the effectiveness of chow gar vs other styles

**ironmantis** · Posted On: 4/17/2006 9:52am

I've been practising chow gar for about two years now, and to me compared with other styles it is very effective. In fact almost invincible I think, although previously I had only done karate and was not very keen on it and so did not progress very far. Anytime i've sparred with people from other systems i have not had to use much energy and found that their moves are telegraphed like they work for the royal mail, although in saying that it could say something about the people i've been sparring with, all of these people have been practising for at least the same amount of time, if not longer than i've been training. So I would like to know if anybody has either fought using chow gar against other systems or if from another system and has fought with a practitioner of chow gar can you tell me your views please.

***Cassius*** · Posted On: 4/17/2006 10:50am

Originally Posted by ironmantis

I've been practising chow gar for about two years now, and to me compared with other styles it is very effective. In fact almost invincible I think, although previously I had only done karate and was not very keen on it and so did not progress very far. Anytime i've sparred with people from other systems i have not had to use much energy and found that their moves are telegraphed like they work for the royal mail, although in saying that it could say something about the people i've been sparring with, all of these people have been practising for at least the same amount of time, if not longer than i've been training. So I would like to know if anybody has either fought using chow gar against other systems or if from another system and has fought with a practitioner of chow gar can you tell me your views please.

kf;dr

**PirateJon** · Posted On: 4/17/2006 11:10am

I think everyone here pretty much agrees with you. It is an invincible style. No one has ever found anything else that works and that's why we all do it.

Unfortunately. I hear at sherdog they don't believe in it as we all do. Perhaps you'd care to help enlighten them too?

**Teh El Macho** · Posted On: 4/17/2006 11:33am

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**broken fingers** · Posted On: 4/17/2006 12:03pm

have you tried your invincible style against people from T3h $tr33t?

**ironmantis** · Posted On: 4/17/2006 12:06pm

to piratejon how long have you been doing chow gar

**broken fingers** · Posted On: 4/17/2006 12:07pm

the only style that even comes close to being effective against chow gar is Wing Chun. watch out for those wing chun guys.

**broken fingers** · Posted On: 4/17/2006 12:08pm

does hung gar have anti-grappling?

***Cassius*** · Posted On: 4/17/2006 12:12pm

Originally Posted by ironmantis

to piratejon how long have you been doing chow gar

I've been doing it for 24 years.

**Teh El Macho** · Posted On: 4/17/2006 12:12pm

Originally Posted by ironmantis

to piratejon how long have you been doing chow gar

Ad Hominen + red herring.

To ironmantis, how did you come up to the conclusion that your style is almost invincible? If you decide to answer, please include the following:

What do you mean by "invincible" or "almost invincible"?
Under what conditions?
Against what styles?
Against what phases of combat (striking, clinching, ground, aerial cable-based acrobatics, chi blasts, etc.)
Based on what evidence?

** NOTE: and by "evidence", I mean corroborated evidence such as video or properly documented fights. Tales from the master, or "I heard he said he witnessed such an such..." do not count.