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Problem is MP, all the martial arts you've seen so far all follow the same pattern : Learn this punch, this kick, this block, this throw, then add another punch, another kick... practise some kata or put in some hours with a bag and some focus mitts, and then spar to learn how to put it all together.
Wing chun is slightly different, we teach our bodies to move differently, we learn to read our opponent, and act appropriately by looking at combat in slightly more abstract terms of pressures, power lines and the like...
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