Wing Chun? hard style. Wing Tsun? softer than Aikido. Flipside? practically limp.

[whisper]

Aye, my friends and I saw someone attacking an elderly man with what appeared to be chain punches. We shit kicked that guy. His deadly Chun(-esque?) hardly kicked into multiple attack defeating mode.

But then that's Birmingham for you. :|

Do you know he did WC though?

Otherwise you'll get people saying that he "wasn't doing the technique right" and how 1337 and deadly it is when pulled off by a chun'er.

Birmingham.. It's got it's good bits, but yeah, it's pretty grim for the most part.

[Letum]

Aye, my friends and I saw someone attacking an elderly man with what appeared to be chain punches. We shit kicked that guy. His deadly Chun(-esque?) hardly kicked into multiple attack defeating mode.

But then that's Birmingham for you. :|

[RunningDog]

The only people who'll be "overwhelmed" by chain punches are those with no experience.

This is true, though it is a sizeable subset of Western societies, to be fair. It also includes groups such as the mentally deficient, old people, children, blind people, blind drunk people and unconscious people, most of whom will indeed be overwhelmed by the deluge of shitty punches.

[whisper]

Only in demos.

Agreed. While you may be keeping their hands occupied, there's nothing to stop someone kicking or kneeing you while you're batting against their guard.

The only people who'll be "overwhelmed" by chain punches are those with no experience.

[RunningDog]

"You might like them, but they will get you punched in the face. " and you know this because??

You can strike a lot harder with other types of punch but chain punches are great for overwhelming an opponent

1) You get at least 6" more range from a jab or cross than from chainpunches.

2) The _ing _un wu sao/man sao guard is useless for protecting your head.

3) While you are doing your stupid arrow-walk, anyone with any standup sparring experience will offline and... Guess what? That's right! Punch you in the face.

[It is Fake]

"You might like them, but they will get you punched in the face. " and you know this because??

You can strike a lot harder with other types of punch but chain punches are great for overwhelming an opponent

Only in demos.

[snakey12]

"You might like them, but they will get you punched in the face. " and you know this because??

You can strike a lot harder with other types of punch but chain punches are great for overwhelming an opponent

[bobyclumsyninja]

There's a dojo near Boston, called Don McDonalds....I shit you not. I saw it on the busride to the studio (yeah, I roll like that) Don't know if it's a mcdojo, but if it were...it would be priceless. I don't know if I'll drop in for a class....I'm not sure I could keep a straight face.

I'm tainted from too much exposure to bullshido language.

[Tonuzaba]

...I once went into a karate dojo and they told me that it would take 15 years to be able to defend myself! People nowadays aren't able to train that long to get good - they want something good that is quick to learn

Mark the calendar and make sure to visit the same karate dojo in exactly 15 years to see whether they learned to defend themselves... On camera, please. Thanx. :smile:

[bobyclumsyninja]

Things don't become dangerous as people grow up any more, it just is dangerous. There's no real time for those of us in the city, to hope to one day kick a little ass. That's why I took kickboxing, it sucks getting hit, but it's not worth finding out too late, that I suck (well, I do suck, but at least I know it now)

[Kamon Guy]

A chun straight punch has its place, but it is definately not better than a boxers punch (or a boxer who knows what they are doing).
I like chun punches for close range attacks, but generally I use palm strikes or elbows (if the fight has got that far)

I think that there are people who don't enjoy training hard like boxers do (maybe because they are too old, or don't have the time etc), but want to do an art that is fairly easy but still useful in a fight

I once went into a karate dojo and they told me that it would take 15 years to be able to defend myself! People nowadays aren't able to train that long to get good - they want something good that is quick to learn

[bobyclumsyninja]

hahahhahhaaha that was great...I almost responded, but I'm glad I waited. Classic!

[RunningDog]

personally i like wing chun straight punch's more then karate and boxing punch's. i had a friend hold a punching bag that was hanging from the cieling and the chun punch moved him the most out of every punch i knew (other then one inch but when will i use that) so i use wing chun blocks sometimes and punch's as my most used punch. so i dont think its as bad as some ppl say it is

You might like them, but they will get you punched in the face.

Furthermore I would suggest, on the basis of that post, that you don't "know" any punches at all, in any meaningful sense.

[btbl]

personally i like wing chun straight punch's more then karate and boxing punch's. i had a friend hold a punching bag that was hanging from the cieling and the chun punch moved him the most out of every punch i knew (other then one inch but when will i use that) so i use wing chun blocks sometimes and punch's as my most used punch. so i dont think its as bad as some ppl say it is

[bobyclumsyninja]

Some of them were out of bad luck, some of them were going through a bad neighbourhood, some were doing things like texting in the middle of a dark street, and the rest is probably because I'm a chunner and all the muggers hate chunners.....

damn man, sorry to hear people feel so entitled as to get down on you like that. I put fools in their place a few times a week....but it helps when you've got a guitar in hand. I'd say about 28 hours a week (roughly four hours/day), I'm out in public, sitting there, doing my thing... tempting fate....not the quietest or least confrontational occupation...but it keeps me on my toes...and I crave the attention.

I don't look that tall, sitting there, until I get up...so I get fucked with a good bit, but always take over the situation, quick like.
It rarely goes past me getting up, and puffing up...and berating them in front of everyone...finally telling them to "fuck off down there" before I knock them out and drag them by their hair, to the police box down the way for a lock up. I guess I get red, and really agitated....I've never been able to get just a little pissed.

Scares the shit out of some of my regulars...but keeps me safe and sound...and from having to actually drag some schmuck by his hair. I've yet to have someone take me up on my offer, in 7 years of this. Compared to teh str33t, clubs and bars are tame as can be.