Combining several questions into 1 on myself and martial arts?

i've asked many of these before, but i just want to get a few more opinions on them.





1: Right now i take kickboxing. One of the instructors who teaches kickboxing also teaches Wing Chun, i enjoy the methods they use to teach kickboxing and went to view the wing chun session, and it seemed good. The one who instructs wing chun is a student of 7 stars praying mantis style, which is actually a style i spotted a while ago. Both kickboxing instructors teach the wing chun (swap roles, ones main and assit, then in the other they switch so to speak) And both have basically said go for it when i asked about the mantis style.





2: All the martial arts are under the wutan martial arts banner so to speak. Anyone know about wutan? i've looked at the website but tbh... anyone can make a website look at the phelps.





3: With those styles my standing seems to be covered, anyone who can suggest any other styles i should try in the future to round out what i've learnt?

Combining several questions into 1 on myself and martial arts?
Wing Chun question first. Check out "The World Wing Chun Kung Fu Association" This is probably one of the most formidable martial arts I have ever seen. The mantis style is limited as many of the individual animal styles. Yes it is true any person can make of have made up for them an impressive web site. I don't want to comment on the abilities of any one I don't personally know. I have seen Wutan, Wusu martial arts and they are not as good at street defense as Taekwando or Wing Chun. I know Grand Master William Cheung , Master Philip Redman and Master Keith Mazza all world champions in open martial arts competitions where unlike today there were few rules and the one standing won the match. These gentlemen swear by traditional Wing Chun.


The only issue I have with Wing Chun is the length of time it takes before you get good enough to be competent to se it as a self defense when compared to Taekwando.


Of course these are my opinions and open to argument.


I only have my experience as a Taekwndo instructor and a Wing Chun student.


The one thing I am absolutely unmovable on is the Idea that one can be proficient at many styles in just a few years. I have been Doing Taekwando for years and am still learning more about it.


Stick to an art that fits you and your physiology and psychology stay at it until you have nearly sucked it dry than add another to it that will complement it and you as you grow older and wiser.
Reply:Never heard of wutan.





Other styles... Well, think of it like this. There are 3 ranges of combat -- standing (as you mentioned), clinch, and ground. To round yourself out, you want good clinch skills so that you can keep yourself on your feet, and you want ground skills so that you can get back up or fight from the ground.





styles that work primarily from the clinch are generally focused on takedowns. Such styles include wrestling (all kinds, though greco roman is most clinch oriented), judo, and sambo.





Judo and Sambo also include groundwork. In my opinion, sambo has better groundwork than Judo. (And its not like I'm biased against judo; I take it after all.)
Reply:That's a lot of questions!





Never heard of wutan.





Training without a uniform can be beneficial,depending on what the art emphasizes.
Reply:There are hundreds of options with all the styles out there. They all have merits and they all defend well.





Take the Mantis and enjoy it to the max. You can then choose what ever you want after this.





Your instructors say go for is so you become more confident and to learn and grow by your actions... What are you waiting for?





Every martial art form can defend and or kick butt to defend...Work on them but forget not about the power from the Spirit within...The Spirit within has many names, IE CHI for one...Master it without negatives and evils and you master all. We all have energy fields within and around us... They are at a totally different level...