Posts Tagged ‘wing chun dummy’

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.  Read more [...]

One of the most important things people get wrong when performing chi sao is that they do not get their hands positioned correctly and this bad practice with a partner can cay se your skills to slip and erode what you have been taught. A classic example of this is performing wing Chun chi sao and having sore shoulders.This becomes one of two things.  Your opponent is hanging on your hands and arms pushing you down or you are driving our hands by the shoulders and by the elbows. Your body will remind Read more [...]

  As basic as it looks , once you master the wing chun dummy,  it can see your training and development go from strength to strength   The wing chun dummy or  Muk Yan Jong form, is an essential part of your wing chun training.   As there are many Chinese kung fu styles there are various kung fu wooden dummys   The Wing Chun wooden dummy is the most popular form of wooden dummy. The Wing Chun dummy uses an arm and leg configuration designed to cultivate fighting skill and chi simultaneously Read more [...]

  As basic as it looks , once you master the wing chun dummy,  it can see your training and development go from strength to strength   The wing chun dummy or  Muk Yan Jong form, is an essential part of your wing chun training.   As there are many Chinese kung fu styles there are various kung fu wooden dummys   The Wing Chun wooden dummy is the most popular form of wooden dummy. The Wing Chun dummy uses an arm and leg configuration designed to cultivate fighting skill and chi simultaneously Read more [...]

One of the first things you learn as part of your wing Chun training as that martial arts is used for defense never for attack.   As you become more proficient in your training you learn that how to defend you, attack and handle general self-defense.You become more confident knowing you can defend yourself in any situation.However there is also the question of when you will need to use wing chun.At the start of your training the thought of getting into a fight is scary.   Now with some level of Read more [...]

One of the most important things people get wrong when performing chi sao is that they do not get their hands positioned correctly and this bad practice with a partner can cay se your skills to slip and erode what you have been taught. A classic example of this is performing wing Chun chi sao and having sore shoulders.This becomes one of two things.  Your opponent is hanging on your hands and arms pushing you down or you are driving our hands by the shoulders and by the elbows. Your body will remind Read more [...]

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.  Read more [...]

wing chun training  fighting  martial arts  kung fu  karate  wing chun  martial art  sparring  self defence  wing chun dummy  aikido techniques  fighting techniques  sports     The key element of the wing chun training system is the centre line theory.  In fact is it is the core aspect of wing chun and goes to the very heart of the fighting system.The idea is to defend your centre line while attacking your opponents.The centre line is an imaginary line that runs down your body from Read more [...]

wing chun dummyA key part of the wing chun training and its heritage are its tools. The weapons and its greatest training tools. The six and a half point pole and the butterfly swords are the weapons of choice.  The butterfly swords are a classic example of what the wing chun training system is all about.  They are short blades – not overly long and are used to bridge the gap between you and your opponent for close quarter fighting.Just like the wing chun system.  Many of the moves in the sword Read more [...]

  Wing chun kung fu is a close contact dynamic fighting style, what that means is that to be most effect most of the time you are in close and fists are flying everywhere.. This can be a pretty daunting for the beginner as they  learn their craft and develop a feel for the system.. here is the issue.  When you are learning you are with a static pattern.Defending a punch is on the the first wing chun kung fu techniques you will learn.  Where the opponents jabs at you and hold their hand out very Read more [...]