Originally Posted by Red Rum

Yeah my point was that even as a sarcastic rant, putting one style into one box is misguided. It would be like me grouping Shaolin styles together.
A local school 'Nam Yang' did a demo recently which was dreadful. Yet I wouldn't suggest for one minute that this is representative of all shaolin styles.


Again you are grouping it as one thing. There are so many variations of wing chun that putting them in one box is ludicrous. There is no overall governing body, and some instructors like the traditional way of wing chun, whereas others want to improve its fighting ability. Also a lot of Masters do not do other martial arts, so it is hard for them to adapt the system


Sensitivity is incredibly important in a fight. If you have ever been in a fight (and I'm not judging you if you haven't), most of the time it is hard to rely on your eyes. In things like boxers clinches, or grabs, you can feel when you're opponent is going to release his hand before he does the action
If a person strikes and makes contact with your arm, you will find ways round the arm, instead of relying on your eyes to try and look for gaps. If you hit someone and they go back, your sensitivity will help follow them (rather than let them break off and come back and attack). Sensitivity is a tool. It is not a secret art that will give you super powers or something but it will help you greatly. I do well in BJJ because of this stick. Without it, I would have to rely a lot on reaction


If you are talking solely about ring fighting then I will withdraw that.
I have seen people in their 50s pull off a roundhouse kick, but it has not been of great quality. I'm not saying that older/bigger people cannot do it, but that a newbie to martial arts who is past the age of 30 would most rather do a stamp kick than a roundhouse. In a street confrontation, you don't have a nice ring and lots of space. Things like roundhouse kicks are more difficult to pull off. I've been drunk before and still pulled off a stamp kick.

Doesn't mean that roundhouse kicks are rubbish only that they have their time and place

Originally Posted by Tom Yum

Ghost, you are like rogue from x-men but with a willy.
*drools*