Is Shaolin Kung Fu a good fighting art for actual hand to hand combat?

Is it good for slim, light, flexible people?

Is Shaolin Kung Fu a good fighting art for actual hand to hand combat?
Yes, it is a good fighting art. It is complete in that training includes strikes, grabs, grappling, throws, groundfighting (you didn't know that, did you?), pressure point attacks, joint manipulation, weapons, etc. It has evolved and refined over thousands of years through wars/armed conflict.





Certain kung fu styles work better for people of light build but they can all accommodate light, flexible people. A good teacher can show you how to counter a stronger, bigger opponent. You get out of it what you put into it.
Reply:depends on the fight.
Reply:All together now" It's not the art it's the artist. Shaolin is good. There are many styles within Shaolin. If you have a good instructor, you will learn to defend yourself.
Reply:HELL NO!!!! People will claim they do San Shou/San Da which is untrue. Kung Fu stance are way too rigid and the way their hands are up is awful! It will get them tear up.





You want prove? Notice how none of those guys can give any real description on why it's effective. On other hand I can give you descript why it's uneffective. I can explain why some styles are effective or uneffective.





On other hand yes San Shou/San Da is a good style. It's way more relaxed than most Kung Fu. They also are prepare for more real attack because they're not in rigid stance and they're prepare for many things such as sprawling to prevent take down, their heands are up near head to block blows to the head, they can block low kick, and many more.
Reply:O MAN! Look at the size of those people.
Reply:You bet Sparky !!!
Reply:There are only a handful of techniques in the whole array of Shaolin kung fu that is even practical in a real life street fight. Study Shaolin for the exercises both physically and mentally as well as the "chi". Leave the sports fighting to the guys in the UFC. (Sorry, so far, no Shaolin champions in the UFC)


Also, in real combat, "like on a battle field, life or death" situation, there are NO rules and the most lethal techniques are usually taught by the real fighters and not much good for spectatorship.
Reply:The biggest problem with CMA's (chinese martial arts) is the HUGE amount of bull sh it out there and lack of quality teaching and training.





It is hard to find a good CMA teacher, it is MUCH harder to find a good teacher who teaches the most suspect of chinese martial arts (which in general when someone mentions a cma is suspect). Tai-chi, wing chun and shaolin are the most suspect of CMAs. Tai-chi however, it is fairly easy to tell if the class is geared towards old people and not applying the techniques to fighting, it is just hard to find a teacher that does do this and trains with resisting opponents.





wing chun has a crap reputation, I personally have no experience, nor to my knowledge ever really sparred against a real "chunner". Nor have I to my knowledge sparred against or trained with a real shaolin kung fu guy. However the demos I've seen, and clips of this look highly impractical or they are training with compliant partners.





This would be indicative of the type of training that is commonplace and you would have very very hard time finding a real teacher. You are more likely to fall into the trap of some teacher selling you a load of crap and all they are teaching you is techniques that only work when your partner is compliant.
Reply:Shaolin Kung Fu will teach you a good many things. It will teach you who to keep your body, and mind fit, also how to achieve spiritual fulfillment if you are dedicated. And yes it will teach you how to deal with attackers in a close range situation.





And isnt that what we are all after...








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