Wing Chun

[Sho-ju]

I'm looking into Wing Chun, can anyone fill me in on what to expect? Here's the web site of the sifu that I will be signing with. https://www.wingchunkwoon.com

 

Thx

[wcnavstar]

For many practitioners, Wing Chun can be very boring due to the fact that WC does not employ the shock and awe factor often seen in other styles. WC relies on simplicity, economy of motion, perfedt structure and depending on who you study with... the flow of chi.

 

WC is among the most if not the maist scientific of the martial arts. There are only three hand forms in WC, two weapon sets and a wooden dummy form. Unlike forms in Karate which teach you direct application and mimic the movements of animals. WC forms develop theories and concepts and do not translate to direct application. WC does not mimic animals, simply because it is unlogical to immitate somthing with a different body structure than our own. Instead our techniques our natural in movment and never flashy or complicated.

 

WC is also known as an extremly close range style, due to the fact that once we move in for the attack, we never back away, we only advance until the opponent is down. WC is based on the triangle for its techniques. The triangle is strong, anything that attacks the point of your triangle is easily thrown off to the side. I know it may be hard to visualize the triangle theory. But you will quickly come to an understanding of it in your class. WC does not employ high kicks.

 

In the end, if you are looking for a style that will rack your brain more than the bady at times, then I say that Wing Chun is for you. Howver; if you long for flashy movments and physical exersise then I do not think WC is for you. The choice is yours, try the class out for a while and then make your final choice.

 

Very Rspectfully, wcnavstar

[pvwingchun]

I would have to disagree with the last post on the applications point of view at least from the way it is taught where I train. We teach the applications to the moves and they are very straight forward and easy to comprehend. It is a very easy to comprehend art and the principles guide the practitoner. We like to say that Wing Chun is very easy but at the same time very hard because it is up to you to determine how to use what you have learned.

 

As for Sifu Redmond he is very well respected in the art of Traditional Wing Chun.

[Prodigal Son]

All I can say is that I have studied many arts over the last 20 years (Jeez, I don't feel that old !), and WC is in a league of it's own - at least as far as I am concerned.

 

Regarding the previous two posts about learning the application of the techniques, I must agree with both...

 

Othe arts say "This is what you do when somene punches, this is what you do whan someone holds your wrist (and then stands still for twenty seconds while you make your move...)", but we don't do that so much.

 

We practice drills that cultivate a sensitivity - a knowledge within your hands - so that once you make contact with the opponent, you don't have to remember what to do - as the opponent moves, your hands will automatically do what is right.

 

Here's an example... A few weeks ago I was visiting a friend. he asked me to touch hands, and so we went into a hand 'rolling' drill. After about 15 minutes of rolling, my friend tried to end the session by punching me. Now, I was looking out of the window at this point - but I felt him move and somehow or other tied him in a knot and hit him three times in the face (controlled, obviously). I feel that this is a good example of how WC works in the real world, because I don't know which moves I used - my hands did it by themselves.

 

Respect to you all,

 

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[Sho-ju]

Thanks, I start with Sifu Redmound on July 12. I'm looking forward to it.