Wing Chun and Aikido

**MrGalt** · Posted On: 1/02/2013 8:57pm

Originally Posted by Epeeist

Humorously enough, Capoeira has probably put up more success in the cage with video evidence than Wing Chun and Aikido, probably because being athletic counts for an awful lot in fighting.

I have a year of it myself, but I'll still stand by my point. I've never met a capoeirista who thought of himself as a fighter anyway. All the groups I ever played with considered themselves basically dance troupes.

**Holy Moment** · Posted On: 1/02/2013 9:25pm

Let's not forget what two Wing Chun practitioners look like fighting eachother:

**Epeeist** · Posted On: 1/02/2013 10:00pm

Originally Posted by MrGalt

I have a year of it myself, but I'll still stand by my point. I've never met a capoeirista who thought of himself as a fighter anyway. All the groups I ever played with considered themselves basically dance troupes.

Oh I agree 100%, I just enjoy occasionally enjoy being like LOLOLOL Capoeira has more deadly than teh ?ing ?un. I get skills from Capoeira that have helped me in knockdown karate, but by and large it's for performing and fun and doesn't even try to be teh deadly. Id still steer people to it before Chun and Aikido by and large though. Id be more likely to steer them towards Kyokushin, etc. than all the above though.

**ermghoti** · Posted On: 1/03/2013 6:36am

Originally Posted by Holy Moment

Let's not forget what two Wing Chun practitioners look like fighting eachother:

THATS NOT TEH R34L...

...oh.

**BJMills** · Posted On: 1/03/2013 5:26pm

Originally Posted by Holy Moment

For me the most entertaining thing about these videos is how the announcers pay lip service to Wing Chun. Like how its 'simultaneous block and strike' abilities might give other fighters- like the wrestler- trouble.

It's easy to see the craziness in retrospect but I suppose at the time there wasn't enough direct evidence to know any better.

Of course now that the evidence is in I find much less entertainment value in the arguments about its effectiveness.

**It is Fake** · Posted On: 1/03/2013 5:45pm

Originally Posted by BJMills

Of course now that the evidence is in I find much less entertainment value in the arguments about its effectiveness.

Why?
Actually it should be funnier. 80% of what they use is old school grappling and 10% flailing. Then they imply 100% of that is contained in wing chun.

**-TANK-** · Posted On: 1/03/2013 6:29pm

Get in a fight, and use the stuff you know. If it works, let me know. Oh, make sure someone is there to revive you if you are messing with BJJ or Judo types, or wrestlers, and if messing with strikers, wear a cup, unless you like exploded testicles, or I guess if you got friends that like to beat the **** out of you, below the neck and above the balls. go for it.

**Diesel_tke** · Posted On: 1/04/2013 10:02am

Originally Posted by -TANK-

Get in a fight, and use the stuff you know. If it works, let me know.

I did some sparring last night. I used the stuff I know. It worked. Thanks.

**RWaggs** · Posted On: 1/04/2013 6:54pm

Originally Posted by captainbirdseye

At least the Capoeira guy will probably be reasonably athletic.

Yeah...I knew a Capoeira instructor who could walk up and down a staircase on his hands, was about 5% body fat as a result of his training and was frighteningly fast, flexible and strong. That guy will wreck house on anyone who's not a fairly competent fighter in an alive art.