Kung Fu training?

Over these past few months I've developed an interest in the internal aspects of martial arts and in particular Chinese styles which as far as i can see develop flowing continuous movements I've been reading Wong Kew Kit's book about various shaolin styles and want to ask fellow martial artists their opinions about the above, ie: what is the most practical style or styles.





Your thoughts please ...Thanks :)*

Kung Fu training?
You might want to look at the kung fu taught by Taoist priests.





http://www.wudang-kungfu.com/





Taoist kung fu specializes in 'soft style of kung fu' and internal alchemy of the body and is located at Wudang Mountain. It was the Taoists who invented Tai Chi Chuan and Eagle Claw kung fu.





Shaolin Temple is of the Buddhist faith.


Shaolin monks shave their heads and practice a 'hard' style of kung fu.





Wudang Temple is of the Taoist faith.


Taoist priests grow their hair long and practice a 'soft' style of kung fu.


http://www.taoiststudiesinstitute.org/ya...
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Reply:sorry, never did kung fu; did karate, but quite a few people say tai kwon doe is really good fun :)
Reply:If you've found that Chinese martial arts suit your personality or interests, it would be better to find a good teacher rather than a particular style. Other than Wushu, there are no real standardized styles in Chinese martial arts, unlike, for example, TKD (Korean) or Shorinji Kempo (Japanese). You could, however, narrow it down a bit by picking either internal (Taijiquan, Baguazhang, Xingyiquan) or external (Wing Chun, Mantis, etc.).





It would be better to evaluate the schools in your area by the teacher and students rather than the name of their style.
Reply:practical styles for what? i dont know what you want to know really.
Reply:As far as practicality goes MMA or self-defense are the most realistic and useful in my opinion. Kung-fu, Karate and TKD all have interesting philosophies and some useful stuff but tend to utilize out dated concepts of honor and assume your opponent won't be using a fighting style that conflicts with your own. I.E a boxer may find it hard to defend against kicking based martial art like TKD and likewise the kicker might find a Jiu-Jitsu practitioner too much to handle. So something that works on the basics of all these and allows for development of personal initiative is the only sensible martial arts.

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