THERE ARE NO NEMESIS AND NO INNATE WEAKNESS IN DRAGON STRENGTH
Kicking is a nemesis of Boxing
Question
From what I have read so far, Dragon Strength and the kungfu it engenders are as close to invincible as possible. Does Dragon Strength kungfu have a nemesis? Although it operates at such a high and advanced level (of the mind), can it be defeated by the mundane and prosaic? I believe a poor practitioner of Dragon Strength would be easily defeated by an expert boxer, but as a martial art in its own right, is there an inherent weakness in Dragon Strength that its nemesis (if any) can take advantage of?
Sifu Zhang Wuji
Answer
There is no nemesis for Dragon Strength. The application of Dragon Strength techniques in combat is not in such a way that it is natural for another kungfu style to have a natural advantage over it.
This does not mean that a Dragon Strength practitioner cannot be defeated. As you have rightly said, a poor practitioner of Dragon Strength would be defeated by an expert exponent of Boxing or any martial art. But as a martial art, Dragon Strength has no nemesis and has been developed to such a high extent that there is no innate weakness which allows opponents to exploit them and win the combat without having to make extra effort.
There are two concepts here. There are different though related. The first concept is nemesis, and the second is innate weakness. Nemesis refers to another kungfu style that has a natural advantage over the first kungfu style even when the first style is executed correctly. Innate weakness refers to a weakness naturally found in a technique even when it is executed correctly.
For example, kicking is a nemesis of Boxing. When an opponent uses Boxing, even when his Boxing techniques are performed correctly, by continuously kicking him, you have a natural advantage over him. Your advantage over him is not due to his not performing Boxing poorly, but due to the particular ways of fighting in Boxing and kicking.
When a Boxer executes a punch, even when he executes it correctly, he throws his body forward. This is an innate weakness. Because of the way a Boxer punches, it is easier to strike him than, for example, if he had maintained an upright position as in kungfu. This innate weakness is due not to his performing the Boxing punch incorrectly, but due to the way a Boxing punch is executed.
Understanding and applying these concepts of nemesis and innate weakness will enhance our combat efficiency
Throwing his body forward when a Boxer punches is an innate weakness of Boxing
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The questions and answers are reproduced from the thread 10 Questions on Dragon Strength in the Shaolin Wahnam Discussion Forum.
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