They don't have the aspect of wude (martial ethics武德). No respect. A student learns halfway somewhere and then they start changing. They make their own style. That's why we end up with so many new styles.
"Are they really making anything that much different compared to other old styles? Maybe not. Kung fu, after all, is just two hands, two feet and the body. That's it. Different styles specialize on different techniques and usually these people don't pick them up.
They don't know how to use them. For example, tongbei is different than regular kung fu. It's the way they use the power, the way they deliver momentum and striking force. That's what makes it outstanding. I don't say that these new styles are bad kung fu or anything like that. I always say 'Whatever you do, I don't want. Whatever I do and you don't know - that's how we win.'"
http://www.kungfumagazine.com/magazine/ ... rticle=661
From an interview with David Chin.
I always say 'Whatever you do, I don't want. Whatever I do and you don't know - that's how we win.
From this perspective its the uniqueness of the style or system that one uses that provides the advantage.
In recent threads on aiki, or as the styles showcased on this site, its the inner methods that are thought to give one the advantage.
In the interview he goes on to say that many people never really test their art to the depth needed to make it live, nor gain the real skill sets they'er noted for.
Lots of talk about looking outside the box ect. IME, what we did was to find the answers to questions within the context of what ever was trained.
It becomes a matter of level, not really having a good understanding of ones own level in relationship to others.
IMO, most the problem is one of testing and format. Some thinking feel that their normal training prepares them for the ring, big mistake
MMA starts out in the ring using it, and the format it operates in.