Originally posted by ozz81
Yeah I haven’t seen them in real life but I have seen the stuff they do in shows via vids etc . Sorry I know what you mean now by the spear thing and all there other acrobatic stuff . Thing is that’s just a pain endurance feat .. it won’t help In an actual fight ..
The "vids" you've seen of them aren't real Shaolin Monks - the Shaolin Order was destroyed during Mao's take-over in China in the 1960s and Shaolin Monks were imprisoned or killed and many fled the country.
(Think of the Jedi Purge and Order 66)
Mao re-opened the Shaolin Temples and filled them with spies posing as Shaolin, when they aren't and most don't practice Shaolin Kung Fu, either.
The acrobats and other showmen you see in vids are government propagandists.
Originally posted by ozz81
Shaolin kungfu isn’t as versatile as MMA and jeet kundo.
Shaolin Kung Fu is a broad system of combat that contains thousands of techniques, including pressure-point attacks.
MMA itself is a smaller martial art that is usually a combination of Brazilian Jujitsu, Greco-Roman Wrestling, Judo, Muay Thai and Western Boxing.
MMA contains less techniques overall and is less effective than Shaolin Kung Fu.
MMA fighters don't even know how to block punches and typically get knocked out from simple attacks because of it.
Shaolin Kung Fu created the grappling techniques you see in MMA.
So Shaolin Kung Fu is far, far more versatile than MMA is.
Jeet Kune Do (which is mostly Wing Chun) is another variant of Shaolin Kung Fu - so saying Shaolin Kung Fu isn't as versatile as Jeet Kune Do is like saying that a Tiger isn't as ferocious as a Tiger.
Shaolin Kung Fu overall is as versatile as Jeet Kune Do since they are the same thing - and Shaolin Kung Fu is far more versatile than MMA.
Originally posted by ozz81
Even Bruce lee criticised their fighting style ...
Bruce Lee never criticized Shaolin Kung Fu.
Bruce Lee criticized Competitive-Karate fighters for utilizing techniques that were inefficient in combat - what he referred to as "Dry land swimming".
Competitive-Karate back then was similar to MMA now, and if Bruce Lee was still alive, he would be criticizing MMA for being impractical and inefficient.
Originally posted by ozz81
how will the Shaolin monk get out of a grapples and take downs and other wrestling mma type wrestling moves and tactics etc
Shaolin Kung Fu uses pressure-points that can be quickly and simply applied to paralyze a grappler.
A Shaolin Monk could easily knock out a MMA fighter while the MMA fighter is attempting to take him down.
Shaolin Monks invented all the techniques you see in MMA.