Wing Chun vs. Choy Li Fut--why the rivalry and bitterness anyway?

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someone said a while ago in this thread that WC stances are high. he also said WC has no circular punches.

that may be true of some yip man lineages (they are flat footed too), but in the yuen kay san style of wing chun we stay low the ground.

low to the ground, on the toes, with a narrow stance for mobility. hunched over so we are ready to spring forward (imagine a line backer or wrestler being low so that they can shoot forward)

if you ever try to fight someone while standing in a horse stance while they are agile and mobile…circling around you, you will find that your kung fu is useless.

there are also circular punches.

there are other misstatements from CLF fanatics in this thread about WC, but we will leave it to that.

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i dont kow much about CLF except that its distinct from other southern chinese styles in that it has wide swinging (haymaker like) punches found in northern styles like hung ga kuen

someone said in this thread that CLF principles are in direct opposition iwth WC principles. what are the principle philosophies of CLF?

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[QUOTE=clam61;914124]i dont kow much about CLF except that its distinct from other southern chinese styles in that it has wide swinging (haymaker like) punches found in northern styles like hung ga kuen

someone said in this thread that CLF principles are in direct opposition iwth WC principles. what are the principle philosophies of CLF?[/QUOTE]

Noob says Hung Ga Kuen is a northern style.

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no im saying that, like hung ga kuen, CLF is a southern style that has characteristics of norhtern styles

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Man, I thought I spent too much time on the forum. Pulling up an 8 year old thread…wow…

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same old same old threads and posts

some folks have nothing better to do.

joy chaudhuri

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i actually just saw it on google. people can still feel free to answer my question.

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[QUOTE=Vajramusti;914152]some folks have nothing better to do.

joy chaudhuri[/QUOTE]

Yep agreed. Even worse he has no idea what he’s talking about.

Your google-fu is weak, btw.

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Well, going back to the original question -

It’s because everyone thinks they’re right and is better than the other. It comes down to attachment and identification with ego.

I think both arts are great.

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[QUOTE=clam61;914171]i actually just saw it on google. people can still feel free to answer my question.[/QUOTE]
In some parts of the world I believe they still burn people who practice necromancy.
this thread died a long time ago.