Wong Fai
08-27-2009, 01:28 AM
Hello,
I am new to this forum. It has been some time since I discussed such topics but it's good to see that there are some eager out there wanting to learn, wanting answers, guidance, confirmation, help.....!
I was/am one of you, so please know this.....
Wing Chun (beautiful springtime) is an incredible art and if open to it will lead you to understand many things!
If you want to learn to fight..3 months is the norm.
If you want to learn more, then get ready, bring your notebook, sit beneath someone willing to teach and grow from there.
There is too much talk about the various styles of WC. WC emcompasses so much because it includes all....the 8 directions, "8" steps, " stances, "hands, fists, elbows, knees, body's, et cetera.
It then goes beyond with the muk jong training, knives and long pole.
Wing Chun's history tells of...
Monks simplifiying their methods...
a young girl fending off a stronger man...
fights and skills traded while on the red junks....
... fist fighting in Hong Kong...
....Bruce Lee demonstrating WC in the U.S...
And much more...Wing Chun's history is that of fighting on many fronts.
Today MMA training has shortened the gap for those wanting to learn how to fight.
MMA has become an incredible sport and those who take part are to be commended for their training, dedication and abilities.
In fact, MMA has resurrected the fighting sports and helped to replace Boxing and its crooked promoters (Don King) with something reputable and realistic.
(BTW: The sweet science is very much alive but not in the hands of those who only seek their own favor.)
But - Wing Chun has not died, it lives on in those who seek to learn the beautiful concepts that exist within this art.
All Kung Fu is just that...Kung (Strength) Fu(art)...Wing Chun encompasses so much of each.
Wing Chun, as I learned, is a simple way to handle an opponent. Going to the ground is stupid..and every fight I've been in has included my opponent and his friends...
going to the ground as (most MMA fighter want to) would mean you'd be kicked to death as your opponent invites the neighborhood to join in.
I was taught to hit hard, kick low and be prepared to move quickly to avoid my opponents cousins, friends or whomever.
So, in short, enjoy whatever system you pursue....don't try to compare because each has its own uniqueness. If you want to be good at everything, stop posting and start training 'cuz you have much to learn.
Enjoy,
Wong Fai
I am new to this forum. It has been some time since I discussed such topics but it's good to see that there are some eager out there wanting to learn, wanting answers, guidance, confirmation, help.....!
I was/am one of you, so please know this.....
Wing Chun (beautiful springtime) is an incredible art and if open to it will lead you to understand many things!
If you want to learn to fight..3 months is the norm.
If you want to learn more, then get ready, bring your notebook, sit beneath someone willing to teach and grow from there.
There is too much talk about the various styles of WC. WC emcompasses so much because it includes all....the 8 directions, "8" steps, " stances, "hands, fists, elbows, knees, body's, et cetera.
It then goes beyond with the muk jong training, knives and long pole.
Wing Chun's history tells of...
Monks simplifiying their methods...
a young girl fending off a stronger man...
fights and skills traded while on the red junks....
... fist fighting in Hong Kong...
....Bruce Lee demonstrating WC in the U.S...
And much more...Wing Chun's history is that of fighting on many fronts.
Today MMA training has shortened the gap for those wanting to learn how to fight.
MMA has become an incredible sport and those who take part are to be commended for their training, dedication and abilities.
In fact, MMA has resurrected the fighting sports and helped to replace Boxing and its crooked promoters (Don King) with something reputable and realistic.
(BTW: The sweet science is very much alive but not in the hands of those who only seek their own favor.)
But - Wing Chun has not died, it lives on in those who seek to learn the beautiful concepts that exist within this art.
All Kung Fu is just that...Kung (Strength) Fu(art)...Wing Chun encompasses so much of each.
Wing Chun, as I learned, is a simple way to handle an opponent. Going to the ground is stupid..and every fight I've been in has included my opponent and his friends...
going to the ground as (most MMA fighter want to) would mean you'd be kicked to death as your opponent invites the neighborhood to join in.
I was taught to hit hard, kick low and be prepared to move quickly to avoid my opponents cousins, friends or whomever.
So, in short, enjoy whatever system you pursue....don't try to compare because each has its own uniqueness. If you want to be good at everything, stop posting and start training 'cuz you have much to learn.
Enjoy,
Wong Fai