huey

karate and kung fu?

karate is based off of the foundations and basics of kung fu in its stances, strikes, linear movements, etc.
you can't have kung fu without karate. you can however have karate without kung fu as is done all over the world.
the stances are the same in the begining but it is the fluid movements that follow and the changing to circular movements that shift you from the hard style basics to kung fu.
how many styles or systems out their based on either kung fu or karate and even tkd don't have a horse stance? a hard bow? a cat stance? or teach hard blocks?
but how many styles in the same categories use all of these and soft bows, cross steps, mantis stance/ natural stance?
these would represent the majority of kung fu styles. kung fu uses it all while the majority of karate styles only use the hard linear techniques and stances.

i practice shou shu. a chinese art that has takedowns, throws, strikes, kicks, breaks, and joint locks in seven different styles all for street defense.