And guess what? He's fighting and using his wing chun..or is he?
I'm sure the comment threads are all over this - about how crappy his wing chun is or what not, but guess what? he's getting in the ring and fighting other styles - already doing more than the wing chun guys out there..
here's one of his fights:
here's a sneak peek at his wing chun skill.
You be the judge. what are your thoughts?
Until then.
2 comments:
MMA is no place for Wing Chun. A Wing Chun man is limited once all the rules are in place.
Remember Ip Man 2 during the final match? Ip Man was limited once his kicks weren't allowed. Same thing here.
Oops, I came across this post a bit late!
After watching the clip of Shawn freestyling the wooden dummy - IMHO, there's no doubt/dispute that he's strong, fast and powerful as a fighter. However if you watch closely, he pulls/tucks up his shoulders during a lot of the strikes on he dummy - which is what we're taught *not* to do, since you will bleed out power. From the video, it also looks like he's not utilizing his body weight to do the po pai's - it's pure arm strength, which a guy of his size can get away with, but only for so long. Also find it strange to wear MMA gloves when doing the dummy... I personally like to condition my bare knuckles against the wood - but to each his own =)
Without a doubt, sheer size & strength would dominate most ppl in the ring, but on Wing Chun skill, I think it's either differences in lineage, or he still has a little ways to go.
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