Friday, May 21, 2010
Is there a website where I can see a list of Kung-fu movies?
I want a list of movies, or better yet a website the movies there already. They can be from any country and any time and be in any language. I don%26#039;t care. I just like the fighting seens. They can be Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Tony Jaa and anyone for that matter. If you have a list of actors, could you post them please and thank you.|||kung fu cimenma dont know how to spell that, but you could go to http://www.hkcinemagic.com/ and type in the names of people if you want to see what movies they starred in
Can you help me to find kung fu background that music like when they play flute.?
Can you help me find kung fu background music in movies as in kung fu panda that flute music background music.|||I go to bearshare and type in Japanese Flute in the search. Some movies that have nice flute music is House of Flaying Daggers, Kill Bill, Hero.|||the forbidden kingdom film 2007-2008 about jackie chan and jet li and a new yorker kid
youtube--chinese martial arts music
kungfu panda and record sound using cell phone
and forbidden kingdom has awsome back grounds look them off google images
youtube--chinese martial arts music
kungfu panda and record sound using cell phone
and forbidden kingdom has awsome back grounds look them off google images
Why arent there any kung fu specialists in the UFC?
other than that lame chainsaw mccarthy. kung fu is fun.. guess its not practical enough though?|||Wow oldways...
Great links, but wrong information. Mostly on the Chuck Liddell front.
Chuck doesn%26#039;t hold a black belt in Kung Fu (most Kung Fu styles do not have a belt system, and a few of them have a sash system)
Kung Fu is a broad spectrum term really, as it is various styles, much like the Karate misnomer.
If you wanted to user a misnomer you would say Chuck Liddell had a black belt in Karate, as he has a Kempo tattoo, from his days under Ed Parker%26#039;s Kempo Karate system.
Chuck will be the first one to tell you his striking ability and prowess in the MMA circle has nothing to do with a Kempo background and has more to do with his trainer John Hackleman than anything else.
Well that and his great wrestling ability, he is able to defend take downs like no ones business and hop back up to his feet.
He is not a %26quot;Kung Fu%26quot; practitioner, I am pretty sure he lists his style as %26quot;Kickboxing and wrestling%26quot; Nor has he ever studied any version of Kung Fu.
With the mistaken notion that %26quot;All Martial Arts come from Kung Fu%26quot; mentality, I can understand how you would make that generalization.
Chuck%26#039;s style is way more Hawaiin Kujukenbo than anything else, and he studied various forms of Karate. But not Kung Fu, or any Chinese Traditional Art.
First off, Kung Fu %26quot;specialist%26quot; would not do well, because there are very few of them doing any realistic training. There is one guy who you could consider a Kung Fu specialist, in the realm of Sanshou champ Cung Le, who is entering MMA now.
But Sanshou is hardly Kung Fu, it is kickboxing that allows takedowns. Some Kung Fu practioners move towards it as a method of competeting their art. (aside from Wushu which is forms based only).
Kung Fu (generally speaking) or the various forms of Kung Fu from Wing Chun/Tsun,, to Hop Gar, or Northern Long Fist, etc. Is generally rarely if ever sparred, and one dimensional at best. Of all Martial Art strikers their punches and kicks have been measured as some of the weakest. (Per Fight Science, a discovery channel show that had some good info and some not so great info, but the punching/kicking power readings were cool)
Generally it isn%26#039;t incredibly practical in the UFC because it is rarely taught or trained properly. Even then it is one dimensional, and generally lacks any form of pressure testing aside from pushing hands and trapping drills.
It isn%26#039;t that the art is entirely unpractical, it is that the focus is on drills, and forms, that only help build the body to perform certain moves, and they never spend time actually fighting and learning how the moves are utilized in a combat form.
Well that and that the vast majority of the moves are indeed inpractical lol.
But just wait there will be more Kung Fu mystic Chi ball lovers coming on here to tell you that it is because it is too deadly, and that a true Kung Fu master would never %26quot;lower his standards%26quot; and that Martial Arts aren%26#039;t about fighting and showing your ability. (Which is quite different than the foundation of most Kung Fu styles, which was to honor their own family or style in fighting competetions)
But hey I am just one guy, that is my opinion. Hope it is helpful.|||Why aren%26#039;t there any KFC specialists in the Yung Fu?|||check out the mma vs. kung-fu fight on youtube where mma practictioner john marsh easil defeats a %26quot;kung-fu master%26quot;. The kung fu guy asked for the fight and everything was allowed ( you can see him try to eye gouge). MMA is just much more realistic.|||you answered you own question, its not practicle enough, the training they do just does not prepare you for a competition, completely different aim from MMA|||Ever seen Kung Pow? He could own them all with his Hamster-Chucks!!|||Chuck Liddell has Kung Fu Kempo tattoo on his arm are you all blind?
http://www.urbin.net/EWW/MA/KF/kempohist...
Kempo well look it up on line
It Is Chinese Kung Fu
and Chuck seems mighty proud of this Tattoo
Chuck is a Black Belt in Kung Fu
Kung Fu styles number in the hundreds, thousands.
Yip Man was good enough to teach Bruce Lee In Hong Kong
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yip_Man
he was Chinese teaching a Womans Style to Bruce Lee
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wing_chun
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Lee
Being everyone agrees Ch%26#039;n (ancient China ) represents Kung Fu the name equates to Ch%26#039;n arts. ( Actualy it means to be good at something )
You probably wont like your arts true roots in history. Thailand boxing has it%26#039;s root in Buddhism which evolves from Bodhidharma himself in China.
Shinto in Japan
And well Bodhid came from India.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dDOvPZEX...
this is rad stuff !!
Thai boxing wins hands down,
just cannot beat it,
they kick bannana trees all day for training.
no one competed.
Like a car hit ya !
But check this out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQTzeQssF...|||Whole buddhist thing is buIlshit!
Thailand is a extremely buddhist country but yet there%26#039;s SO many Muay Thai fighter there. It%26#039;s same with many other south east asia countries. So it throw whole theory about Kung Fu not fighting because of belif out of window.
Plus how the hell can a group keep a such secret in? There could have been a double agent who would just learn all techniques then turn around and teach it to MMA fighter.
The real reason for this is simply... Kung Fu is NOT effective and it is out of date. Don%26#039;t believe me? Those clips will speak for itself!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S19VsB7__...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QucOnlQW2...
I dare you to find a clip of any Kung Fu who do well in a fight!|||If you train realistically enough (with aliveness: google Matt Thornton for a great description), against non-compliant opponents, you will find that you can fight, no matter what you train. Some things are more realistic and can work better, for various reasons, but you will find that your skills can be applied.
You will ALSO find that what you are doing doesn%26#039;t look like Kung Fu anymore.
When a BJJ guy gets in the ring, you can see him do BJJ, when a Muay Thai guy gets in the ring, you can see the Muay Thai. When a Kung Fu guy gets in the ring, you see what looks like crappy kickboxing.
They don%26#039;t train it realistically enough to find out what works in real life, and so they can%26#039;t apply their moves. The guys who DO train it realistically, throw away the kung fu moves, because there are much more efficient techniques. Then they go crosstrain to fill in the gaps, and they don%26#039;t bother with much Kung Fu.
If Kung Fu COULD win in the UFC, they would sure as heck be doing it, there%26#039;s big money to be made.|||1- the primary reason you won%26#039;t see kung fu or %26quot;CMA%26quot; in MMA is because of the context it was originally invented.
Just like you won%26#039;t see a pure boxer in the UFC, CMAs are primarily striking styles (with throws and locks, etc.), you will never see a CMA ONLY person just like you will never see a pure boxer as they will have no ground defence. This is largely due to cultural limitations of chinese culture where if you were thrown, or on the ground, you generally lost (historically) also since many CMA styles were developed with weapons in mind and warfare, the idea that you were thrown and on the ground meant that you were dead as nothing will protect your defenseless *** from a spear to the gut at that point.
2- while #1 is a reason, it is not the ENTIRE reason. one of the main factors as to why you don%26#039;t see CMA is because as you mentioned, quite frankly most teachers don%26#039;t teach you practical techniques. The actual reason for this can be discussed from now until we are all collecting social security and beyond but generally teachers haven%26#039;t tested what they were taught, and the general training atmosphere was to not question, so like a really bad game of telephone; %26quot;I%26#039;m having dinner with a blonde nymphomaniac with big breasts%26quot; becomes %26quot;pauly shore is standing outside my door%26quot;.
Thats what happens when you don%26#039;t pressure test your techniques (as you did to a degree). So even if one took a CMA class for standup, and learned grappling defence by learning to grapple (not the bogus %26quot;anti-grapple%26quot; crap), then most cma gyms won%26#039;t teach you how to even properly do that.
The teachers often hide thier faulty teachings and faulty understanding of the techniques by claiming %26quot;its too deadly to spar or practice with resistance%26quot;- yes, quick breaks and such as can be found in all styles might be, but just because 5% of your style is untrainable at full resistance or any resistance, then what about the other 95% of it. No style is so deadly that one punch will kill you. yet the dim mak mentality is so prevalent because a teacher is just hiding thier own lack of good training. Which probably came from thier teacher and thier teacher before them.
3- because of all the problems with CMA, if you are looking to be a pro fighter, are you going to take a martial art that is easy to find a teacher that gears itself to a particular form of competition and has been proven time and again to work. Your goal is not to learn and popularize CMA, its to be a successfull UFC fighter. As such, the gap of possibility between CMA (or any traditional martial art not currently represented in the UFC) bieng seen in the UFC becomes wider.
You do see other disciplines besides san da, appearing in san da tournaments. However this is under a specific ruleset that may have throwing, but is not as ground intensive and lax in regulations as the UFC.
As such people who train in CMA- even realistic CMA and not just %26quot;pajama party%26quot; LARPers (live action role players) are going to be people who are generally not going to be interested in competing, but people who want to learn to fight realistically (or LARP as the case may be) but not compete.|||if you hop around like a swan you%26#039;ll get killed thats why|||there are some Kung Fu-ist in the ufc its just that its MIXED martial arts so even tho there is kung fu it doesnt look like it because it is Meshed in with so much other stuff that and Kung Fu alone is designed to be used in a defensive manner but the martial artist in the ufc are so evolved Not unless the kung fu guy was just GEEZUS fast he would not have time to do what he is trained to do defend, parry, attack
Great links, but wrong information. Mostly on the Chuck Liddell front.
Chuck doesn%26#039;t hold a black belt in Kung Fu (most Kung Fu styles do not have a belt system, and a few of them have a sash system)
Kung Fu is a broad spectrum term really, as it is various styles, much like the Karate misnomer.
If you wanted to user a misnomer you would say Chuck Liddell had a black belt in Karate, as he has a Kempo tattoo, from his days under Ed Parker%26#039;s Kempo Karate system.
Chuck will be the first one to tell you his striking ability and prowess in the MMA circle has nothing to do with a Kempo background and has more to do with his trainer John Hackleman than anything else.
Well that and his great wrestling ability, he is able to defend take downs like no ones business and hop back up to his feet.
He is not a %26quot;Kung Fu%26quot; practitioner, I am pretty sure he lists his style as %26quot;Kickboxing and wrestling%26quot; Nor has he ever studied any version of Kung Fu.
With the mistaken notion that %26quot;All Martial Arts come from Kung Fu%26quot; mentality, I can understand how you would make that generalization.
Chuck%26#039;s style is way more Hawaiin Kujukenbo than anything else, and he studied various forms of Karate. But not Kung Fu, or any Chinese Traditional Art.
First off, Kung Fu %26quot;specialist%26quot; would not do well, because there are very few of them doing any realistic training. There is one guy who you could consider a Kung Fu specialist, in the realm of Sanshou champ Cung Le, who is entering MMA now.
But Sanshou is hardly Kung Fu, it is kickboxing that allows takedowns. Some Kung Fu practioners move towards it as a method of competeting their art. (aside from Wushu which is forms based only).
Kung Fu (generally speaking) or the various forms of Kung Fu from Wing Chun/Tsun,, to Hop Gar, or Northern Long Fist, etc. Is generally rarely if ever sparred, and one dimensional at best. Of all Martial Art strikers their punches and kicks have been measured as some of the weakest. (Per Fight Science, a discovery channel show that had some good info and some not so great info, but the punching/kicking power readings were cool)
Generally it isn%26#039;t incredibly practical in the UFC because it is rarely taught or trained properly. Even then it is one dimensional, and generally lacks any form of pressure testing aside from pushing hands and trapping drills.
It isn%26#039;t that the art is entirely unpractical, it is that the focus is on drills, and forms, that only help build the body to perform certain moves, and they never spend time actually fighting and learning how the moves are utilized in a combat form.
Well that and that the vast majority of the moves are indeed inpractical lol.
But just wait there will be more Kung Fu mystic Chi ball lovers coming on here to tell you that it is because it is too deadly, and that a true Kung Fu master would never %26quot;lower his standards%26quot; and that Martial Arts aren%26#039;t about fighting and showing your ability. (Which is quite different than the foundation of most Kung Fu styles, which was to honor their own family or style in fighting competetions)
But hey I am just one guy, that is my opinion. Hope it is helpful.|||Why aren%26#039;t there any KFC specialists in the Yung Fu?|||check out the mma vs. kung-fu fight on youtube where mma practictioner john marsh easil defeats a %26quot;kung-fu master%26quot;. The kung fu guy asked for the fight and everything was allowed ( you can see him try to eye gouge). MMA is just much more realistic.|||you answered you own question, its not practicle enough, the training they do just does not prepare you for a competition, completely different aim from MMA|||Ever seen Kung Pow? He could own them all with his Hamster-Chucks!!|||Chuck Liddell has Kung Fu Kempo tattoo on his arm are you all blind?
http://www.urbin.net/EWW/MA/KF/kempohist...
Kempo well look it up on line
It Is Chinese Kung Fu
and Chuck seems mighty proud of this Tattoo
Chuck is a Black Belt in Kung Fu
Kung Fu styles number in the hundreds, thousands.
Yip Man was good enough to teach Bruce Lee In Hong Kong
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yip_Man
he was Chinese teaching a Womans Style to Bruce Lee
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wing_chun
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Lee
Being everyone agrees Ch%26#039;n (ancient China ) represents Kung Fu the name equates to Ch%26#039;n arts. ( Actualy it means to be good at something )
You probably wont like your arts true roots in history. Thailand boxing has it%26#039;s root in Buddhism which evolves from Bodhidharma himself in China.
Shinto in Japan
And well Bodhid came from India.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8dDOvPZEX...
this is rad stuff !!
Thai boxing wins hands down,
just cannot beat it,
they kick bannana trees all day for training.
no one competed.
Like a car hit ya !
But check this out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQTzeQssF...|||Whole buddhist thing is buIlshit!
Thailand is a extremely buddhist country but yet there%26#039;s SO many Muay Thai fighter there. It%26#039;s same with many other south east asia countries. So it throw whole theory about Kung Fu not fighting because of belif out of window.
Plus how the hell can a group keep a such secret in? There could have been a double agent who would just learn all techniques then turn around and teach it to MMA fighter.
The real reason for this is simply... Kung Fu is NOT effective and it is out of date. Don%26#039;t believe me? Those clips will speak for itself!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S19VsB7__...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QucOnlQW2...
I dare you to find a clip of any Kung Fu who do well in a fight!|||If you train realistically enough (with aliveness: google Matt Thornton for a great description), against non-compliant opponents, you will find that you can fight, no matter what you train. Some things are more realistic and can work better, for various reasons, but you will find that your skills can be applied.
You will ALSO find that what you are doing doesn%26#039;t look like Kung Fu anymore.
When a BJJ guy gets in the ring, you can see him do BJJ, when a Muay Thai guy gets in the ring, you can see the Muay Thai. When a Kung Fu guy gets in the ring, you see what looks like crappy kickboxing.
They don%26#039;t train it realistically enough to find out what works in real life, and so they can%26#039;t apply their moves. The guys who DO train it realistically, throw away the kung fu moves, because there are much more efficient techniques. Then they go crosstrain to fill in the gaps, and they don%26#039;t bother with much Kung Fu.
If Kung Fu COULD win in the UFC, they would sure as heck be doing it, there%26#039;s big money to be made.|||1- the primary reason you won%26#039;t see kung fu or %26quot;CMA%26quot; in MMA is because of the context it was originally invented.
Just like you won%26#039;t see a pure boxer in the UFC, CMAs are primarily striking styles (with throws and locks, etc.), you will never see a CMA ONLY person just like you will never see a pure boxer as they will have no ground defence. This is largely due to cultural limitations of chinese culture where if you were thrown, or on the ground, you generally lost (historically) also since many CMA styles were developed with weapons in mind and warfare, the idea that you were thrown and on the ground meant that you were dead as nothing will protect your defenseless *** from a spear to the gut at that point.
2- while #1 is a reason, it is not the ENTIRE reason. one of the main factors as to why you don%26#039;t see CMA is because as you mentioned, quite frankly most teachers don%26#039;t teach you practical techniques. The actual reason for this can be discussed from now until we are all collecting social security and beyond but generally teachers haven%26#039;t tested what they were taught, and the general training atmosphere was to not question, so like a really bad game of telephone; %26quot;I%26#039;m having dinner with a blonde nymphomaniac with big breasts%26quot; becomes %26quot;pauly shore is standing outside my door%26quot;.
Thats what happens when you don%26#039;t pressure test your techniques (as you did to a degree). So even if one took a CMA class for standup, and learned grappling defence by learning to grapple (not the bogus %26quot;anti-grapple%26quot; crap), then most cma gyms won%26#039;t teach you how to even properly do that.
The teachers often hide thier faulty teachings and faulty understanding of the techniques by claiming %26quot;its too deadly to spar or practice with resistance%26quot;- yes, quick breaks and such as can be found in all styles might be, but just because 5% of your style is untrainable at full resistance or any resistance, then what about the other 95% of it. No style is so deadly that one punch will kill you. yet the dim mak mentality is so prevalent because a teacher is just hiding thier own lack of good training. Which probably came from thier teacher and thier teacher before them.
3- because of all the problems with CMA, if you are looking to be a pro fighter, are you going to take a martial art that is easy to find a teacher that gears itself to a particular form of competition and has been proven time and again to work. Your goal is not to learn and popularize CMA, its to be a successfull UFC fighter. As such, the gap of possibility between CMA (or any traditional martial art not currently represented in the UFC) bieng seen in the UFC becomes wider.
You do see other disciplines besides san da, appearing in san da tournaments. However this is under a specific ruleset that may have throwing, but is not as ground intensive and lax in regulations as the UFC.
As such people who train in CMA- even realistic CMA and not just %26quot;pajama party%26quot; LARPers (live action role players) are going to be people who are generally not going to be interested in competing, but people who want to learn to fight realistically (or LARP as the case may be) but not compete.|||if you hop around like a swan you%26#039;ll get killed thats why|||there are some Kung Fu-ist in the ufc its just that its MIXED martial arts so even tho there is kung fu it doesnt look like it because it is Meshed in with so much other stuff that and Kung Fu alone is designed to be used in a defensive manner but the martial artist in the ufc are so evolved Not unless the kung fu guy was just GEEZUS fast he would not have time to do what he is trained to do defend, parry, attack
What's the difference between Karate and Kung-Fu?
Karate= japanese for empty hand, mostly uses linear punches and kicks, with open handed chops, elbow and knee strikes as well.
