Why Shou Shu martial artists will not get into the ring

People have often argued that Shuo Shu is impractical and ineffective, hence the reason most of us don't want to get involved in some sort of a competition.

Well, most Shou Shu martial artists won't get into the ring to demonstrate their skills, and the reason is totally different from the assumption above.

For one, Shou Shu wasn't meant for sports or competitions. Its principles cannot work in a ring fight unless rules are relaxed. But if rules are relaxed, then there is no Shou Shu.

It's an efficient way of defending oneself on the streets. A student who learns Shou Shu is one who will equip themselves with Beast Knowledge because this martial art is translated to mean fighting way of the beasts.

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The fighting style itself mimics the fighting motion of7 different types of animals. These are seamlessly combined to work harmoniously with one another so we can have a vast array of self defense weapons to rely on.

The fighting way of the 7 beasts won't mean anything to anyone who hasn't taken their time to study this wondrous art of fighting. It is total crap to the average Tom, Dick and Harry. But it is a golden knowledge to people who understand how effective and efficient those techniques can work together to achieve a common goal.

Each one of the animals exhibit a special motion when resisting an attack. Also, each one of the animals creatively utilize the laws of physics to generate immense power, although in different ways.

So when you have a combination of all the 7 animals' fighting motion, you get a system that creates an immense power that can be used to bring out a desired effect.

Each animal represents a complete martial art. Nevertheless, if you separate these animals so that they can act individually, this is not known as Shuo Shu. Instead, it's known by the individual animal's name.

Every fighting system is extremely fast and efficient. They are guided by strict principles, and this adds some sort of limitation to the equation. But also, it is for this reason that the fighting will seamlessly transition among the 7 animals.

A Shoushuer does not constrain themselves to a particular fighting style -- as popularized in many Kung Fu movies. Instead, he uses all animals because he is trained from the word go to utilize all strengths at once.

Obviously this reminds us of the weaknesses of the individual animals which make up Shou Shu martial art system. In as much as these animals have their own strengths, they also have weaknesses too, and that's the reason ShouShu must combine all their strengths to cancel out their individual weaknesses.

A fighter will therefore transition seamlessly such that it is not apparent which animal style they are using. Ultimately, this creates one effective system that exhibits a fighting style that none of the 7 animals are able to achieve. Because of this complex combination, new principles emerge, giving the fighter the advantage that could not be realized using one beast alone.

Martial art is not sport. In fact, the term martial art was used to refer to hand-to-hand combat in the battlefield. So in essence, martial art only refers to the skill of fighting a hand to hand battle -- as was the case centuries ago. For this reason, ShouShu will never be used as a sport. It will not be applied in a competition or anything close to that. It is purely for self defense purposes, or if you like, street fighting.