Originally posted by knifethrower
1) yeah, moving the feet, hips, shoulders, and then the arm to maximize the use of your body weight and the force of your strike is probably similar no matter what the **** you call it, "fa-jing" "pivot and twist"...both fancy terms for "shake that ass when you strike".
2) on a similar note...and I'm not trying to troll your thread, turn-about is fair play, how many iron palm/iron claw guys do you know that have fought full on...and how many that sparred boxers...boxers are used to fighting, and they have things needed for practical application that many (not all, just everyone of them I've seen...and I haven't seen you or boar) lack, i.e. distancing, rythm, timing, and general body movement and mechanics. Of course they don't train with the same intention or goal; boxing is to k.o. or win on points, kung fu in it's martial sense is to maim or kill...although many of the kung fu (only) guys I've met probably couldn't pull off a lethal technique or series of techniques, or so-called lethal move on anyone. Boxing can kill...no doubt about it. But in the end, a punch is a punch...
3) I will say one thing about this forms makes "kf better then combat sports"- shadow boxing. Far better then conventional MA forms, because it's fluid, adaptable and, if it's done properly, as you say forms should be, it puts your mind and body where it needs to be.
On a final note...wing chun and western boxing mix pretty well for when you get into mid range...and boxing and kali(fma's panatukan boxing) works well on the outside to inside transition. (i.e. destructions on the way in)
Mix 'em, dude. Their all tools, take the good ones and junk the others that don't work for you...**** where they're made...if a european/american made hammer is good, use it...if it works well with chinese made nails, groovy...if it helps to open a bottle of beer made in thailand (godbless singha) fabulous...and if all of this stuff is used to make a nice spike bat out of filipino kamagong wood...there you go...a better weapon then a handful of nails, a bottle, a kamagong stick, or a hammer alone.
Okay analogy...or do I need to get more sleep?

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