I’ve heard how Chin Na is very practical. But is there a ground aspect to it? If so how proficient is it? I mean if someone who is very good with Chi Na went up against a BJJ guy or JJJ guy or wrestler, how well would they fare?
You fight how you train…
It depends on the fighter not the art. Howver one thing to remember that strength can be matched, but locking a joint to degree of breaking cannot be matched. if you apply chinanfa correctly and swiftly you can render your opponent helpless before he has time to react. and no matter how tough you are you will let go when your joints are about to be broken.
you also asked about BJJ, it is locking! watch UFC 1, 2, 3 joyce won with chinnafa!
not “chi na” its QINNA or Chin Na
Chin Na means to grasp & seize. Qinna is the pin yin version
of the same exact thing. When you do Qinna, you also do Dian Xue (Tien Hsueh), or “Dim mak”, or “spotting points” or “cavities”.
Qinna methods are often classed as joint locks, but also include preparatory methods, like punches, and also include chokes and strangles.
Qinna methods were handed down to the Japanese and became
in one instance a style of jujutsu: Kito Ryu. Created by Chen Yuan Pin, or Gempin.
Most styles of Kung Fu have Qinna methods in them: Tiger Style, Crane Style, Tiger Crane Fist, Preying Mantis, Hsing Yi, Bagua, Taiji, Liu Ho Ba Fa, Wing Chun, Eagle Claw, etc..
There are ground fighting methods and stand up fighting methods.
Yang Jwing Ming has some nice stuff on Qinna.
My cousin learns his from a Kung Fu Master who is very good with his Qinna skills, and also his Dian Xue skills also. That’s how come I know about this stuff a little bit.
Read Can I Really Learn Chin Na from a Book?
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