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Will Kung Fu Survive The MMA ERA?

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In the World Of Kung Fu there are conversations all over the world with people wondering if Kung Fu is going to survive the MMA era of martial arts.

I find this puzzling to say the least because Kung Fu has been around for hundreds upon hundreds of years. To say that it’s going somewhere is a crazy thought.

That just goes to show you how many people are focused on mainstream events. It’s a funny notion to think that Kung fu is an underground thing, but here we are in 2018 and people talk about Kung Fu like it’s something from the past.

The reality is MMA is nothing new, people have been practicing MMA style combat since martial arts started. It’s only natural for a warrior to want to cross train in other martial arts. After all a true warrior prepares themselves for whatever they may face on the battlefield.

Ultimately as long as there are bullies in the world people will seek to learn martial arts and many of those people will be drawn to Kung Fu.

Add Chin Na To Your Martial Arts Curriculum To Round Out Your Abilities

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Figure 4 Wrist Lock from Chin NaOften times we as martial artist can get tunnel vision in the style we are training in. Even though today a lot of people talk about mixed martial arts and in fact mixed martial arts have been around for hundreds of years still people seem to get stuck in their chosen style.

This is very bad because it promotes stagnation in their training, even worse than that they become ill equipped to deal with surprise situations that can arise.

If you don’t know what Chin Na is it is a system of martial arts that focuses on Locks, Pressure Points and Cavity strikes. In this writers opinion it’s a must know art for effective street self defense.

Unlike traditional martial arts you don’t learn forms because the entire martial art system is based on A persons anatomy. Understanding how the body works makes a huge difference when having to defend yourself against bigger stronger opponents.

The truth is many of the techniques taught in Chin Na can not be used in the ring. This has led many to say kung fu people can’t fight without gauging eyes or other dirty fighting techniques.

I would say that may be an excuse for some, however if you are training for real life situations and these are the types of techniques you work on perfecting it’s true they are not safe techniques for the ring.

Again I want to stress because Chin Na is not a style of fighting it can be added to any martial arts system. You may find that other martial art systems have locks and such, but I am willing to bet that most of them made their way from Chin Na.

Chin Na Techinque | The Secret To Applying The Figure 4 Wrist Lock

In this video you are going to learn a simple trick to applying the figure 4 wrist lock to a person that is resisting it or is simply stronger than you.

The thing to understand about locks is a person can resist one motion, however a person can not resist 2 motions at once and this exactly what you have to learn to do in order to apply this lock and other locks.

By learning the figure 4 wrist lock this way you can reverse engineer other locks to effectively pull them off.

If you want to learn the How’s and Why’s of kung fu check this out… 

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The Hardest Thing To Overcome When Doing Internal Martial Arts

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The first Kung Fu style I learned was Wing Chun, it was explained to me that the system is an external/internal system of martial arts. To be honest with you I didn’t even know what that really meant.

I always figured well a block is a block and a punch is a punch etc…

While that is true, what I have discovered in my own journey is the main difference between Internal martial arts and external martial arts is simply. One looks for answers from within while the other looks for answers on the outside.

The reason why I decided to study internal martial arts is because I realized one day I would grow old and weak. All of us are running uphill and sadly the hill just keeps getting steeper. The only thing we can do is learn how to use our bodies as efficiently as we can because as time goes on we all get weaker.

While time doesn’t stop we can slow things down. The best way in my opinion is through learning things like Tai Chi or any of the other internal martial art styles.

At the end of the day internal and external martial arts teaches you how to defend yourself. However only internal martial arts teaches you how to live.