Can Kungfu be used for Fight or Self-Defence? and Which type of Martial arts is the best? These are the most common question for many martial arts students.
Can Kungfu be Used for Fight or Self-Defence?
Here are Armafit Academy's Master Xangguang Zhang's answers.
Master Zhang said: “My answer is YES with no doubt, but there are many scenarios that need to be considered. I have created an evaluation form for everyone, and it is listed below.
Instructions:
Read questions from column 1, answer Yes/No in column 2, column 3 tells you whether you are in this stage or not, and column 4 is the level of the stage.
Now, you can check out which level you are in?
​ Questions | ​You Answer | ​Your Stage | ​Self-defence / Fight Level |
​1. Do you know each movement or technique from the form well? | ​Yes/No | If Yes, then continue If No, you are in this stage. | Weak |
​2. Are you proficient with the movement or technique of that form? (Ex: Do it fast, correctly, smooth, and without thinking) | Yes/No | If Yes, then continue If No, you are in this stage. | Weak |
​3. Do you know when and how to use it? (Ex: which situation you can/cannot use it in?) | Yes/No | If Yes, then continue If No, you are in this stage. | Weak |
4. Do you know your strengths and weaknesses; and also that of the human body? (Ex: Do you know how to protect yourself and how to attack?) | Yes/No | If Yes, then continue If No, you are in this stage. | Weak |
5. Have you practiced in actual combat? (Ex: How do you train? Actual Combat or practice form only? | Yes/No | If Yes, then continue If No, you are in this stage. | Weak |
​6. Do you practice your moves and apply them in actual combat(practice/competition) frequently? | Yes/No | If Yes, then continue If No, you are in this stage. | Medium |
7. Have you practiced with different types or levels of opponents？ (Ex: how many types of martial arts did you know and did you practice it with people from different martial arts backgrounds) | Yes/No | If yes Continues If No, you are in this stage. | Medium |
​8. If you didn’t win in the competition, did you find out why and how to overcome the weakness? (Ask peers, or your Shi Fu, learn or apply different technics) | Yes/No | If yes Continues If No, you are in this stage. | Medium |
9. If you won the competition, did you try taking challenges against opponents from different levels or types? | Yes/No | If Yes, then continue If No, you are in this stage. | Strong |
​10. Did you repeat the stage from 6 to 9
| Yes/No | If Yes, then continue If No, you are in this stage. | Strong |
11. Will you repeat stages from 1 to 10 forever? | Yes/No | If Yes, then continue If No, you are in this stage. | Strong |
Lastly, no one will be the winner forever in the competition.
Remain open to continuous learning. Have a beginner’s mind (Be a novice)
And remember, yourself is your strongest competitor. Winning yourself is the greatest of victories.
Which type of Martial arts is the best?
"My answer is all types of Martial Arts are the best in their own way. We can’t compare which type of Martial Arts is the best, but we can name the ones who are more advanced in certain types of martial arts." Master Zhang Answered.