But doesnt the whole Ng Mui legend talk about how it was developed as an effective self defense system,learnt in a short time compared to the traditional styles??Wing Chun is for people who actually want to train in a system and maintain their healthy interest in kung fu for life. It isn't for the passing crowds that tend to exist more today than before. It isn't for the 'quick fix' generation that just want to learn a few sansau techniques either.
Dude, I could teach you and entire curriculum in one day but that doesn't mean you understand what I'm talking about! And wasn't Wing Chun already a Martial Artist when she met Ng Mui? Her father was her teacher, no?
Different course for different horses.
Truth hurts sometimes doesn't it?
Having Wing Chun passed to you verbally (in English) and somehow managing to get some sort of natural fighting ability from your time and effort is something that I think everybody will relate to. Even me.
But to be 'given' Wing Chun in it's natural tongue, written down and broken down into easy-to-remeber blocks for teaching purposes IS a totally different experience imho. Maybe that's all Jackies saying. He's been lucky enough to learn from the page.
But I couldn't say that this has not been shared with westerners, because I learnt like that too and so have many others (some post here!) But I will tell you one thing. I've seen guys progress so much quicker when they know the original cantonese language and curriculums.
Ti Fei
詠春國術
in reality, what I was looking for in kung fu I normally would not have picked wing chun as an option. It is only my sifu Grumblegeezer that keeps me sticking with the style. So in reality sometimes it comes down more to having the right sifu than having the right style I think. Just my two cents
3 years for wooden dummy training????? 4 years for Bil Jee???? You got to be joking!!! What a load of tat!!!!
GH
Read $traditional$ time frame
And i see the westerners kick the "enlightened" butts constantly..... lets just hope their translation is right while they are getting beltedDude, (are you serious), what would you teach me in a day?
Fighting application?
No, youd lecture me in HOW i should learn and not what i should strive for.
You really are lost in your own nonsense.
Yeh right, truth from a pseudo intellect and a guy (jackie) who constantly goes on about his countless no-holds encounters...... im awed by you you 2Truth hurts sometimes doesn't it?
That is the biggest load of nonsense i have ever heard. Your sycophantic drivel is whats wrong with TCMA today.But to be 'given' Wing Chun in it's natural tongue, written down and broken down into easy-to-remeber blocks for teaching purposes IS a totally different experience imho. Maybe that's all Jackies saying. He's been lucky enough to learn from the page.
But I couldn't say that this has not been shared with westerners, because I learnt like that too and so have many others (some post here!) But I will tell you one thing. I've seen guys progress so much quicker when they know the original cantonese language and curriculums.