Any Shuai Chiao practitioners around?

[goshinman]

I have been dying to formally study this chinese grappling art for years but can't get into the program that David Ck. Lin teaches . I have the combat Shuai Chiao video set but I want to study it formally. I have heard that the training is brutal and that the set ups for the takedowns and throws are the best out there. I know at least a couple of guys here study it so can any of you confirm this?

[SevenStar]

I would say the training is no more brutal than what you get from say, hardcore bjj - it taxes you. What tends to scare a lot of peeps off is the fact that they don't like being thrown. For many people, that's just not fun. Doing it repeatedly is definitely not fun. A llt of the throws are similar to those seen in judo, but they are more brutal in the sense that a limb will/can be broken during the throw, before your opponent hits the ground.

 

I train bjj and judo daily, shuai chiao I study long distance, unfortunately. Several times a year, I will meet with my teacher and another group of guys that are in chicago (I'm in TN) He trained under Dr. Brian Wu, who was one of Mr. Lin's training brothers.

 

Shuai Chiao has excellent apparatus training also - pulley, rock pole, etc.

[Gino]

I know nothing about shuai chiao can someone tell me a bit about its history please.

[Tibby]

I know nothing about shuai chiao can someone tell me a bit about its history please.

 

For real, it sounds interesting.

[SevenStar]

SC is a chinese grappling style. It employs kicks and strikes, but the purpose of them is to set up a solid throw. A Shuai Chiao practitioner wants to throw you hard and fast, ideally right onto your head, breaking bones on the way, if possible.

 

take for example, the shoulder throw. In judo, the opponent's arm is trapped in the bend of your arm. When you throw him, the arm is still intact when he lands. In SC, the arm is held on the shoulder, palm upward. when you do the throw, that arm will break in mid throw, in addition to the opponent being thrown onto the ground. For some history of the style, go here

[Gino]

Thanks Sevenstar.An interesting art!