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Originally Posted by Kin
They certainly weren't of equal skill. The WC guy actually looked pretty good. The kickboxer, on the other hand, was pretty bad.
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As far as I remember, the Wing Chun guy is a teacher on "Technician" or even "Practician" grade according to EWTO (European Wing Tsun Organisation) which is the equivalent to a Dan grade in Japanese martial arts. I don't have a clue about the kickboxer though besides what there is to see in the clip.
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Originally Posted by Kin
Furthermore, the kickboxer was going at sparring speed while the WC guy looked like he was going full-bore -- with small gloves, no shinpads, and shoes no less.
I've had a lot of similar experiences sparring kung fu guys. I'll be going at sparring speed, they'll be going full-blast and they'll land a lot of shots that they shouldn't. Then I realize that they're going full-out, so I match the intensity and they whither and drop.
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Yes.
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Originally Posted by Kin
While there are different ways of throwing a punch and a kick, the most efficient methods all look pretty similar (ie: like boxing or kickboxing). Other methods can overwhelm an untrained fighter or be hard for a properly trained striker to defend (because they're so unorthodox), but these blows are weak and easy to blow right through with committed conventional striking techniques.
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Yes, as I said, they can be a nice addition to your arsenal, but they won't hold for long as your standard weapon.