Your thoughts about Ving Tsun (or Wing Chun)

Question

Me and my brother started Ving Tsun classes. So far I actually like this form. But I am finding alot of people never heard of it. I assume because there aren't any competitions since it's not that kind of martial art.

Is anyone taking it and what do you think of it?

Answer 1

Never took Ving Tsun, but always had an interest for it and have been to sample classes and meetups. From what I saw it can be very useful in the middle range for quick, direct, attacks. The trapping and locking can suppliment other striking and grappling arts well do to the specialization of working "in the zone", though as a stand-alone art may encounter some problems.

What I don't like about the art is the stance and strategy. Ving Tsun is one of those arts that particularly trains to fight other Ving Tsun fighters, so they have very little answers to, say, a san shau strike from long distance.

Overall, it's a neat concept and is fun to do, and in that aspect theres nothing wrong with it. It will keep you in shape, it will teach you to defend yourself so if you enjoy doing it, keep it up.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

Wing Chun kung fu is an extremely effective method of self-defense.

Its main weaponage are the butterfly knives.

Wing Chun was developed for in-fighting in crowded and cramped quarters, like in a bar, classroom, sports auditorium, concerts, or anywhere else you are jamned up in a crowd and a fight breaks out.

Answer 3

Wing Chun Kung Fu is a stand up fighting art. It was founder by a grope of Shaoulin monks one of which was a woman, a few hundred years ago. It was the original art that Bruce Lee learned at IP Man's school in Hong Kong. It is Both an internal art and external art. It allows for smaller people to level the difference in size somewhat. I am a current student of Wing Chun now here in Delaware, USA.

Wing Chun has a sash system from white to Red. It is the art that helped Keith Mazza hold the world record for several years and retire undefeated. For someone like me who has absorbed a lot of abuse from Taekwando I find it an interesting and very effective alternative. I still love and teach Taekwando. It is my body that is not loving it so much any more.LOL

Wing Chun is a great self defense art. Do not listen to the B. S. you will get from the fad followeres on here.  

Answer 4

Well...I did Wing Tsun, but my teacher was very progressive and a bit of a Jeet Kune Do guy so I didn't really do many forms, most of the class was sparring and Chi Sau, very intense, because even though it looks easy, Chi Sau is harder than many sparring exercises due to it's intensity. Basically, he didn't want us to review the technique but to find our own technique through Chi Sau exercises then refine it with guidance and support. He did teach some techniques though, such as the straight blast punches, reversal techniques, blocking techniques, joint locks, elbow strikes, etc.

Answer 5

I don't see why Bob considers WC not a self-defense art.  If anything, I consider the simultaenous attack and defense incredibly practical, and much more efficient than the traditional Karate block, then hit.  In addition the eye attacks (biu jee) will really get you out of a jam.

It was originally developed by a woman (Ng Mui), and first taught to another woman (Lim Wing Chun) to defend her against an overly aggresive "suitor."  Or at least, that's the story.  It's been developed with a smaller frame in mind, and should be very appropriate for women.

I wouldn't worry about most people not hearing of it.  If it isn't Karate or TKD, most people haven't heard of it.

I've got some WC exposure from Jeet Kune Do.  I do like the directness, and am a big fan of the simultaenous defense and hit ( "Lin Sil Die Dar" I think?).  

OTOH, I am not a big fan of combination trapping, as I find it too artificial.  It'll only happen if you're fighting another WC person.

My other complaint is that most WC people I've met have mentioned it takes quite a while at most schools until you learn application.  I prefer the drill method of learning in JKD - where you get punched and you do your thing, as oppose to simply doing the Siu Lim Tao over and over.

My 2 cents.

Answer 6

Its not a self defense art like karate  so I don't think you would get to learn how to defend yourself. But hey Bruce Lee took Wing Chun, and he took the principles of Wing Chun and embedded it into his own style, Jeet Kune Do. Some examples that he wrote in his book called the Tao of Chinese Gung Fu, is that unlike most martial arts where they draw the power from the waist, you should draw the power from your centerline and punch straight forward instead of hooking. There's lots of good things that come from Wing Chun, I think you should try it.

Answer 7

Wing Chun is excellent and if there was a class near me that did'nt do block bookings or contracts I'd join in an instant.

Best wishes :)***