A lot of good points, I think it worth repeating.. the art doesn’t matter, it all depends on the practitioner, can they internalize the principles and apply techniques in a modern context? Max Holloway and Anderson Silva have dabbled in Wing Chun and every now and then, they have showcased it in their fights. Because they’re so good at the rest of their game, they work in more exotic and unconventional movements almost like “trick shots”.. but they have amazing striking and grappling skills so they have a plan B in case it doesn’t work out. Even capoeira which is often dismissed as just a dance art, has been used in MMA by several, but most notably Marcus Aurelio. If you all haven’t seen him look him up on RU-vid .. He literally spams Eddie Gordo Tekken moves and viciously knocks out his opponents.
Some good points. I like to practice wing chun in the modern day way with modern day understanding. Although I do have a trad wing chun background sometimes some might say but it's not the pure or traditional or orthodox. But let's think about that , say wing chun come from the 17th century, should we practice it like we was in the 17th century, how relevant is that time now and realistically who was about to learn and teach it now ? Ip man wasn't the only wing chun but like the gracie found out there is alot of advantages to having a claim to be the inventor or owner of something specific. Happy training every body ☯️
@@MartialArtUK it’s the same with aikido.. techniques that eventually became aikido techniques are very old. They were designed to solve the problems that were common in feudal Japan.. people were not squaring up and feeling you out with a jab cross. They were ambushing you with a katana. They were charging you on the battlefield. They were trying to keep you from drawing your sword while their buddy slits your throat. These were the problems old Japanese systems were trying to solve. Today the katana has been replaced with the rifle. MMA has heightened the general populations knowledge about fighting techniques.. so traditional systems have to adapt a bit if they want to stay relevant, because combat changes
@kuzushi_kev yes I agree and the same with ju jitsu , judo and jj arrived in the uk first , when karate got here it was dominate, judo people wouldn't fight karate they would get kicked in . Then wing chun come along , everyone wanted the short range fighting. But since then thai come along and kick boxing, more compition based safer and more popular. Jj developed for comp too , took it to the next level , now its compition arts that are popular. Totally agree with you. We can drive old cars that's OK, but we can modernise them, we can drive better , we know more about the sciences now. Like the church the idea of orthodox or unorthodox, same thing , living in the past or living in the now ? Thanks for your comment ☯️
