Need Advice: Wing Chun or "Practical Tai Chi Chuan"?

[MasterKiller]

1. Try a couple.
2. Pick the one that fits your needs.


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[xinyidizi]

Chen Taiji is a powerful martial art but even that one is not really good for losing weight. If you are interested in the internal arts you may choose xingyi(I think hebei is better) or xinyiliuhe (if you can find a teacher) because there is more footwork.

[GeneChing]

...choose by the school itself. I'd take a decent WT school over a lousy TCC school and vice versa.

[Lucas]

Ya try out what is available, and like Masterkiller said, choose what fits your needs/goals. goju ryu is a good style.

any website links to the schools in question?

[rett]

Är du i Eskilstuna?

[jimbob]

A good teacher is a good teacher, regardless of style, and a bad one is a bad one. Go and check them both out like everyone has been saying, see how well each fits you.

[XinKuzi]

Where are you located? Who are the instructors?

[Said]

1. Try a couple.
2. Pick the one that fits your needs.

A good teacher is a good teacher, regardless of style, and a bad one is a bad one. Go and check them both out like everyone has been saying, see how well each fits you.

Good advice.

So far I have tried Wing Chun, Arnis/Escrima, and Goju-ryu. I liked all of them but as I was only introduced to entry level stuff it is hard for me to assess if the styles will fit my needs long term (as I have only superficial experience with them). Hence my original post.

Chen Taiji is a powerful martial art but even that one is not really good for losing weight. If you are interested in the internal arts you may choose xingyi(I think hebei is better) or xinyiliuhe (if you can find a teacher) because there is more footwork.

The style they offer here is "Wudang Tai Chi Chuan".

Edit: I found a place offering Xin Yi. See below.

...choose by the school itself. I'd take a decent WT school over a lousy TCC school and vice versa.

Ya try out what is available, and like Masterkiller said, choose what fits your needs/goals. goju ryu is a good style.

any website links to the schools in question?

Who are the instructors?

In random order:

1. Odense Tai Chi Klub (Wudang Tai Chi Chuan) - in Danish:
http://www.ptcc.dk/klub/odense/
Instructor: Per Raundahl, instructor level 4.

2. Kodokan Odense (Xin Yi Ch’uan) - in Danish:
http://www.kodokan.dk/xin-yi-xinyi-h...roduktion.html
Instructor: Karsten Buch - connected to Master George Xu and Master Qian Zhao Hong. I didn't mention this in the original post as I found this in a new search.

3. Vajrayana White Crane Kung Fu
http://www.white-crane.dk/
Chief Instructor: Sifu Charles DaCosta (US)
"...has over 40 years experience with many different styles of martial arts. However, his specialty is Chinese Martial Arts, and his primary systems are Vajrayana Pak Hok, Shaolin Chuan, Wudang Chuan, and Taichi Chuan." - Also found this in a new search.

4. The Danish Ving Tsun Federation (Wong Shun Leung lineage):
http://www.dvtfederation.com/
Chief instructor: Sifu Morten Ibsen

5. EWTO Danmark (Leung Ting WingTsun):
http://www.ewtodanmark.dk/index_en.html
Chief instructor: Sifu Kasper Lund Nielsen

6. Odense Karate Skole (Okinawan Goju-ryu) - in Danish:
http://www.odensekarateskole.dk/ - member of:
http://iogkf.com/
Multiple 2nd Dan instructors.

Är du i Eskilstuna?

Nej jeg bor i Odense i Danmark.

Where are you located?

I live in Odense, Denmark.

[HumbleWCGuy]

1. Try a couple.
2. Pick the one that fits your needs.


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That's the best advice. For example, small circle jiujitsu isn't my cup of tea, but guys in law enforcement in my area swear by it. Criminals try a lot more than you think to grab a cops arm or gun and well, you can't do that to a small circle or an Aikido practitioner.