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I disagree with the idea that lineage is nothing or is next to nothing. It is no more than what it is, but is also certainly no less than what it is. While the power and potential of the individual...

Matrix,

I apologize for the "really fat and/or stupid" remark. You're right, it was very crass and insensitive, not to mention incorrect of me to equate really fat and obese with slow and...

There's "knowing" something and then there's being able to pull it off in real time. Execution counts. Kung Fu is cool and all but it's still a lot of hard work. The precision of WC applications...

My Sifu has mentioned more than once that the two MA systems he holds in higher regard than any of the others are good Aikido (old school style) and SPM. Were it not for WC, he would have taken up...

It might be nice to know the true origin of WC, but in the end it's like asking the question "who invented the fork?", or to use a less euro-centric view, "who invented Dim Sum?" Sure there's an...

The way I've heard it explained is that the true origins of Wing Chun will never be known for a certainty and at any rate are not entirely relevant at this point. Given how many variations have...

I think a lot depends on how the instruction is done. There's a big difference between the schools that operate primarily as big classes vs. those that instruct primarily one-on-one or in very small...

I think Tom nailed it. The "Compleat Guide to Wing Chun Philosophy"


The way I see it, Wing Chun techniques and applications are an expression of the core principles (centerline, gate, economy...

I was always curious why, when watching some people spar or Chi Sao, their positions and motions bear little or no resemblance to their forms. I should have known. Different schools out there have...

I think if you're not happy with the Wing Chun you've learned you should be adding everything you can find to supplement it. Even bad WC is better than many of the other systems. Hmm, maybe I...

I don't know if it means anything to this discussion, but here goes anyway. I was talking to my sifu about it last night and he agrees with my assessment. I have a really good comparo for...

You gotta use the right tool for the job. If I'm defending my family, my first priority is to win at all costs NO MATTER WHAT. That's why I'm very partial to Wing Chun - above all other styles I...

With respect to what happens when the rules applicable to a drill, an exercise, a game, a match or whatever name we're using for the interaction are broken, there are only three options.

The...

One of my friends bought a pole at the same time he bought his dummy. It's a good pole. Good taper, nice-n-straight, good finish. Mr. Thornton puts out a proven product. If I were in the market...

I thought sifu Samuel Kwok (UK) was a Ip Chun student as well.

Ip Ching has been teaching since the mid-90's, but he's the one with all the U.S. affiliations. Ip Chun has been teaching since...

There are some schools where the primary Chi-Sao method demonstrated is to lock up on the center and (try to) drive through. I see photos of them pushing each other across the room, "in stucture". ...

Learning most martial arts can be compared to (among other things) learning math. A student just getting into math starts out with the primary operations - addition, subtraction, multiplication, and...

Sorry, I probably should have offered this up front.

My short answer is - not enough. Big surprise, huh?

I go through periods where I make it every day, and then there are periods when I...

Before anyone gets intense or emotional on this - I'm only seeking positive comments in this thread. I have no political agenda on this and I'd hate to see it turn out to be some massive slam-fest. ...

Here's a nice safe question.....

How often do you work on your forms? I'm not referring to just passing through them, but actually using one of the forms to work on a position or a combination or...

In my mind, what distinguishes Wing Chun from most of the other styles of fighting are the theories and applications of the center line and gates. Many styles also claim their own versions of these...

That's how I would interpret it. I don't imagine he would have gotten off so easily if the guy had put up any kind of defense as he charged in. Even keeping his head down and maybe covering with...

This is a story told by one of my sifu's 2nd form students and later confirmed by a third party (non-WC) witness to one of our other students. You can believe it or not, I won't argue it with you...

It was not my intention to imply Sifu Gee's Wing Chun was in any way adulterated with another style; I was passing along that I thought I had heard his family was also involved with Hung Gar in...

I think WC is severely agressive - I personally don't care for the idea of block-block-block as would befit a defense-oriented style. I'm not completely in the boat that WC only moves forward and...