Kung Fu= chinese term meaning hard earned or well practiced skill, popularized, redefined and coined by martial artist in the U.S. during the 70s to mean the chinese martial arts. The actual chinese term for martial arts is %26quot;Wushu%26quot;. Usually employs circular strikes and parries, is divided into external and internal styles. There are many styles of Wushu.|||karate self defencing art. but kung fu self defence and also we can protect a lot of other persons|||Karate is all about power, and Kung Fu uses speed and techniques more.|||Kung Fu is a Chinese martial form
Karate is Japanese|||Karate emphasizes power and methods aimed at ending a confrontation quickly. It embodies the samurai idea of one stroke, one kill.
Kung Fu has much more flourish and aims at developing speed rather than strength.
Of course, practicing karate will make you faster just as learning kung fu strikes will make your blows stronger, but that is not their prime emphasis.|||Karate ( kara=empty te=hand), comes from Okinawa, and spread to the Japanese home islands. %26quot;Kung Fu%26quot; or gung -fu is Chinese and comes according to legand from the Shao Lin monastery. Kung Fu is good especially for very short range and fast hand to hand combat, but also has some less practical, ballet type movements which are still good for fitness. karate is less acrobatic, and focuses on punches blocks strikes and kicks. the blocks are very useful.|||Spelling...
Pronunciation...
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Uniform...|||Karate is a japenese art form that started in Okinawa. Its based on linear attacks and defence. powerfull strikes and blocks from a strong base. Kung Fu is Chinesse with several different styles under it. Shoalin, Long Fist, Wing Chun and Choy Lay Flut, just to name a few. Kung Fu relies on fast strikes, deception, and manipulation.|||I trained 1 year in karate %26amp; 5 years in kung fu. From my experience %26amp; not studying I would say karate is a great martial arts if you have big muscles already in your arms %26amp; legs. Kung fu teaches more about how to use your whole body to stop an opponent so in day 1 in kung fu I felt like I could throw a stronger punch before I started building up the muscles.
Kung fu seems to have a lot more versatility too. Covers a wider range of things; we do throws %26amp; joint locks %26amp; ground defenses, etc.|||karate comes from japan and it means empty hands or free handed, useing your hands as the wepons and kung-fu is chinese and it means expert... on the styles... their are many styles of each and cant realy be explaned cause theirs so many styles from kung fu and some from karate that are very similer... but most schools in the USA just say thier school is karate cause they know that word and some poeple dont even know what is kung fu.... i hope this would help...|||Karate uses linear techniques.
Kung fu uses circular techniques.|||karate is more about straight and simple kicks%26amp;punches,
kung-fu has a deeper meaning like yoga, and the beauty and flowing of movements, also a style matters|||Different fighting styles.|||Karate is from Japan and SUCKS!!!
Kung Fu is from China and SUCKS!!!|||Te (1/2 of Kara-Te) was an ancient Okinawan striking system.. and Kara (1/2 of Karate) refers to Kung Fu, specifically southern Kung fu of the Fukien Province, China. Karate is developed from Karate, especially Okinawan Karate, as it changed more when it moved to Japan and Korea.
Kung Fu= chinese term meaning hard earned or well practiced skill, popularized, redefined and coined by martial artist in the U.S. during the 70s to mean the chinese martial arts. The actual chinese term for martial arts is %26quot;Wushu%26quot;. Usually employs circular strikes and parries, is divided into external and internal styles. There are many styles of Wushu.|||karate self defencing art. but kung fu self defence and also we can protect a lot of other persons|||Karate is all about power, and Kung Fu uses speed and techniques more.|||Kung Fu is a Chinese martial form
Karate is Japanese|||Karate emphasizes power and methods aimed at ending a confrontation quickly. It embodies the samurai idea of one stroke, one kill.
Kung Fu has much more flourish and aims at developing speed rather than strength.
Of course, practicing karate will make you faster just as learning kung fu strikes will make your blows stronger, but that is not their prime emphasis.|||Karate ( kara=empty te=hand), comes from Okinawa, and spread to the Japanese home islands. %26quot;Kung Fu%26quot; or gung -fu is Chinese and comes according to legand from the Shao Lin monastery. Kung Fu is good especially for very short range and fast hand to hand combat, but also has some less practical, ballet type movements which are still good for fitness. karate is less acrobatic, and focuses on punches blocks strikes and kicks. the blocks are very useful.|||Spelling...
Pronunciation...
Year of origin...
Moves...
Founders...
Uniform...|||Karate is a japenese art form that started in Okinawa. Its based on linear attacks and defence. powerfull strikes and blocks from a strong base. Kung Fu is Chinesse with several different styles under it. Shoalin, Long Fist, Wing Chun and Choy Lay Flut, just to name a few. Kung Fu relies on fast strikes, deception, and manipulation.|||I trained 1 year in karate %26amp; 5 years in kung fu. From my experience %26amp; not studying I would say karate is a great martial arts if you have big muscles already in your arms %26amp; legs. Kung fu teaches more about how to use your whole body to stop an opponent so in day 1 in kung fu I felt like I could throw a stronger punch before I started building up the muscles.
Kung fu seems to have a lot more versatility too. Covers a wider range of things; we do throws %26amp; joint locks %26amp; ground defenses, etc.|||karate comes from japan and it means empty hands or free handed, useing your hands as the wepons and kung-fu is chinese and it means expert... on the styles... their are many styles of each and cant realy be explaned cause theirs so many styles from kung fu and some from karate that are very similer... but most schools in the USA just say thier school is karate cause they know that word and some poeple dont even know what is kung fu.... i hope this would help...|||Karate uses linear techniques.
Kung fu uses circular techniques.|||karate is more about straight and simple kicks%26amp;punches,
kung-fu has a deeper meaning like yoga, and the beauty and flowing of movements, also a style matters|||Different fighting styles.|||Karate is from Japan and SUCKS!!!
Kung Fu is from China and SUCKS!!!|||Te (1/2 of Kara-Te) was an ancient Okinawan striking system.. and Kara (1/2 of Karate) refers to Kung Fu, specifically southern Kung fu of the Fukien Province, China. Karate is developed from Karate, especially Okinawan Karate, as it changed more when it moved to Japan and Korea.
Why are there no wing chun or kung fu practitioners in the MMA?
I dont know a lot about MMA so maybe this is a stupid question but i dont think there are MMA fighters who use JKD, wing chun etc. Why is this.|||To be fully honest... I don%26#039;t know. Reality is, there is no reason. I have a feeling that it has more to do with how the words %26quot;MMA%26quot; were created. MMA was created through the path of the UFC and PRIDE and other such full contact fighting competitions. MMA is supposed to stand for Mixed Marrtial Arts, which means a fighter takes his/her favorite techniques from ANY martial art and blends them to create a unique and personal style. However, because of organizations like the UFC whose fighters were made famous and they mostly trained in certain MA%26#039;s, MMA came to stand for any mix of: Brazilian Jujitsu, Judo, Muay Thai, Kickboxing, or Boxing, with little else included. This is evident even in the way you wrote your question, you referred to %26quot;the%26quot; MMA. I think you meant to write %26quot;the UFC,%26quot; but like so many, you confused the concept of personalized martial arts training (MMA) with a fighting organization (UFC). By the way, I am really tired of everyone saying that certain traditional and Chinese arts aren%26#039;t applicable for streetfighting or aren%26#039;t %26quot;functional.%26quot; How do you think these arts were invented then? And why do you think they were invented? Have any of you TMA denouncers ever even picked up a history book? The FACT is that all Chinese martial arts were created out of a necessity for self defense. China used to be comprised of 5 separate states that were constantly at war, it is in the fires of these wars that most Chinese martial arts were forged: tested in real-time on the battle field in life or death situations. Wing Chun, Choy Li Fut, Shaolin, and WuShu were all battle tested and saved lives. There aren%26#039;t any special %26quot;modern%26quot; circumstances that make them obsolete. Fighters today simply don%26#039;t believe that there is any logic to a fight other than %26quot;Ug, me hit hard, me tough!%26quot; We need to be careful not to take the %26quot;art%26quot; away from martial arts. Wing Chun%26#039;s centerline theory, Shaolin%26#039;s internal Chi power, and Wushu%26#039;s flowing motions are all Advanced Combat. These are techniques that, after having learned and long ago mastered the basics of attack and block, were created from an intimate knowledge of how the human body works and the process that fights go through. These are not techniques that any beginning fighter can just pick up and utilize, one must first build a foundation and then ascend to the higher skill level it takes to truly realize these techniques. It seems that most fighters today want to stay beginners and not truly gain any skill, only strength, speed, and stamina. We must strive to be artists of the battle field, not merely drones who do what the television tells us to do.
Happy Training.|||because wing chun and kung fu are FOR THE MOST PART unrealistic and have very little fighting application. it isn%26#039;t worth searching through thousands of kung fu/wing chun schools for the one that will teach you to strike effectively when the boxing club on the corner,(or anywhere) will do so just as well if not better and probably cheaper to. In addition many of the concepts and techinques in kung fu and wing chun even in those few good schools are not effective in any sort of fight(centerline anybody?)
and dont tell me any crap about techniques which are meant for the street which would be to dangerous for the ring, if you can train them in a realistic manner you wont be able to do them in a fight, and even if you could they aren%26#039;t the magic bullet everyone thinks they are. eye gouges for instance, look up Gerard Gordeau vs Yuki Nakai. nakai caught gordeau in a heel hook and gordeau tried to eye gouge his way out of the submission, Nakai held on and submitted gordeau even though gordeau managed to BLIND NAKAI IN THAT EYE. so yes eye gouges can do damage, unfortuneately for the gouger you don%26#039;t need to see to grapple and you will likely only piss the guy off. there is no garantee it will save you.|||Because MMA is the real thing.|||There are %26quot;kung fu%26quot; fighters aplenty in MMA but formal wing chun training practices are not conducive to success in competition though you might say that vague permutations of them made it into combat sports such as boxing. JKD isn%26#039;t even a martial art. It is a bunch of concepts thought up by Bruce Lee. He was very critical of wing chun in fact.
Everybody ends up with their own fighting style when it%26#039;s time to throw down.|||the rules of engagement limit the usefulness (if any to start with).
it would also be the same for special forces rambos. introduce rules that take away your styles specific techniques then you limit your ability to overcome the odds. if your key technique is to bite the balls out of the enemy, you cant use it in the fight so you then have nothing.
like a MMA guy playing chess, with chess only rules. unless he can play the game by its rules all his skill is worthless.|||Because mma incorporates moves from many martial arts, so in a way it is a martial art in itself. Jeet Kune Do is considered a martial art that also incorporates moves from many martial arts, but is meant to make sure you dont have that opponent around for a rematch. If you noticed, most of the fighters dont claim to have a main martial art like in the old days when everyone was one dimensional. Ill bet most fighters have at least one move they do that was taken from kung fu, jkd, or wing chun.|||San Soo has a great fighter with a good track record. Kyle Olsen is as he states strickly San Soo, he has done well in MMA.
Jimi H. Woo San Soo Southern Chinese Kung Fu Wu Shu Choy Li Fut.
http://www.sherdog.com/news/Picture_gall...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEiRJywCC...
Kyle is only one of many San Soo fighters and or folks that were wise enough to add it as well to their arsenal. Hope this answers your question, as Kung Fu is in the MMA and doing well.|||Everybody aint into Sports!
MMA has rules that u have to follow;In real combat:There Are NO Rules!
In the MMA the ONLY thing that%26#039;s preventing these guys from killing each other...is the Referee.|||some would say they%26#039;d get whooped because they dont train/spar realistically many things are techniques they learn in theory therefore they wouldnt know how to use it in a real fight since they lack practice, and also limit themselves by not learning ground fighting. you can look up when the gracies were trying to make a name for brazilian jiujitsu you would see them pretty easily submit or choke out kung fu, karate, kempo masters
others would say jeet kune do, wing chin etc....are self defense arts that arent bounded by rules by entering mma which has rules it would water their style down since they wouldnt be able to use some of their techniques:
just like historians say the spartans boycotted the olympics because they werent allowed to eye gouge etc...
in essence jeet kune do is mma just without rules
those are the main arguements people make for and against those styles|||Because JKD, Wing Chun, and every other kung fu form, except Sanshou, won%26#039;t work. Would common sense tell you that if kung fu was effective, it would be widely used? Kinda like natural selection, i.e. use and disuse.|||many mma fighters have trained in traditional martial arts like kung fu and karate. I think Forrest griffen used to do kung fu.
Happy Training.|||because wing chun and kung fu are FOR THE MOST PART unrealistic and have very little fighting application. it isn%26#039;t worth searching through thousands of kung fu/wing chun schools for the one that will teach you to strike effectively when the boxing club on the corner,(or anywhere) will do so just as well if not better and probably cheaper to. In addition many of the concepts and techinques in kung fu and wing chun even in those few good schools are not effective in any sort of fight(centerline anybody?)
and dont tell me any crap about techniques which are meant for the street which would be to dangerous for the ring, if you can train them in a realistic manner you wont be able to do them in a fight, and even if you could they aren%26#039;t the magic bullet everyone thinks they are. eye gouges for instance, look up Gerard Gordeau vs Yuki Nakai. nakai caught gordeau in a heel hook and gordeau tried to eye gouge his way out of the submission, Nakai held on and submitted gordeau even though gordeau managed to BLIND NAKAI IN THAT EYE. so yes eye gouges can do damage, unfortuneately for the gouger you don%26#039;t need to see to grapple and you will likely only piss the guy off. there is no garantee it will save you.|||Because MMA is the real thing.|||There are %26quot;kung fu%26quot; fighters aplenty in MMA but formal wing chun training practices are not conducive to success in competition though you might say that vague permutations of them made it into combat sports such as boxing. JKD isn%26#039;t even a martial art. It is a bunch of concepts thought up by Bruce Lee. He was very critical of wing chun in fact.
Everybody ends up with their own fighting style when it%26#039;s time to throw down.|||the rules of engagement limit the usefulness (if any to start with).
it would also be the same for special forces rambos. introduce rules that take away your styles specific techniques then you limit your ability to overcome the odds. if your key technique is to bite the balls out of the enemy, you cant use it in the fight so you then have nothing.
like a MMA guy playing chess, with chess only rules. unless he can play the game by its rules all his skill is worthless.|||Because mma incorporates moves from many martial arts, so in a way it is a martial art in itself. Jeet Kune Do is considered a martial art that also incorporates moves from many martial arts, but is meant to make sure you dont have that opponent around for a rematch. If you noticed, most of the fighters dont claim to have a main martial art like in the old days when everyone was one dimensional. Ill bet most fighters have at least one move they do that was taken from kung fu, jkd, or wing chun.|||San Soo has a great fighter with a good track record. Kyle Olsen is as he states strickly San Soo, he has done well in MMA.
Jimi H. Woo San Soo Southern Chinese Kung Fu Wu Shu Choy Li Fut.
http://www.sherdog.com/news/Picture_gall...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VEiRJywCC...
Kyle is only one of many San Soo fighters and or folks that were wise enough to add it as well to their arsenal. Hope this answers your question, as Kung Fu is in the MMA and doing well.|||Everybody aint into Sports!
MMA has rules that u have to follow;In real combat:There Are NO Rules!
In the MMA the ONLY thing that%26#039;s preventing these guys from killing each other...is the Referee.|||some would say they%26#039;d get whooped because they dont train/spar realistically many things are techniques they learn in theory therefore they wouldnt know how to use it in a real fight since they lack practice, and also limit themselves by not learning ground fighting. you can look up when the gracies were trying to make a name for brazilian jiujitsu you would see them pretty easily submit or choke out kung fu, karate, kempo masters
others would say jeet kune do, wing chin etc....are self defense arts that arent bounded by rules by entering mma which has rules it would water their style down since they wouldnt be able to use some of their techniques:
just like historians say the spartans boycotted the olympics because they werent allowed to eye gouge etc...
in essence jeet kune do is mma just without rules
those are the main arguements people make for and against those styles|||Because JKD, Wing Chun, and every other kung fu form, except Sanshou, won%26#039;t work. Would common sense tell you that if kung fu was effective, it would be widely used? Kinda like natural selection, i.e. use and disuse.|||many mma fighters have trained in traditional martial arts like kung fu and karate. I think Forrest griffen used to do kung fu.
Is Kung Fu very good for self defense?
Who does practise Kung Fu here?
Some say Kung Fu techniques are kind of fantasy(unrealistic).|||I%26#039;ve trained in various styles of Kung Fu (aka Wushu) since age 5, primarily the Southern Shaolin forms. The movies cram in the most fantastic strikes, but in reality, you use those types of strikes sparingly and only at the appropriate moments. Kung Fu is a good defense, it instructs on attacks, defense, counter-attacks, awareness and an attitude. But like any martial art techniques, your ability will depend on your instructor and your dedication to the art. Tai Chi is one style of Kung Fu that was developed solely for self-defense, consisting only of defense and counter-moves. It is said that if you master the techniques of Tai Chi, you will never lose a fight, although, you will never win one either. But Tai Chi is more popular these days as an exercise, and rarely will you find an instructor who teaches the fighting aspects of it.
So learn, practice, and spar. Sparring practice is very important in Kung Fu, even more so that other martial arts. Because Kung Fu techniques are complicated, sparring is the only way to learn the timing and reaction, so that it becomes essentially a reflex. Some people learn the forms without too much sparring practice and think they are Kung Fu experts, that is a big mistake. I saw a so-called %26quot;expert%26quot; start a fight with a fantastic flying spin kick. Looked great, but he didn%26#039;t defend and left himself exposed for a counter-attack. Ouch.
Kung Fu isn%26#039;t for everyone, you need time and dedication. If you want to quickly learn how to defend yourself, I would recommend another fighting technique, and then come back to Kung Fu when you have more time. It really is a lost art form. Only a few instructors still incorporate meditation into its practice.|||Kung Fu has come to mean Chinese martial arts for the most part, and there are hundreds of styles of Chinese martial arts (also known as wushu). In all these styles there are numerous adept masters who can show you how their art is a viable form of combat. However there are even more practitioners who don%26#039;t know how to effectively make use of their art. Does this mean that Kung Fu is ineffective? NO, NOT AT ALL.
It just means that (as has been said on this forum for thousands of times) the martial art does not make the fighter, the fighter makes the martial art. Kung fu has received such a bad rap because of over commercialization and instructors who are inadequately trained (or not at all). Find yourself a competent instructor with a verifiable lineage and you may be surprised as to how good kung fu can be for combat.|||%26lt;begin rant%26gt;Ok, it seems that many people that do not know Kung Fu can tell you all about it. Most people%26#039;s view of Kung Fu is one of third hand over-repeated junk. %26lt;end rant%26gt;
I practice Seven Star Preying Mantis Kung Fu, and have used it in real world self defense situation. I have also put my Kung Fu against other MA%26#039;s and prevailed.
Kung Fu, just like every other Martial Arts (if taught by a qualified instructor), can be used for self defense. Also, just like all the others, there is quite a few bad Kung Fu schools, teaching flash and dance rather than real Kung Fu.
Kung Fu has been around for longer than most other MA%26#039;s. This usually means that it has evolved more than the others. Also, the famous Okinawan Karate(s) started out as Kung Fu.
