Ian C. Kuzushi wrote:He was using TKD and wrestling to compete in all those competitions.
That's it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W7-roiI5Vqc
Family:
Shi Deru disciple of Shaolin under Shi Su Xi. Pictured with Shaolin brother Shi De Yang:
Ian C. Kuzushi wrote:He was using TKD and wrestling to compete in all those competitions.
That's it.
Ian C. Kuzushi wrote:San Da/San Shou is not a traditional martial system. It is a rule set. Of course he was a superb San Shou champion. I still have some VHS tapes of him competing and saw him fight, too. He was using TKD and wrestling to compete in all those competitions.
That's it.
Ian C. Kuzushi wrote:When I heard Cung speak, he said his background was TKD and wrestling with some boxing. That was almost 20 years ago, IIRC. He seems to have confirmed that with his own words since then.
marvin8 wrote:From Cung Le's own mouth. @ 1:10 "From Tae Kwan Do I found Sanshou or Sanda . . . "
Published on Dec 4, 2016
Had the privilege of Interviewing Former Strikeforce World Champion & MMA Legend Cung Le! I hope you like it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G6VqRtQh3DQ
Ian C. Kuzushi wrote:If we are talking about Cung Le, he was doing Sanshou, so that further rejects the argument that what he was doing was Sanda (assuming you want to argue that Sanda is different from Sanshou and that Cung was doing the former). I think I remember a story of him having to fight in Taiwan with a terrible bout of diarrhea.
Extreme Sanda
Extreme Sanshou/Sanda is evolved from Kung Fu which is an ancient martial art with over 4000 years old history later developed by the Shaolin Monks of China used during times of survival in the wild mountain and unpleasant war, now seen in sport as XTREME SANSHOU, a full body professional fighting contest in the modern day ring incorporating every aspect of Kung Fu including kicks, punches, grabs, throws, grappling, locking and interceptions. It is unlike any other fighting sport and demands incredible mental strategy and physical strength making it the most exciting fighting style existing in the world today. It is entirely different from MMA which focus on violence and brutality without sufficient skills; Kungfu Sanshou incorporates skills, talents, character, self-control and indomitable spirit of the ancient Shaolin.
The rules of Xtreme Sanshou are very simple, because it is a Kung Fu fight; it utilizes extreme strategy and endurance skills. Any act of malicious behavior or of intentionally injuring another fighter is grounds for automatic disqualification. This is especially true during throws and grappling.
This fight is captivating and the highest test for true martial artists who incorporate their knowledge of skills, talents, tolerance, discipline and control under the most extreme set of circumstances. The true martial artist knows that Kung Fu is a genuine expression of movements and motion that comes from each unique individual. Not only does it express the flow of energy from within the individual, but it also needs to comprehend and anticipate the opponent's energy in a contest. It is a basic understanding that one microcosm of energy represents the universal energy; power, life-force, Qi. Much is being written today on this field of knowledge.
Ian C. Kuzushi wrote:No, you are just ignoring my point about people having various reasons for changing history.
Xtreme Sanda(tm) sounds quite traditional. Not gimmicky at all. Couldn't be that they are trying to sell something. Nah.
Also, why did all of his stuff say "Sanshou" and not Sanda until recently?
Also, none of this has convinced me that Sanshou (Cung has Dvds as recent as 2009 using this term exclusively) is a martial art. It means free fighting/free hand/free striking and is a rule set.
Look at his record. He started winning his Sanshou comps right away. Why? Because he had a background in two non-Chinese martial arts that were well suited to the rules.
Cung Le April 30, 2017 wrote:I started out in Taekwondo when I was 10-years old because I was getting bullied. My teacher actually taught both Taekwondo and Kung Fu at his school. After that, I took up wrestling in high school, and 1993 was when I began training in Sanda. Two years after that, I was competing for the U.S. Team in the World Kung Fu Championship.
Ian C. Kuzushi wrote:I get that Sanda has come to be somewhat codified on the mainland, but that is due to rule set and is not because Sanda was ever its own traditional art. UFC fighters often move similarly too, despite having varied backgrounds. Is UFC a system or traditional art?
Ian C. Kuzushi wrote:San Da/San Shou is not a traditional martial system. It is a rule set. Of course he was a superb San Shou champion. I still have some VHS tapes of him competing and saw him fight, too. He was using TKD and wrestling to compete in all those competitions.
That's it.
Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 53 guests