Tom Yum,
Hello and I agree with the way you think. I have developed for myself the snake style of fighting and mantis and I also favour the tiger style. I use snake for fast deflecting and shifting along with rapid strikes that are hard to counter. I use the mantis when I want to get a hold of someone and lock them up. I use tiger for raking motions and also clawing and locking. Tiger is very circular as well and is very strong for going over and under bridges of the opponent. I also like the close quarter fighting of the tiger. The tiger is good for palm striking as well and power moves that uproot the opponent. That is why I study other fighting styles and grapplers etc. Its good to keep learning and growing.
In the best situation a kung fu man would have opportunity to develope his figthing style against a vast amount of styles. But if the training is well organized, the attacked of other fighting styles can be addressed also. I try to teach my students what to do in case their attacker knows different styles of fighting. |