So to answer your question, Yes, Kung Fu is very good for self defense, provided you find a quality instructor. Yes, some KF techniques are outdated and unrealistic, but there are not many. Especially when there are literally thousands that are still very viable.|||Kung Fu is fantasy, whatever small good it ever did has been long erased over years of exploitation.
For purely self-defence try TaiKwanDo, Boxing or Judo. Although Judo isn%26#039;t very good if you think wrestling someone with a knife isn%26#039;t very smart.
Self defence courses that have elements of all three can be good but there are a lot of fakes.
Best bet is either a qualified TaiKwanDo teacher, or qualified Boxing coach.|||I feel like all the people who answer, then talk about how they%26#039;ve instructed for 20 years aren%26#039;t being completely honest. One who is skilled allows his or her ideas to show that he or she is knowledgeable.
Kung Fu, like all martial arts, if practiced often, is good to survive an attack. It is generally an offensive martial art and teaches aggression and attacking.
In self-defense, you never want to go on the initiative and attack someone else, you want to merely survive the encounter. The best %26#039;martial art%26#039; would be anything that you can use to create space and avoid/evade conflict. A good pair of shoes is a good tool.
The BEST thing to do is simply be aware of what%26#039;s happening around you. Stay away from potentially dangerous situations and try to diffuse any violent confrontation. If all of that doesn%26#039;t work, kung fu is a good way to resolve the problem, but it takes years of practice and training and dedication to become proficient.|||To be good at defending yourself, you need two things:
1. A great master/sifu who is a great fighter/trainer.
2. You. Ability to consistently put in the hard work. 2- 4 hours per day.
A great master is hard to find these days. Every master say he is good, but unless he has been put to the test, talk is cheap. Also, lots of the martial art moves looks good, but ineffective.
But if you found a great kung fu master, my god, they are so dangerous, their skill level would be incredible. Iron shirt, Iron claws, iron head and body, plus internal chi, one inch explosive power, pressure points, stick hands, circular defends, hard and soft.
Discipline yourself is not easy. You have to love martial arts and love fighting in order to endure the hard work of training.
good luck.|||wushu the modern style of kung fu/ stuff u see in films is a bit unrealistic, like butterfly kick, if you actually hit anyone with that you will do a face plant.
shaolin kung fu was created by monks for self defence.
I have had to us kung fu a few times for self defence and it has never let me down, it is also good for offence as well as when i have had a few people attacking me at once i defended and then went on the offence and it works there to
someone put that being a heavy weight means you cant do kung fu, thats crap, im a big guy height and weight, and i have just pass the exam to become a sifu, if you train hard and you are committed to something you will be able to do it.|||Kung Fu is quite wonderful thing for defense when something is happen with u in aleart time. Anyway, it doesn%26#039;t mean it gonna help u solve the problem all the time cause the limit of amount of the enemy.
In my opinion I think if u really wanna practise Kung Fu. go fo it for exercise is better than for hit someone.|||wing chun kung fu is excellent for street level self defence, some others are more suited for competition or body health and flexibilty such as the shaolin styles...bruce lee only did 5 years of wing chun and hardly covered anything in the syllabus and look where he got!!! but was also an incredibley devoted athlete too...which is not needed for wing chun generally|||Mr Big is actually correct. Kung Fu moves are more offensive than defensive. It%26#039;s defense is basically overwhelming opponent with offense so they can%26#039;t fight back. Ironic thing is, the concept of Kung Fu is for training and healthy exercising rather than for fighting.|||Hi Yoly,
I apologize, as I know very little about kung fu. What I do know about is using self defense items to protect myself. http://www.protectusfromevil.com I did not have the time to learn a martial art as I needed protection quickly in my situation.|||HELLO
I AM A HEAVY WEIGHT SO KUNG FU WAS UNSUITABLE FOR ME AS THEY JUMP AND LEAP AROUND ALOT SO I DID SHOTOKAN WHERE THEY KEEP ONE FOOT ON THE GROUND
IF YOU GO TO OPEN COMPETITIONS YOU MAY SEE THE DIFFERENT STYLES, ESPECIALLY THE KATA OR SET MOVES WHICH ARE DONE BY ONES ELF AT ALL LEVELS TO COMPETITION LEVEL. IF YOU GET GOOD ENOUGH TO FIGHT IN OPEN COMPETITION YOU MAY END ANY STYLE THERE|||It all depends on the time you put in to it. Studying martial arts will improve your reaction time, give you more confidence, and increase your strength. The only thing is you have to practice every day and throughout the day to get to be good enough.|||i would only train in kung fu if i could go to a shoalin temple. however the most realistic and effective martail art is Brazilian Jiu Jiutsu|||It depends more on your skill than style. But I think Kung Fu is primarily offense.
Some say Kung Fu techniques are kind of fantasy(unrealistic).|||I%26#039;ve trained in various styles of Kung Fu (aka Wushu) since age 5, primarily the Southern Shaolin forms. The movies cram in the most fantastic strikes, but in reality, you use those types of strikes sparingly and only at the appropriate moments. Kung Fu is a good defense, it instructs on attacks, defense, counter-attacks, awareness and an attitude. But like any martial art techniques, your ability will depend on your instructor and your dedication to the art. Tai Chi is one style of Kung Fu that was developed solely for self-defense, consisting only of defense and counter-moves. It is said that if you master the techniques of Tai Chi, you will never lose a fight, although, you will never win one either. But Tai Chi is more popular these days as an exercise, and rarely will you find an instructor who teaches the fighting aspects of it.
So learn, practice, and spar. Sparring practice is very important in Kung Fu, even more so that other martial arts. Because Kung Fu techniques are complicated, sparring is the only way to learn the timing and reaction, so that it becomes essentially a reflex. Some people learn the forms without too much sparring practice and think they are Kung Fu experts, that is a big mistake. I saw a so-called %26quot;expert%26quot; start a fight with a fantastic flying spin kick. Looked great, but he didn%26#039;t defend and left himself exposed for a counter-attack. Ouch.
Kung Fu isn%26#039;t for everyone, you need time and dedication. If you want to quickly learn how to defend yourself, I would recommend another fighting technique, and then come back to Kung Fu when you have more time. It really is a lost art form. Only a few instructors still incorporate meditation into its practice.|||Kung Fu has come to mean Chinese martial arts for the most part, and there are hundreds of styles of Chinese martial arts (also known as wushu). In all these styles there are numerous adept masters who can show you how their art is a viable form of combat. However there are even more practitioners who don%26#039;t know how to effectively make use of their art. Does this mean that Kung Fu is ineffective? NO, NOT AT ALL.
It just means that (as has been said on this forum for thousands of times) the martial art does not make the fighter, the fighter makes the martial art. Kung fu has received such a bad rap because of over commercialization and instructors who are inadequately trained (or not at all). Find yourself a competent instructor with a verifiable lineage and you may be surprised as to how good kung fu can be for combat.|||%26lt;begin rant%26gt;Ok, it seems that many people that do not know Kung Fu can tell you all about it. Most people%26#039;s view of Kung Fu is one of third hand over-repeated junk. %26lt;end rant%26gt;
I practice Seven Star Preying Mantis Kung Fu, and have used it in real world self defense situation. I have also put my Kung Fu against other MA%26#039;s and prevailed.
Kung Fu, just like every other Martial Arts (if taught by a qualified instructor), can be used for self defense. Also, just like all the others, there is quite a few bad Kung Fu schools, teaching flash and dance rather than real Kung Fu.
Kung Fu has been around for longer than most other MA%26#039;s. This usually means that it has evolved more than the others. Also, the famous Okinawan Karate(s) started out as Kung Fu.
So to answer your question, Yes, Kung Fu is very good for self defense, provided you find a quality instructor. Yes, some KF techniques are outdated and unrealistic, but there are not many. Especially when there are literally thousands that are still very viable.|||Kung Fu is fantasy, whatever small good it ever did has been long erased over years of exploitation.
For purely self-defence try TaiKwanDo, Boxing or Judo. Although Judo isn%26#039;t very good if you think wrestling someone with a knife isn%26#039;t very smart.
Self defence courses that have elements of all three can be good but there are a lot of fakes.
Best bet is either a qualified TaiKwanDo teacher, or qualified Boxing coach.|||I feel like all the people who answer, then talk about how they%26#039;ve instructed for 20 years aren%26#039;t being completely honest. One who is skilled allows his or her ideas to show that he or she is knowledgeable.
Kung Fu, like all martial arts, if practiced often, is good to survive an attack. It is generally an offensive martial art and teaches aggression and attacking.
In self-defense, you never want to go on the initiative and attack someone else, you want to merely survive the encounter. The best %26#039;martial art%26#039; would be anything that you can use to create space and avoid/evade conflict. A good pair of shoes is a good tool.
The BEST thing to do is simply be aware of what%26#039;s happening around you. Stay away from potentially dangerous situations and try to diffuse any violent confrontation. If all of that doesn%26#039;t work, kung fu is a good way to resolve the problem, but it takes years of practice and training and dedication to become proficient.|||To be good at defending yourself, you need two things:
1. A great master/sifu who is a great fighter/trainer.
2. You. Ability to consistently put in the hard work. 2- 4 hours per day.
A great master is hard to find these days. Every master say he is good, but unless he has been put to the test, talk is cheap. Also, lots of the martial art moves looks good, but ineffective.
But if you found a great kung fu master, my god, they are so dangerous, their skill level would be incredible. Iron shirt, Iron claws, iron head and body, plus internal chi, one inch explosive power, pressure points, stick hands, circular defends, hard and soft.
Discipline yourself is not easy. You have to love martial arts and love fighting in order to endure the hard work of training.
good luck.|||wushu the modern style of kung fu/ stuff u see in films is a bit unrealistic, like butterfly kick, if you actually hit anyone with that you will do a face plant.
shaolin kung fu was created by monks for self defence.
I have had to us kung fu a few times for self defence and it has never let me down, it is also good for offence as well as when i have had a few people attacking me at once i defended and then went on the offence and it works there to
someone put that being a heavy weight means you cant do kung fu, thats crap, im a big guy height and weight, and i have just pass the exam to become a sifu, if you train hard and you are committed to something you will be able to do it.|||Kung Fu is quite wonderful thing for defense when something is happen with u in aleart time. Anyway, it doesn%26#039;t mean it gonna help u solve the problem all the time cause the limit of amount of the enemy.
In my opinion I think if u really wanna practise Kung Fu. go fo it for exercise is better than for hit someone.|||wing chun kung fu is excellent for street level self defence, some others are more suited for competition or body health and flexibilty such as the shaolin styles...bruce lee only did 5 years of wing chun and hardly covered anything in the syllabus and look where he got!!! but was also an incredibley devoted athlete too...which is not needed for wing chun generally|||Mr Big is actually correct. Kung Fu moves are more offensive than defensive. It%26#039;s defense is basically overwhelming opponent with offense so they can%26#039;t fight back. Ironic thing is, the concept of Kung Fu is for training and healthy exercising rather than for fighting.|||Hi Yoly,
I apologize, as I know very little about kung fu. What I do know about is using self defense items to protect myself. http://www.protectusfromevil.com I did not have the time to learn a martial art as I needed protection quickly in my situation.|||HELLO
I AM A HEAVY WEIGHT SO KUNG FU WAS UNSUITABLE FOR ME AS THEY JUMP AND LEAP AROUND ALOT SO I DID SHOTOKAN WHERE THEY KEEP ONE FOOT ON THE GROUND
IF YOU GO TO OPEN COMPETITIONS YOU MAY SEE THE DIFFERENT STYLES, ESPECIALLY THE KATA OR SET MOVES WHICH ARE DONE BY ONES ELF AT ALL LEVELS TO COMPETITION LEVEL. IF YOU GET GOOD ENOUGH TO FIGHT IN OPEN COMPETITION YOU MAY END ANY STYLE THERE|||It all depends on the time you put in to it. Studying martial arts will improve your reaction time, give you more confidence, and increase your strength. The only thing is you have to practice every day and throughout the day to get to be good enough.|||i would only train in kung fu if i could go to a shoalin temple. however the most realistic and effective martail art is Brazilian Jiu Jiutsu|||It depends more on your skill than style. But I think Kung Fu is primarily offense.
Is Kung Fu a good supplement for Karate?
Have been doing karate for almost a year, and thinking of taking up kung fu (nam pai chuan shaolin) as well.|||Yes and No. first its not a supplement, its the roots for karate from Okinawa that came from mainland china.
so yes both arts work great together. You can have a better balance of yin and yang this way. You can learn both linear style and circular style which many cannot do both restricting them.
I am a Shotokan person mainly. I did kenpo and Hung Gar as well for Circular.
Good Luck.|||yes it will give teach you to choose non violence instead|||Hi there
I would have to say yes and no. It will supplement your karate but not at the level you are at. Spend a good few years learning one art before moving onto another. You will gain more respect that way and have a good foundation on which to make a comparison and learn from. I know that MMA is all the range but most of the best fighters who compete have good foundations in one art and knowledge of another.
Best wishes
idai|||I would say so, they are likely to compliment one another.
All Martial Arts have their advantages and disadvantages. By practising two very different ones you should be able to improve your understanding of both, and see where they are helping and complimenting each other.
As you grow more experienced in Martial Arts you will tend to see the similarities in all the arts rather than differences. I find it amazing that arts that have developed in many countries all over the world, and appear at first glance to be so different, are actually so alike in their principles if not in the way they are practised.|||Try it.|||American Karate comes from Chinese Kung Fu. So if that tells you anything.|||It will add grasping and grabbing techs leading up to take downs other than your currentlty doing. Karate focusing more on the strikes, where as Chin Na and such will add Grasping and Joint Manipulation as well. Alot of the focus of Karate is Linear, Kung Fu circular.|||It depends on the style from the fact it has shoalin in the name i would presume it would help you alot with your felexabilty and forms/kata there is a guy that does kung fu in my karate school/dojo and he is really good with kata and it helped him alot
PERSONALLY i cross train in boxing because i have always found karate to have poor fitness training (compared to boxing) also karate sparring is just lame to me if you dont actually hit someone then you arent even sparring your shadow boxing but hey thats my personal opinion i also cross train in freestyle karate to mix it up a little do different things fight different people from different styles etc|||All martial arts are great, but it may be just your body and mind are more suited to karate. Kung fu is excellent though, and well worth practising. Take the time to find a good club with a good instructor, and you%26#039;re away! Good luck.|||after a year of karate you need to look at something that teaches you more than just fighting, try wu shu kwan its a form of kick boxing, but also teaches you disipline, and how to control your body so you can control your movements with the flow of your body, i did it for years, it teaches you how to really do some serious damage but also how to respect.|||Sorry to go against the flow but I would say no, to will it supplement your karate. Learn your karate first before looking for other martial arts. IAfter a year at karate you are still essentially a beginner. If you don%26#039;t accept that then perhaps karate isn%26#039;t right for you|||As a Karateka you will know by now that your style focuses primarily on straight-line (linear) attacks. Short, simple, and to the point.
Shaolin, however, is very circular and, I believe, much more fluid than Karate (regardless of a specific style). This is true for many of the Chinese systems, particularly from the northern provinces.
I think any Chinese system would be an excellent supplement for your Karate training because it will make you a more rounded practitioner. x|||Yeah. Kung Fu will expand your knowledge of Chin Na.|||I have learned both, and I%26#039;ve noticed that they do compliment each other well, especially in my fighting style. I think any pairing or combination of martial arts styles will work well together, because you will naturally adapt, and adopt all the qualities of each that work best for you.|||I thought Kung Fu was a type of noodle meal at the local chinese! lol
so yes both arts work great together. You can have a better balance of yin and yang this way. You can learn both linear style and circular style which many cannot do both restricting them.
I am a Shotokan person mainly. I did kenpo and Hung Gar as well for Circular.
Good Luck.|||yes it will give teach you to choose non violence instead|||Hi there
I would have to say yes and no. It will supplement your karate but not at the level you are at. Spend a good few years learning one art before moving onto another. You will gain more respect that way and have a good foundation on which to make a comparison and learn from. I know that MMA is all the range but most of the best fighters who compete have good foundations in one art and knowledge of another.
Best wishes
idai|||I would say so, they are likely to compliment one another.
All Martial Arts have their advantages and disadvantages. By practising two very different ones you should be able to improve your understanding of both, and see where they are helping and complimenting each other.
As you grow more experienced in Martial Arts you will tend to see the similarities in all the arts rather than differences. I find it amazing that arts that have developed in many countries all over the world, and appear at first glance to be so different, are actually so alike in their principles if not in the way they are practised.|||Try it.|||American Karate comes from Chinese Kung Fu. So if that tells you anything.|||It will add grasping and grabbing techs leading up to take downs other than your currentlty doing. Karate focusing more on the strikes, where as Chin Na and such will add Grasping and Joint Manipulation as well. Alot of the focus of Karate is Linear, Kung Fu circular.|||It depends on the style from the fact it has shoalin in the name i would presume it would help you alot with your felexabilty and forms/kata there is a guy that does kung fu in my karate school/dojo and he is really good with kata and it helped him alot
PERSONALLY i cross train in boxing because i have always found karate to have poor fitness training (compared to boxing) also karate sparring is just lame to me if you dont actually hit someone then you arent even sparring your shadow boxing but hey thats my personal opinion i also cross train in freestyle karate to mix it up a little do different things fight different people from different styles etc|||All martial arts are great, but it may be just your body and mind are more suited to karate. Kung fu is excellent though, and well worth practising. Take the time to find a good club with a good instructor, and you%26#039;re away! Good luck.|||after a year of karate you need to look at something that teaches you more than just fighting, try wu shu kwan its a form of kick boxing, but also teaches you disipline, and how to control your body so you can control your movements with the flow of your body, i did it for years, it teaches you how to really do some serious damage but also how to respect.|||Sorry to go against the flow but I would say no, to will it supplement your karate. Learn your karate first before looking for other martial arts. IAfter a year at karate you are still essentially a beginner. If you don%26#039;t accept that then perhaps karate isn%26#039;t right for you|||As a Karateka you will know by now that your style focuses primarily on straight-line (linear) attacks. Short, simple, and to the point.
Shaolin, however, is very circular and, I believe, much more fluid than Karate (regardless of a specific style). This is true for many of the Chinese systems, particularly from the northern provinces.
I think any Chinese system would be an excellent supplement for your Karate training because it will make you a more rounded practitioner. x|||Yeah. Kung Fu will expand your knowledge of Chin Na.|||I have learned both, and I%26#039;ve noticed that they do compliment each other well, especially in my fighting style. I think any pairing or combination of martial arts styles will work well together, because you will naturally adapt, and adopt all the qualities of each that work best for you.|||I thought Kung Fu was a type of noodle meal at the local chinese! lol
What kung fu system is most effective in a fight?any quickest to learn?
have seen hung gar san shou and wing chun, are there any others? taken different martial arts long time ago. from karate to kung fu. was thinking about training mixed martial cage fighting. any knowledge appreciate|||Having taught Wing Chun in my youth i have to favour that....
None can be learnt as you said quickly....
