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Kung Fu in MMA

February 22, 2016February 22, 2016 / Tai Chi Notebook / 1 Comment

We’re not here to take part, we’re here to take over

Conor McGregor,

Kung Fu in MMA is a little guest blog post I wrote for Bookmartialarts.com – on MMA and Kung Fu. They couldn’t link to all the videos I mentioned on their site, so here’s the ones I wanted to show:

Roy Nelson knocking out Cheik Kongo at UFC 159

 

Choy Lee Fut techniques in action:

 

Me doing Sao Choy in sparring:

 

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