Matousek Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 If you have not already guessed, I am a complete beginner to Martial Arts. For the last year, I have been throwing knives, messing around with the bo and practicing some archery. I have also been practicing the "Cat Stance" and a few basic kicks. I have been looking up information on many different martial arts and I have heard that Wing Chun is a fairly effective yet good beginner Martial Art.Is this true? Also please post the names (and authors) of any books about Wing Chun. Technical Information,History,Philosophy and "Moves" and or anything else! Thank You for reading my post! "Knowledge is Power!"~Matousek~Martial Arts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cross Posted September 17, 2004 Share Posted September 17, 2004 All martial arts are designed for beginners. You progress from the level you are already at. So wing chun is good for beginners, just like its good for advanced students. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manuelito Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 matousek, are you trying to learn on your own? if so bad idea with any style. wing chun is great imo for all skill levels. if you have a wing chun school near you go check it out. it may or may not be for you so it is always best to see it in action. try a search for wing chun books,videos, etc. there is so much info out there you will find something i am sure. pain is weakness leaving the body.fear is the mind killer, i will face my fear and let it pass threw me. from the movie "dune"i know kung fu...show me. from the movie "the matrix" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matousek Posted September 18, 2004 Author Share Posted September 18, 2004 I was mostly looking for History and Philosophy. "Knowledge is Power!"~Matousek~Martial Arts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wing chun kuen man Posted September 18, 2004 Share Posted September 18, 2004 Matousek, First of all let me say that take Manuelito´s advise and go and check out a Wing Chun school in person and of course don´t even think about training Wing Chun on your own. It is best to train with a qualified and legitimate sifu/instructor who belongs to an authentic lineage. Also avoid "new and improved" Wing Chun schools, whenever possible, because a lot of the times this is a marketing term that means that the original system has been adulterated, i.e. techniques have been taken out or modified for the sake of standardization of classes and simplification of the system. This could also mean that things, that do not fit within the concepts of Wing Chun have been added to "enrich" the system (or the pockets of the "inventors", who our counting on attracting more students because of their "improvements"). As for books, I consider Yuen Kay-San Wing Chun Kuen, History and Foundations an excellent book. Author is Rene Ritchie. Good Luck Wing Chun Kuen Man Real traditional martial arts training is difficult to find.....most dojos in the west are Mcdojos....some are better and some are worst....but they are what they are....do you train in one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
47MartialMan Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 All martial arts are designed for beginners. You progress from the level you are already at. So wing chun is good for beginners, just like its good for advanced students. I have to agree. One has to "begin" somewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stonecrusher69 Posted September 21, 2004 Share Posted September 21, 2004 Leung Ting Book simple called Wing Tsun Kuen is a good book.It has the frist two forms in it and some appliciations. http://www.youtube.com/user/sifumcilwrath"When the student is ready the master will appear" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busling Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 When I started Wing Chun the only martial experience I had was about 5 classes of Judo about 8 years ago. I found the experience of learning Wing Chun exciting and worthwhile. I now have a good foundation of skills that will serve me well. The basics of Wing Chun are straight forward, so I found it easy enough to get started. Initially the footwork was a little tricky but in about 8 lessons I was feeling comfortable with it. Train Hard --- http://www.combatcentres.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
47MartialMan Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 I guess it also depends on the instructor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battousai16 Posted September 22, 2004 Share Posted September 22, 2004 i think drunken monkey said it best with "learn first or learn last". i found wing chun so radically different from anything i'd done before that i really wish i'd learned it first, as it would have been much easier to learn wing chun and then cross over, rather than the HRD to wing chun i'm at now. it really is quite astonishing how pitiful i am at WC, and i think a lot of that would have been avoided had i picked up wing chun first. it's just so.... different, that i'd say if you're going to learn it, learning it first would be ideal. "I hear you can kill 200 men and play a mean six string at the same time..."-Six String Samurai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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