My opinion is learn some good handwork and defense,ie boxing and some grappling from Muay Thai with knee and elbow use and the cruncher is BJJ for all your groundwork,submissions and pounding...cover them adequately and we shall look for you in the UFC....good luck.|||Well i went from Taekwondo to Wing Chun and love it. It%26#039;s a well structured martial art with plenty to offer. Bruce Lee thought very highly of it if thats any help.|||Sanda/Sanshou has been proven to be effective in fights and it shouldn%26#039;t take too long to master it because you don%26#039;t have to learn forms or anything. It should also help you in your MMA training since it teaches both striking and takedowns but of course you still need to train in ground fighting.
None can be learnt as you said quickly....
My opinion is learn some good handwork and defense,ie boxing and some grappling from Muay Thai with knee and elbow use and the cruncher is BJJ for all your groundwork,submissions and pounding...cover them adequately and we shall look for you in the UFC....good luck.|||Well i went from Taekwondo to Wing Chun and love it. It%26#039;s a well structured martial art with plenty to offer. Bruce Lee thought very highly of it if thats any help.|||Sanda/Sanshou has been proven to be effective in fights and it shouldn%26#039;t take too long to master it because you don%26#039;t have to learn forms or anything. It should also help you in your MMA training since it teaches both striking and takedowns but of course you still need to train in ground fighting.
Would it be stupid to wait until Im older to learn karate of kung-fu?
Im 13,going into 8th grade.I want to have some kind of martial arts kinda background but I want to leanr it once im out on my own and older.Is that dumb to wait cuz most ppl learn while there kids.|||Absolutely NOT!
MOF: You will probably learn in much more depth if you wait!
Get into a %26quot;kids class%26quot; and you will probably only learn the moves. (It%26#039;s pretty much just a game in kids classes.)
Start a class when you are a bit older and you will probably have an opportunity to learn the philosophy and mindset as well.|||I really can%26#039;t add much that hasn%26#039;t already been said, because i started when I was 21, but I wish I had started when I was your age.
FOR mj- How many ninjitsu schools that are any good do you know. Karate teaches you and helps you learn about yourself and the world around you, any style with a good teacher does. you are the type of person that does not need to be answering questions on here about martial arts, because it is obvious you know nothing about it.|||Start now and perfect it as you get older. Martial Arts are not something that you can perfect in a year or two. My son is 12 and has been studying Tae Kwon Do for three years. He has another 6 months to one year before he gets to Black Belt. From there each black belt level is another 2 years each (to seventh Dan).|||not stupid, but if you really want to learn, the sooner the better. As you get older your body does not heal as fast and muscles do not stretch as easy. I%26#039;ve been doing wushu for 12 years now and started when I was 12, it was a lot easier for me to get good than people who started when they were 20..although it doesnt mean its impossible.|||it is not stupid...but it is MORE stupid.
its never too late to learn...sometimes kids have other things on their mind...other things to worry about.
sometimes martial arts can improve your grades in school, self esteem, confidence...self defense...etc.
the earlier you start, the better. but no...it isnt stupid to wait.
its never too late.
my recommendation?.....start right away, find a good school, with a good teacher that suits your goals...and have fun!|||i%26#039;d say get into it now start with karate but move onto ninjitsu or jujitsu this stuff is crazy it%26#039;s intense and it%26#039;s amazing what you can learn not just about defense but about yourself and the world around you it%26#039;ll help you through a lot of things i can%26#039;t explain it but if you get into it you%26#039;ll know|||There is an old saying that when the student is ready, the teacher appears. Kudo%26#039;s to you if you know that you%26#039;re not ready yet.|||why wait start now you can alwalys continue learning thats the best part about it...never can know everything...|||It is wise to wait until you are very serious. If it is now than do it now.
MOF: You will probably learn in much more depth if you wait!
Get into a %26quot;kids class%26quot; and you will probably only learn the moves. (It%26#039;s pretty much just a game in kids classes.)
Start a class when you are a bit older and you will probably have an opportunity to learn the philosophy and mindset as well.|||I really can%26#039;t add much that hasn%26#039;t already been said, because i started when I was 21, but I wish I had started when I was your age.
FOR mj- How many ninjitsu schools that are any good do you know. Karate teaches you and helps you learn about yourself and the world around you, any style with a good teacher does. you are the type of person that does not need to be answering questions on here about martial arts, because it is obvious you know nothing about it.|||Start now and perfect it as you get older. Martial Arts are not something that you can perfect in a year or two. My son is 12 and has been studying Tae Kwon Do for three years. He has another 6 months to one year before he gets to Black Belt. From there each black belt level is another 2 years each (to seventh Dan).|||not stupid, but if you really want to learn, the sooner the better. As you get older your body does not heal as fast and muscles do not stretch as easy. I%26#039;ve been doing wushu for 12 years now and started when I was 12, it was a lot easier for me to get good than people who started when they were 20..although it doesnt mean its impossible.|||it is not stupid...but it is MORE stupid.
its never too late to learn...sometimes kids have other things on their mind...other things to worry about.
sometimes martial arts can improve your grades in school, self esteem, confidence...self defense...etc.
the earlier you start, the better. but no...it isnt stupid to wait.
its never too late.
my recommendation?.....start right away, find a good school, with a good teacher that suits your goals...and have fun!|||i%26#039;d say get into it now start with karate but move onto ninjitsu or jujitsu this stuff is crazy it%26#039;s intense and it%26#039;s amazing what you can learn not just about defense but about yourself and the world around you it%26#039;ll help you through a lot of things i can%26#039;t explain it but if you get into it you%26#039;ll know|||There is an old saying that when the student is ready, the teacher appears. Kudo%26#039;s to you if you know that you%26#039;re not ready yet.|||why wait start now you can alwalys continue learning thats the best part about it...never can know everything...|||It is wise to wait until you are very serious. If it is now than do it now.
Who would win a fight to the death between a karate guy, a kung fu guy and ninja warrior on steroids.?
Their choice of one weapon only. The prize is a whole bag of unshelled peanuts.|||ninja, but they eat edamame, not peanuts.|||The guy who has the sense to choose his weapon as a gun..|||ninja warrior on steroids lmao :)*|||I%26#039;m also going to have to say Chuck Norris. But he wouldn%26#039;t do it for the peanuts. He%26#039;d be doing it because he (by definition) kicks butt.|||The woman on pmt EVERY time !!!! no contest|||I can%26#039;t take this question seriously.|||go die in a hole|||Kun Fu and Ninja specialize in weapons, but since the Ninja guy is on steroids, he would win.|||Definitly the Ninja. Karate is self defense, and you can%26#039;t defend yourself when you dont hear anyone coming! Kung Fu involves too much screaming and Ninja%26#039;s are just way cooler. I mean, the Ninja Parade came through my town last week, and once again, nobody even noticed... untill they were already gone.|||Chuck Norris!
How can I find martial arts centers in Jeddah? (Shaolin Kung Fu and Tai Chi)?
I didn%26#039;t find much withdoing a google search.
Are there any? How popular are martial arts schools in Saudi Arabia?|||lots of martial arts in saudi, mostly japanese and korean, not that much kung fu or tai chi.
you%26#039;ll find karate, judo, aikido, taek won do, hap kido and there are many dojos, chains or independents, and sometimes asking around in gyms would work things out.|||you should ask in the streets , not in google .
find a gym and ask there ( gyms are more papular so if u asked about one , u will find it easier and then ask the gym about the martial arts centers )
Are there any? How popular are martial arts schools in Saudi Arabia?|||lots of martial arts in saudi, mostly japanese and korean, not that much kung fu or tai chi.
you%26#039;ll find karate, judo, aikido, taek won do, hap kido and there are many dojos, chains or independents, and sometimes asking around in gyms would work things out.|||you should ask in the streets , not in google .
find a gym and ask there ( gyms are more papular so if u asked about one , u will find it easier and then ask the gym about the martial arts centers )
What are some of the things you have to do when starting Kung Fu?
I just started Shaolin Kung Fu. Should I stop lifting weights? I fear I might be a bit too slow if I continue.|||It depends what what you are trying to accomplish. Nowadays, most schools are tailored to the public to increase revenue. So whereas previously practionioners would already have to be in excellent physical conditions this is no longer a necessity. So for the first question, you probably won%26#039;t have to do anything besides listen and learn.
For the second question: In Kung Fu, or all martial arts in general, speed is perhaps the most important aspect. Most serious fighters experiment with different body weights to find the one which suits them best. As long as you are not EXTREMELY muscular in which your body becomes a burden, continue lifiting weights if you desire. Most students lift weights on the side as well.|||there are alot of things you can do to prepare for shaolin kung fu. The weight lifting is fine but i%26#039;d lower the weight and start over again. You%26#039;re going to be using you%26#039;re muscles in an entirely new way and if you start at a rediculous wight while praciticing stances, forms, conditioning excersizes, etc. you can seriously hurt yourself.
Shaolin is fast, strong, and flexible martial art. start split training, stretching excersizes, horse stance (if you don%26#039;t know what that is, you will, trust me on it). muscle tone will come from your stances.
|||It really depends on you and the school you are going to. Some do a lot of isometric and plyometric strength training exercises and weight lifting may or may not be needed in addition to that, others do practically nothing but forms. It really depends on you and what you want to gain from both lifting and martial arts. I will say that for a while when I was doing full contact tournaments I was doing quite a bit of weight training and did feel like it slowed me down and hindered my range of motion. We are all different though, so it may not slow you down.
I%26#039;d give the classes some time and maybe cut back on the lifting to see how the classes go. If you don%26#039;t feel like you are getting enough strength training in then by all means pick the weights back up. Be sure to stretch well and often and you will definitely suffer less in speed and range of motion loss.
Good luck!!!
For the second question: In Kung Fu, or all martial arts in general, speed is perhaps the most important aspect. Most serious fighters experiment with different body weights to find the one which suits them best. As long as you are not EXTREMELY muscular in which your body becomes a burden, continue lifiting weights if you desire. Most students lift weights on the side as well.|||there are alot of things you can do to prepare for shaolin kung fu. The weight lifting is fine but i%26#039;d lower the weight and start over again. You%26#039;re going to be using you%26#039;re muscles in an entirely new way and if you start at a rediculous wight while praciticing stances, forms, conditioning excersizes, etc. you can seriously hurt yourself.
Shaolin is fast, strong, and flexible martial art. start split training, stretching excersizes, horse stance (if you don%26#039;t know what that is, you will, trust me on it). muscle tone will come from your stances.
|||It really depends on you and the school you are going to. Some do a lot of isometric and plyometric strength training exercises and weight lifting may or may not be needed in addition to that, others do practically nothing but forms. It really depends on you and what you want to gain from both lifting and martial arts. I will say that for a while when I was doing full contact tournaments I was doing quite a bit of weight training and did feel like it slowed me down and hindered my range of motion. We are all different though, so it may not slow you down.
I%26#039;d give the classes some time and maybe cut back on the lifting to see how the classes go. If you don%26#039;t feel like you are getting enough strength training in then by all means pick the weights back up. Be sure to stretch well and often and you will definitely suffer less in speed and range of motion loss.
Good luck!!!
What is the difference between Karate, Tae-Kwan do, Kung-fu, Dojo, etc?
What is the difference between these martial art forms?
What is the most respected form?
THANKS!!|||The difference is the styles and where they are mainly based.
Karate is a fixed and hard style Japan
Tae-Kwan Do is mainly kicking , flexible and hard style Korea
Kung-fu uses both hard and soft styles and there is a wide variety of kung-fu.eg. Tiger, Eagle, Drunken,... and there are the weapons too. China
They are all respected in their own right.|||I would have to write a book to tell you the difference between all those styles...but in brief:
Karate is a Japanese muscle memory-based fighting style which emphasizes strikes. Tends to be very traditional.
Tae-Kwan do is a Korean martial art/sport that is better known as a sport than a fighting style, generally. It emphasizes flashy high kicks and free sparring.
Kung-fu is a Chinese martial art which may well be the great-grandaddy of Karate and Tae-Kwan Do. It also emphasizes strikes. Within Kung-fu there are hard and soft styles...the hard styles (like wing-chun, see bruce lee) emphasize meeting force with greater force and agression with equal or greater aggression. The soft styles (like tai-chi) redirect attacker%26#039;s energy in alternative directions to neutralize the conflict.
And Dojo is Japanese for %26quot;school.%26quot;
It doesn%26#039;t matter which the most respected form is. It does matter which style meets your needs. Learn more about the styles personally from a live teacher. Then decide which style you respect more.|||1. Karate is a general name for any Japanese based striking martial art. As said below, there are many styles, including Okinawan and Shotokan.
2: TKD is a Korean martial art that%26#039;s based off of Shotokan Karate and an older Korean art named Taekyon. There are two forms of TKD. ITF (International Taekwondo Federation) and WTF (World Taekwondo Federation). The WTF style tends to be more sports based and impractical for street fighting while the ITF style is more self-defense based.
3. Kung fu literally means %26quot;hard work%26quot; in Chinese, but the actual context of the word means any Chinese art. There are many forms of Kung Fu, such as Ving Tsun (Wing Chung) and various animal styles of Kung Fu.
4. Dojo isn%26#039;t a style, but a place where you practice Karate, Judo, Aikido or any other Japanese martial art. The Korean name for a dojo is a %26quot;dojang%26quot; and the Chinese name for it is a %26quot;Kwan%26quot;.
And the arts aren%26#039;t respected, it%26#039;s the person practicing those arts. You can have a great TKD fighter (If he%26#039;s great, you can tell he%26#039;s either in the ITF or he%26#039;s been crosstraining. Sorry WTF folks), a great Karate fighter or a great Kung Fu fighter. Or you can have all of those artists be poor.
It%26#039;s all up to the artist, not to the art. Unless you%26#039;re in WTF, then you can just grab their leg when they kick you.
%26gt;:D
And BTW, I%26#039;m in WTF and I crosstrain. WTF TKD doesn%26#039;t work unless you crosstrain. Sorry.|||Karate is the term used for most Asian empty-hand fighting systems. Japanese and Okinawan Karate came from Chinese Shaolin Temple Boxing. Shaolin Temple Boxing is the ancestor of almost every style of Chinese Kung Fu. Taekwondo (The foot-fist way) is a Korean style of karate that was heavily influenced by Japanese karate since the Japanese occupied Korea for a long period of time. The level of respect one has for an art is dependent on the individual.|||First understand that karate and kung fu are generic terms that cover many different styles under them
For instance karate can generally be broken down into three main branches:
the original Okinawin styles, which contrary to what the fountian of mis-information ksnake says, did not come from Sholin chinese boxing, although it was influenced and has techniques from different kung fu styles. I wish he would not answer stuff he really doesn%26#039;t know about.
Okinawin karate was developed from indiginous fighting methods, mixed with various kung fu techniques that were taught to the Okinawins by chinese diplomats, sailors, and merchants. Contrary to what most people think, Okinawin karate is far more then punching and kicking. It contains many locks, throws, chokes, elbows, knees, and clinch fighting techniques, although a surface examination wiill no reveal them. Okinawin karate is generally not flashy and is very self defense oriented.
Japanese karate was developed from okinawin karate, and is generally a watered down form that is intended more for sport, although can still serve well for self defense. most Jaopanese styles have far deeper longer stances then the more upright mobile stances of Okinawin karate.
the 3rd branch is the hycred styles, that run the gammit form excellent to p*** poor.
Kung fu has even more styles then karate, and to describe all of the differences would take whole books. I think maybe you should do some research on your own.|||I prefer Tae-Kwon-Do because it is around 70-80% feet and less arms because using feet establishes distance between the fighter and is therefore safer. Dojo is the place where you work out (also dojang). Karate is more arms than Tae-Kwon-Do is. No clue about kungfu, sorry. Tae-Kwon-Do gives me confidence, makes friends, loses weight, and stays safe. Hope I helped!|||Dojo means school. Karate is a general word covering different kinds of martial arts, like the word dog covers different breeds. I don%26#039;t know much about Tae-Kwon do or Kung-fu, but I take Shotokan karate and it%26#039;s helped keep me in shape, gave me more confidence, and I can take on just about anyone now. =)|||The difference, in the systems anyway, is where they are taught and what the language is. There are only so many ways to skin a cat. You will find many techniques the same from system to system. The main difference is where they are from.|||I%26#039;m not sure about the differences between the martial arts, but a Dojo is the place where you learn it. It%26#039;s not an art form.|||karate is not a general term..though it is used that way alot.
karate is a japanese word that today means empty (kara) hand (te) ...originally it was divised in the ryukyu islands, the largest of which is okinawa. around 1922 it was introduced to japan, but the version taught was %26quot;kids karate%26quot; with alot of the more dangerous aspects left out. (long story)
okinawan karate is well rounded, teaching kata, kicks, punches, knees, elbows, joint locks, throws, and pressure points.
japanese karate however simply focuses on kata (with no break down often times) and the striking and kicking aspects of karate.
taekwondo is basically the korean version of japanese karate. it is based on shotokan karate (the style introduced from okinawa to japan)...though it quickly evolved into a unique art with the changing of the kata (forms) and addition of korean kicking techniques from the art of tae kyun.
before it was named taekwondo, it had various names, such as tang soo do(which is still used today) and...tang soo do is literally the korean pronunciation of the original meaning of karate do. kara originally meant %26quot;china%26quot; ..te %26quot;hand%26quot;.
much later it was changed to mean kara (empty) te (hand)
tang soo do is the literal korean translation of karate do. tang (china...referring to the tang dynasty) soo (hand) do (way)
so originally taekwondo, soo bahk do, tang so do...were literally koreas version of japanese karate.
kung fu isnt even technically a martial art. they are more properly called wushu (martial arts) or chuan fa/quan fa (fist law...pronounced kempo in japanese) ...kung fu translates roughly as %26quot;great skill learned over time with much effort%26quot; ...but it generally refers to martial arts of chinese origin (which was what the jap. word kempo was originally used for as well)...kung fu has many styles, as does karate and most other arts. ..it is quite similar in method to okinawan karate (karate comes indirectly from kung fu) though people say it tends to be more circular...kung fu styles range as far as your mind will allow.
dojo...is a japanese word, but it doesnt mean school. thats what it means...rather i should say thats not what it translates as...it translates as %26quot;way place%26quot; ..or %26quot;place to study the way%26quot;
they are all respected in their environment. they are all good for certain things.
it depends on what you want out of your training.
What is the most respected form?
THANKS!!|||The difference is the styles and where they are mainly based.
Karate is a fixed and hard style Japan
Tae-Kwan Do is mainly kicking , flexible and hard style Korea
Kung-fu uses both hard and soft styles and there is a wide variety of kung-fu.eg. Tiger, Eagle, Drunken,... and there are the weapons too. China
They are all respected in their own right.|||I would have to write a book to tell you the difference between all those styles...but in brief:
Karate is a Japanese muscle memory-based fighting style which emphasizes strikes. Tends to be very traditional.
Tae-Kwan do is a Korean martial art/sport that is better known as a sport than a fighting style, generally. It emphasizes flashy high kicks and free sparring.
Kung-fu is a Chinese martial art which may well be the great-grandaddy of Karate and Tae-Kwan Do. It also emphasizes strikes. Within Kung-fu there are hard and soft styles...the hard styles (like wing-chun, see bruce lee) emphasize meeting force with greater force and agression with equal or greater aggression. The soft styles (like tai-chi) redirect attacker%26#039;s energy in alternative directions to neutralize the conflict.
