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For the record, complete Wing Chun is not designed for sports and contains many elements not compatible with a sporting context. The vast majority who do it do not train with this in mind and cross training and full sparring is not common.
However, this is not an excuse as many in that community like to hold to......
It has been a long road, but we are seeing gradually more WC guys compete. It can be adapted and used as a base standup style in mma or BKFC type fights.
We have seen aspects of it being used as documented by Tony Fergusson and Anderson Silva (esp vs Bisping), and of course the famous WC 'oblique kick'. Fergusson in particular with his close range telephone box style is very Wing Chun.
So let us analayze using collective standup knowledge and opinions on the strengths/weaknesses of Wing Chun as a standup base and how it can be trained or incorporate other elements to increase combat effectiveness in this environment.
- Note if u want to just trash on WC, or have no experience or knowledge of it and are just negatively opinionated, go now and save the trouble of posting here.
If on the other hand u have a legit opinion and know enough about standup arts or WC to contribute to discussion, please do so.
A rare example:
Wing Chun vs Lethwei fighter
Rules limit it, but I would love to see more WC guys training and conditioning themselves to compete in Lethwei type bouts, the art can definitely grow in some areas through this type of combat testing.
However, this is not an excuse as many in that community like to hold to......
It has been a long road, but we are seeing gradually more WC guys compete. It can be adapted and used as a base standup style in mma or BKFC type fights.
We have seen aspects of it being used as documented by Tony Fergusson and Anderson Silva (esp vs Bisping), and of course the famous WC 'oblique kick'. Fergusson in particular with his close range telephone box style is very Wing Chun.
So let us analayze using collective standup knowledge and opinions on the strengths/weaknesses of Wing Chun as a standup base and how it can be trained or incorporate other elements to increase combat effectiveness in this environment.
- Note if u want to just trash on WC, or have no experience or knowledge of it and are just negatively opinionated, go now and save the trouble of posting here.
If on the other hand u have a legit opinion and know enough about standup arts or WC to contribute to discussion, please do so.
A rare example:
Wing Chun vs Lethwei fighter
Rules limit it, but I would love to see more WC guys training and conditioning themselves to compete in Lethwei type bouts, the art can definitely grow in some areas through this type of combat testing.
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