Even then it is one dimensional, and generally lacks any form of pressure testing aside from pushing hands and trapping drills. Generally it isn%26#039 t incredibly practical in the UFC because it is rarely taught or trained properly. (Per Fight Science, a discovery channel show that had some good info and some not so great info, but the punching/kicking power readings were cool) Of all Martial Art strikers their punches and kicks have been measured as some of the weakest. Is generally rarely if ever sparred, and one dimensional at best. Kung Fu (generally speaking) or the various forms of Kung Fu from Wing Chun/Tsun, to Hop Gar, or Northern Long Fist, etc. (aside from Wushu which is forms based only). Some Kung Fu practioners move towards it as a method of competeting their art. There is one guy who you could consider a Kung Fu specialist, in the realm of Sanshou champ Cung Le, who is entering MMA now.īut Sanshou is hardly Kung Fu, it is kickboxing that allows takedowns. But not Kung Fu, or any Chinese Traditional Art.įirst off, Kung Fu %26quot specialist%26quot would not do well, because there are very few of them doing any realistic training. With the mistaken notion that %26quot All Martial Arts come from Kung Fu%26quot mentality, I can understand how you would make that generalization.Ĭhuck%26#039 s style is way more Hawaiin Kujukenbo than anything else, and he studied various forms of Karate.
He is not a %26quot Kung Fu%26quot practitioner, I am pretty sure he lists his style as %26quot Kickboxing and wrestling%26quot Nor has he ever studied any version of Kung Fu. Well that and his great wrestling ability, he is able to defend take downs like no ones business and hop back up to his feet. If you wanted to user a misnomer you would say Chuck Liddell had a black belt in Karate, as he has a Kempo tattoo, from his days under Ed Parker%26#039 s Kempo Karate system.Ĭhuck will be the first one to tell you his striking ability and prowess in the MMA circle has nothing to do with a Kempo background and has more to do with his trainer John Hackleman than anything else.
Kung Fu is a broad spectrum term really, as it is various styles, much like the Karate misnomer. Mostly on the Chuck Liddell front.Ĭhuck doesn%26#039 t hold a black belt in Kung Fu (most Kung Fu styles do not have a belt system, and a few of them have a sash system) guess its not practical enough though?|||Wow oldways.