And Dojo is Japanese for %26quot;school.%26quot;
It doesn%26#039;t matter which the most respected form is. It does matter which style meets your needs. Learn more about the styles personally from a live teacher. Then decide which style you respect more.|||1. Karate is a general name for any Japanese based striking martial art. As said below, there are many styles, including Okinawan and Shotokan.
2: TKD is a Korean martial art that%26#039;s based off of Shotokan Karate and an older Korean art named Taekyon. There are two forms of TKD. ITF (International Taekwondo Federation) and WTF (World Taekwondo Federation). The WTF style tends to be more sports based and impractical for street fighting while the ITF style is more self-defense based.
3. Kung fu literally means %26quot;hard work%26quot; in Chinese, but the actual context of the word means any Chinese art. There are many forms of Kung Fu, such as Ving Tsun (Wing Chung) and various animal styles of Kung Fu.
4. Dojo isn%26#039;t a style, but a place where you practice Karate, Judo, Aikido or any other Japanese martial art. The Korean name for a dojo is a %26quot;dojang%26quot; and the Chinese name for it is a %26quot;Kwan%26quot;.
And the arts aren%26#039;t respected, it%26#039;s the person practicing those arts. You can have a great TKD fighter (If he%26#039;s great, you can tell he%26#039;s either in the ITF or he%26#039;s been crosstraining. Sorry WTF folks), a great Karate fighter or a great Kung Fu fighter. Or you can have all of those artists be poor.
It%26#039;s all up to the artist, not to the art. Unless you%26#039;re in WTF, then you can just grab their leg when they kick you.
%26gt;:D
And BTW, I%26#039;m in WTF and I crosstrain. WTF TKD doesn%26#039;t work unless you crosstrain. Sorry.|||Karate is the term used for most Asian empty-hand fighting systems. Japanese and Okinawan Karate came from Chinese Shaolin Temple Boxing. Shaolin Temple Boxing is the ancestor of almost every style of Chinese Kung Fu. Taekwondo (The foot-fist way) is a Korean style of karate that was heavily influenced by Japanese karate since the Japanese occupied Korea for a long period of time. The level of respect one has for an art is dependent on the individual.|||First understand that karate and kung fu are generic terms that cover many different styles under them
For instance karate can generally be broken down into three main branches:
the original Okinawin styles, which contrary to what the fountian of mis-information ksnake says, did not come from Sholin chinese boxing, although it was influenced and has techniques from different kung fu styles. I wish he would not answer stuff he really doesn%26#039;t know about.
Okinawin karate was developed from indiginous fighting methods, mixed with various kung fu techniques that were taught to the Okinawins by chinese diplomats, sailors, and merchants. Contrary to what most people think, Okinawin karate is far more then punching and kicking. It contains many locks, throws, chokes, elbows, knees, and clinch fighting techniques, although a surface examination wiill no reveal them. Okinawin karate is generally not flashy and is very self defense oriented.
Japanese karate was developed from okinawin karate, and is generally a watered down form that is intended more for sport, although can still serve well for self defense. most Jaopanese styles have far deeper longer stances then the more upright mobile stances of Okinawin karate.
the 3rd branch is the hycred styles, that run the gammit form excellent to p*** poor.
Kung fu has even more styles then karate, and to describe all of the differences would take whole books. I think maybe you should do some research on your own.|||I prefer Tae-Kwon-Do because it is around 70-80% feet and less arms because using feet establishes distance between the fighter and is therefore safer. Dojo is the place where you work out (also dojang). Karate is more arms than Tae-Kwon-Do is. No clue about kungfu, sorry. Tae-Kwon-Do gives me confidence, makes friends, loses weight, and stays safe. Hope I helped!|||Dojo means school. Karate is a general word covering different kinds of martial arts, like the word dog covers different breeds. I don%26#039;t know much about Tae-Kwon do or Kung-fu, but I take Shotokan karate and it%26#039;s helped keep me in shape, gave me more confidence, and I can take on just about anyone now. =)|||The difference, in the systems anyway, is where they are taught and what the language is. There are only so many ways to skin a cat. You will find many techniques the same from system to system. The main difference is where they are from.|||I%26#039;m not sure about the differences between the martial arts, but a Dojo is the place where you learn it. It%26#039;s not an art form.|||karate is not a general term..though it is used that way alot.
karate is a japanese word that today means empty (kara) hand (te) ...originally it was divised in the ryukyu islands, the largest of which is okinawa. around 1922 it was introduced to japan, but the version taught was %26quot;kids karate%26quot; with alot of the more dangerous aspects left out. (long story)
okinawan karate is well rounded, teaching kata, kicks, punches, knees, elbows, joint locks, throws, and pressure points.
japanese karate however simply focuses on kata (with no break down often times) and the striking and kicking aspects of karate.
taekwondo is basically the korean version of japanese karate. it is based on shotokan karate (the style introduced from okinawa to japan)...though it quickly evolved into a unique art with the changing of the kata (forms) and addition of korean kicking techniques from the art of tae kyun.
before it was named taekwondo, it had various names, such as tang soo do(which is still used today) and...tang soo do is literally the korean pronunciation of the original meaning of karate do. kara originally meant %26quot;china%26quot; ..te %26quot;hand%26quot;.
much later it was changed to mean kara (empty) te (hand)
tang soo do is the literal korean translation of karate do. tang (china...referring to the tang dynasty) soo (hand) do (way)
so originally taekwondo, soo bahk do, tang so do...were literally koreas version of japanese karate.
kung fu isnt even technically a martial art. they are more properly called wushu (martial arts) or chuan fa/quan fa (fist law...pronounced kempo in japanese) ...kung fu translates roughly as %26quot;great skill learned over time with much effort%26quot; ...but it generally refers to martial arts of chinese origin (which was what the jap. word kempo was originally used for as well)...kung fu has many styles, as does karate and most other arts. ..it is quite similar in method to okinawan karate (karate comes indirectly from kung fu) though people say it tends to be more circular...kung fu styles range as far as your mind will allow.
dojo...is a japanese word, but it doesnt mean school. thats what it means...rather i should say thats not what it translates as...it translates as %26quot;way place%26quot; ..or %26quot;place to study the way%26quot;
they are all respected in their environment. they are all good for certain things.
it depends on what you want out of your training.
Is there any kung fu/martial art game(s) for the PSP?
I%26#039;m wanting to get a game that includes any martial art or kung fu styles for PSP.
Anyone? Thanks again|||yep, they have tekken and street fighter
Anyone? Thanks again|||yep, they have tekken and street fighter
How much could i trade in Kung-fu pand and Lego indiana jones game?
it came with my 360 and dont plan on playing it at all.|||Not much since those 2 games are free.|||You could probably trade them in for about $100, which is $50 a piece. Of course, if you get the right buyer, it could go as high as $500!
Haha, just kidding. You%26#039;ll get a couple of dollars if you%26#039;re lucky, but that%26#039;s pretty much it.
Haha, just kidding. You%26#039;ll get a couple of dollars if you%26#039;re lucky, but that%26#039;s pretty much it.
What's the difference between Judo, Karate, and Kung Fu?
Try looking them up on youtube.
Karate (Empty Hand) is a japanese martial art originating from Okinawa. It is defensive and includes kata, punching, blocking, kicking, etc.
Judo (Gentle way), is from Japan and originated from Japanese jujitsu. Today, it is practiced as a sport, much like Kendo is practiced as the sport of swordfighting, judo focuses on the throwing/grappling aspects of japanese jujitsu. It can be used in self defense, and is considered a martial art.
Kung Fu is of Chinese origin. Don%26#039;t know too many specifics about it, except that it includes kata and uses many animal forms, as well as weapons. But I reckon it depends on the school.|||First let me say that Karate is not from Japan...... It is true that there are styles from Japan, but Karate came from Okinawa. It was introduce to Japan in the early 1900%26#039;s. There are many different styles of karate in Okinawa and Japan. They vary in emphasis, but all have strikes, punches and kicking techniques. Judo is from Japan an is only a little more than 100 years old. It was created by Dr. Kano from jujitsu. Jujitsu is self-defense that uses throws, joint locks, chokes and some strikes. Judo was created as a sport. Basically the main difference in judo and jujitsu is that Dr. Kano left out some of the more dangerous techniques to create a sport. However Judo can still be dangerous. Kung-Fu in a generic term for many styles of Chinese martial arts. It is estimated that there are between 300 and 400 different types/styles of Kung-Fu in China. It uses strikes, kicks, throws and joint locks. Some styles also incorporate weapons into the training. It would take several large books to explain in greater detail but this is basically what you asked.
Hope this helps!|||Martial Arts has many different styles and these are just a few of them. Judo is all about close combat and grappling(wrestling) to submit the opponent of it could be used for self-defence.Karate litterally means empty hand in Japanese, it originated from Japan and there are many style of Karate, for example I study Go Ju Kai, there are hundreds of types and we study kata, self defence, Sparring, Bunkai, and others. Kung Fu originates from china and is all about how to react quickly. This was originally created to protect yourself from samauri%26#039;s with practically anything|||Judo originated in Korea, and is mostly based on throws, using your opponents own body weight and momentum against them.
Karate is more of a striking, attacking martial art which originated from Japan. Karate is often meshed in with Tae Kwon-Do (from Korea, like Judo and Hapkido), simply cuz Americans know the term karate better than Tae Kwon-Do. Most american %26quot;karate%26quot; schools actually teach t.k.d.; cuz it%26#039;s more defensive (and thus more real-world applicable) than traditional karate.
Kung Fu originated in China, and is much more of a show art than a fighting art. Don%26#039;t get me wrong- of course there are many useful and even lethal techniques in kung-fu; but there%26#039;s also alot of wasted movement. It looks really awesome to see kung-fu masters doing all the flip-kick, crouching tiger, circus-type moves; but in reality- they have little or no practical application. That%26#039;s why the great Bruce Lee took everything that was useful from kung-fu, eliminated everything wasteful, and created Jeet Kun-Do. Unfortunately- due to Lee%26#039;s untimely death, there still aren%26#039;t many Jeet Kun-Do instructors and/or schools around, so it%26#039;s still not considered a %26quot;major%26quot; martial art, and prob. never will be. I def. wouldn%26#039;t advise challenging someone who knows Jeet Kun-Do; cuz that means they were more or less trained by (prob someone trained by) Bruce lee himself. So if there is a superior martial art, I%26#039;d have to say Jeet Kun-Do; though it will prob. never reach the popularity of karate and t.k.d... hope that answers your question.|||judo is mostly throws, karate is self-defense, and kung fu is based on the reactions|||Mainly they r just in different parts of the world.|||i%26#039;m insulted
Karate (Empty Hand) is a japanese martial art originating from Okinawa. It is defensive and includes kata, punching, blocking, kicking, etc.
Judo (Gentle way), is from Japan and originated from Japanese jujitsu. Today, it is practiced as a sport, much like Kendo is practiced as the sport of swordfighting, judo focuses on the throwing/grappling aspects of japanese jujitsu. It can be used in self defense, and is considered a martial art.
Kung Fu is of Chinese origin. Don%26#039;t know too many specifics about it, except that it includes kata and uses many animal forms, as well as weapons. But I reckon it depends on the school.|||First let me say that Karate is not from Japan...... It is true that there are styles from Japan, but Karate came from Okinawa. It was introduce to Japan in the early 1900%26#039;s. There are many different styles of karate in Okinawa and Japan. They vary in emphasis, but all have strikes, punches and kicking techniques. Judo is from Japan an is only a little more than 100 years old. It was created by Dr. Kano from jujitsu. Jujitsu is self-defense that uses throws, joint locks, chokes and some strikes. Judo was created as a sport. Basically the main difference in judo and jujitsu is that Dr. Kano left out some of the more dangerous techniques to create a sport. However Judo can still be dangerous. Kung-Fu in a generic term for many styles of Chinese martial arts. It is estimated that there are between 300 and 400 different types/styles of Kung-Fu in China. It uses strikes, kicks, throws and joint locks. Some styles also incorporate weapons into the training. It would take several large books to explain in greater detail but this is basically what you asked.
Hope this helps!|||Martial Arts has many different styles and these are just a few of them. Judo is all about close combat and grappling(wrestling) to submit the opponent of it could be used for self-defence.Karate litterally means empty hand in Japanese, it originated from Japan and there are many style of Karate, for example I study Go Ju Kai, there are hundreds of types and we study kata, self defence, Sparring, Bunkai, and others. Kung Fu originates from china and is all about how to react quickly. This was originally created to protect yourself from samauri%26#039;s with practically anything|||Judo originated in Korea, and is mostly based on throws, using your opponents own body weight and momentum against them.
Karate is more of a striking, attacking martial art which originated from Japan. Karate is often meshed in with Tae Kwon-Do (from Korea, like Judo and Hapkido), simply cuz Americans know the term karate better than Tae Kwon-Do. Most american %26quot;karate%26quot; schools actually teach t.k.d.; cuz it%26#039;s more defensive (and thus more real-world applicable) than traditional karate.
Kung Fu originated in China, and is much more of a show art than a fighting art. Don%26#039;t get me wrong- of course there are many useful and even lethal techniques in kung-fu; but there%26#039;s also alot of wasted movement. It looks really awesome to see kung-fu masters doing all the flip-kick, crouching tiger, circus-type moves; but in reality- they have little or no practical application. That%26#039;s why the great Bruce Lee took everything that was useful from kung-fu, eliminated everything wasteful, and created Jeet Kun-Do. Unfortunately- due to Lee%26#039;s untimely death, there still aren%26#039;t many Jeet Kun-Do instructors and/or schools around, so it%26#039;s still not considered a %26quot;major%26quot; martial art, and prob. never will be. I def. wouldn%26#039;t advise challenging someone who knows Jeet Kun-Do; cuz that means they were more or less trained by (prob someone trained by) Bruce lee himself. So if there is a superior martial art, I%26#039;d have to say Jeet Kun-Do; though it will prob. never reach the popularity of karate and t.k.d... hope that answers your question.|||judo is mostly throws, karate is self-defense, and kung fu is based on the reactions|||Mainly they r just in different parts of the world.|||i%26#039;m insulted
Which movie did you think was better? Walle or Kung Fu Panda?
Which movie did you think was better? Walle or Kung Fu Panda? Only answers these questions if you actually SAW the movie!|||Walle|||I think Wall-E had a better story line. The movie was based on humans destroying Earth, and how we can save it.
Kung Fu Panda was just about a lazy Panda that wanted to prove to everyone that he could do Kung Fu. I think Wall-E%26#039;s storyline was much better, and it says so much more about the world today, rather than a lazy panda.
Plus Wall-E was so cute!! I just bought the movie.|||Wall-e.
It actually has a message.
They show how this society is going to end up if we don%26#039;t stop being lazy, and start taking care of our planet.|||Kung Fu Panda was more funny and had a better story
Wall-E was good, but I would prefer Kung Fu panda
yes, I have seen both|||I loved both movies! Walle was cute, but Kung-fu Panda was really hilarious.|||Wall-E had a better over all message. Kung Fu Panda had moments and a good message but alot of action|||EEEEEE-va--ahh
loved Wall-e!|||Sorry i havnt seen wall.e yet but i dont really want to-i think hes cute tho BUT
I have just seen jung fu panda tonight and thought it was really good and funny hahha|||I wanted to see both of them but my father said those movies were for little kids. :(|||Kung Fu Panda. :) :) It was awesome
Walle was so weird lol but still cute.|||Both were equally good. Like Mozart %26amp; Beethoveen.|||Kung fu Panda
|||Wall-e|||WALL-E|||Wall EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE|||Wall-E!
That movie always puts me in a better mood, it%26#039;s so cute. |||kung fu panda!!!|||I luved both of them but i liked wall-e a little better :)|||Wall-E defo!
love it|||I haven%26#039;t seen either one.
Kung Fu Panda was just about a lazy Panda that wanted to prove to everyone that he could do Kung Fu. I think Wall-E%26#039;s storyline was much better, and it says so much more about the world today, rather than a lazy panda.
Plus Wall-E was so cute!! I just bought the movie.|||Wall-e.
It actually has a message.
They show how this society is going to end up if we don%26#039;t stop being lazy, and start taking care of our planet.|||Kung Fu Panda was more funny and had a better story
Wall-E was good, but I would prefer Kung Fu panda
yes, I have seen both|||I loved both movies! Walle was cute, but Kung-fu Panda was really hilarious.|||Wall-E had a better over all message. Kung Fu Panda had moments and a good message but alot of action|||EEEEEE-va--ahh
loved Wall-e!|||Sorry i havnt seen wall.e yet but i dont really want to-i think hes cute tho BUT
I have just seen jung fu panda tonight and thought it was really good and funny hahha|||I wanted to see both of them but my father said those movies were for little kids. :(|||Kung Fu Panda. :) :) It was awesome
Walle was so weird lol but still cute.|||Both were equally good. Like Mozart %26amp; Beethoveen.|||Kung fu Panda
|||Wall-e|||WALL-E|||Wall EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE|||Wall-E!
That movie always puts me in a better mood, it%26#039;s so cute. |||kung fu panda!!!|||I luved both of them but i liked wall-e a little better :)|||Wall-E defo!
love it|||I haven%26#039;t seen either one.
Kung Fu Panda:Secret Ingredient Soup Recipe ?
Does anyone know how to make the this soup?|||I take it that your wondering what the secret ingredient in the soup recipe is, there is no secret ingredient|||If we knew, it wouldn%26#039;t be a secret. Sorry.
What weapons are used in kung fu?
Ok bruce lee is famous for his nunchaku and I%26#039;ve also heard of people using butterfly blades and three section staffs but can someone tell me what other weapons are used?|||The weapons used by kung fu masters are used to fight at a distance as well as at close range. Eighteen Arms is the term used to describe kung fu weaponry. Saber, spear, sword, halberd, axe, battle axe, hook, fork, whip, mace, hammer, talon, trident-halberd, cudgel, long-handled spear, short cudgel, stick and meteor hammer are the eighteen weapons. Some of these weapons are overt, whereas others are covert in nature. Some of them can be used with soft styles, while others can be used in the hard styles. The usage of the Eighteen Arms made kung fu more proficient.
The cudgels, swords, sabers, spears are the basic weapons. Cudgels, which are mostly made of wood or metal, are known as the father of all kung fu weapons. This weapon is simple, but turns out to be lethal when used properly.
The sword is the basic weapon used for rigorous training. Hitting, piercing, pointing, lifting, jumping, leaping, hanging, chopping, floating, poking, sweeping, wrestling, blocking and wiping are the techniques in which kung fu masters gain expertise. A good swordsman required to not only be skillful in technique, but also agile in his body movements.
The saber, the marshal of all weapons, is a broad, curved sword. Saber users need constant practice and rigorous training, as stability of the saber and body is necessary. A saber user must consider the saber the part of his body. A saber is useful not only in attack but also in defense.
The spear is the major military weapon from ancient times, as it can be used in close as well as distance fights. A spearman needs to be agile, flexible, quick and steady.
But the greatest weapon of the kung fu master is his mind. The kung fu master needs to remain calm and use his skill properly. The mind plays an important role in such a scenario.
Kung Fu provides detailed information on Kung Fu, Kung Fu Styles, Kung Fu Weapons, Kung Fu Uniforms and more. Kung Fu is affiliated with Martial Art Equipment.
|||Neither Nunchaku nor Butterfly Knives are Chinese weapons.
There are far too many to name. You need to do an exhaustive research for yourself.
