Wing Chun In A Modern MMA World - Phillip Romero

"I’m by no means opposed to MMA. There are some great fighters in the MMA world that traditional players should think twice before dismissing as “not legit”, or as poor fighters. Practising a traditional style that has forms or katas while you wear a traditional uniform and use Chinese, Japanese or Korean during your training does not necessarily make you more dangerous than someone who trains to fight wearing Speedos in an octagon. My only disappointment is that in the mind of the public it seems to be a zero-sum game. The more stock they place in MMA, the less respect they seem to have for traditional arts like Wing Chun."
-- Spread of our interview with Sifu Phillip Romero from the upcoming Issue #10. Like this?