wcnavstar

You have obviously never experienced fighting with an experienced practitioner. The point being is that one of the keys to being a good fighter and an even better martial artist is learning how to use any motion to your advantage wether it be taking a sip of Tea, knitting with a needle, cheerleading, sitting down on the throne, the Cha-Cha, even break dancing. Take another look at the world around you, and you will begin to see that life has so much more to offer you than what you have been taught.

Please do not listen to anyone who tells you that Wing Chun fighters use a variation of Neko Ashi Dachi or "Cat Stance". Wing Chun uses Yee Gee Kim Yueng Ma (pyramid or "Goat Clamping stance") only for use with the forms. It builds the bases for all of the WC stances and footwork. It teaches the concept of sinking and stillness. And it aids in conditioning of the legs. The WC fighting stance is born from Yee Gee Kim Yueng Ma. There is only one fighting stance that is combined with several types of footwork, all with the same stance. Nothing even close to a cat stance.

Awsome!!

That was really funny... Thanks.

I have trained in Japan for about four years now. And our style stems from Okinawa. Now to be an instructor of your own seperate school you need to be around Godan (5th degree) level. However you can stiil open a Dokokai (Branch Dojo) of the Hombu Dojo (main school). And at Shodan you can take on some teaching responsibility. In the end it all comes down to respecting your teacher. Regaurdless of your rank or how good you precieve yourself to be. If your teacher gives you permission to instuct others, then in my opinion you are starting off on the right foot.

Wing Chun Gung Fu ultilizes Blind Foled Chi Sau which is similar to Tai Chi' s push hands.

Hashi... All the way!

First of all if any of you knew anything about break dancing then you would know that it came from a martial art. The very flashy yet strangley effective style of Capoeira. True that using the falls and evading techniques derived from Capoeira via break dancing in Wing Chun is not something I would have thought of combining. And I also agree that the comment of Jiu Jitsu not being effective holds no water whatsoever. In the end, break dancing is not a martial art; however, its roots lay within the fighting arts of Brazilian Capoeira. You just need to know how to effectivley use the techniques that you are using on their own in a combat situation. Obviously some people in this forum are a bit close minded.

This situation comes up too often. But I belive that it is a lose/ lose circumstance. Meaning that if someone comes up and tries to fake a punch at you to see what you will do and you do nothing, then you are considered to be ineffective. Now lets say you do react, but do so with control. Now they will begin to critique your response and tell you all the different things they could have done to you. And lastley in my opinion to effectivley show the power of your chose art then you must not hold back. Of course if you take this course of action then you are simply met with the statement " I thought martial artists were supposed to have more control"! So you see in the end trying to please such ignorant pepole is useless and a waste of your talent. Personally my Gung Fu is never for show and never for showing off.

Nearly 10 years in the martial arts. I have studied: Most of them only shortly. Kajukenbo Gracie Jiu Jistu Muay Thai Capoeira Yoshinkan Aikido Aiki Kai Aikido Goju Ryu Tae Kwon Do Kali Wing Chun Shorin Ryu Ryu Kyu Kobudo However I only hold what I would consider to be legitimate ranking in: Shorin Ryu= Nidan Tae Kwon Do= 1st degree Black Belt Wing Chun Gung Fu= Blue Sash Ryu Kyu Kobudo= 1st Kyu

Weight training is always benaficial to your martial art training. However, you should never let the muscle power you gain from weights to replace the subtleness of your chosen style. Moreover, some styles require more strength than others. While on other styles strength training would only be harmful. You must learn to tailor your weight training to your paticular style based on the amount of muscle versus technique your shooll requires of you.

I never stop training, I am a martial artist for life.

The best reply that I could give to you is that any change from one style to that of a similar origin just with different Kata can be easy or hard. If you are used the the Kata of your last school then learning the subtle differences between the two can be trying at times. Yet if you have not yet gained a significant knowlege of your last chosen style then transition should be a piece of cake. By the way Kobudo is AWSOME!

It all relies on your dedication to the art of stretching and the intensity of the stretches that you are doing in class. Remember that the stretch should feel extremly uncomfortable, but nit to the piont to where you cannot walk afterwords. Another question is are you only stretching at home or do you only stretch in class. When I was a Gymnast, our practice was 3 and 1/2 hours long. Our stretches went for 30 minutes. And then another 30 min at the end of practice. Teh stretches were always intense. Another factor is age, if you are fairly young, say under the age of 15 then becoming flexible is easy. But once you start to get into your late teens andbeyond then you have to stretch twice as hard and twice as much as any youngster.

Best of luck Mate!

I would definitly agree that Tai Chi Chuan is perfect for those we would consider to be old. However, Wing Chun Gung Fu is also an effective form of Gung Fu that requires very little strength to apply and does not utilize high kicking techniques. Movements are kept small and percise and the art is extremly flexible in its application. Wing Chun also prides itself to being a very scientific art owing to the concepts of pyramid structures, lines of attack, the flow of energy, different timmings for attacking and blocking, and the development of proper structure for the employment of Bone Joint power.

Shorin-Ryu abd Ryu-Kyu Kobudo.

I do not know what style of Wing Chun you are referring to but. Any of the WC styles that I have seen all punch using all of the knuckles and not concentrating on any certain set of knuckles. True because of the alignment of the WC punch, it tends to be physicaly stronger becuase of proper bone alignment. Thus lending itself to the strengthening of the fist itself.

Ramymensa: I have yet to begin to touch on the principles and uses of the various kata found throughout the martial arts. It is all a matter of style really. And within the different styles are different kata, primarily used to developed theorie and concepts. I apologize if I come off too strong and harsh. Especially being so new to the forum. However I am no ametuer when it comes to the martial arts. If any of you would care to discuss in further detail, kata and what you beleive their true uses to be then I would be more than glad to discuss this issue with anyone. But if you belive forms to be useless, then please do not even talk to me. Although, you never know who may teach you your next lesson that you can carry with you in life. So with that in mind I am open up to any further questions or comments. Very Respectfully wcnavstar

Sorry but this is not a case of my style is better than yours. I simply beleive thatb if you are going to make a claim on an open forum, then you should be prepared to back it up with solid unrefutable proof. Very Respectfully wcnavstar

My favorite is Seisan, from Shorin Ryu.

To answer and clear up anyones confusion. Some states require you to register as a Black Belt if you study martial arts. However rarley is this law enforced nor is it considered registering your hands as Leathal Weapons. Very Respectfully wcnavstar

Just some historical Info, The founder of Shotokan Karate is Gichin Funakoshi, who was a practitioner of many Okinawan styles includin Shorin Ryu. The problem is that from Okinawa to Japan, it was drasticly changed by Funakoshi's students. Most of whom were college students. Very Respectfully wcnavstar

Being a student of both Wing Chun Gung fu and Shrorin Ryu Karate, I find that both stlyles have many similarities. Both styles teach relaxation and tension on impact to generate power. As far as Naihanchi goes, the idea of generating power under limited space is an absolute similarity. Very Respectfully wcnavstar

TJS... I would love for you to provide me a resource for the claims that you are making about Wing Chun and Muay Thai. Or Prehaps a site to look under or maybe some names. Or perhaps a physical demonstration ? Very Respectully wcnavstar