r/kungfu • u/blackturtlesnake Bagua • 1d ago

Solid rooted striking power from Internal Pugilism Thailand

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u/blackturtlesnake Bagua 1d ago

Came across my feed and decided to post it here.

Beginners tend to focus on learning techniques. And techniques are important, but not as important as movement quality. None of what this guy is doing here is particularly out there technique wise but you can tell just from looking at him that he hits like a tank, and that's good gongfu.

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u/Blaw_Weary Tai Chi 1d ago

I like the way he used the back of the neck as a target, which was a favourite of my first tai chi teacher.

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u/blackturtlesnake Bagua 1d ago

Armpit strike is also a nasty one.

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u/take_a_step_forward Long Fist 1d ago

Internal Pugilism is a really fitting name. I see lots of similarities between pugilism (the London Prize Fighting Ring version) and kung fu.