kungfu or rather, chinese influenced martial arts are under going the same metomorphasis that is taking shape across the entirety of martial arts.
What you are saying about cma is similar im sure to what many practitioners other various tma’s are saying all around the world.
with the rise of mma over the last several decades, and the utilization of mass communication within the martial arts world, many people are being forced to open their eyes to aspects that their previous studies may have not introduced to them.
this is not to say that all (to stay on topic) cma teachers/practitioners are so far removed from reality that their methods and techniques are useless, rather that as a whole, these people must find where they fit into the over all picture.
the truth about martial arts is and always has been very simple;
you take what there is, you find out what works through testing it, then you practice and keep on testing. this process nevers ends, and there are no limitations. you will always find out something new.
the problem with cma isnt the material, nor the training methods. Plenty of people are on the right track using cma in their games. the problem with cma is with people. with cma having such a long history and cultural fusing, there are just too many aspects.
for instance there is the straight forward combat of cma. this is not stylistic per se, yet at the same time it is. I would place this more onto the school rather than the style. Some schools from the same styles across the globe will NOT be on the same page.
there is the health/spiritual aspect. many people will begin and die in their ma careers seeking only health or spiritual development.
there is the cooky mystic side of cma. (not to be confused with chinese sciences. such as acupuncture, meditation, qi gong etc. these would fall in the spiritual and health section. I refer to the no touch ko’s and the like) a lot of people are retarded. they have mis guided ideas and beliefs that are drawn from a multitude of places. essentially they take what is pure, warp and twist it to suit them.
then there is the contemporary wushu.
With all these aspects of CMA, and all being categorized under that lable ‘KUNG FU’ there is a problem being able to find what some call ‘the real kungfu’ if you get my meaning.
NOW, the thing with kungfu and mma. the way mma is going to utilize kungfu in its arena, GENERALLY, isnt going to be by having an influx of ‘kungfu’ purists competing across the globe. no, the involvement will be in men who KNOW cma and draw from ASPECTS of cma in mma training.
cma can stand on its own, in its own realm. in the mma world cma must be added to the collective that is mma. not try to forge its own path.
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