One of the first things you "get" when you go from karate to kung-fu is the idea of continuity. No such thing as "a strike" in kung-fu, you don't *expect* that your first or second strike will necessarily land or finish the opponent, you just go. All the styles I've seen and talk with other folks about include using striking in some kind of continuous flow. WCK has the chaining of strikes, be they the punches or palms or even chops; While other styles like Hung have these long swinging blows, but again they flow right into each other and the order varies for application. This flow also seems to universally clear away obstructions in these systems, a very important tool. Just these couple of flow attributes can make a big difference IMO for effectiveness in fighting.
It makes you think back to the karate... Why is there so much stoppage? Block, wait, strike, stop, strike, stop...it's very stilted. Was this stoppage, often thought of as the 1 punch kill, intentional or some kind of miscommunication, or was something left out intentionally? It is a stark difference in both training and thinking of what it means to attack to adapt and continue..
So what do you folks think? Does this represent a stylistic, tactical difference or did something get lost in the translation of these arts along the way.
If the former then why and if the latter then how to put the continuity back into your karate..?