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zijin_cheng
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I understand, cool is fun, and fun is part of it. My suggestion would be to find the kung-fu form you like the best, learn it, keeping mind how you might use it, then find someone else to teach you application - and play with application, then blend.
The WC guy destroyed you because he had the tactile sensitivity to "listen" to your movements and act more effectively-and knew how to use the angles decently.
Additionally, there are numerous tactile drills contained in the Neijia arts that go way above and beyond what is contained in WC - i.e. Taiji four planes push hands, bagua rou shou, etc..fun stuff
As to your additional question;
You are definitely not wrong; by comparison, the movement of those arts is very telegraphic. Surprise, speed, and power all count. Power is generated by proper biomechanics, use of momentum, centripetal / centrifugal force, torque, etc. WC makes very good use of the foregoing by comparison to TKD / Karate in general.
Repped. Exactly what I was trying to express, but couldn't articulate because of my inexperience in martial arts