Is Hung Suen Wing Chun Kung Fu An Effective Form Of Self Defence For The Streets?

Question

I was thinking of starting training at a nearby center. Thankyou

Answer 1

this is a question best answered by the teacher.

many schools teach differently. some are excellent. some are awful.

some schools do not teach groundfighting despite the fact that many streetfights go to the ground. you will want to learn how to move (distancing), grappling, joint locking, throws, improvised weapons - just about anything.

remember to never underestimate your enemy. and by this logic assume that your enemy knows and is expert in every form of fighting there is.

so either find a school that teaches everything or find several good schools which complement each other.

you should be using pads and shields to practise strikes immediately and should also in time do some full contact fighting either mma, san chou, kickboxing, boxing etc. this experience i feel is invaluable. some martial artists  will never have the experience of being pounded on until it is too late.

look for a school where not too much of the lesson is spent on cardio. you can do this in your own time but if you are paying to learn to fight then you want to learn to fight and gain knowledge from the teacher. also none of the streetfights i've been in or seen have lasted more than a minute. but still you want to cross train in your spare time with weights and cardio to be as fit and strong as possible. like i said never underestimate your enemy.

think of yourself as a wheel. the more spokes you have the stronger the wheel. a boxer may be excellent at his sport but if he has never trained in grappling then the grappler will win. the boxer would also be at a disadvantage to the kickboxer or muay thai fighter because of kicks, knees and elbows.

dont think about starting training. start training.