Wing Chun Schools St.Louis MO.

[Yoshiyahu]

There is a Wing Chun school in St.Charles.

Sillum Hunggar & Wing Chun‎ -
145 N 5th St, Saint Charles, MO‎ - (636) 946-0031‎




The Tai Chi class is free of charge.
Starts at 10:00am-12:00pm every sunday.

Address:
Oriental Ginseng & Gifts Co.‎ -
8146 Olive Blvd., University City, MO‎ 63130 - (314) 567-6443‎

http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie...i=lmd&z=14&t=m

Check out the street view and enlarge the picture.
To see the parking lot. The classes are outside on parking lot next to gift store.

[Askari Hodari]

Thanks for this post. For a time I was looking for WC instruction in STL, but I've since contented myself with solo-training in WC and some intermittent cross-training in other arts.

However, I am curious. Who instructs the WC at this school? What lineage of WC is it? Is there sparring? What kinds of drills do you all practice?

Thanks in advance for your replies.

AH

[Yoshiyahu]

The School In st.charles I visited once last year. It was pretty cool. But right now I am up to my neck in debt...Don't have an extra 40-60 dollars a month for tution right now. So I can only give you a one day perspective of things Liked when i was there.

Their WC lineage is from Augstine Fong. An they also cross train Hung Gar. They keep both separate. But the WC training is what they mostly emphasized the day I was there. I didn't spar or do chi sau with anyone which is what I was looking for. But the Sifu said that onces everyone gets to know me better over time they will spar with me. Bummer. But its no biggie i was guess anyway. I can not complain.

But as from drills. I like their Yip Man San Shou drills. Pak sau drills is mostly what we did when I was there. Pak Da. and then Pak Da twich switching arms. An pak Da three to four times alternating paks and strikes.

They did some hard training which I like. Traditional Horse stance,Arrow stance,cat stance,crossing horse which I found out that day I was out practice on...wow...an some other stances like hanging horse an such. They practice rooting your Yee Gee Kim Yeung Ma. Which was good.

I am use to dissipating the force as my Sifu always taught. Turn the force off don't stand there an take it.

They also do partner punches really hard. The Sifu told me I was like air so be like rock. An my partner wouldn't stop doing partner punches with me. Everyone else had took a break he kept going for like 15 to 20 minutes. I just concentrated on technique an made sure hit his arm with snap and explosive power everytime we connected. Afterwards both sides of his arms were as red as the shirt I was wearing. He went an got a ton of Dit Da Jow. I got some too. Just to not be prideful since I was a visitor. Also We did three star blocking both in Yee Gee Kim Yeung Ma with open hands or blade hands. An also with close fist in horse and arrow stance. Again my partner went longer than anyone else.

I am glad I had years of experience doing that otherwise my arms would have been killing me.

I think you will get a great work out there...they have great drills and great conditioning. They have a wall bag and wooden dummy. They also have a speed bag and standing punching target too.

Great work out.

As for me Privately train with others of my lineage. we get together an spar. work out on the wooden dummy.practice weapons..chi Sau and sparring so more.

We also go over drills and forms together.

At the Tai Chi class we sometimes meet up WC fighters there too. One of Mike Shengs students came there a couple of times. An some other pretty good martial artist from other back grounds. Also there are some Tae Kwon Do guys there an others who practice a variety of Martial Arts...So sparring is more realistic. At the Tai Chi class they do both push hands and chi sau and sometimes we do WC drills if there are WC people there. For instance when my sihing shows up or one of the guys I am training in WC.

Its alot fun. If you guys are interested in networking or training together and sparring let me know give me private message!

Thanks for this post. For a time I was looking for WC instruction in STL, but I've since contented myself with solo-training in WC and some intermittent cross-training in other arts.

However, I am curious. Who instructs the WC at this school? What lineage of WC is it? Is there sparring? What kinds of drills do you all practice?

Thanks in advance for your replies.

AH

[Vajramusti]

I din't see an answer to that question. I am curious too.

joy chaudhuri

[Yoshiyahu]

Oh yea....the question was the instructor name...


To be honest I don't remember his name...I am not good with names unless I hear them over and over again....



That was almost a year ago. I can describe the instructor but I couldn't tell you his name...But i havent touch hands with him so I cant attest for his skill. But talking to him he has a wealth of knowledge on many aspects both external and internal sides of Wing Chun!

I din't see an answer to that question. I am curious too.

joy chaudhuri

[Vajramusti]

There is no one listed on the Fong Wing chun site who is teaching in the St Louis area.

There is someone in Ariz, who teaches both wc and hung ga -keeping them separate. Could be a student of his?

joy chaudhuri

[free2flow]

Oh yea....the question was the instructor name...


To be honest I don't remember his name...I am not good with names unless I hear them over and over again....



That was almost a year ago. I can describe the instructor but I couldn't tell you his name...But i havent touch hands with him so I cant attest for his skill. But talking to him he has a wealth of knowledge on many aspects both external and internal sides of Wing Chun!

His first name is Mike. The school is now at St. Peters, corner of Mexico and Spencer road.

Address:

UMACA St. Peters
6069 Mexico Road
St. Peters, MO 63376
(636) 926-2333

http://www.umaca.net/docs/news/kungfu.html