, 2003 Posted July 7, 2003 kung fu vs karate id have to say karate, beacuse i think karate was better for self defense than kung fu, a kung fu stylist hits and dosent stop, a karate ka hits and your done. "When I fight, I fight with my heart,and soul. My heart, and soul is Shotokan Karate."Shotokan_fighters creed"karate has to come natural in a fight, if you have to think about using karate in a fight, you will loose the fight"3rd kyu brown belt - shotokan karate
Treebranch Posted July 7, 2003 Posted July 7, 2003 Shotokan_Fighter you obviously have never experienced San Soo. One word BRUTAL! "It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.""Lock em out or Knock em out"
aznkarateboi Posted July 8, 2003 Author Posted July 8, 2003 Shotokan Fighter, you are wrong about Karate blows felling in one hit. I've seen karate people fight and while they are good, they won't take someone out with one blow most of the time. That is their goal, but very few achieve it. Mas Oyama is an example of one who achieved it, and is able to fell most opponents with one blow. Prodigal Son's analogy of a bazooka vs. a pistol is correct. A good Kung Fu practitioner will attack with a barrage of attacks from all parts of the body. A karateka will hit more precise blows with more power.
Treebranch Posted July 8, 2003 Posted July 8, 2003 I think it's safe to say Karate what ever kind it is has huge similarities between them. Kung Fu on the other hand has huge differences between each style of Kung Fu. Just compare Wu Shu to San Soo or Wing Chun to Shoalin, they are very different. So basically Kung Fu is too broad to compare to Karate. "It is easier to find men who will volunteer to die, than to find those who are willing to endure pain with patience.""Lock em out or Knock em out"
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