Outcome of learning tai chi and wing chun together?

Question

i wanna learn both and want them to be my main martial art but afraid of da outcome dat might effect me as in got confuse as in applying the concept .

Answer 1

I'll let my boyfriend answer this:

Don't try combining them together. Hopefully if your teacher is good enough and you are willing to work hard, you will find that both share many similarities down the road. As you get better, you will also notice the incredible differences that are not just surface level. With proper training a wing chun guy will acquire similar skills to a taiji guy, but not necessarily the other way. Both are great styles and you will reap numerous benefits from practicing either one. However, especially in the beginning, practicing one will ruin the work gained from the other. This is of course only an opinion but I base it on personal experience within both systems. I hope that helped. If you have any other questions please feel free to ask.

-the boyfriend

Answer 2

I teach a comprehensive martial arts system (meaning the styles of Karate, Jujutsu, Kempo and others are taught as one) as well as Tai Chi.  The internal arts greatly enrich the external arts and over time many hidden gems will be found within the internal system by understanding the methods of the external forms.  I teach Tai Chi to several students with high ranks and many years in other styles (From Aikido to Tae Kwon Do) and they have all been amazed at how their forms and movemnts have improved and been made more clear, as well as, how many subtle strikes, locks and throws are hidden within the many slow and gentle postures and movements.  So find yourself a qualified instructor or 2 and get started.  Do NOT however try to learn out of a book or off of a video.  There are too many nuances and subtleties that do not translate through those mediums and at best you will not learn properly nor well, at worst you could SERIOUSLY injure yourself from the simplest of things.

Answer 3

I always recommend a firm foundation in one style first.  This will provide a framework to build on and also avoid any preliminary confusion.  Of course in our modern world patience is a commodity that is fast disappearing, but you will benefit greatly if you just stick to one first.  For the best results spend at least one to five years training one style.  Honestly it doesn't matter which one you choose, just devote yourself to one style first.  Then after the foundation is firmly established, feel free to explore other avenues if you so choose.  With the proper frame of mind and appropriate instruction, you will then be able to sift through the initial confusion and find the principles that bind everything.

Good luck.

Answer 4

there are bits and pieces of both that i use together in fights.  some people train in many different styles to make their own and overcome other styles.

Answer 5

Do it and find out. A man is limited only by his own doubt and lack of resolve.

Choose your path and walk it. You'll be fine :)