Wing chun

[Melonbob]

I'm going to my first official Wing Chun class this week, I did my first on Wednesday, but it was a free trial and drill night. I had a blast and signed up. My question is, is there anything helpful for me to know going in? I am just starting to read on Wing chun on these forums. I know little about the art itself, but I really wanted Kung Fu, and this was the only gig in town. Luckily he has an excellent reputation according to my frined who is an instructor at a different Karate School.

Anyways, I have a question about sash pregression. I understand in Kung Fu, traditionally there is no sash progression at all. At my school there is, but it is very slow and spaced apart. I was told there is testing only once a year, and talked to few blue sashes there who were training for 8 years. This kind makes me feel at ease about the place, as I know he's not going to be soaking me testing fees every few months. My question is though, is it normal for progression to be spaced apart like that when you do use belts in Kung Fu?

Heres a link to the school website if anyone want to check it out and give me an opinion. Keep in mind the school is 10 this year, but the site was just launched last week, and is still heavily under construction. There is some info to pick through though, thanks for the help!

https://www.allmasterskungfu.com

Edited April 12, 2008 by Melonbob

[Kajukenbopr]

Just keep an open mind, and go and enjoy yourself.

belts that are very spaced apart can be both good and bad- but remember, it is not the belt, tis the practitioner- I've been a brown belt(Kajukenbo) for 6 months now, but I've been practicing with Black belts for over a year now; a friend of mine is a green belt in TKD and he is way better than other red belts who have less experience than him; another friend was in Wing Chun- in his school, u wouldn't get any belt(or sashes) until you were the equivalent of a black belt.

Have fun and I wish you luck on your training!

[PunchYourFACE]

It doesnt matter as long as your getting the right training. You can choose not to grade anyway.

[RichardZ]

I'm going to my first official Wing Chun class this week, I did my first on Wednesday, but it was a free trial and drill night. I had a blast and signed up. My question is, is there anything helpful for me to know going in? I am just starting to read on Wing chun on these forums. I know little about the art itself, but I really wanted Kung Fu, and this was the only gig in town. Luckily he has an excellent reputation according to my frined who is an instructor at a different Karate School.

Anyways, I have a question about sash pregression. I understand in Kung Fu, traditionally there is no sash progression at all. At my school there is, but it is very slow and spaced apart. I was told there is testing only once a year, and talked to few blue sashes there who were training for 8 years. This kind makes me feel at ease about the place, as I know he's not going to be soaking me testing fees every few months. My question is though, is it normal for progression to be spaced apart like that when you do use belts in Kung Fu?

Heres a link to the school website if anyone want to check it out and give me an opinion. Keep in mind the school is 10 this year, but the site was just launched last week, and is still heavily under construction. There is some info to pick through though, thanks for the help!

https://www.allmasterskungfu.com

Come back and tell us how you like it. Indeed, Chinese martial arts were not supposed to be about coplored belt ranking. most try to avoid being like other arts influenced by the Japanese rank system. Generally, status in Chinese martial arts were that like relatives. Littl Brother Big Brother, Number 1 Brother, uncle, etc.

[Julie-zhu]

Kung Fu? Aha, that's a good topic.

I always wanna learn Kung Fu, while i do not have a chance.

If possible, i wanna be a heroine like some characters showed in the martial arts fictions.

[Mistassailant5]

The thing about Wing Chun that is so interesting is that many do not even consider it an individual style; most masters of the art consider it a fighting concept which deviates from normal Kung Fu, but still partially falls under the category. For a concept that deviates more from the original idea of Kung Fu, belt progression would not be such an uncommon thing.

[Toptomcat]

What exactly are you talking about when you refer to 'normal kung fu' and 'the original idea of kung fu'? In my opinion the fighting systems of China are so fantastically diverse that to talk of 'kung fu' in any unitary sense is less than helpful.