Thursday, 27 February 2014
Tuesday, 25 February 2014
Wing Chun Illustrated Magazine Issued No.16 : Train Slow to Improve Fast, Optimising Muscle Memory Training
"Many people believe that fighting is done fast so it’s necessary for the practitioner to train fast to be a good fighter (I believe this too). To the polarised thinker, fast therefore claims the position of 'good'. He or she will further rationalise that if fast is good then slow is naturally bad. However, there is a wealth of data and experimentation to support that training fast, as well as slow, has immense value. As a general rule, I suggest using fast-paced training for standard fight training (or fighting). Use medium- paced training for any practice, and use slow-paced practice for learning."
-- Spread of Sifu Wayne Belonoha's article from the upcoming Issue No. 16. New issue on sale February 21.
Wing Chun Illustrated (WCI) is the world’s only magazine dedicated to Wing Chun, regardless of lineage or style. Published six times a year, each 60-page, full-colour issue features articles by and about the world’s greatest exponents of the art. WCI is available in various formats: Print (ships worldwide), iOS, Kindle Fire, and Desktop. For more details, please refer to:
Saturday, 22 February 2014
Wing Chun Illustrated Magazine Issued No.16 : Visual Focus & Fighting Measure
"For combative purposes, we have a primary focus point and five secondary focus points. This primary focus point is the solar plexus area. The reason for this is that the solar plexus is perfectly located at the centre of the trunk, and approximately the same distance away from the hips and the shoulders. The hips are the points of origin for lower body tools, and the shoulders are the points of origin for all upper body tools. Draw a line from the left shoulder to the right hip, and the right shoulder to the left hip, and as a result, the lines will cross right at the solar plexus. This is the reason for using the solar plexus for the primary focus point."
-- Spread of Sifu Lamar Davis' article from the upcoming Issue No. 16. New issue on sale February 21.
Wing Chun Illustrated (WCI) is the world’s only magazine dedicated to Wing Chun, regardless of lineage or style. Published six times a year, each 60-page, full-colour issue features articles by and about the world’s greatest exponents of the art. WCI is available in various formats: Print (ships worldwide), iOS, Kindle Fire, and Desktop. For more details, please refer to:
Friday, 21 February 2014
Wing Chun Illustrated Magazine Issued No.16 : Sifu Adam Williss, From Hobby To Career
"It is amazing how many people are abhorrently against teaching Wing Chun to children. Many people take the stance that Wing Chun is either too intellectual for a child’s mind to grasp or instead that it’s too deadly to put in their hands. But I disagree. Kids need some of the same things adults need from a teacher: patience, structure, clear expectations, a vision of the future, compassion and simplicity. Just like adults, kids need you to believe in them and their abilities. They need you to help them see a clear vision of how far they can truly go. They need structure to help them stay focused on their goals and they need your patience in order to allow them to blossom in life."
-- Spread of our interview with Sifu Adam Williss from the upcoming Issue No. 16. New issue on sale February 21.
Wing Chun Illustrated (WCI) is the world’s only magazine dedicated to Wing Chun, regardless of lineage or style. Published six times a year, each 60-page, full-colour issue features articles by and about the world’s greatest exponents of the art. WCI is available in various formats: Print (ships worldwide), iOS, Kindle Fire, and Desktop. For more details, please refer to:
Wing Chun Boxing : The Art of Glove Work
"Sparring is about training good habits—not learning bad ones. With gloves you do not need to be swinging for the fences to learn either. You can go light and work on your timing and reaction, plus build up an awareness of your movement and then develop your overall game. However, you must put on the gloves and take a few hits and give a few hits, otherwise you are not training a real Chinese boxing art."
-- Spread of Sifu Alan Orr's article from the upcoming Issue No. 16. New issue on sale February 21.
Wing Chun Illustrated (WCI) is the world’s only magazine dedicated to Wing Chun, regardless of lineage or style. Published six times a year, each 60-page, full-colour issue features articles by and about the world’s greatest exponents of the art. WCI is available in various formats: Print (ships worldwide), iOS, Kindle Fire, and Desktop. For more details, please refer to:
Thursday, 20 February 2014
Wing Chun Illustrated Magazine Issued No.16 : Wing Chun's Falling Techniques
"The falling methods adopted in Wing Tsun very closely resemble those of Syeut Gaau (the Cantonese pronunciation of Shuai Jiao) or literally, Chinese Wrestling. Although they are not 100% the same, Wing Tsun and Syeut Gaau methods are the closest to each other in terms of idea. For one, these methods differ from the more common (and standard) practice of implementing Judo/Jiu-Jitsu-style break falls. One of the main reasons Wing Tsun has not adopted the standard Judo-style break fall is not a dogmatic stylistic difference, but rather that Wing Tsun tactics differ from Judo. Martial arts are contextual and the Judo-style break fall works perfectly for those throwing and grappling arts. Therefore this comparison of methods is contextual to the needs of the Wing Tsun exponent and is not a value judgement based on which is better."
-- Spread of Sifu Alex Richter's article from the upcoming Issue No. 16. New issue on sale February 21.
Mastering Wing Chun by Sifu Tony Massengill
"Having been on the street as a Police Officer and then again as a Paramedic, I have been involved in violence for a long time. I have dealt with both bad guys and victims. I understand the psychology of the predator and have had to engagesome physically in the real world. This has allowed me to move beyond what is mere theory for many martial art instructors. I know what a REAL fight is and what happens therein. This allows me to focus what I teach on practical application of Wing Chun. The things I learned as a Police Officer have been truly invaluable to my career as a martial arts instructor."
