Is Kung Fu Still Legit??

Martial Sips, Episode 7
Lawrence and Frank discuss a range of topics surrounding Kung Fu. From movies, to training, to how and why the Kung Fu landscape seems to have changed, join in to hear what they have to share about this wide spectrum of Chinese martial arts.
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Good info and discussion.

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@@NTCReviews thank you for checking it out Coach!

[@RalBalintawak]

As sigung Duncan says “pure wing chun, impure wing chun, whatever defeats an opponent is good wing chun” good show bro

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@@RalBalintawak thank you brother! Look forward to when we get to train again!

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In quick summary, kung fu has multiple problems, from gatekeeping, secrecy, and lack of quality control and full-contact sparring. The bad reputation of kung fu speaks to a complacency of the kung fu community, and no proactive steps towards actual solutions. Taekwondo and Karate were at least able to achieve an identifiable place in the modern martial arts community; whether or not they are respected is debatable, but they have a seat at the table. Kung fu has not achieved this, and probably never will at this rate.
20:10 Thanks for the honorable mention 😂
45:19 No, Sanda is not considered pure kung fu, and it doesn't need to be. "Kung fu" has become such a loaded term dominated by purist gatekeepers and elitist traditionalists, who talk down on other styles, make excuses as to why they “can’t fight” or when a traditionalist loses in a fight, while at the same time claiming they do the “real kung fu”, but don’t have any physical proof in fighting or sparring to back up their empty words, and are ultimately unproductive. Bruce Lee called it and had the right idea. If kung fu people don't want to accept Sanda, that is their prerogative. Real fighters just keep it pushing and train.
On the historical development of Sanda that resulted in its format, this came out of a need by the Chinese to update their fighting and sparring methods, where there was little to none at the time, at least until the communists were smart enough to allow sparring practice for Chinese martial arts again, with the combined efforts of traditional Wushu experts and Soviet advisors. Mei Huizhi, one of the fathers of Sanda, and Qian Renbiao, one of the first fighters and national Chinese coaches of Sanda, have said in interviews that influence was directly taken from boxing for punching techniques, with the kicking techniques coming from a variety of sources such as Chinese martial arts styles, Taekwondo, Karate and Muay Thai, and finally, the takedowns coming from Shuai Jiao (摔跤； shuāijiāo, traditional Chinese folk wrestling) and perhaps a mix of Sambo, given the historical influence of Soviet advisors, which has its own roots in judo. Although this is not to say there is no Wushu content, martial applications and/or fighting ideas in Sanda, because Sanda has influences outside Chinese methods, one does not necessarily need to have learned or practiced Wushu or Chinese martial arts to be successful in Sanda.
Interview with Mei Huizhi: www.bilibili.com/video/av46907590/?fbclid=IwAR1dKCVkSyVu9n5fvIrTw2uUMH4MkMaa5I_eSZg2fzi8uqtz4xwIC1HL6jc
Interview with Qian Renbiao: ruclips.net/video/NDOkPNzKGBg/видео.html