captain
03-22-2003, 05:55 AM
on thursday my sister [a ****cide detective] and me went
and had my first wing chun lesson.it was fantastic.ive only
ever done judo before,and ive never seen anything like
this before.
the class we attended [although sme distance away]was
friendly,very helpful to a beginner like me,and run by a
person who obviously liked wing chun and had a lot of
experience using the style.
at first i was nervous about the closeness of the style,my
first drill was a pak sau and a palm strike to te head.it was
fantastic and at the same time,it struck me [no pun] that
if the person meant business,i would be done for.none of my
grab moves would have been fats enough.i saw something
amazing in that it was close and one hand would also do
two moves.
i agree completely that wing chun [unlike most other martial
arts]is a sort of list you keep in yopur head.its not like some
styles,ie,"he does that,i do this"because the wck moves i saw
could be applied at differing levels,times in a fight,and at
different positions in your body.
most people say its soft,i agree,i was thrilled when i stopped
a guy's arm with my first bong sau.the guy was very big,and
my bong sau was simply my arm raised up,softly.amazing.but
the big guy was very helpful and nice,thank god.i was showed
a first class inro lesson to wing chun.and i a m hooked,really.
this is the style for me.there is a fast,brutal element to wck
that involves,of course the strikes,[that grabbing the wrist
thing is awesome]and i was encouraged to see all sizes there
and both men and woman.
as a police oficer my sister thought it was excellent.and although
coppers/detectives probably have to restrain rather than strike,but some of those weapons in the arsenal is all the
better.
the sparring was very realsitic and reminded me of fights
ive seen/been in.my boxing stance and move did nothing.
awesome.the only minus for me was that many things went
staright over my head and i know ill have to gt back to a
good class soon.
all my questions/thoughts/doubts were answered in my first
proper and fantastic wing chun lesson.
Russell.
and had my first wing chun lesson.it was fantastic.ive only
ever done judo before,and ive never seen anything like
this before.
the class we attended [although sme distance away]was
friendly,very helpful to a beginner like me,and run by a
person who obviously liked wing chun and had a lot of
experience using the style.
at first i was nervous about the closeness of the style,my
first drill was a pak sau and a palm strike to te head.it was
fantastic and at the same time,it struck me [no pun] that
if the person meant business,i would be done for.none of my
grab moves would have been fats enough.i saw something
amazing in that it was close and one hand would also do
two moves.
i agree completely that wing chun [unlike most other martial
arts]is a sort of list you keep in yopur head.its not like some
styles,ie,"he does that,i do this"because the wck moves i saw
could be applied at differing levels,times in a fight,and at
different positions in your body.
most people say its soft,i agree,i was thrilled when i stopped
a guy's arm with my first bong sau.the guy was very big,and
my bong sau was simply my arm raised up,softly.amazing.but
the big guy was very helpful and nice,thank god.i was showed
a first class inro lesson to wing chun.and i a m hooked,really.
this is the style for me.there is a fast,brutal element to wck
that involves,of course the strikes,[that grabbing the wrist
thing is awesome]and i was encouraged to see all sizes there
and both men and woman.
as a police oficer my sister thought it was excellent.and although
coppers/detectives probably have to restrain rather than strike,but some of those weapons in the arsenal is all the
better.
the sparring was very realsitic and reminded me of fights
ive seen/been in.my boxing stance and move did nothing.
awesome.the only minus for me was that many things went
staright over my head and i know ill have to gt back to a
good class soon.
all my questions/thoughts/doubts were answered in my first
proper and fantastic wing chun lesson.
Russell.