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iggyrip
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 Posted: Sun Jan 31, 2010 12:30 pm Post subject: Wng chun Sparring |
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Hello everyone,
I have been looking into Wing Chun and was wondering if there is sparring in Wing Chun. If there is, when does it begin?
Thanx, Iggyrip |
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Toptomcat
Green Belt
Joined: 04 Sep 2008
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Styles: Japanese and Korean karate systems, judo
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This is a question that is dependent on differences between individual schools, substyles, and organizations- it's not something that's universal in wing chun schools. Wing Chun has a little more of a sparring tradition than other Chinese martial arts- which is to say, still not very much of one at all, but it exists.
Find a local place or two and ask what kind of sparring they have, and how soon it starts. If the answer is 'no sparring, it's too dangerous', 'only chi sau', or 'only at half speed', or if they wait longer than three to six months to let a dedicated student spar, then in my opinion the school is likely to be of little practical value. |
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KarateGeorge
KF Sempai
Joined: 21 Oct 2009
Posts: 446
Styles: Shuri-te Karate, Wing Chun
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| Toptomcat wrote: |
This is a question that is dependent on differences between individual schools, substyles, and organizations- it's not something that's universal in wing chun schools. Wing Chun has a little more of a sparring tradition than other Chinese martial arts- which is to say, still not very much of one at all, but it exists.
Find a local place or two and ask what kind of sparring they have, and how soon it starts. If the answer is 'no sparring, it's too dangerous', 'only chi sau', or 'only at half speed', or if they wait longer than three to six months to let a dedicated student spar, then in my opinion the school is likely to be of little practical value. |
Yeah, that pretty much hits the nail on the head. It really can vary from school to school. Where I've studied Wing Chun, we did sparring, but that's not always going to be the case. Your best bet is to visit the school(s) you're interested in and see how they train. |
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iggyrip
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Joined: 21 Jan 2010
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| Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 9:52 am Post subject: |
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Good info. From the research I have done, it seems there are different
teaching methods. I will check with the Sifu.
Thanx for the responses. |
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Mistassailant5
Orange Belt
Joined: 08 May 2010
Posts: 105
Styles: Shaolin Kung Fu, Muay Thai, and Aikido
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As far as I've seen for many schools of Wing Chun (at least traditional ones), there are always at least some form of sparring.
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on the post.
