Please note im not saying im disillusioned with wing chun itself – im sure the art or the million different takes on it work for different people.

I’ve only been training 2 years (three times a week every week) but find it hard to realistically apply wing chun. I don’t mean one attack, one defend scenarios – but when the training is picked up, and defending/sparring against a non-compliant partner (particularly from different style) my technique does not hold up. It often disintegrates into a basic boxing style scenario.

I wonder what people’s thoughts are on this. Is likely to be the length of time I have been training, the style itself, the method of training (application/drill heavy, with less emphasis initially on the forms, and some modifications of these from the traditional system to make them more). I know I’m not giving you enough info on my case but wondered if people had similar frustrations, etc. in their training.

Thanks