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Originally Posted by TigerClaw  Then you really do not know what you are talking about. You have no idea what a kung fu fight looks like, so your words make no sense at all. If you have never seen a Kung Fu man fight your argument also has no purpose at all except to spake your biases and attack on kung fu.? |
I have seen gongfu men fight - some looked gawd awful, keeping their hands down when they should be protecting, kicks lacking power, sometimes telegraphed strikes. However, I've seen on rare occasions gongfu men strike someone from 'out of nowhere' and knock a guy flat on his @ss.
Gongfu's strengths (from my limited opinion): quick-deceptive striking, the ability to flow from one range to another or the ability to flow from one attack to another, destructive infighting
I'm thinking snake, mantis and crane styles are notorious for the above. Can we get elaboration from an animal stylist here? I'd guess internal stylists are all about the above - again from my limited exposure to the internal stylists we've had here (chrisdavis, boar) etc.
Tiger style is more of an external, hard, power-based style - more along the lines of muaythai.
Gongfu's weaknesses (from my limited opinion): lack of realistic training methods, lack of training against other fighting stlyes - so their strengths and weaknesses can't be tested.
There have been forum members who have put these styles to work (maybe not successful in the ring) but in security work.
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Originally Posted by TigerClaw I can tell you that there are some kung fu fighters that I believe could overcome two MMA fighters in combat. I do not say this to boast or put down others. I just believe this is the case.The fights would last about 15 seconds or so. |
Unlikely.
Studying any martial art style only increases your chance of surviving. And if you're up against multiple opponents (especially trained!) your chances are slim.