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The circumstances surrounding this video are unknown. Judging by the appearance of the fighters themselves and the audience, it could be twenty to thirty years old.

The video features a kung fu fighter (in red) versus a karate fighter (in white) in a sparring match. There is a referee and the video is highlights, not the complete match uninterrupted.

The fight starts out with a solid leg sweep by the Kung Fun fighter dropping his opponent to the ground. The two engage is some entertaining back and forth action with both land kicks and punches. It doesn’t seem as though they are necessarily trying to hurt each other, but more so score points. It is clear that no clinch fighting or ground work is allowed. Also it seems as though striking to the face with the fists was not allowed as both opponents attack the body.

The two continue to spar back and forth with spinning attacks and high flying kicks. The Kung Fu fight even tries a hand stand flip kick that misses. Shortly thereafter the karate fighter begins to throw a spinning back kick, but the Kung Fu fighter throws his own spinning kick and lands flush, dropping his opponent to the ground and seemingly unconscious. His heel landed right to the jaw of the karate fighter.

About Karate

Karate is a martial art developed on the Ryukyu Islands in what is now Okinawa, Japan. It developed from the indigenous martial arts of Ryukyu Islands (called te (手?), literally “hand”; tii in Okinawan) under the influence of Chinese martial arts, particularly Fujian White Crane. Karate is now predominantly a striking art using punching, kicking, knee strikes, elbow strikes and open hand techniques such as knife-hands, spear-hands, and palm-heel strikes. Historically and in some modern styles grappling, throws, joint locks, restraints, and vital point strikes are also taught. A karate practitioner is called a karateka.

source: wikipedia.com

About Kung Fu

Kung fu/Kungfu is a Chinese term referring to any study, learning, or practice that requires patience, energy, and time to complete, often used in the West to refer to Chinese martial arts. It is only in the late twentieth century, that this term was used in relation to Chinese martial arts by the Chinese community. The Oxford English Dictionary defines the term “kung-fu” as “a primarily unarmed Chinese martial art resembling karate.” This illustrates how the meaning of this term has been changed in English. The origin of this change can be attributed to the misunderstanding or mistranslation of the term through movie subtitles or dubbing.

source: wikipedia.com