First things first.
I've never in my life heard a karate or kung fu person say that MMA"s was a crappy way of fighting or anything close to that.
I've never in my life heard a karate or kung fu person say that Bjj was a crappy way of fighting or anything close to that.
I've heard them say that they felt they could beat some of those guys ,but never heard them say they could beat all or anything close to that.
I've studied kung fu for about 17yrs and karate for 4yrs.I boxed for a few as well as wrestled all before kung fu.
Do i feel i can beat some MMA"s and Bjj guys? Yes!!!
Why? because i have already.
Do i feel i can beat them all? Hell No!!!
Why? Nobody can beat everyone they face.
I'm sure i've faced some good MMA's and Bjj people ,but i'm sure i have'nt faced any very good or great ones yet.
I'm planning on going to a few MMA"s and Bjj schools down here in Miami to get to know some people.So i can work on fighting a great grappler ,and they can work on fighting a pretty good striker.
Just training though!
I'm not into that challange stuff although i won't back down from a threat either.
Infact alot of kung fu people as well as karate people are kinda scared abot facing a MMA's or Bjj person.They have a lot of respect for them.Most kung fu and karate people don't prepare for facing a person that can grapple.
Everyone points to UFC,Pride,and NHB where was everone before then?If MMA's or Bjj was the best in the world would'nt everyone do them?
It's like Marc Animal Mac Young said everytime something comes on the sene that beats the others everyone jumps on it.It only works cause people had stop preparing for grappling.Grappling is not new it was around back in acient china.What happend was great strikers were able to keep grapplers away so most turned to striking.When that happend people worked on striking as striking got better that's all they would work on was facing another striker.
So now they pay for their mistakes they did'nt prepare for the ground because they felt they would never end up there.My Sifu makes us use Chin Na a lot not just the few techniques you see but the actual style.It has groundfighting as well as punches ,and kicks.It's not new in our style it has always been taught in Black Tiger.It's just that Black Tiger is a very rare style.
There are only about 6-8 people in the world that teach the style of Black Tiger i'm learning.5 are students of my Sifu the current Grandmaster ,and the others are his brothers from the Hong Kong school he learned in.
I as well as everyone i know respect MMA's and Bjj it's just that MMA's and Bjj people don't respect us.It's cool with me because i know better than to think that kung fu beats all.I just laugh when i hear MMA's and Bjj people say kung fu su(ks.Because if they really knew about other arts they would never say anything like that.I have a guy at work that told me to my face kung fu su(ks and he don't respect none of us because it's a dance.
He bragged about his MMA"s training and even beat a guy at my job who boxes up very bad at a near gym.I'm not gonna sit here and say what happened when we went at it together.I will say this he still thinks most kung fu su(ks ,but thinks Black Tiger is different than most kung fu.We are very good friends now and i show him different techniques now and then.
jmd161
P.S. Everything works well when people are not use to seeing it.Case in point the St.Louis Rams. once someone finds a way to counter it ie..The New England Patriots.Everyone jumps on that bandwagon ie The NFL.Thus the Rams 0-4 start they are'nt any worse than last year it's just that teams know how to counter their technique now.