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Originally Posted by Grixti
All very clear points Mike. So if size and strength have the advantage when the skill of the fighters is equal this raises the question: Can one reach a level of skill that is so great that it cantr be overcome by the advantages of attributes like size and strength.
This links back to the martial art philosophy-type stuff.
"In Kamon, size and strength dont matter"
Although this statement is a bit broad to be fact it does boil down to the idea of skill having less limits then the attributes we have been talking about(size, speed, strength, reach etc). What i mean by this is that if someone could reach a certain level of skill then these attributes wouldnt matter. There is a limit to strength and speed (look at world records) but is there a limit to skill? What do you guys think?
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Let me put it this way...
My training partner (and instructor at Kamon) has pretty much the same skill level as myself, yet I am a foot taller than him.
Due to my extra weight, I am slower, he is faster. Yet I hit with more power
In wing chun, we use the moves that work for our size, but ultimately, he will get attacks in that will stop me, and so will I.
The power and the speed do not matter as much with this kind of fighting.
ie. a kid could chop me in the throat and drop me. If he swung a punch in during a spar, it wouldn't do much