I am looking at studying Wing Chun, I have never studied a Chinese system such as this having only ever studied Japanese/Okinawan Karate.

I've done a fair bit of looking about on the web for a club, there seemed to be one a few villages away from me called Wugon Academy but this seems to have vanished as far as I can see.

So I have come down to this club not too far from me:

http://wingchunkentregion.co.uk/

Question is, I know what to look for in a good karate school, what about Wing Chun? Are there governing bodies etc??

No... Wing Chun is about as fractured & opinion driven as anything you can imagine.

I'm not a WC player so I can't tell you what you should/shouldn't see, but the most important thing at this point is to feel it. Go feel it. Once you have felt it, you'll get a better idea of what you're looking for/quality of the instruction.

But play within their framework to be honest about what you experience. Don't try to overlay your existing Shotokan with it.

I am looking at studying Wing Chun, I have never studied a Chinese system such as this having only ever studied Japanese/Okinawan Karate.

I've done a fair bit of looking about on the web for a club, there seemed to be one a few villages away from me called Wugon Academy but this seems to have vanished as far as I can see.

So I have come down to this club not too far from me:

http://wingchunkentregion.co.uk/

Question is, I know what to look for in a good karate school, what about Wing Chun? Are there governing bodies etc??

I'm a wing Chun Sifu..I tooked a look at thei website . the teacher is under Ip Chun which is a very good lineage,but you have to check his cuddentials by going to the V.T.A.A association website and see if he is qualified under Ip Chun...

Ip man