Martial Experience Before Wing Chun
And by "martial" I mean any extended fighting experience.
What would you say was the thing that "sold" you on Wing Chun? What made you want to spend the time and energy on learning it?
For me, I REALLY liked how it played to natural human strengths, and my Sifu was able to get me to understand that as you learn WC you form it to fit you. He was adamant that it was not viewed as a set of "katas" and that it was simply a roadmap to developing your strengths and identifying your weaknesses.
I think that more than anything sold me.
-Levi