A lot of people I meet interested in wing chun training or any martial arts or even on taking a class. However the number one thing that holds them back is that they think its too late, they say to themselves “I’m too old, I don’t want to make a fool of myself etc….
This is quite common and one of the reasons that hold people back from learning or expanding into the martial arts.When i started i thought i was too old at 22, my instructor was 31 when he started and he was amazing. It was only until later that I found out that after spending many years of doing various martial arts it was only when he was in his early thirties that he started wing chun and devoted all his training around the art.
Soon he was training full time and dedicated his life to becoming an instructor and delve even deeper to become a very knowledgeable practitioner of Chinese medicine. All beginning with the basics of wing chun training
Looking back and I remember the classes had a wide range of ages. From guys in their late teems/early 20’s to guys in their 30’s 40’s even 50’s just starting out, trying to figure out the wing chun dummy.(frustrating everyone of all ages).
I suppose the beauty of wing chun is that it does not require any special skill prowess.you wont have to fly through the air or execute some extravagant kicks..you are literally grounded and stick to basics.The techniqies are easy to learn and low impact. If anything wing Chun training will help your flexibility, helps with weight loss and improve confidence.Fitness is a main reason people begin wing chun. People see it as a way to get fit and make it fun.