The Martial Arts Society

Yes im aware of the origins of judo thanks, and also of shaui jiao- the point wasnt that kung fu doesnt use grappling, it was that it is operated and applied like a martial art. For your basic judo dimwit, as exemplified by einheri et al, judo is all-conquering and kung fu doesnt have a grappling/groundgame to compare. But thanks for disproving their argument outright anyway

as regards shuaijioa, it can be practiced in competiton form, which is similar to how judo players go ie wrestling and it also has a combat form, like most kung fu styles that are more reality focussed and invloe stayin on your feet more and maintian your balance while your opponenet loses theirs.
The most important thng though is in kung fu, shaui jiao grappling is only one type of technique, to be used in conjunction with distance striking, CQ combat, speed and avoidance of damage. I guessing your sifu didnt specialise only in grappling, whay style of kung fu did he teach?

he taught hung gar in this country as well as his own family style back in china. suaijiao was jsut another hobby of his in chia you do it in school and college and if good go on at natioanl level. hung gar is one fo the styles that features a lot of close combat training like grips, locks and jointbreaks because it was created out of the old shaolin tiger styles. there are a few kung fu styles that feature close qurter speciliasms, wing chun and jeet kune do were designed for striking and countering in confined spaces, though i didnt train it myself, they do the chi sao stuff that trains up reaction speed to oppnenets movement and countering speed, which is why im seeing a lot of doormen and stff learning it as it comes in handy when you have drunks stepping up into your face when you can delvier a flurry of strikes ina second - the martirossian school is a good place to learn somehwere down in brighton, take a look fromr 0.15

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep7vhbbLuV8&feature=related

i havent really seen much of the hung gar styles, i have seen good stanard wingtusn guys in action though and exaclty how fast they are. What else have you trained? i would add the monkey style if you have ever seen it practiced at high level it looks totally wierd, but in a fight unpredictability goes in your favour when its really hard to predict how the will strike and taking the fight to places most people arnt really used to

And for the record, im full-on kung fu trained and would wipe the floor with you all if was in the mood

Well you don't sound fully kung fu trained, I thought you were taught not to abuse the techniques you have been trained to use? Even I know that from muay thai. Also you smack a lot of a keyboard warrior, how could you possibly know you could wipe the floor with everyone who has posted here?

Just got back from a sparring session, got battered lol, took a real bad leg kick and now I probably won't be able walk tomorrow!

Hi, Im new to the thread

1st Kyu Judo.

Currently fighting for my 1st Dan.

Unfortunatly out injured atm

Me too, sort of. I've had a long term problem in my hip for as long as I can remember and I'm having surgery in late june-ish to fix it. It's a cam impingement and there's also a muscle tear that needs sorting, probably caused by pushing my hips too much despite having the problems. I'm out until around September/October apparently which isn't too bad I guess, considering the nature of the problem.

your definitly in a worse position than me.
i took an injury to the medial ligament and nerves that run through the elbow durin my last competition (January) but i should be back in april!

Was fightin a 130kg guy in the team event, i weighed in at 80.9kgs lol but long story short the guy landed on my elbow and it hyperextended, lucky i didnt break the arm though!

happy days then mate

are you mixin things up abit or what martial art rya doin then?

For a person that doesn't really trust the stability of their knee, is there any other discipline that I would be able to partake in?