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ShadowSkill
White Belt
Joined: 09 Feb 2002
Posts: 7
Location: Philippines, Manila
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Hello i was just wondering if wushu is the same as Kung fu or is applicable for self defense? i dont know much bout it please enlighten me!  thanks!! |
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Cory Reynolds
Yellow Belt
Joined: 17 Jan 2002
Posts: 77
Location: Madison
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| I'm not about to touch the wushu/kung fu part, but IMHO any martial art is applicable for self defense at the right moment. Anything CAN work if used at the correct time. |
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three60roundhouse
Pre-Black Belt
Joined: 10 Jan 2002
Posts: 891
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| Posted: Wed Feb 20, 2002 8:57 am Post subject: |
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| If it's a "martial art" then most likely it was made for combat or self defense, so even the softest looking martial arts can be used in slef defense. |
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spinninggumby
Purple Belt
Joined: 24 Jan 2002
Posts: 519
Location: Seattle, WA
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Modern wushu is very fancy and not good/designed for practical application even though it looks incredible and requires a massive amount of practice and skill. The movements are combative in nature however, and are taken and modified from many different styles of traditional kung fu and used to create a dynamic sport with some similarities with gymnastics and acrobatics. Modern wushu consists of all forms with either open hands or with various weapons. Most modern wushu practitioners do not train or spar with partners and instead work on repetition and refinement of their forms/series of movements/patterns. Traditional wushu (The pure meaning of the word 'wushu' means 'war art') refers to all the other hundreds of styles of traditional Chinese martial arts, all or probably most of which are intended for at least some type of practical application. All types of wushu, whether they be modern or traditional, are excellent for health and physical activity.
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thaiboxerken
Black Belt
Joined: 21 Jun 2001
Posts: 1270
Location: Portland, Oregon
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I have a couple of 8 year veterans of Modern Wushu that train in our Silat class because they want to learn how to fight. Their instructor has won, as well as his students, several gold medals in China in Wushu competitions.
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owthathurts
Yellow Belt
Joined: 01 Sep 2001
Posts: 54
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Wow...Spinning Gumby pretty much summed it up...! |
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spinninggumby
Purple Belt
Joined: 24 Jan 2002
Posts: 519
Location: Seattle, WA
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Owthathurts: I'm from ur old wushu class  LOL Don't know if u remember me
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