Kicking in wing chun/tsun/tjun etc etc...
Hey guys, you ever notice that different lineages of wing chun will all have different variances of kicks and leg techniques?
I prefer to simply use the front, side, round, and sweeping kicks (in addition of course to the blocking aspects.)
I've seen some lineages with 5+ kicks. What do you all tend to use in "spontaneous" situations, and how many does your style teach?
So here's something else to think about
I have learned just about every kick known to martial arts through my experiences in TKD, Shaolin, and muay thai. That being said, one of the things I actually like about wing chun is it's simplicity in kicking.
Originally when I learned wing chun from my stepbrother years ago, I learned the low level front and side kicks. That's it. I learned that in wing chun the hands are for above the waist and the feet are for below. To kick to high at someones face for example would be the equivelent to punching down at someone's foot. This is not efficient, and according to everything I've learned about WING CHUN so far, goes against all it's theories of efficiency.
So why the incorperation of high kicking? Not to say that high kicks can't be effective, but can one say that it is from wing chun? When I teach other kicking methods I make sure to inform my student that the kicks are actually from "x" system...and that the methodology and targets don't necessarily mesh with wing chun theories. ( I do this a lot of times to give a more rounded out education in kicking....not as a "part" of wing chun)
Any thoughts?