The Dynamic Power Of Wing Chun

[bcollins]

Wow. That seems an awfully quick dismissal...so I suppose you've personally witnessed every practitioner of Wing Chun, gauged the usefulness of each against every other practitioner of every other combat form? I find that hard to believe.

And besides - the original poster never even mentioned anything about the usefulness of the art, just the strength and power Wing Chun can generate in the human body. Why impose your definition?

I suppose you could reply by extolling the practicality of arts like Muay Thai, Krav Magda, wrestling, BJJ, etc. That's fine - those are all outstanding disciplines, with many outstanding practitioners. But I find blanket statements such as "actually, it's kind of garbage" to be insulting, and, quite frankly, exceedingly ignorant.

[VictorCharlie]

As a stand alone practice I'm sure Wing Chun has some great attributes, but in reference to MMA, since this is a MMA forum, I have to agree with Von....Garbage....furthermore this thread smells of a ploy at some advertisement...nothing more nothing less

[Von Milash]

Wow. That seems an awfully quick dismissal...so I suppose you've personally witnessed every practitioner of Wing Chun, gauged the usefulness of each against every other practitioner of every other combat form? I find that hard to believe.

And besides - the original poster never even mentioned anything about the usefulness of the art, just the strength and power Wing Chun can generate in the human body. Why impose your definition?

I suppose you could reply by extolling the practicality of arts like Muay Thai, Krav Magda, wrestling, BJJ, etc. That's fine - those are all outstanding disciplines, with many outstanding practitioners. But I find blanket statements such as "actually, it's kind of garbage" to be insulting, and, quite frankly, exceedingly ignorant.

blah blah balh whatever. Ever notice that the ONLY time arts such as kung fu and aikido work is in a demonstration. They're pretty much outdated and useless. I just don't understand why people see them as so beneficial because they date back thousands of years. Have we not learned anything in the meantime? Was engineering and medicine more advanced than it is now? No. The triangle aint even all that strong. When the last time you saw a triangular bridge?

[bcollins]

Wow. That seems an awfully quick dismissal...so I suppose you've personally witnessed every practitioner of Wing Chun, gauged the usefulness of each against every other practitioner of every other combat form? I find that hard to believe.

And besides - the original poster never even mentioned anything about the usefulness of the art, just the strength and power Wing Chun can generate in the human body. Why impose your definition?

I suppose you could reply by extolling the practicality of arts like Muay Thai, Krav Magda, wrestling, BJJ, etc. That's fine - those are all outstanding disciplines, with many outstanding practitioners. But I find blanket statements such as "actually, it's kind of garbage" to be insulting, and, quite frankly, exceedingly ignorant.

blah blah balh whatever. Ever notice that the ONLY time arts such as kung fu and aikido work is in a demonstration. They're pretty much outdated and useless. I just don't understand why people see them as so beneficial because they date back thousands of years. Have we not learned anything in the meantime? Was engineering and medicine more advanced than it is now? No. The triangle aint even all that strong. When the last time you saw a triangular bridge?

Let me guess - the only time you've seen kung fu or aikido is at a demonstration. Or maybe an instructional video? Or maybe a high school kid who claims to be a master?

How many modern arts can trace roots directly back to these useless forms?

And as for the bridge comment - first, what? And second, the triangle is an common component of basic bridge design. There are several bridges nearby with triangular braces. They're everywhere...

Bridge Basics - A Spotter's Guide to Bridge Design

I guess you pay as much attention to the foundation of bridges as you do to the foundation of modern martial arts.

[Heavy D]

Not gonna lie, I'm with Collins on the bridge thing...triangles are the strongest reasonable shape we can make. Suspension bridges can be a bit complicated and expensive. Triangles are where it's at. Everything with braces tend to be made of triangles (angles can't change, etc.)

And throwing aside the always applicable axiom of "Practitioner/Trainer > Art", WC is pretty much crap. It's definately better than nothing, but any martial art that I can never use except that one time I need it isn't very good in my book. Boxing is great because to train boxing, you box. Wing Chun, from my understanding of it, appeals to people because of its "lethal" techniques (crushing trachaea, gouging eyes, etc.) that you can never practice full strength, moreso than its general foundation and application (keyword being "appeals," not necessarily what its strongest point are). Well, That and the whole bullshit Bruce Lee story his wife has spun.

The footwork, the techniques and the discipline will help you a lot, but if I was gonna pick an art, I'd suggest something more practical.

[Von Milash]

strength of a dome exceeds that of a triangle. ask chickens.

And FEMA

"dome, when finished, is earthquake, tornado and hurricane resistant (FEMA rates them as "near-absolute protection" from F5 tornadoes and Category 5 Hurricanes)."

[Heavy D]

Hence the "strongest reasonable shape." If you can build a dome bridge, be my guest :P
And as far as domes go, geodesic domes (Buckyballs), are the way to go (EPCOT Center is one).

And the reason they are so stable against hurricanes and tornadoes is that they offer no flat surface for the wind to press against, and hence are simply more aerodynamic.

[donnydarkoIRL]

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Um...So....what do you guys make of those fancy new trunks with all the logos. Pretty nifty huh?