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Why isn't Wing Chun used in MMA?

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To fight in the UFC, to be really obvious, you have to be able to win within the rules against the sort of attacks and defenses used by the other fighters. ... read more

For wing chun to work in MMA settings, we have to ditch our centerline principle and also efficiency (economy of motion) principle as well. Most wing chun fighters that are successful in the octagon do not throw punches that are straight from the centerline because these punches do not have the same knockout power as a right overhand. read more

This is why wing chun isn’t seen in top level MMA. It doesn’t work. This isn’t even mentioning your basic lack of understanding of what MMA is, the key is mixed, someone could be using wing chun, in conjunction with something else, for example wrestling. read more

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