barriecusvein
Green Belt
This was posted in the JKD forum and got me thinking: what are the appropriate techniques to use against a grappler?bcbernam777 said:A perfect example of this is the current trend for "contemporary """"Masters""""" to supplement their Wing chun curriculum with kickboxing and BJJ because of supposed gaps in the system, without realising that Wing Chun has an answer for both of these situations, its just that the goals it has are not what is generally deemed acceptable, and indeed they are hard to master, but not impossible.
Obviously you don't want the fight to go to the floor where they hold the advantage, but thats easier said than done. I would use the split second when they go for the takedown (assuming the fight gets this far) as the time to strike or move out of the way, but unless you can win the fight with a few strikes as they tackle then they have you down.
Similarly, it is very difficult to dodge a tackle from close range, and if you fail they have you down again.
Anybody have any ideas or thoughts on good WC techniques to use?