Posts Tagged ‘wing chun training’

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 [...]

martial artsBil jee is the culmination of everything taught in the wing Chun training system.  It teaches and builds on the foundation of wing Chun and adds a more deadly and explosive element.The key to bill jee are finger strikes.This allows for extra inches in reach.  Also this requires greater precision. Because of this you need to strike with great precision.  As finger  strikes do not have the same strength as punches and can cause greater harm to your hands if not executed correctly.  Read more [...]

sports   Here are a few reasons why I thing Wing Chun training Rocks,, Entries…  What the…. Entries are also known s bridging the gap between you and your opposition.  In layman’s terms (or my terms) it is entering the exchange with your opponents while causing maximum damage and minimal harm to your self.How do you breach your opponents defences to attack.  In your wing chun training you will come up with a number of techniques to do this.  Preferably without walking into a punch or a Read more [...]

  The Wing chun dummy is the cornerstone of any wing chun training routine. The moves on the dummy simulate an actual fight. The idea is to take the concepts of wing wing chun training and apply them to this the dummy. I’ll just explain the first part of the dummy sequence. Line up to the dummy in your wing chun stance. the objective is to get to a range where you are wrist on wrist with the dummy. -i.e bridge the gap this is done by what is called an entry technique. Where you are in a left guard Read more [...]

I have been getting a lot if questions about how often you should train or go to your wing chun training classes.What is the limit?varies from person to person.  As a rule of thumb if you can make 2-3 classes a week that should be ok.That may not be practical to everyone.When i started i was a student so i had time but little money.Costs can add up even before you begin your class.  However the  thing you must realize is that your kung fu training does not end when you finish your class.You may Read more [...]

Today I was at a martial arts shop that had a great chat all things martial arts.  I remember early on in my wing chun training that I would go there and marvel at the weapons, the training tools like the punching pads and the wing chun wooden dummy.   We where talking about Ip Man 2 the movie about the legendary wing chun grandmaster.The man who brought wing chun to the world. When he opened the doors in to his school on Hong Kong to his students he set the path that  would lead his students Read more [...]

Wing chun is centred on the taoist principle of balance-taking the middle road. Success is based on balance, you should not go to extremes. Taking the middle road gives you the opportunity to see both sides of the path, if you move to far to the one side you loose sight of the other~Being in the centre of the path allows you to see both sides of the road if you go too far to the one side you lose siht of the other}~Taking the middle road gives you the opportunity to see both sides of the path, if Read more [...]