Kung Fu Taichi Magazine Xingyi issue

[JAB]

Three years experience and those are some of the techniques you learned?? With whom did you train?
Jake

[Bill]

My instructor was Caique.
Old school BJJ.

http://www.cjjusa.com

[Bill]

I want to add that the techniques shown are all good techniques. I just wanted to see something that was uniquely chinese groundfighting.

[JAB]

Well Bill that is the problem (and I tried to convey this in the article).... there is no "uniquely Chinese Ground fighting" because they never developed a comprehensive ground game. This is the limit of it, and I do not label this ground "fighting" as these techniques are geared solely if someone is standing above you trying to strike you when you are down. If my opponent chooses to engage me on the ground, well all CMA shit goes out the window! If in your training you are dealing with such scenarios then you need to learn some BJJ / Sambo / Sub Grappling to deal with these situations. The Di Long Jin will NOT help in these instances! I know people REALLY, REALLY want to think there is something in CMA to deal on the ground situations, but quite honestly there is nothing.
As for these "looking" like BJJ...... not like any BJJ I have seen, but then again I have one year less experience than you so who knows. Basic takedowns are all going to look similar to a certain degree, because we are all built pretty much the same way.

Cheers
Jake

[chicagoTaiJi]

maybe because real fighting doesn't have rules that preclude bashing in the face of someone who is diving headfirst at someone's knees?

[JAB]

What are you on about?

[mixjourneyman]

maybe because real fighting doesn't have rules that preclude bashing in the face of someone who is diving headfirst at someone's knees?

lol.

You should go back in time and fight in the early UFC's. I hear those traditional guys were really good at stopping the shoot

[the.israeli]

Would any of you be kind enough and scan the issue for the rest of us?
I live in Israel, and cannot get my hands on a copy by any means.

[Felipe Bidó]

the.israeli:

I dont' think that could be possible for a while. Not sure, but I don't think it's possible.

Check your PM

[JAB]

Check my site in a couple months and it will be there.
Jake