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While that may be true, we’re no longer fighting in medieval battlefields. Each art has it’s time and place. In the present world, the battleground is the ring, or cage more often than none.
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I would say that the street was a more important battle ground to concider than the ring - if you are not a competition fighter does that mean you are not an effectice fighter?
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All the stance training in the world cannot prevent somone from tackling you down with their weight and full force.
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I thik you are imagining that the person rooting would be static and going to try and meet the force of a tackle head on - that would just be stupid - i think what he is getting at is that with a strong root AND mobility - you should be able to avoid this tyupe of attack being effective.
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You see, I’ve experienced professional level kung-fu before and nothing suggests that it is anymore lethal than the next art. The whole idea of “our techniques only work in the streets” is a cop-out because no notable kung-fu man has defeated other professional martial artist
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Please explain to me 'proffessional level kung fu' this means nothing at all to me - what it means is that someone has made a business out of kung fu not that they profficient in it.
The fact that no 'notible kung fu guy' has gone into the ring at UFC or Pride means nothing - it just means that they have no real interest in showing off in a ring or competition fighting. Not everyone does!
I am not sure about the tactics that he has used - there is a difference between sparring with a guy and spitting in his face.
But many 'dirty tactics' are not really that - it is just training for the worst case scinario. If nothing else works then ripping someones balls off - or sticking your thumbs in their eyes just might!
many good points though sage.
cheers
Chris Davis