Hello Everyone,

Anyway, if there's one thing that really makes me laugh is seeing Kung Fu San Soo guys who obviously have a weakness in the physical fitness category, but think they're capable of defending themselves better than a person who does MMA. The logical reasoning never seems to get better from these guys.

Look, I've said it before in a previous post that if your Kung Fu San Soo teacher can't go a few rounds (3 rounds at least) on pads at full speed and power then they're in no position to lecture a person on getting prepared for a self-defense situation and certainly in no position to state whether they're capable of handling themselves in such a situation. Sure, many street fights don't last longer than 30 seconds, but you really want to take a chance learning from a guy that couldn't do 30 push-ups???

Take the video below of a sparring Sanda match:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJM4uJqQwG0

These guys were tired when the round ended. No doubt. The movement and technique makes you tired and the emotions felt wear you out, but the training is so valuable and the experience is worth it to test yourself.

Watch this crap below of San Soo training (they call it a demo, but in class this is what occurs too):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQRvUxlyYps&t=61s

Did these guys get tired? Have any emotions and feelings felt like the sparring match scene above? Nope, not a chance. Nothing was learned except how to fall when your partner needs to fall and how to act when your partner "hits" you. The Sanda sparring was the best to mimic a street fight (grappling portion missing) while the Kung Fu San Soo was useless. I know weapons (knives, blunt objects, guns) were missing in the Sanda sparring, but for crying out loud not even Kung Fu San Soo schools have time to cover every little thing that can arise in a street fight!

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