Kung Fu Vs. Japanese Arts? How can these even be compared???
In Kung Fu, you are taught mainly hand-to-hand combat, then you art taught weapons, all in the same art, and weapons as the great masters say, "Are an extention on the hand". But in Japanese martial arts, the sword is the highest form of fighting. In Japanese arts, swords are so special and it’s like the Japanese are obsessed with them, while in Wushu, they’re only weapons, extentions of the hand. In Japanese arts, there are hardly any classic styles of hand-to-hand, like Jujutsu, Ninjutsu, and…… Thats about it. While they develope weapon arts so much, you’d think the samurai would be hapless without their arms. To put it simply, In Chinese martial arts, Imperial Gaurds didn’t even need to use weapons, their bodies were weapons, and in battle, they had all ready been taught to use dozens of exotic weapons, but In Japan, as long as you knew Kenjutsu, you were considered a master… So who were the more reliable fighters, Samurai who depended on weapons or Chinese soldiers/warriors?
I don’t think you know what you are talking about.
Fights are won by individual fighters, not the style that they have learned or mastered.
Things like experience, speed, quickness, timing, vision, flexibility, balance, athletic ability and power go a lot further in determining the outcome of a fight than what style the fighters are using.
Also, the Kung Fu practitioners had exposure to many weapons, but usually specialize in 1 or 2.
James
it kind of confuses me, that’s for sure