If none of the people who answered knew enough to tell you about the nunchaku and butterfly knife, what makes you think their answers are accurate?|||Okinawan kobud艒 (Okinawan martial arts) use different types of weapons. The Bo (six foot staff), the Sai (three pronged short sword), the Tonfa (similar to the police nightstick), Nunchaku, Kama (half circle blade fitted onto a wooden handle), and there are other weapons has well.|||The Tripole, The Bo staff, The long axe and short axe, The butterfly sword.
But I think the most important and potentially deadly weapons in the art of Kung Fu is the mind, the spirit, and the open hand.|||never did kung fu so could not help you|||try chuck norris%26#039;s boots|||sword, stick and rope
The cudgels, swords, sabers, spears are the basic weapons. Cudgels, which are mostly made of wood or metal, are known as the father of all kung fu weapons. This weapon is simple, but turns out to be lethal when used properly.
The sword is the basic weapon used for rigorous training. Hitting, piercing, pointing, lifting, jumping, leaping, hanging, chopping, floating, poking, sweeping, wrestling, blocking and wiping are the techniques in which kung fu masters gain expertise. A good swordsman required to not only be skillful in technique, but also agile in his body movements.
The saber, the marshal of all weapons, is a broad, curved sword. Saber users need constant practice and rigorous training, as stability of the saber and body is necessary. A saber user must consider the saber the part of his body. A saber is useful not only in attack but also in defense.
The spear is the major military weapon from ancient times, as it can be used in close as well as distance fights. A spearman needs to be agile, flexible, quick and steady.
But the greatest weapon of the kung fu master is his mind. The kung fu master needs to remain calm and use his skill properly. The mind plays an important role in such a scenario.
Kung Fu provides detailed information on Kung Fu, Kung Fu Styles, Kung Fu Weapons, Kung Fu Uniforms and more. Kung Fu is affiliated with Martial Art Equipment.
|||Neither Nunchaku nor Butterfly Knives are Chinese weapons.
There are far too many to name. You need to do an exhaustive research for yourself.
If none of the people who answered knew enough to tell you about the nunchaku and butterfly knife, what makes you think their answers are accurate?|||Okinawan kobud艒 (Okinawan martial arts) use different types of weapons. The Bo (six foot staff), the Sai (three pronged short sword), the Tonfa (similar to the police nightstick), Nunchaku, Kama (half circle blade fitted onto a wooden handle), and there are other weapons has well.|||The Tripole, The Bo staff, The long axe and short axe, The butterfly sword.
But I think the most important and potentially deadly weapons in the art of Kung Fu is the mind, the spirit, and the open hand.|||never did kung fu so could not help you|||try chuck norris%26#039;s boots|||sword, stick and rope
Difference between kung fu and tae kwon do?
I am lookin 2 start martial arts...i wanna do the fun stuf like wut is on tv with the flips and cool stuff. Wuts the difference btween these?|||Kung Fu is the Chinese version of martial arts.
Tae Kwon Do is the Korean version.
There are some styles in kung fu that have the flips as part of there curriculum. This may be what you are interested in. Also, you may want to check out (XMA) Extreme martial Arts. They have all of the things you see on TV.
It wouldn%26#039;t be my personal choice but it is fun and exciting to watch. You can find some videos on xma on youtube.
Have fun and good luck.|||the style that has the school you are most interested in, and are more likely to apply yourself and stick to it.... there are many basic fundemental differences between the two styles, but for someone starting out.. just go to the school you like the most.. and get started... good luck|||Kung fu refers to many styles of Chinese martial arts some being more kicking oriented with less punches others being more punch oriented, if your looking for one that is geared towards flipping and cool things modern Wushu would fit along with other Northern Chinese Arts
TaeKwonDo is a Korean style of martial arts that is 70% kicking 30% punching, TKD (depending on the school) will be more sports or self-defense oriented the sports ones overemphasis on kicking to the head in a street fight. and the self-defense schools will teach hitting to the head, solar plexus, groin, shins, throat, and shoulders.
really either art will be good for what you want and i suggest taking both if you can|||Kung Fu is Chinese and is a more aggressive style. Tae Kwon Do is Korean and more about control and self-defense. I recommend Kung Fu. I%26#039;ve taken lessons in both and in my opinion, Kung Fu is better.|||Kung Fu is Chinese. Taekwondo is Korean. I prefer Kung Fu because of the low kicks that are more practical in a street fight. The %26#039;sticking hands%26#039; in Kung Fu are also an effective way to defend yourself. Taekwondo relies a lot more on kicks than Kung Fu, and it has fewer hand techniques than Kung Fu.|||Kung-Fu is a good Martial art. I personally have studied Kenpo Karate and Tae Kwan Do. Dont say Tae kwan do is impractical in a street fight. As my instructor said, %26quot;If you can kick fast to an opponents head, you can kick even faster to the knee. And tae kwan do is more then just kicks. Im nearly an orange-black (level just above orange and before green) and thus far i have learned several hand attacks. Punches, grabs, and grappling. The Martial Art is only as good as the school and most importantly as good as the instructor.
Dont ever let anyone tell you one martial art is better then another. I mean if jet li and bruce lee were to fight, who would win? It wouldnt be solved by the martial art but by the skill and determination of the contestant. Thats why we have MMA fights such as the UFC. But anywho back on topic. As to what to study, thats up to you. I prefer Tae Kwan Do with Kenpo Karate as a close second. Infact i switch between the two every 3 months (the standard time for a belt advancement). Thats my opinion and the rest is up to you. Just remember which ever you choose, dont take it lightly. If your just in this to fight, dont bother. be a ninja. And yes, Ninja are real, i should know.|||Tae Kwon Do is a %26quot;hard style%26quot; or %26quot;external%26quot;. It is linear, meaning, mostly straight lines of movement. It has a lot of high, flashy kicks and jumping kicks that look pretty cool. It is also a practical self defense method. It is is an official Olympic sport and some TKD practitioners train exclusively in this version of the art. TKD is also a practical self defense system that is utilized by the Korean military and secret police. It is often taught in conjunction with another Korean martial art called Hapkido, which uses small joint (wrist, fingers, ankles) manipulation and submission tactics. There are also different types of TKD, such as Moo Du Kwan or Han Mu Kwan. One of the unique things about TKD is that they have a global governing body that unifies all of the forms (Poomse or Kata) and standards required for promotion. So let%26#039;s say you are a blue belt or %26quot;5th Geup%26quot; in Korea, you are learning the exact same form as a blue belt in California, or Europe, or anywhere else in the world. TKD is also unique in that it%26#039;s ratio of kicking techniqes to hand techniqes is about 80% kicking to 20% hand techniques.
Kung Fu is usually %26quot;soft%26quot; or %26quot;internal%26quot;. There are literally hundreds of styles of Kung Fu. To look cool, or look flashy, you want to find %26quot;Wushu%26quot; style. If you can%26#039;t find that, focus on %26quot;Northern Styles%26quot; instead of %26quot;Southern Styles%26quot;. Kung Fu is also circular and flowing, opposed to the linear rigidness of most TKD or Karate.
TKD is going to be more available in most places. Good Kung Fu is hard to find unless you live in a large metropolis.
Either one is fun, I love them both.
James|||Bruce Lee did Kung Fu. And Taekwondo is the best. Look up Kung Fu online. And than Taekwondo.|||Tkd is just kicks. Kung fu is more than kicks. In my opition bjj is alot better than both|||Kung Fu (nowadays) refers to Chinese Martial Arts, so there are MANY styles of Kung Fu. Bruce Lee studied Wing Chun Kung Fu and created his own fighting concepts (style of no style) called Jeet Kune Do. Kung Fu was the originator for many MA including Tae Kwon Do. Kung Fu (IMO) is more fluid and efficient than most. Tae Kwon Do is a, martial art that originated in Korea, i believe. Tae Kwon Do heavily emphasizes kicks about %80 kicks and %20 punches. Many TKD dojos tend to be McDojos, a dojo that does not teach the full aspect in the art and have many 7 year old black belts.
If you are looking for a style that teaches you flashy flips and techniques then try Wushu. watch this video.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QVDPoyVuZZg
Tae Kwon Do is the Korean version.
There are some styles in kung fu that have the flips as part of there curriculum. This may be what you are interested in. Also, you may want to check out (XMA) Extreme martial Arts. They have all of the things you see on TV.
It wouldn%26#039;t be my personal choice but it is fun and exciting to watch. You can find some videos on xma on youtube.
Have fun and good luck.|||the style that has the school you are most interested in, and are more likely to apply yourself and stick to it.... there are many basic fundemental differences between the two styles, but for someone starting out.. just go to the school you like the most.. and get started... good luck|||Kung fu refers to many styles of Chinese martial arts some being more kicking oriented with less punches others being more punch oriented, if your looking for one that is geared towards flipping and cool things modern Wushu would fit along with other Northern Chinese Arts
TaeKwonDo is a Korean style of martial arts that is 70% kicking 30% punching, TKD (depending on the school) will be more sports or self-defense oriented the sports ones overemphasis on kicking to the head in a street fight. and the self-defense schools will teach hitting to the head, solar plexus, groin, shins, throat, and shoulders.
really either art will be good for what you want and i suggest taking both if you can|||Kung Fu is Chinese and is a more aggressive style. Tae Kwon Do is Korean and more about control and self-defense. I recommend Kung Fu. I%26#039;ve taken lessons in both and in my opinion, Kung Fu is better.|||Kung Fu is Chinese. Taekwondo is Korean. I prefer Kung Fu because of the low kicks that are more practical in a street fight. The %26#039;sticking hands%26#039; in Kung Fu are also an effective way to defend yourself. Taekwondo relies a lot more on kicks than Kung Fu, and it has fewer hand techniques than Kung Fu.|||Kung-Fu is a good Martial art. I personally have studied Kenpo Karate and Tae Kwan Do. Dont say Tae kwan do is impractical in a street fight. As my instructor said, %26quot;If you can kick fast to an opponents head, you can kick even faster to the knee. And tae kwan do is more then just kicks. Im nearly an orange-black (level just above orange and before green) and thus far i have learned several hand attacks. Punches, grabs, and grappling. The Martial Art is only as good as the school and most importantly as good as the instructor.
Dont ever let anyone tell you one martial art is better then another. I mean if jet li and bruce lee were to fight, who would win? It wouldnt be solved by the martial art but by the skill and determination of the contestant. Thats why we have MMA fights such as the UFC. But anywho back on topic. As to what to study, thats up to you. I prefer Tae Kwan Do with Kenpo Karate as a close second. Infact i switch between the two every 3 months (the standard time for a belt advancement). Thats my opinion and the rest is up to you. Just remember which ever you choose, dont take it lightly. If your just in this to fight, dont bother. be a ninja. And yes, Ninja are real, i should know.|||Tae Kwon Do is a %26quot;hard style%26quot; or %26quot;external%26quot;. It is linear, meaning, mostly straight lines of movement. It has a lot of high, flashy kicks and jumping kicks that look pretty cool. It is also a practical self defense method. It is is an official Olympic sport and some TKD practitioners train exclusively in this version of the art. TKD is also a practical self defense system that is utilized by the Korean military and secret police. It is often taught in conjunction with another Korean martial art called Hapkido, which uses small joint (wrist, fingers, ankles) manipulation and submission tactics. There are also different types of TKD, such as Moo Du Kwan or Han Mu Kwan. One of the unique things about TKD is that they have a global governing body that unifies all of the forms (Poomse or Kata) and standards required for promotion. So let%26#039;s say you are a blue belt or %26quot;5th Geup%26quot; in Korea, you are learning the exact same form as a blue belt in California, or Europe, or anywhere else in the world. TKD is also unique in that it%26#039;s ratio of kicking techniqes to hand techniqes is about 80% kicking to 20% hand techniques.
Kung Fu is usually %26quot;soft%26quot; or %26quot;internal%26quot;. There are literally hundreds of styles of Kung Fu. To look cool, or look flashy, you want to find %26quot;Wushu%26quot; style. If you can%26#039;t find that, focus on %26quot;Northern Styles%26quot; instead of %26quot;Southern Styles%26quot;. Kung Fu is also circular and flowing, opposed to the linear rigidness of most TKD or Karate.
TKD is going to be more available in most places. Good Kung Fu is hard to find unless you live in a large metropolis.
Either one is fun, I love them both.
James|||Bruce Lee did Kung Fu. And Taekwondo is the best. Look up Kung Fu online. And than Taekwondo.|||Tkd is just kicks. Kung fu is more than kicks. In my opition bjj is alot better than both|||Kung Fu (nowadays) refers to Chinese Martial Arts, so there are MANY styles of Kung Fu. Bruce Lee studied Wing Chun Kung Fu and created his own fighting concepts (style of no style) called Jeet Kune Do. Kung Fu was the originator for many MA including Tae Kwon Do. Kung Fu (IMO) is more fluid and efficient than most. Tae Kwon Do is a, martial art that originated in Korea, i believe. Tae Kwon Do heavily emphasizes kicks about %80 kicks and %20 punches. Many TKD dojos tend to be McDojos, a dojo that does not teach the full aspect in the art and have many 7 year old black belts.
If you are looking for a style that teaches you flashy flips and techniques then try Wushu. watch this video.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QVDPoyVuZZg
What is the difference between shaolin kung fu and kung fu wushu ?
what would you think is the best ?|||You first have to know that these terms Wushu (Martial Arts, or Martial Way), and Kung Fu (Hard Work), are utilized today as meaning Martial Arts.
As jjbeard92 stated todays Wushu was created in the 50s-60s, and the Shaolin Styles of Kung Fu originated centuries ago.
Today Wushu is a Chinese National Sport, with competiion around the World.
There are many styles of Shaolin Kung Fu that are practiced and taught in just about every country today.
lr
http://www.pacificwingchunassociation.co...|||Wushu means %26#039;martial art%26#039;. Today, people associate it with the accrobatic style with high jumps and low stances. Wushu was the more accepted term for martial art than Kung Fu (which means skill). Kung Fu could be applied to any craft. A chef could be said to have good Kung Fu.
In this regard, Wushu is similar to Jeet Kune Do. Bruce Lee didn%26#039;t want to give a name to the principles he had developed because by giving it a name, it then had boundaries. In other words, once he named it JKD, then only people that learned from him or any of his certified instructors actually learned JKD. The truth is that if you read his books, you will see that ALL mma is JKD. It%26#039;s using what works and abandoning what doesn%26#039;t. Wushu used to refer to any martial art, but now it has been tied to a specific style and therefore has artificial boundaries.
Shaolin Kung Fu refers to the practice of the Shaolin Monks. Kung Fu refers to their practices as a whole (meditation, excersize, fighting, etc). If you only study the fighting style of the Shaolin Monks, this is Shaolin Wushu.
Aren%26#039;t you glad you asked?|||Good job %26quot;kungfufig%26quot;.
But anyway, Shaolin Kung Fu DID NOT necessarily originate over 2000 years ago. As the historical story says, Boddhisharma(name is spelled incorrect), one of the legendary Buddha%26#039;s, traveled from India to the Shaolin temple in China and believed that the Shaolin monks practicing there were not as strong as he believed they could be. So basically what he did is he introduced a training regimine, both physically and mentally, that would be referred to as %26quot;Shaolin Kung Fu%26quot;. This event happened around 520 A.D.
%26quot;Wushu%26quot; is just a term, among many others, that basically means %26quot;kung fu%26quot;. If you want extensive information from a REAL expert on Shaolin Kung Fu, you can get the book called %26quot;The Art of Shaolin Kung Fu%26quot; from a bookstore or a library. It was written by Wong Kiew Kit.|||Shaolin Kung Fu dates back over 2000 years. It was honed and perfected by generations of monks. It is still very useful today.
Wushu was invented in the 1950%26#039;s or 60%26#039;s, I can%26#039;t remember, by the Communist leaders of China. They had discovered that their ban on the Buddhist monastery way of life was killing a national treasure of martial arts. So they took the knowledge of martial arts that they had access to and made up a new style. Wushu is more about appearances then fighting. Don%26#039;t get me wrong, it%26#039;s still a good martial art, but it has a fighting style and an art style within it. The art side is not useful in a street fight but it looks great in movies.
As jjbeard92 stated todays Wushu was created in the 50s-60s, and the Shaolin Styles of Kung Fu originated centuries ago.
Today Wushu is a Chinese National Sport, with competiion around the World.
There are many styles of Shaolin Kung Fu that are practiced and taught in just about every country today.
lr
http://www.pacificwingchunassociation.co...|||Wushu means %26#039;martial art%26#039;. Today, people associate it with the accrobatic style with high jumps and low stances. Wushu was the more accepted term for martial art than Kung Fu (which means skill). Kung Fu could be applied to any craft. A chef could be said to have good Kung Fu.
In this regard, Wushu is similar to Jeet Kune Do. Bruce Lee didn%26#039;t want to give a name to the principles he had developed because by giving it a name, it then had boundaries. In other words, once he named it JKD, then only people that learned from him or any of his certified instructors actually learned JKD. The truth is that if you read his books, you will see that ALL mma is JKD. It%26#039;s using what works and abandoning what doesn%26#039;t. Wushu used to refer to any martial art, but now it has been tied to a specific style and therefore has artificial boundaries.
Shaolin Kung Fu refers to the practice of the Shaolin Monks. Kung Fu refers to their practices as a whole (meditation, excersize, fighting, etc). If you only study the fighting style of the Shaolin Monks, this is Shaolin Wushu.
Aren%26#039;t you glad you asked?|||Good job %26quot;kungfufig%26quot;.
But anyway, Shaolin Kung Fu DID NOT necessarily originate over 2000 years ago. As the historical story says, Boddhisharma(name is spelled incorrect), one of the legendary Buddha%26#039;s, traveled from India to the Shaolin temple in China and believed that the Shaolin monks practicing there were not as strong as he believed they could be. So basically what he did is he introduced a training regimine, both physically and mentally, that would be referred to as %26quot;Shaolin Kung Fu%26quot;. This event happened around 520 A.D.
%26quot;Wushu%26quot; is just a term, among many others, that basically means %26quot;kung fu%26quot;. If you want extensive information from a REAL expert on Shaolin Kung Fu, you can get the book called %26quot;The Art of Shaolin Kung Fu%26quot; from a bookstore or a library. It was written by Wong Kiew Kit.|||Shaolin Kung Fu dates back over 2000 years. It was honed and perfected by generations of monks. It is still very useful today.
Wushu was invented in the 1950%26#039;s or 60%26#039;s, I can%26#039;t remember, by the Communist leaders of China. They had discovered that their ban on the Buddhist monastery way of life was killing a national treasure of martial arts. So they took the knowledge of martial arts that they had access to and made up a new style. Wushu is more about appearances then fighting. Don%26#039;t get me wrong, it%26#039;s still a good martial art, but it has a fighting style and an art style within it. The art side is not useful in a street fight but it looks great in movies.
How many stars did Kung Fu Panda get rated?
I need to know because I want to know if it is good before I see it.|||i think 3 1/2. it was good though|||no idea, but it was an excellent movie. it was HILARIOUS.
Difference between kung fu and tae kwon do?
I am lookin 2 start martial arts...i wanna do the fun stuf like wut is on tv with the flips and cool stuff. Wuts the difference btween these?|||Kung Fu is the Chinese version of martial arts.
