aznkarateboi Posted June 22, 2003 Posted June 22, 2003 are southern styles of shaolin kung fu effective for self defense?
Drunken Monkey Posted June 22, 2003 Posted June 22, 2003 china is quite big. southern china (half of the country) is still quite big... there are as many styles and variations of kung fun in southern china as there are types of coffee in starbucks. invariably, all will claim to be good for something but then again it all depends whether you prefere espresso or a skinny latte and how much you drink. post count is directly related to how much free time you have, not how intelligent you are."When you have to kill a man it costs nothing to be polite."
sansoouser Posted June 22, 2003 Posted June 22, 2003 SOme styles are better than others, I prefer for self defense out of the southern Kung Fu the praying mantis although some techniques are useless they have alot of good techniques for self defense. I am a 16 year student of San Soo though I have studied the northern and southern praying mantis as well as the tiger and Wing Chun. It's all in personal preferance on wich you like, choose you think is effective and would be useful to how you want to use it, so in answer to your question, yes and no. Some are good others aren't. The amateur shoots his hands out ferociously, but lacks any true power. A master is not so flamboyant, but his touch is as heavy as a mountain.
quigley_321 Posted June 23, 2003 Posted June 23, 2003 Ya some style are good for it others aren't just see which one suits you the best? What is your body type like?
Thuggish Posted June 23, 2003 Posted June 23, 2003 any kung fu that is actually kung fu is gonna take a looooong time to learn. practical self defense, yea- in like 10 or 20 years. if youre worried about the here and now, id train in something quicker to become effective, like just straight boxing or krav maga or something. or just get good at running so you can run away- thats the safest bet anyway. a broken arm throws no punches
paolung Posted June 23, 2003 Posted June 23, 2003 any kung fu that is actually kung fu is gonna take a looooong time to learn. practical self defense, yea- in like 10 or 20 years. if youre worried about the here and now, id train in something quicker to become effective, like just straight boxing or krav maga or something. uhh... in a word, wrong. i completely disagree. any good system worth it's time will give you the tools to fight with. it's up to you how long it takes to use it. generally speaking some arts and/or systems have a longer learning curve, but this depends on the student. 10 or 20 years, maybe if you're a 'weekend warrior' who sits around and never trains with serious intensity! but on topic, the legendary Wong Fei Hung was a southern gungfu stylist. his system was Hung Gar Kuen. "It is not how much you know but how well you have mastered what you've learnt. When making an assessment of one's martial arts training one should measure the depth rather than the length". - MASTER "General" D. Lacey
River Posted June 24, 2003 Posted June 24, 2003 I think the southern styles of China Shaolin kungfu is effective for self defense,because its training can make people more strong and quick.
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