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Originally Posted by John Takeshi  San shou isn't kickboxing. You can wrestle for take downs,throws, and employ every sweep in your arsenal. Muay Thai won't let you do that; neither will Euro/American kickboxing. The only thing I don't like about san shou is that you can't use wrist locks because of the gloves, so that takes out at least half of my best techniques.
Also, it isn't realistic, because you can't bite, break someone's wrist, sock them in the groin, or rip their ear off when they go for a throw. |
If you are in a clinch, the ref will break you, so no wrestling in that manner. There are sweeps and throws, hence my comment about that being where you'll see the chuan fa. San Shou is a sport with rules. No one claimed it was realistic street fighting.