Tae Kwon Do is the Korean version.
There are some styles in kung fu that have the flips as part of there curriculum. This may be what you are interested in. Also, you may want to check out (XMA) Extreme martial Arts. They have all of the things you see on TV.
It wouldn%26#039;t be my personal choice but it is fun and exciting to watch. You can find some videos on xma on youtube.
Have fun and good luck.|||the style that has the school you are most interested in, and are more likely to apply yourself and stick to it.... there are many basic fundemental differences between the two styles, but for someone starting out.. just go to the school you like the most.. and get started... good luck|||Kung fu refers to many styles of Chinese martial arts some being more kicking oriented with less punches others being more punch oriented, if your looking for one that is geared towards flipping and cool things modern Wushu would fit along with other Northern Chinese Arts
TaeKwonDo is a Korean style of martial arts that is 70% kicking 30% punching, TKD (depending on the school) will be more sports or self-defense oriented the sports ones overemphasis on kicking to the head in a street fight. and the self-defense schools will teach hitting to the head, solar plexus, groin, shins, throat, and shoulders.
really either art will be good for what you want and i suggest taking both if you can|||Kung Fu is Chinese and is a more aggressive style. Tae Kwon Do is Korean and more about control and self-defense. I recommend Kung Fu. I%26#039;ve taken lessons in both and in my opinion, Kung Fu is better.|||Kung Fu is Chinese. Taekwondo is Korean. I prefer Kung Fu because of the low kicks that are more practical in a street fight. The %26#039;sticking hands%26#039; in Kung Fu are also an effective way to defend yourself. Taekwondo relies a lot more on kicks than Kung Fu, and it has fewer hand techniques than Kung Fu.|||Kung-Fu is a good Martial art. I personally have studied Kenpo Karate and Tae Kwan Do. Dont say Tae kwan do is impractical in a street fight. As my instructor said, %26quot;If you can kick fast to an opponents head, you can kick even faster to the knee. And tae kwan do is more then just kicks. Im nearly an orange-black (level just above orange and before green) and thus far i have learned several hand attacks. Punches, grabs, and grappling. The Martial Art is only as good as the school and most importantly as good as the instructor.
Dont ever let anyone tell you one martial art is better then another. I mean if jet li and bruce lee were to fight, who would win? It wouldnt be solved by the martial art but by the skill and determination of the contestant. Thats why we have MMA fights such as the UFC. But anywho back on topic. As to what to study, thats up to you. I prefer Tae Kwan Do with Kenpo Karate as a close second. Infact i switch between the two every 3 months (the standard time for a belt advancement). Thats my opinion and the rest is up to you. Just remember which ever you choose, dont take it lightly. If your just in this to fight, dont bother. be a ninja. And yes, Ninja are real, i should know.|||Tae Kwon Do is a %26quot;hard style%26quot; or %26quot;external%26quot;. It is linear, meaning, mostly straight lines of movement. It has a lot of high, flashy kicks and jumping kicks that look pretty cool. It is also a practical self defense method. It is is an official Olympic sport and some TKD practitioners train exclusively in this version of the art. TKD is also a practical self defense system that is utilized by the Korean military and secret police. It is often taught in conjunction with another Korean martial art called Hapkido, which uses small joint (wrist, fingers, ankles) manipulation and submission tactics. There are also different types of TKD, such as Moo Du Kwan or Han Mu Kwan. One of the unique things about TKD is that they have a global governing body that unifies all of the forms (Poomse or Kata) and standards required for promotion. So let%26#039;s say you are a blue belt or %26quot;5th Geup%26quot; in Korea, you are learning the exact same form as a blue belt in California, or Europe, or anywhere else in the world. TKD is also unique in that it%26#039;s ratio of kicking techniqes to hand techniqes is about 80% kicking to 20% hand techniques.
Kung Fu is usually %26quot;soft%26quot; or %26quot;internal%26quot;. There are literally hundreds of styles of Kung Fu. To look cool, or look flashy, you want to find %26quot;Wushu%26quot; style. If you can%26#039;t find that, focus on %26quot;Northern Styles%26quot; instead of %26quot;Southern Styles%26quot;. Kung Fu is also circular and flowing, opposed to the linear rigidness of most TKD or Karate.
TKD is going to be more available in most places. Good Kung Fu is hard to find unless you live in a large metropolis.
Either one is fun, I love them both.
James|||Bruce Lee did Kung Fu. And Taekwondo is the best. Look up Kung Fu online. And than Taekwondo.|||Tkd is just kicks. Kung fu is more than kicks. In my opition bjj is alot better than both|||Kung Fu (nowadays) refers to Chinese Martial Arts, so there are MANY styles of Kung Fu. Bruce Lee studied Wing Chun Kung Fu and created his own fighting concepts (style of no style) called Jeet Kune Do. Kung Fu was the originator for many MA including Tae Kwon Do. Kung Fu (IMO) is more fluid and efficient than most. Tae Kwon Do is a, martial art that originated in Korea, i believe. Tae Kwon Do heavily emphasizes kicks about %80 kicks and %20 punches. Many TKD dojos tend to be McDojos, a dojo that does not teach the full aspect in the art and have many 7 year old black belts.
If you are looking for a style that teaches you flashy flips and techniques then try Wushu. watch this video.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QVDPoyVuZZg
Tae Kwon Do is the Korean version.
There are some styles in kung fu that have the flips as part of there curriculum. This may be what you are interested in. Also, you may want to check out (XMA) Extreme martial Arts. They have all of the things you see on TV.
It wouldn%26#039;t be my personal choice but it is fun and exciting to watch. You can find some videos on xma on youtube.
Have fun and good luck.|||the style that has the school you are most interested in, and are more likely to apply yourself and stick to it.... there are many basic fundemental differences between the two styles, but for someone starting out.. just go to the school you like the most.. and get started... good luck|||Kung fu refers to many styles of Chinese martial arts some being more kicking oriented with less punches others being more punch oriented, if your looking for one that is geared towards flipping and cool things modern Wushu would fit along with other Northern Chinese Arts
TaeKwonDo is a Korean style of martial arts that is 70% kicking 30% punching, TKD (depending on the school) will be more sports or self-defense oriented the sports ones overemphasis on kicking to the head in a street fight. and the self-defense schools will teach hitting to the head, solar plexus, groin, shins, throat, and shoulders.
really either art will be good for what you want and i suggest taking both if you can|||Kung Fu is Chinese and is a more aggressive style. Tae Kwon Do is Korean and more about control and self-defense. I recommend Kung Fu. I%26#039;ve taken lessons in both and in my opinion, Kung Fu is better.|||Kung Fu is Chinese. Taekwondo is Korean. I prefer Kung Fu because of the low kicks that are more practical in a street fight. The %26#039;sticking hands%26#039; in Kung Fu are also an effective way to defend yourself. Taekwondo relies a lot more on kicks than Kung Fu, and it has fewer hand techniques than Kung Fu.|||Kung-Fu is a good Martial art. I personally have studied Kenpo Karate and Tae Kwan Do. Dont say Tae kwan do is impractical in a street fight. As my instructor said, %26quot;If you can kick fast to an opponents head, you can kick even faster to the knee. And tae kwan do is more then just kicks. Im nearly an orange-black (level just above orange and before green) and thus far i have learned several hand attacks. Punches, grabs, and grappling. The Martial Art is only as good as the school and most importantly as good as the instructor.
Dont ever let anyone tell you one martial art is better then another. I mean if jet li and bruce lee were to fight, who would win? It wouldnt be solved by the martial art but by the skill and determination of the contestant. Thats why we have MMA fights such as the UFC. But anywho back on topic. As to what to study, thats up to you. I prefer Tae Kwan Do with Kenpo Karate as a close second. Infact i switch between the two every 3 months (the standard time for a belt advancement). Thats my opinion and the rest is up to you. Just remember which ever you choose, dont take it lightly. If your just in this to fight, dont bother. be a ninja. And yes, Ninja are real, i should know.|||Tae Kwon Do is a %26quot;hard style%26quot; or %26quot;external%26quot;. It is linear, meaning, mostly straight lines of movement. It has a lot of high, flashy kicks and jumping kicks that look pretty cool. It is also a practical self defense method. It is is an official Olympic sport and some TKD practitioners train exclusively in this version of the art. TKD is also a practical self defense system that is utilized by the Korean military and secret police. It is often taught in conjunction with another Korean martial art called Hapkido, which uses small joint (wrist, fingers, ankles) manipulation and submission tactics. There are also different types of TKD, such as Moo Du Kwan or Han Mu Kwan. One of the unique things about TKD is that they have a global governing body that unifies all of the forms (Poomse or Kata) and standards required for promotion. So let%26#039;s say you are a blue belt or %26quot;5th Geup%26quot; in Korea, you are learning the exact same form as a blue belt in California, or Europe, or anywhere else in the world. TKD is also unique in that it%26#039;s ratio of kicking techniqes to hand techniqes is about 80% kicking to 20% hand techniques.
Kung Fu is usually %26quot;soft%26quot; or %26quot;internal%26quot;. There are literally hundreds of styles of Kung Fu. To look cool, or look flashy, you want to find %26quot;Wushu%26quot; style. If you can%26#039;t find that, focus on %26quot;Northern Styles%26quot; instead of %26quot;Southern Styles%26quot;. Kung Fu is also circular and flowing, opposed to the linear rigidness of most TKD or Karate.
TKD is going to be more available in most places. Good Kung Fu is hard to find unless you live in a large metropolis.
Either one is fun, I love them both.
James|||Bruce Lee did Kung Fu. And Taekwondo is the best. Look up Kung Fu online. And than Taekwondo.|||Tkd is just kicks. Kung fu is more than kicks. In my opition bjj is alot better than both|||Kung Fu (nowadays) refers to Chinese Martial Arts, so there are MANY styles of Kung Fu. Bruce Lee studied Wing Chun Kung Fu and created his own fighting concepts (style of no style) called Jeet Kune Do. Kung Fu was the originator for many MA including Tae Kwon Do. Kung Fu (IMO) is more fluid and efficient than most. Tae Kwon Do is a, martial art that originated in Korea, i believe. Tae Kwon Do heavily emphasizes kicks about %80 kicks and %20 punches. Many TKD dojos tend to be McDojos, a dojo that does not teach the full aspect in the art and have many 7 year old black belts.
If you are looking for a style that teaches you flashy flips and techniques then try Wushu. watch this video.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=QVDPoyVuZZg
What is the difference between shaolin kung fu and kung fu wushu ?
what would you think is the best ?|||You first have to know that these terms Wushu (Martial Arts, or Martial Way), and Kung Fu (Hard Work), are utilized today as meaning Martial Arts.
As jjbeard92 stated todays Wushu was created in the 50s-60s, and the Shaolin Styles of Kung Fu originated centuries ago.
Today Wushu is a Chinese National Sport, with competiion around the World.
There are many styles of Shaolin Kung Fu that are practiced and taught in just about every country today.
lr
http://www.pacificwingchunassociation.co...|||Wushu means %26#039;martial art%26#039;. Today, people associate it with the accrobatic style with high jumps and low stances. Wushu was the more accepted term for martial art than Kung Fu (which means skill). Kung Fu could be applied to any craft. A chef could be said to have good Kung Fu.
In this regard, Wushu is similar to Jeet Kune Do. Bruce Lee didn%26#039;t want to give a name to the principles he had developed because by giving it a name, it then had boundaries. In other words, once he named it JKD, then only people that learned from him or any of his certified instructors actually learned JKD. The truth is that if you read his books, you will see that ALL mma is JKD. It%26#039;s using what works and abandoning what doesn%26#039;t. Wushu used to refer to any martial art, but now it has been tied to a specific style and therefore has artificial boundaries.
Shaolin Kung Fu refers to the practice of the Shaolin Monks. Kung Fu refers to their practices as a whole (meditation, excersize, fighting, etc). If you only study the fighting style of the Shaolin Monks, this is Shaolin Wushu.
Aren%26#039;t you glad you asked?|||Good job %26quot;kungfufig%26quot;.
But anyway, Shaolin Kung Fu DID NOT necessarily originate over 2000 years ago. As the historical story says, Boddhisharma(name is spelled incorrect), one of the legendary Buddha%26#039;s, traveled from India to the Shaolin temple in China and believed that the Shaolin monks practicing there were not as strong as he believed they could be. So basically what he did is he introduced a training regimine, both physically and mentally, that would be referred to as %26quot;Shaolin Kung Fu%26quot;. This event happened around 520 A.D.
%26quot;Wushu%26quot; is just a term, among many others, that basically means %26quot;kung fu%26quot;. If you want extensive information from a REAL expert on Shaolin Kung Fu, you can get the book called %26quot;The Art of Shaolin Kung Fu%26quot; from a bookstore or a library. It was written by Wong Kiew Kit.|||Shaolin Kung Fu dates back over 2000 years. It was honed and perfected by generations of monks. It is still very useful today.
Wushu was invented in the 1950%26#039;s or 60%26#039;s, I can%26#039;t remember, by the Communist leaders of China. They had discovered that their ban on the Buddhist monastery way of life was killing a national treasure of martial arts. So they took the knowledge of martial arts that they had access to and made up a new style. Wushu is more about appearances then fighting. Don%26#039;t get me wrong, it%26#039;s still a good martial art, but it has a fighting style and an art style within it. The art side is not useful in a street fight but it looks great in movies.
As jjbeard92 stated todays Wushu was created in the 50s-60s, and the Shaolin Styles of Kung Fu originated centuries ago.
Today Wushu is a Chinese National Sport, with competiion around the World.
There are many styles of Shaolin Kung Fu that are practiced and taught in just about every country today.
lr
http://www.pacificwingchunassociation.co...|||Wushu means %26#039;martial art%26#039;. Today, people associate it with the accrobatic style with high jumps and low stances. Wushu was the more accepted term for martial art than Kung Fu (which means skill). Kung Fu could be applied to any craft. A chef could be said to have good Kung Fu.
In this regard, Wushu is similar to Jeet Kune Do. Bruce Lee didn%26#039;t want to give a name to the principles he had developed because by giving it a name, it then had boundaries. In other words, once he named it JKD, then only people that learned from him or any of his certified instructors actually learned JKD. The truth is that if you read his books, you will see that ALL mma is JKD. It%26#039;s using what works and abandoning what doesn%26#039;t. Wushu used to refer to any martial art, but now it has been tied to a specific style and therefore has artificial boundaries.
Shaolin Kung Fu refers to the practice of the Shaolin Monks. Kung Fu refers to their practices as a whole (meditation, excersize, fighting, etc). If you only study the fighting style of the Shaolin Monks, this is Shaolin Wushu.
Aren%26#039;t you glad you asked?|||Good job %26quot;kungfufig%26quot;.
But anyway, Shaolin Kung Fu DID NOT necessarily originate over 2000 years ago. As the historical story says, Boddhisharma(name is spelled incorrect), one of the legendary Buddha%26#039;s, traveled from India to the Shaolin temple in China and believed that the Shaolin monks practicing there were not as strong as he believed they could be. So basically what he did is he introduced a training regimine, both physically and mentally, that would be referred to as %26quot;Shaolin Kung Fu%26quot;. This event happened around 520 A.D.
%26quot;Wushu%26quot; is just a term, among many others, that basically means %26quot;kung fu%26quot;. If you want extensive information from a REAL expert on Shaolin Kung Fu, you can get the book called %26quot;The Art of Shaolin Kung Fu%26quot; from a bookstore or a library. It was written by Wong Kiew Kit.|||Shaolin Kung Fu dates back over 2000 years. It was honed and perfected by generations of monks. It is still very useful today.
Wushu was invented in the 1950%26#039;s or 60%26#039;s, I can%26#039;t remember, by the Communist leaders of China. They had discovered that their ban on the Buddhist monastery way of life was killing a national treasure of martial arts. So they took the knowledge of martial arts that they had access to and made up a new style. Wushu is more about appearances then fighting. Don%26#039;t get me wrong, it%26#039;s still a good martial art, but it has a fighting style and an art style within it. The art side is not useful in a street fight but it looks great in movies.
How many stars did Kung Fu Panda get rated?
I need to know because I want to know if it is good before I see it.|||i think 3 1/2. it was good though|||no idea, but it was an excellent movie. it was HILARIOUS.
What is the kung fu hustle song?
What is the song that is playing in the backgroud of the first fight, with the three heroes and the axe gang?
How good is Shaolin Five Animals Dragon Fist at teaching traditional Dragon Style Kung Fu?
Please no stupid answers I just want a serious one.|||....Every single one of your questions have been about Dragon style, you would be better off giving up and learning something else instead, do you know what dragon style looks like? Why do you want to learn Dragon Style, if you have a viable reason, like you find the technique to suit you very well or something like that, you%26#039;d probably be able to learn from any video. But if you just want to learn it because it sounds %26#039;cool%26#039; and %26#039;amazing%26#039; you%26#039;d be out of luck, if the latter is your reason, you%26#039;ll have a lot of trouble learning it because you won%26#039;t be able to distinguish the basic form from other basic forms in other arts, essentially, you hype yourself up expecting it to be a godly and dramatic style when it%26#039;s not, it%26#039;s all in technique.
And no, Shaolin Five Animals is just a form, not a style at all, you%26#039;re confusing forms with style, stop looking for singular videos and look for real dragon style forms, no shaolin, no bagua, no five animals, only dragon and dragon alone. Otherwise, you%26#039;ll be learning an advanced form for a martial art who%26#039;s basics you don%26#039;t know. Google Basic Dragon Style Form or something, I%26#039;m sure something will come up, I would advise reading about dragon style first though, find out more about it and determine if it%26#039;s the right martial art for you.
I think I may sound a bit angry and harsh, but ah well, it%26#039;s an annoying thing, I know some dragon style and it annoys me when people assume I%26#039;m so powerful because of it.... maybe you%26#039;re different, maybe you%26#039;re approaching this like a martial artist instead of a little kid... who knows....I definitely respect your correct use of grammar.
Wow...I just realized that the reason you want to take it is because of some quiz, a quiz cannot determine what style is best for you, look up a dragon form on youtube, a basic one, and see if you like what you see, next, read more about it and its technique and application, if you find it suits you, go ahead, if it doesn%26#039;t the quiz is bogus, the quiz probably was created by an idiot that doesn%26#039;t know anything about martial arts anyways...
Augh...found the quiz, took it, and it%26#039;s fake, I got Mantis and I learned a little bit of mantis from my Uncle, it is most certainly not fluid nor calculated, it%26#039;s precise, focused, and sharp, with very quick actions and more of a smacking motion than a hitting motion, what is the creator doing? Just guessing at the point of the martial art....?|||i guess it would be good. but you said earlier no where teached dragon kung fu why dont you just give up and find somethign that you can actually learn. if you can learn 5 animals then go learn that maybe the instructor has learn dragon or at least he might be able to tell you somewhere to go learn it.|||chuck norris owns all
And no, Shaolin Five Animals is just a form, not a style at all, you%26#039;re confusing forms with style, stop looking for singular videos and look for real dragon style forms, no shaolin, no bagua, no five animals, only dragon and dragon alone. Otherwise, you%26#039;ll be learning an advanced form for a martial art who%26#039;s basics you don%26#039;t know. Google Basic Dragon Style Form or something, I%26#039;m sure something will come up, I would advise reading about dragon style first though, find out more about it and determine if it%26#039;s the right martial art for you.
