He notes that Tai Chi was once a martial art but today a Tai Chi practitioner is unlikely to ever be called on to defend themselves with Tai Chi. Tsinghua University says that in modern China, wushu (which is the SouthernĬhinese term for Kung Fu) has become about spectacle rather than fighting. But what about today? Well, Ma Yongzhi of

It has always been possible for foreigners to trainįu was a “martial art” in a very real sense. If you go back in time far enough, Kung Fu’s forms probably originate in India but the vast majority of the martial arts’ development took place in China, in the Shaolin Monastery, which was formed back during the time of the Sui Dynasty (that’s 581-618 A.D).įrom the day they formed, the Shaolin were famous for having developed a system of fighting and were considered to be a formidable military foe.Īlways been integral to the Shaolin monks and they were fighting in real combatĪs late as the mid-16 th century when they were called on to deal So, let’s find out why Kung Fu vs Boxing can give one party an advantage over the other. It particularly depends on whether the Kung Fu practitioner has spent any time focusing on fighting boxers. Whether Kung Fu or Boxing would win in a fight depends on the training of both fighters. in the morning?Īll things being equal, boxing is likely to win a fight against Kung Fu because as a sport, it is specifically meant to bring the opponent down. When they came into contact down a dark alleyway at 2 a.m. That comes up regularly is whether Kung Fu or boxing would have the advantage Of mixed martial arts (MMA), there is a lot of competition about.

Arts aren’t all about the competition, but it has to be said that in the days

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