Originally Posted by
Ali. R
You've got guys promoting ‘Wing Chun’ as a combat/fighting art, and then keep their classes always on a certain format of softness, then brainwash their students with ‘chi sao’ and ‘drills’ and with the almighty ‘wooden dummy’ in the corner, while they’re both developing a false sense of security with patty cake ideas. While all along pimping their situation with photo’s and name dropping (business as usual), which is nothing wrong with that, but never sparing with their students because they never learned how themselves. I’m telling you the truth, been a sifu from the age of 23, and it took me 8 years to do it (I’m old school). And that was just at ‘wooden man’ level, I’m 48 now (master). And just because of my ability I’ve caught h3ll within wing chun politics.
I didn’t learn from a bunch of seminars but hands on for over 25 years and from one sifu. But I’ll like the say this before I really get started: the reason why wing chun wouldn’t look like in form is because most scary a$$ practitioners can’t keep their stance, you’re only as good as your stance, and if you break that then all other structures will follow as well as the right wing chun mentality (their timing and positioning will always be fu*ked), and that’s what usually happens if one can’t move their feet or has mobility problems like a stick in their a$$, so therefore the feet can’t follow the hands; while never developing the idea of grace under pressure. Therefore one would never developing heart from their goofy a$$ endeavors.
I think it’s a shame though, on how most guys walk in a wing chun school and don’t take their curiosity beyond name dropping (if they want to learn to fight). If the sifu is really good he shouldn’t hurt you at all, but will dominate the situation with control and positioning no matter how hard you come at him, and he should be able to blow your sh1t out with good form; and that’s without him telling you which hand to throw or what to do while showing his prowess in combat or fighting.
If you’re there just to fight him he would know the difference because he teaches and promotes it as a fighting/combat art and should deal with you on whatever bases, right? But, if he backs down from a small sparing match then you’ll know what you’re getting into. Nine times out of ten he’ll back down by saying he don’t want to hurt you, but if he’s good enough, like I said; that’s shouldn’t be a factor at all and he’ll do it with good form and everything to boot (a beautiful situation).
A good sifu will show you how and not tell you. This is why wing chun can be a bunch of crap. I’m telling you the truth, all you have to do is asks your sifu to spar with you and if he starts to look like an idiot and begin flailing his hands around with uncertainness and without good purpose and balance while looking awkward at the same time; then there you go. I’ve boxed for many years and I’ve been told by many; “you simply look beautiful” , and that’s because I’ve never lost my balance and always kept my stance, while moving my feet like a welterweight . Just look at the boxers that can’t move their feet properly and you can’t tell what the h3ll their doing, and the same goes for wing chun.