Wing Chun

Ng Mui Si Tai 五枚師太 – Part 22 Master Tse strikes Yìhm Wing Chun 嚴詠春 watched the Leader. He was taller and stronger than all the others bandits, but she knew what to do.  Her Sīfú 師父, Ng Mui Si Tai五 枚師太 had told her, “When your enemy is bigger and stronger, do should not …

Feet Together In Tsum Kiu the sequence of Jeun Ma進馬, Taan Sau攤手, Dai Bong 低膀手 ends with both feet together after the 3 steps. Many people ask what this is for. The answer is actually it has no meaning it just makes the form tidy and neat. We should never put our feet together if we have to …

Most Sundays, when I was a little younger, which is probably a little bit more than a little time ago now that I am over forty and supposed to take it easy (phooey!),were spent down the beach or walking through one of the beautiful glens back home on the Isle of Man. Pages-from-Qi_892.jpg Sifu says that in order for …

Application is an integral part of our Wing Chun Kuen study and the bridge we cross from practice to application is the culmination of our training and experience.Whilst studying Wing Chun I have learned that its benefit extends to every aspect of my life.My academic studies, my professional pursuits and my personal relationships all resonate with my understanding of Wing Chun. The recognition that Wing Chun reverberates through all areas of …

There are many Wing Chun schools out there who claim to have a direct link to Ip Man or Ip Chun, some even say they were taught “secret techniques” in private lessons and this is why their forms look very different from those that Ip Man taught. Of course there are many different schools of …

The words of Grandmaster Yip Chun Like all martial arts Wing Chun requires a great deal of practise. However practise alone is not enough. You must spend time listening to your teacher and seniors who can pass on valuable knowledge. Knowledge which is not written in any texts, as it comes from a culmination of their own experiences, which are unique. So the …

Wing Chun is Easy! Wing Chun must be one of the most popular styles of Kung Fu in the world. Just thumbing through any martial arts magazine you can find lots adverts with slogans like: ‘Famous Street Fighting System!’, ‘Scientific Fighting Principals!’ ‘Explosive Art Of Wing Chun!’ Why should Wing Chun be so popular’? For people wanting to start a martial art a little research …

Northern Leg, Southern Fist: Is Wing Chun just a short distance fighting art? Many people, especially in the martial arts press, like to categorise different skills into those that are suitable for short range fighting, and those that are suitable for long range fighting. They consider long range fighting to consist of big hand movements and jumping kicks, and short range fighting …

In part 1 of this article we discussed whether Wing Chun was a skill that was, suitable for defending yourself at a distance, or whether Wing Chun works best when you are dose to your opponent. We argued that in many circumstunces, the moment you touch your opponent’s hand you have already either won or lost. This is because the person with …

From time to time people ask me “Does Wing Chun have any Qigong?” Many of you may be surprised to learn that the answer is “Yes!” The problem is just that a lot of teachers and students concentrate only on fighting and miss the Qigong side. For example, did you know that the first form …