Many people believe that because traditional Chinese martial arts does not have formal sparring methods, real fighting utility does not exist. Indeed, without any method of testing, sparring or live drilling against a resisting opponent, many Chinese martial arts techniques can be deemed useless. However, when sparring is included in Chinese martial arts training, the effectiveness of techniques can come alive again. This video demonstrates two Hung Sing Choy Li Fut applications that can and have been applied in sparring.
These techniques were not simply demonstrated, but they are shown in NON-COMPLIANT SPARRING, meaning that there was no rehearsed or choreographed performance, but real, albeit controlled full-contact sparring.
DISCLAIMER: When sparring, it is important to spar with a goal of applying specific techniques or ideas. Previously, I wrote that you should NOT specifically be looking/planning for techniques to apply, as that is a good way to set yourself up for being countered, and that these techniques should come out of natural reaction, based on prior Wushu taolu knowledge, context of the specific situation/exchange, and most importantly, comfort-ability and control in sparring. HOWEVER, while this is the ultimate goal for fighting in Chinese martial arts and may automatically work for some who can pick things up quickly, this is no way for general practitioners to learn consistently; instead, controlled yet progressive drills, such as flow sparring, as is done in professional Muay Thai and MMA gyms, can help to effectively drill and condition specific skills to come out successfully without the risk of injury or freezing/panicking. Sparring is NOT fighting, but rather is training to allow one and one's partner to train whatever they want to come out. The next step is adding more pressure, and finally full-contact sparring and fighting.
"In the future for sanda, we should put more Chinese martial arts in it...Now we really should use the scientific method on our Wushu. If you say you have some extreme secret technique, you should examine it scientifically and find out how it works. You cannot just have it in the mouth or on the paper. That's not going to be real. What is the experimental lab of Wushu? That is the tournament or the battlefield."
-The Late Grandmaster Ma Xianda, Kung Fu Magazine "The Muslim Master of the Old Empire."
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EDIT: Sunday, July 4th, 2021.
Wow, 10,000 views after almost 2 years! I really haven't been keeping track of my videos lately, so I have no idea when this reached 10,000 views, but thanks to everyone for watching! Sifu Ben was very controlled, is a really cool and very open guy and willing to test himself, which is more than I can say for many other traditional Chinese martial artists! I made videos like this to seriously show actual Chinese martial arts techniques in sparring and how they can work against a resisting opponent in a live environment, and I hope it has done that!
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