Learning wung chun

[Master Bat]

Hey, i am thinking about learning wung chun, however there are no classes for wung chun near were i life. Should i even think about learning from books and videos? I have not done any martial arts before.

Master Bat.

[MizuRyu]

It would be EXTREMELY hard to learn Wing Chun from books or videos. You almost NEVER train alone in WC and I can't think of a single time in class where I could've advanced without hands on intervention from my sifu. I takes lots of repitition and practice. Not to say it's impossible to learn from media, but it would take a partner and a LOT of detail on the part of that media.

Where do you live?

[Jay]

It might be a better idea to get a freind to do it with you if you have to train this way although some knowledge is better than no knowledge at all although dont go around calling yorself a master or whatever, thats where the problems start but i trust your intelligent enough to realise that yourself

[Traditional-Fist]

Hey, i am thinking about learning wung chun, however there are no classes for wung chun near were i life. Should i even think about learning from books and videos? I have not done any martial arts before.

Master Bat.

My advice to you is not to attempt to learn Wing Chun from books or videos. It is hard enough when one does have a good WC school to go to. That is not to say that books and videos are not useful for someone who is already recieving expert tuition. You should look at media as supplementary aids and not as substitute to tuition.

If you can't find a Wing Chun school that is near to you then why not look for another authentic kung fu style. Once you practise one style of kung fu it will make it easier for you to, in the future, practise another style - in your case Wing Chun - once the opportunity arises.

Good Luck.

[bluez4u2]

You can learn basic moves from a book or video but in order to get good at the applications against a live person you will need instruction from a competent instructor.

Robert

Applied Wing Chun - Austin, TX

https://www.awtk.us

Hey, i am thinking about learning wung chun, however there are no classes for wung chun near were i life. Should i even think about learning from books and videos? I have not done any martial arts before.

Master Bat.

[HG]

Hey, i am thinking about learning wung chun, however there are no classes for wung chun near were i life. Should i even think about learning from books and videos? I have not done any martial arts before. Master Bat.

There are too many details left out of books or videos. There is no substitute to joining a school and learning from a qualified Sifu. Proper instruction is well worth the price of a long commute. Good luck in your search.

[Shui Tora]

Learning from books etc is okay, but from a Sensei that has been doing it all their life is even better... You get to understand fully the moves and ways of Wung Chun than what you would get from a book...

Books leave the good juicey bits out (like pressure points etc ) and become boring...

[Eugeu_Ryu_Stylist]

I was able to learn the first Wing Chun Form from a book. It wasn't as hard as I thought.

[stonecrusher69]

Learning the form would not be so easy but to do it correctly would take a sifu to fix the mistakes.Books and tapes are good to have but could never be anywhere as good as the real thing.It would be better for you to find an other style instead to learn WCK from a book.Some times finding a good teacher is more important then the style.

[bushido_man96]

I like to use books and tapes as references, not as sources to learn primarily.