| Methinks your 'history' comes from the movie. In the 'history' of the origin of Eight Drunken Immortals, the creator developed it while in seclusion. Of course, the "histories" are usually one part fact,ten parts fantasy. Nonetheless, Drunken Style is supposed to only give the appearance of being drunk. There is no alcohol actually being imbibed. As far as throwing off your attacker, I believe after the first exchange, any doubts of your sobriety would be gone. Nobody but an idiot would believe you were drunk for the entire fight. Instead, look at Joi Kuen as being loose and resilient like Tai-Chi,irregular rhythm-broken rhythm is used to throw off your attqacker's timing and be deceptive in your movements,joint locks, takedowns and ground techniques. These techniques when put together will appear as drunken technique. Don't make it more than what it was originally intended for, otherwise you become as bad as the Movies they are depicted in. |