-- Spread of our interview with Sifu Tony Massengill's from the upcoming Issue No. 16. New issue on sale February 21.
Wednesday, 19 February 2014
Wing Chun Illustrated Magazine No.16 : Personal Protection Concept, Learning to Fight without Fighting (Part 1)
"Personal Protection is not about sport, but a serious approach to preparing oneself for any potential real life threats. To quote an ancient Chinese sage, Li Chuan: 'War is a grave matter. One is apprehensive lest men embark on it without due reflection.' A skilful fighter is one who is able to triumph over his or her opponent by having a deep understanding of their own unique capabilities and potential. Therefore, proper training is essential—training that fully prepares you not only physically, but mentally and emotionally as well."
-- Spread of Sifu David Peterson's article (co-written with Rolf Clausnitzer and Andrew Williams) from the upcoming Issue No. 16. New issue on sale February 21.
Wing Chun Illustrated Magazine Issued No.16 - The Secret of Wing Chun by Sifu Danny Xuan
"Because many Wing Chun practitioners have migrated from other fighting systems, they tend to bring with them fixed mind-sets from their previous arts into Wing Chun, which are not only contrary to basic Wing Chun concepts, but also extremely contradictory. Also, many newcomers bring with them misconceptions of Wing Chun from what they have seen before in the movies, YouTube clips, or television documentaries. They imagine Wing Chun to be a fast-punching, high-kicking, and bountiful-blocking fighting system. These misconceptions just feed off each other like a cancer, and subsequently they get bigger and bigger; consequently, the glitter of these spectacular misconceptions overshadows the truth."
-- Spread of Sifu Danny Xuan's article from the upcoming Issue No. 16. New issue on sale February 21.
Wing Chun VS. Other Styles....
"Once an opponent first initiates an attack you are in damage limitation and survival mode—you have no time to psychologically or physically prepare, you have to take the fight to them as soon as you can, get close and stay close. I am not suggesting that fighting/sparring in a ring or mat is at all easy—because it’s far from that. You need to be a dedicated, highly-trained athlete to compete. Wherever you fight, and for whatever reason, both take skill, stamina, determination, confidence and a degree of luck (or opportunism), but in a competition you are not truly fighting for your life without anyone there to assist you, stop the fight or attend to any injuries."
-- Spread of Sifu Shaun Rawcliffe's article from the upcoming Issue No. 16.
Monday, 17 February 2014
Wing Chun Illustrated Issued No.16 : Robert Chu
"All teachers have their own unique way of teaching. Some are better with oral instruction, others prefer visual demonstration, others with practical application and others are hands-on. I remember what is said a lot and I like hands-on mostly. This is the way I prefer to learn. So now when I teach, I make sure I hit a student’s sense of sight, hearing, and touch; so they’re fully invigorated for my session."
-- Spread of our cover interview with Sifu Robert Chu from the upcoming Issue No. 16. New issue on sale February 21.
Thursday, 13 February 2014
Wednesday, 12 February 2014
Monday, 10 February 2014
n response to the article "Where Are the Women of Wing Chun?" Here is Didre Guevara..
In response to the article "Where Are the Women of Wing Chun?" Here is Didre Guevara..
Didre Guevara with her Sifu Sifu Randy Williams
Seminar in Duisburg, Germany
-using the Stainless Steel 'Octopus' dummy.
The Octopus "Bot Jau Yue" 八爪鱼樁 is created
and designed by Sifu Randy Williams.
Thursday, 6 February 2014
In response to the article "Where Are the Women of Wing Chun?" This is Ginny Chow...
I am a Chinese Dutch woman born in The Hague Holland.
My goal is to help other people with my experience. I had a tough childhood, as a child of 8 years , I was as the only Chinese in school and often got bullied. Every day I fought the bullies at school which were usually boys. I can’t remember that I ever won one fight, but I succeeded to show them: "you can beat me up, but it doesn't affect me "
At one point as an adult I found it important to learn how to defend myself and my children. I did self-defense courses for women from 2009 to 2010 then switched to Taekwondo in May 2010. I learned very quick and went from one graduation to the next, I won multiple national titles in style competitions and am part of the Dutch selection training group.
In 2010 I got to know Wing Chun through Sifu Lyndon Oudsten, he showed me how to use my energy in a harmonious way and taught me the Sil Nim Tao. All the basic hand movements used in Wing Chun are contained in Sil Nim Tao, there is minimal leg movement in the form, the feet only move to set up the stance in the initial movements.
When you understand Sil Nim Tao then you get quickly addicted to it! I first started each day with one hour. I sweated like crazy as if all poison was being expelled from my body. Every time I became healthier and stronger both in mind and body.
I picked up Wing Chun even faster, it feels very natural to me and I appreciate the beauty of Wing Chun, which is a self-defense art with health exercises designed by a woman to ward of a bigger and stronger attacker.
I am training Wing Chun under my instructors Sifu Michael Choi (Choi Choi) and GM Greg Yau, both have amazing skills and are true experts. I am very privileged to be their student.
Together with Sifu Lyndon we started our association Lyn Harmony Wing Chun in the Netherlands. We teach Wing Chun, Qigong, Children's Kung Fu and Women’s Self-defense, but we also do confidence building and meditation programs.
-Ginny Chow
Lyn Harmony Wing Chun
Amsterdam, Netherlands
* Ginny Chow, we appreciate you for writing this for us, thank you.
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