On September 29, 30th 2007, upon acceptance of my invitation, Ernie Barrios conducted a seminar covering the basic ideas behind his Wong Shun Leung Ving Tsun Kung Fu method. Suffice it to say, he was very well received by the students he was teaching that weekend, and achieved a very high level of success in passing along what he intended to. Each and every student in attendance physically improved over a 24hr period. It was truly amazing to watch. Ernie’s knowledge and ability to convey it to others is very well developed. His goal is for people to actually absorb physically as well as to understand better what they are trying to achieve when they practice this method of Wing Chun, all the while having a great time.
On a personal level, I got the chance to spend time with a friend and mentor/coach that I deeply respect. He improved my understanding of WSL VT as well as my own technique and ability to utilize it in combat. Secondly as a teacher myself, it gave me great joy to see the students improving by leaps and bounds while better understanding what they are doing. The smiles in the class were not to hard to find as each participant began to feel inside the art working for them like never before.
Although the majority of the time after the seminar and private training revolved around discussion about Wing Chun, I got to learn what makes this man tick and in the end learned allot about myself. He's a man that has no problem admitting his weaknesses, and is far from perfect like the rest of us, but with determination and a constant need to strive for improvement, all of us can achieve great things.
For anyone reading this, if you are a fan or student of the Wing Chun/Ving Tsun system, give yourself the opportunity at least once to train with Ernie, I guarantee you will go away from it with more understanding and skill than when you began.
Thanks a ton Bro, I look forward to our next encounter together
James
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Originally Posted by Liddel