I think I may sound a bit angry and harsh, but ah well, it%26#039;s an annoying thing, I know some dragon style and it annoys me when people assume I%26#039;m so powerful because of it.... maybe you%26#039;re different, maybe you%26#039;re approaching this like a martial artist instead of a little kid... who knows....I definitely respect your correct use of grammar.
Wow...I just realized that the reason you want to take it is because of some quiz, a quiz cannot determine what style is best for you, look up a dragon form on youtube, a basic one, and see if you like what you see, next, read more about it and its technique and application, if you find it suits you, go ahead, if it doesn%26#039;t the quiz is bogus, the quiz probably was created by an idiot that doesn%26#039;t know anything about martial arts anyways...
Augh...found the quiz, took it, and it%26#039;s fake, I got Mantis and I learned a little bit of mantis from my Uncle, it is most certainly not fluid nor calculated, it%26#039;s precise, focused, and sharp, with very quick actions and more of a smacking motion than a hitting motion, what is the creator doing? Just guessing at the point of the martial art....?|||i guess it would be good. but you said earlier no where teached dragon kung fu why dont you just give up and find somethign that you can actually learn. if you can learn 5 animals then go learn that maybe the instructor has learn dragon or at least he might be able to tell you somewhere to go learn it.|||chuck norris owns all
Has anyone seen the movies: Defiance/Kung Fu Panda/The Curious Case of Benjamin Button?
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button in my opinion is an okay movie. But it dragged and what the heck was the point of that hurricane?
Kung Fu Panda%26#039;s hilarious but stupid at the same time.
Defiance (Rated R) I saw with my dad and the photography and sound effects were just amazing.|||The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button was a tremendous film in my opinion, it was very well-made and had wonderful performance all around, the film was at times warm and funny and at times dark and heartbreaking, it was a true homage to the world really is. The hurricane was a bit of a homage and love letter to all the people who were affected by the Hurrican Katrina (hence, the film took place in New Orleans)
Kung Fu Panda was easily one of the funniest animated films i have seen, since Surfs Up, both films focused on being funny and cute and not being brilliant and being an Oscar magent ... PIXAR!!!!!
Defiance was decent, it had good performance all around, but the film just didn%26#039;t hit the spot for me, it was very boring in places, the action sequences were good, the true story behind it is just incredible, but i just didn%26#039;t care for the film...|||Hi, dear friend, you may interest in buying kung fu clothes, equipments or weapons etc.,
please go to www.ShoppingEast.com,
they just provide these products from China, cheap and good quality!
www.ShoppingEast.com|||i saw kung fu panda and that baboon cracks me up dude. when the panda kicks the hole in his wall and you see him through the hole the look on his face, hehehe|||i saw kung fu panda but i have never heard of the other two|||I liked Defiance, good movie, saw it for free a month ago.
I also liked Kung Fu Panda. Wall-e is better though!
Kung Fu Panda%26#039;s hilarious but stupid at the same time.
Defiance (Rated R) I saw with my dad and the photography and sound effects were just amazing.|||The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button was a tremendous film in my opinion, it was very well-made and had wonderful performance all around, the film was at times warm and funny and at times dark and heartbreaking, it was a true homage to the world really is. The hurricane was a bit of a homage and love letter to all the people who were affected by the Hurrican Katrina (hence, the film took place in New Orleans)
Kung Fu Panda was easily one of the funniest animated films i have seen, since Surfs Up, both films focused on being funny and cute and not being brilliant and being an Oscar magent ... PIXAR!!!!!
Defiance was decent, it had good performance all around, but the film just didn%26#039;t hit the spot for me, it was very boring in places, the action sequences were good, the true story behind it is just incredible, but i just didn%26#039;t care for the film...|||Hi, dear friend, you may interest in buying kung fu clothes, equipments or weapons etc.,
please go to www.ShoppingEast.com,
they just provide these products from China, cheap and good quality!
www.ShoppingEast.com|||i saw kung fu panda and that baboon cracks me up dude. when the panda kicks the hole in his wall and you see him through the hole the look on his face, hehehe|||i saw kung fu panda but i have never heard of the other two|||I liked Defiance, good movie, saw it for free a month ago.
I also liked Kung Fu Panda. Wall-e is better though!
How much must you provoke a panda before it brings out its kung fu moves?
Not sure about pandas... But it doesn%26#039;t take much for dogs to bust out their kung fu moves.|||I think, just ask this question to a Panda, it will be provoked and will bring out its Kung Fu moves|||Cut off it%26#039;s supply of bamboo, that does it everytime.|||no luck with these questions posting ay Joey. maybe try again lol
and a couple of pokes to the eye shoould do it|||not much for you.. i told him you were coming and that your mean so he should bash you up..lol
and a couple of pokes to the eye shoould do it|||not much for you.. i told him you were coming and that your mean so he should bash you up..lol
Is there a difference between tae kwon do and kung fu?
I see them as the same thing, but when i asked someone they told me I was wrong. someone help me!|||Tae Kwon Do is a Korean martial art and kung fu is more Chinese. Tae Kwon Do%26#039;s specialty is kicking and direct striking. Kung fu is a softer fluid style but that does not mean it%26#039;s not powerful.
They are the same that they are a martial art. It%26#039;s like saying boxing and judo are the same because they are fighting sports. Same general category, but totally different in means of technique.|||Of course there is a difference. They wouldn%26#039;t have different names if they weren%26#039;t different, now would they?|||tae kwon do is something people wont really know what it is when you tell them about it but KUNG FU is something people will actually know. TAKE KUNG FU|||Taekwondo is more specific of a term and kung fu is very broad. Overall though, taekwondo emphasizes kicks and point sparring. Taekwondo is distinctive because of its kicks and differs from kung fu in its more hard, linear, and direct approach. There are two major organizations of taekwondo and those are World TaekwonDo Federation (WTF) and International Taekwondo Federation (ITF). Kung fu is very very very broad. There is mostly shaolin kung fu and there are two general types of that. Southern shaolin emphasizes lower, powerful stances and the three most common are choy li fut, wing chun, and hung gar. (Side note: Jeet Kune Do is like a refined form of wing chun and some other aspects of other arts, if you ever watched bruce lee) There are also Northern style Shaolin arts that I wouldnt really want to go too much into so I%26#039;ll just call the general name of changquan. Northern has more jumps and kicks than southern and is probably because the chinese in the northern areas were taller and could not train with fists during the winter. Kung Fu is overall more soft and less hard than taekwondo (except maybe wing chun) and I would say sometimes a bit more flashy but can be just as effective. Also there are internal arts like taijiquan (tai chi), baguazhang, etc... that are part of kung fu.|||there is a major difference taekwondo is a martial art based on high kicks and knife hand strikes, kung fu is a martial art based on animal movements also there from different countries.|||They are completly different styles of martial arts.|||yes, i used to do tae-kwon-do, and am actually a black belt, tae involves much more legs and discipline whilst kung-fu is more self defense and involves alot more upper body attacks|||I can tell you are a beginner to Martial arts, so welcome! Yes they are completely different. Tae Kwon Do, is a martial art that originated in Korea. And Heavily emphasizes kicks. Kung Fu had influenced TKD. Kung Fu, means Chinese Martial Arts. It can refer to hundreds of different Chinese Arts. It is said, that Kung Fu influenced most modern day arts. But their were more even before that.
They are the same that they are a martial art. It%26#039;s like saying boxing and judo are the same because they are fighting sports. Same general category, but totally different in means of technique.|||Of course there is a difference. They wouldn%26#039;t have different names if they weren%26#039;t different, now would they?|||tae kwon do is something people wont really know what it is when you tell them about it but KUNG FU is something people will actually know. TAKE KUNG FU|||Taekwondo is more specific of a term and kung fu is very broad. Overall though, taekwondo emphasizes kicks and point sparring. Taekwondo is distinctive because of its kicks and differs from kung fu in its more hard, linear, and direct approach. There are two major organizations of taekwondo and those are World TaekwonDo Federation (WTF) and International Taekwondo Federation (ITF). Kung fu is very very very broad. There is mostly shaolin kung fu and there are two general types of that. Southern shaolin emphasizes lower, powerful stances and the three most common are choy li fut, wing chun, and hung gar. (Side note: Jeet Kune Do is like a refined form of wing chun and some other aspects of other arts, if you ever watched bruce lee) There are also Northern style Shaolin arts that I wouldnt really want to go too much into so I%26#039;ll just call the general name of changquan. Northern has more jumps and kicks than southern and is probably because the chinese in the northern areas were taller and could not train with fists during the winter. Kung Fu is overall more soft and less hard than taekwondo (except maybe wing chun) and I would say sometimes a bit more flashy but can be just as effective. Also there are internal arts like taijiquan (tai chi), baguazhang, etc... that are part of kung fu.|||there is a major difference taekwondo is a martial art based on high kicks and knife hand strikes, kung fu is a martial art based on animal movements also there from different countries.|||They are completly different styles of martial arts.|||yes, i used to do tae-kwon-do, and am actually a black belt, tae involves much more legs and discipline whilst kung-fu is more self defense and involves alot more upper body attacks|||I can tell you are a beginner to Martial arts, so welcome! Yes they are completely different. Tae Kwon Do, is a martial art that originated in Korea. And Heavily emphasizes kicks. Kung Fu had influenced TKD. Kung Fu, means Chinese Martial Arts. It can refer to hundreds of different Chinese Arts. It is said, that Kung Fu influenced most modern day arts. But their were more even before that.
Is lifting weights bad for Shaolin Kung Fu?
I%26#039;m not looking to get bigger or stronger (I rely on my own body weight for that). I just want to get faster. Would lifting light weights and high reps work?|||Yes, I suppose, but, I would suggest plyometrics to improve your speed and explosiveness more, which I%26#039;m sure Shaolinquan emphasizes, the dynamicism utilized by Shaolin doesn%26#039;t really require so much strength and muscle as it does technique, conviction, and application. Weight lifting is a lengthy and iffy thing, while plyometrics adapts well into your everyday workout and has many of the same speed benefits. start out with just incorporating it into running, suddenly bursting hard and quick then allowing time to relax by going slowly, push ups, clap, obvious what you do here, and jumping squats, again, obvious. These workouts are easily some of the best for martial arts that don%26#039;t have muscle mass and strength as the paramount achievement.|||Improving overall fitness will improve speed. Certain types of strength can make you faster too. Do exercises for fast twitch muscle fibers more than for slow twitch ones. You should take more mathematics. Momentum (as of punches) is a product of mass and velocity. If you are the fastest man alive, but you%26#039;re skinny, your punches will have no power. My boyfriend weighs 255 lbs., and he can punch very hard. He hardly feels punches average sized men give him.|||Bruce Lee trained with barbells and gained much muscle mass... for him. Why not become bigger and stronger? I have competed in powerlifting and weightlifting as well as martial arts, boxing and sumo wrestling. There is much nonsense about barbell training, and I suggest that you think it over carefully before you believe %26quot;kuso%26quot; and %26quot;ngao si%26quot; that is just plainly wrong.|||yes, that would help. I don%26#039;t think it would help your speed, that is best done by sparring and getting good technique. but it would certainly help your muscular endurance, which is helpful because it allows you to go on longer. so weight lifting would be good.
At the end of the movie Kung Fu Huslte, is the actor friendly with the actress?
Atlast are they joining?
I can%26#039;t understnad at the end?
Is he like the actress?
Help me!!|||yeah, he made up with her at the end, as he felt guilty of stealing her money before that, as they have known each other when they are kids, i think they liked each other, that%26#039;s what i seen.
I can%26#039;t understnad at the end?
Is he like the actress?
Help me!!|||yeah, he made up with her at the end, as he felt guilty of stealing her money before that, as they have known each other when they are kids, i think they liked each other, that%26#039;s what i seen.
How do you call that kung-fu stand up move?
I%26#039;m trying to look for instructional videos about that move that you get up to your feet with a jump when you%26#039;re down, but i don%26#039;t know the name |||I think this is what you%26#039;re looking for:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zcjccc5Al...
It%26#039;s called a %26quot;kip up%26quot;.|||http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJq7uzn4b...
kip up?????
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zcjccc5Al...
It%26#039;s called a %26quot;kip up%26quot;.|||http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJq7uzn4b...
kip up?????
Looking for a movie that came out 5-8 years ago, it was some kind of high school Kung Fu movie?
this is all I remember: Dubbed. Kung fu high school. Big in Asia. Did as much here as Shaolin Soccer and Kung Fu Hustle. It was similar to those movies also. |||Volcano High?|||it might be volcano high that was on MTV with like asian kids in high school doing crazy ****
Does anybody know what shaolin kung fu is or if they are going through an experience with it?
I mean as if somebody is studying it.|||I am a female who has been practicing Wing Chun (a southern style of Shaolin Kfu, the original style of Bruce Lee) for 17 years. The guy before me pretty much answered your question thoroughly though : ) You can contact me if you like or have any questions regarding my own experiences as a female practioner (since I see you are a girl too : )|||I have been learning shaolin kung fu for 8 years. My master is awesome. I learn the major internal/external styles of shaolin, san shou, shuai jiao, meditation, and Qin Na. Im not saying its better than another style, but its deffinately not well-rounded. Its taken me on many journeys, even entered a bjj tournament, back when I didnt know much about groundfighting. And I did fairly well too. LOL only guy with a kung fu shirt on haha.
I love it, and hope to train the rest of my years.|||its a form of martial arts. basicly its just kung fu. which technically IIRC is a generic term used to describe chinese martial arts.|||there is tonsssss of information on shaolin kung fu all over the net, and in books, and in videos, and on tv. just type in %26quot;shaolin kung fu%26quot; in your search bar and read to your hearts content. also type it in at youtube and see examples of it. www.youtube.com
shaolin kung fu is technically called shaolin chuan fa (small forest fist method) ...shaolin is a buddhist temple in Hunan provence in northern china. there is also a shaolin temple in fujian province in southern china. by most accounts, the northern one is the original one. supposedly the birthplace of external styles of kung fu...i say supposedly because it is largely based on myth and legend, and a bit of ego. they think all martial arts started there...which has been proven false.
the real difference in internal and external styles isnt so much in technical aspects alone as most people think. at least from what my research has led me to believe the real difference was simply that the %26quot;internal%26quot; martial arts are indigenous to china, and were developed without any outside influence...tai chi(taiji) bagua (pakua) and hsing i (xing yi) are the three main internal arts (along with various weapon arts and liu he ba fa) ....the %26quot;external%26quot; arts were created via the shaolin temple by way of india...namely the traveling monk da mo (bodidharma) (which is largely in question as well...but it%26#039;s the main myth/history you will hear from all sources) and that is why they are really called external. shaolin does just as much %26quot;chi%26quot; work as any internal art does. though of course, there are differences physically as well. so to me anyway, hard vs soft, and internal vs external aren%26#039;t the same debate. shaolin is %26quot;harder%26quot; than tai chi. but not necessarily more %26quot;internal%26quot;
a further division is the basic northern vs southern styles. northern china has harsh cold winters, and the land is very mountainous and hilly...so the northern styles have more upright stances, fast footwork, and alot more kicks, especially flowery high jumping and spinning kicks (ala wushu)
...whereas southern china has very hot summers and a very long and harsh rainy season...so there are lots of marshes and mud to wade through. also they travel alot by small boat via the hundreds of little rivers in the south, therefore southern styles tend to be more rooted, less mobile, with lower stronger stances, less footwork, fewer kicks (and when they kick it is usually low..below the waste) and use their hands and forearms, and upper body in general more than the northern systems do.
lots of styles are said to descend from shaolin...even shorin ryu karate of okinawa (shorin is the japanese translation of shaolin) ..and shorinji kempo of japan (shorinji means shaolin temple)...but many arts simply use the term shaolin to give reckognition to the temples for their influence to martial arts over the years.
good examples of:
northern styles: eagle claw (ying jow pai) shaolin proper(the art taught at the temple obviously) seven star praying mantis tan tui (spring legs) and drunkard boxing
southern styles: pak mei (white eyebrow) hung gar kuen (hung family fist) wing chun (everlasting springtime..bruce lee%26#039;s original art) and southern praying mantis.
some examples of arts that blend the two together...choy lay fut (choy li fut) and fut ga kuen (buddha family fist)
watch videos to see basic physical differences.
i hope that helped
I love it, and hope to train the rest of my years.|||its a form of martial arts. basicly its just kung fu. which technically IIRC is a generic term used to describe chinese martial arts.|||there is tonsssss of information on shaolin kung fu all over the net, and in books, and in videos, and on tv. just type in %26quot;shaolin kung fu%26quot; in your search bar and read to your hearts content. also type it in at youtube and see examples of it. www.youtube.com
shaolin kung fu is technically called shaolin chuan fa (small forest fist method) ...shaolin is a buddhist temple in Hunan provence in northern china. there is also a shaolin temple in fujian province in southern china. by most accounts, the northern one is the original one. supposedly the birthplace of external styles of kung fu...i say supposedly because it is largely based on myth and legend, and a bit of ego. they think all martial arts started there...which has been proven false.
the real difference in internal and external styles isnt so much in technical aspects alone as most people think. at least from what my research has led me to believe the real difference was simply that the %26quot;internal%26quot; martial arts are indigenous to china, and were developed without any outside influence...tai chi(taiji) bagua (pakua) and hsing i (xing yi) are the three main internal arts (along with various weapon arts and liu he ba fa) ....the %26quot;external%26quot; arts were created via the shaolin temple by way of india...namely the traveling monk da mo (bodidharma) (which is largely in question as well...but it%26#039;s the main myth/history you will hear from all sources) and that is why they are really called external. shaolin does just as much %26quot;chi%26quot; work as any internal art does. though of course, there are differences physically as well. so to me anyway, hard vs soft, and internal vs external aren%26#039;t the same debate. shaolin is %26quot;harder%26quot; than tai chi. but not necessarily more %26quot;internal%26quot;
a further division is the basic northern vs southern styles. northern china has harsh cold winters, and the land is very mountainous and hilly...so the northern styles have more upright stances, fast footwork, and alot more kicks, especially flowery high jumping and spinning kicks (ala wushu)
...whereas southern china has very hot summers and a very long and harsh rainy season...so there are lots of marshes and mud to wade through. also they travel alot by small boat via the hundreds of little rivers in the south, therefore southern styles tend to be more rooted, less mobile, with lower stronger stances, less footwork, fewer kicks (and when they kick it is usually low..below the waste) and use their hands and forearms, and upper body in general more than the northern systems do.
lots of styles are said to descend from shaolin...even shorin ryu karate of okinawa (shorin is the japanese translation of shaolin) ..and shorinji kempo of japan (shorinji means shaolin temple)...but many arts simply use the term shaolin to give reckognition to the temples for their influence to martial arts over the years.
good examples of:
northern styles: eagle claw (ying jow pai) shaolin proper(the art taught at the temple obviously) seven star praying mantis tan tui (spring legs) and drunkard boxing
southern styles: pak mei (white eyebrow) hung gar kuen (hung family fist) wing chun (everlasting springtime..bruce lee%26#039;s original art) and southern praying mantis.
some examples of arts that blend the two together...choy lay fut (choy li fut) and fut ga kuen (buddha family fist)
watch videos to see basic physical differences.
i hope that helped
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