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Sifu leg sweep2/7/2024 But it is an extremely complicated movement for simply a method of returning to a standing position? Many students of Chinese martial arts have seen it used as simple leg sweeps, but what if it also could be used for the guard sweeps so common in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu? Or perhaps even the arm bars and triangle chokes used from the guard? It is often seen as simply a way to get up. Most Chinese martial artists have learned the scissors legs (“Gaau Jin Geuk”) that appears universally in all traditions’ ground fighting teachings. Also, those who really are familiar with the diversity of Chinese martial arts might find techniques similar to Gracie jiujitsu. The original Gracie family jiujitsu contained a lot of kicks from the ground upwards at an attacker, techniques that would seem familiar to Chinese martial artists. ![]() It was also designed for “Vale Tudo” or no-holds-barred fighting. The original Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, as developed by the Gracie family (as opposed to sport jiujitsu which has come up rather recently by comparison) was a self defense art. Unfortunately, most are not that educated regarding the actual art. The most common Chinese martial arts ground fighting tactic is indeed kicks from the ground.Ī lot of people who identify themselves as traditional Chinese martial artists are highly critical of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. If you can’t get off the ground quickly enough, the next tier of defense is defending against the standing attacker. ![]() The first ground fighting skill is learning to stand back up. He may known that his chances are reduced in combat with weapons, against multiple attackers, etc, but he won’t abandon all hope and resign to his fate. The man training for personal combat wants potential solutions should he find himself on the ground. The man training to defend himself is not a general willing to sacrifice troops to achieve victory, he is the very individual the general would sacrifice to achieve larger aims. The single man is NOT a consideration, so the man who finds himself on the ground is NOT a concern.Īs these methods trickle down to the general population and become methods of personal defense, the frame of reference changes. When we talk about battlefield combat, casualties are both unavoidable and accepted, a price of doing business. On a battlefield, a man who falls or is taken to the ground is likely to be stabbed, speared, crushed or trampled to death. With the proper context we can understand the proper application.Īs a battlefield combat art, there is very little place for ground fighting. ![]() The sooner we can realize that the evolution from battlefield combat method to personal combat method is not all that different from the same evolutionary path that took place in Japan, and even took place in Europe. The sooner we accept these origins, the sooner we can examine a correct history and appreciate its consequences. Set aside fanciful stories about Buddhist and Daoist monks, spiritual alchemy, achieving enlightenment and later history of cultural appropriation and examine Chinese martial arts for what they originally were intended, combat.
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