I really want to practice Wing Chun but it's not possible?

[Bajifan]

Well, I figured you might be, but I wasn't sure... so I went ahead and answered anyway

[bushido_man96]

Well, I figured you might be, but I wasn't sure... so I went ahead and answered anyway

No worries!

[Bajifan]

Pan Nam Wing Chun form:

This is a non-Yip Man descended version of Wing Chun. And to tell the truth, this is the first Wing Chun form I've seen on the net that I've really liked watching.

[bushido_man96]

Pan Nam Wing Chun form:

This is a non-Yip Man descended version of Wing Chun. And to tell the truth, this is the first Wing Chun form I've seen on the net that I've really liked watching.

Nice. Very sharp and snappy.

[WingChunTonight]

Why do you want to practice Wing Chun more than anything else?

The main thing that attracted me to it is its blocking techniques.

wing chun is not about blocking, wing chun is about striking forward and being sensitive enough to get through any bridge and control your and your opponets energy.

The ideal fight for a wing chun practitioner would be to strike forward and have his opponet block his punch, then the wing chun guy should be sensitive enough to deal with the bridge very quickly.

There are very few blocks in wing chun.

Anything below the waist is blocked by your legs.

The tan sao is situational, ok for dealing with a bridge/

the bong sao is a last minute move, and your ribs are exposed when you do bong sao, so you want to hold bong sao for as little time as possible.

the jut sao is another option to get through a bridge.

fook sao is a lazy hand ok for riding your enemies energy I guess,

any other blocks in the system are variations of the blocks I stated above. So I wouldn't say wing chun is a very strong blocking style, I have been told not to be a weapon chaser, kill the source.

The principle of wing chun "blocking" is pretty simple, it's just developing the sensitivity to help you deal with the bridge once you make contact, that is the hard part.

At my school, all of the exercises train balance, timing coordination, sensitivity, and relaxation.

BTW I am yip man lineage, so this may not apply to pan nam or other lineages.

[bushido_man96]

Thanks for that information, WingChunTonight.

Welcome to the Forums! I dig your username, too!

[RealWingChunKuen]

Hello,

I am very interrested in starting to practice Wing Chun but the thing is, there are no instructors where i live (Israel)...

I just really want to but it's not possible. I'm 15 years old so it's not possible for me to move, I've been training Shotokan Karate for 8 years and am a black belt, i think it would be great to learn a second martial art.

So what do you think i should do?

Thanks.

You can google "kung fu schools in Israel" and see what you come up with. If you can't find Wing Chun, then you can consider other styles such as Baji Quan, Praying Mantis (Both northern or southern styles), Pak Mei, etc. All great styles that some would say superior to most of Wing Chun that you would find out there.

Of course, any kung fu school has to be a good one and that is what you will have to find out for yourself through practise and research.

Good luck.

[Justin Treadaway]

I study Sil lum kung fu and super love it. If it is around you should check it out, pretty much the samething as shaolin kung fu but with shorter stances and gears more for self defense. It was designed for people who arent monks but for warriors. So its a very self defense oriented style, It has the 5 animals, mantis, monkey, and more, Also has a lot of weapons and weapon defenses....

[stonecrusher69]

I could give you some advice on Wing Chun.I've been training it for 25 years. If you really want to learn Wing Chun.I would either wait until you get a little older and travel to find a good Sifu or get a few people you kknow together that wants to learn Wing Chun.Contact a Wing Chun Sifu and ask him to come and dua weekend seminar or workshop.Then ever 6 months say have him comeback to learn more...