Why do you train wing chun?
I've been reading this forum for a couple of years. I rarely post as I am pretty young in wing chun and I never feel like I have much to add. Especially when you have guys like Phil, Victor and Joy that are really saying more then I ever could. What does amaze me is how a forum full of Wing chun people can be so full of wing chun bashing. I mean theads about chi sao and other techniques are basically all trashing the very back bone of wing chun IMO. I get it we need to train realistically. I don't think there is person on the board that can't get behind that.
What I'm asking here is if you see so many issues with wing chun and it's practices then why train it at all? Guys llike T train wing chun but then bash it every chance they get. Why? If it isn't working for you and the ideas and techniques simply do not work then why the heck are you training it.
Let me start off by answering this question myself. I train wing chun because I feel it is the best fit for me. I enjoy it's simplicity. Well that was at frist until I realized after a year or two how deep the system really was. Now I enjoy that depth. To me it's simple direct and effective. But that's my experience and it would appear that not everyone has that same point of view. That and the second I saw chi sao on youtube I was sold. It just looked like fun. Way more fun then all those kick boxing classes I was taking when I was a kid. I'm not trying to be a warrior or a MMA guy or anything of the sort. I spar because I want to know what I'm learning will work. So far the sparring has shown me that as long as I don't mess up it does work. But again this is my experience and everyone has their own.
So why do you train wing chun? What attracted you to it originally? What keeps you coming back week after week to train?
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kungfublow
I've been reading this forum for a couple of years. I rarely post as I am pretty young in wing chun and I never feel like I have much to add. Especially when you have guys like Phil, Victor and Joy that are really saying more then I ever could. What does amaze me is how a forum full of Wing chun people can be so full of wing chun bashing. I mean theads about chi sao and other techniques are basically all trashing the very back bone of wing chun IMO. I get it we need to train realistically. I don't think there is person on the board that can't get behind that.
((My advice - pay no mind to the noise and the bashing.Good wing chun and practicing it regularly will return your investment in time and patience many times over))
What I'm asking here is if you see so many issues with wing chun and it's practices then why train it at all? Guys llike T train wing chun but then bash it every chance they get. Why? If it isn't working for you and the ideas and techniques simply do not work then why the heck are you training it.
((There is sadly a lot of compulsive addiction to the net. I usually pay or try to pay no attention to the frequent bashers and those who really have minimal interest in wing chun. This forum for sometime has missed the opportunity for good dialog on wing chun. But there are other occasions and avenues for mature discussion. For some time I am the only person in my lineage to occasionally post. Generally this forum does not give newcomers much of an idea of what wing chun is about)) ))
Let me start off by answering this question myself. I train wing chun because I feel it is the best fit for me. I enjoy it's simplicity. Well that was at frist until I realized after a year or two how deep the system really was. Now I enjoy that depth. To me it's simple direct and effective. But that's my experience and it would appear that not everyone has that same point of view. That and the second I saw chi sao on youtube I was sold. It just looked like fun. Way more fun then all those kick boxing classes I was taking when I was a kid. I'm not trying to be a warrior or a MMA guy or anything of the sort. I spar because I want to know what I'm learning will work. So far the sparring has shown me that as long as I don't mess up it does work. But again this is my experience and everyone has their own.
((Good clear and interesting statement. Thanks and welcome to the posting culture)
So why do you train wing chun? What attracted you to it originally? What keeps you coming back week after week to train?
((I already had done some martial arts and sports in two countries and had practical serious self defense experiences. Living in Tucson I wanted my sons to be able to take care of themselves.
I visited every martial arts school in Tucson...looking for an art that would serve well in the long run for self defense, learning an art and even for health with the right mix.I also read voraciously about martial arts in general. The sons went their way- one soon became fairly good with his fists, another became better coordinated and a third(really their cousin who I helped raise became a champion high school grappler in Oklahoma-my late wife's state. At first I didn't fully understand the depth of wing chun-it grew on me and it continues to amaze me-it is a great study in efficient martial motion. I find out things for myself and encourage others to do so.I respect my teacher and my kung fu brothers and sisters- and as a carry over from a very inquiring profession-I belong to no cult.
Joy Chaudhuri)