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Originally Posted by Red Rum
Grixti, who on earth are you training under in Kamon?
In the Kamon classes I train at, we train a variety of moves (under presure). This includes working from a clinch, being pounded on by an attacker and being 'teased' by long range attacks
Very recently, Master Chan has changed the grading syllabus to include sparring which involves less wing chun orientated movements like hooks, jabs, uppercutts, etc
The reason why people choose to train something like wing chun is because they are looking for something other than getting in a ring and dkuing it out. Whether that is because they are too old, not interested in getting hit in the head every night, or because they can't commit to a daily training regime is unknown. Also in boxing and many other arts, you are 'sized up' according to weight etc. In this day and age people understand that when you go out onto the street, you cannot ask to be put up against someone your own weight
It doesn't mean that a good lightweight boxer won't be able to knockout a heavyweight. Only that for every punch the heavyweight throws, the lightweight has to throw 6 punches to keep up. In Kamon, size and strength don't matter. I weight three times as much as Master Chan and he will neutralize me in a heartbeat. Yet, if I sparred with him, even though he is damn good, it would just be a complete mismatch
My advice to you Grixti would be to go and have a look at the Wednesday Covent Garden class. It is intermediate - advanced level and you will see and understadn where your current training is taking you
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Yeah but hes spot on, you dont compete and that leaves out the pressure and edge you get at something like a boxing gym, like how you got smashed to bits when you went boxing.
Grixti, good post good question.
my advice to you is to take 2 martial arts.
1. take up JKD, great system, well rounded.
2. take up boxing or MT at proper competitive gym this will give you that pressure you are looking for.
These 2 systems mix well, though MT and boxing are part of JKD you are going to get to train specifically in those areas in the combat sport way. You cant do that at a non competitive gym.
Have a look at some posts by Michael Wright at the difference he found when he started doing boxing at a competitive boxing gym.
Boxing or MT at a real gym will compliment JKD very nicely.
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