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I was speaking with my neighbor yesterday about martial arts after he saw me training in the backyard. He studied Kung Fu for 13 years in Mexico but explained to me that there was "no style" (not Bruce Lee theory either). He's in his 50's and from what he explained is during that time in Mexico, it was just "Kung Fu" and schools were not divided by style. He talked about knowing the 5 Animals / 5 Forms so I gather he learned a Southern System... unless northern systems train this too.
I currently train in FMA but did learn some Hung Gar in the past.
This brings me to my question, or rather questions.
1. Do other systems train 5 Forms Fist or can I narrow that he learned Hung Gar?
2. Was lineage and style really blurred in the past or did my neighbor just fall into a niche?
I never took karate but growing up in my town there were a couple of dojos which advertised "Karate" as a generic term. There was no Goju Ryu, Shotokan, etc.
I currently train in FMA but did learn some Hung Gar in the past.
This brings me to my question, or rather questions.
1. Do other systems train 5 Forms Fist or can I narrow that he learned Hung Gar?
2. Was lineage and style really blurred in the past or did my neighbor just fall into a niche?
I never took karate but growing up in my town there were a couple of dojos which advertised "Karate" as a generic term. There was no Goju Ryu, Shotokan, etc.