Lessons
Wing Chun Forms & Chi Gung – Exploring Traditional Chinese Medicine Charts
In this episode we explore traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)charts and how they might tell us a bit about our health and our vitality. A little discussion on how they relate to various symptoms and what we can do to fortify ourselves using Chi Gung and Kung Fu training. Every martial artist should look at the
How To Use The Wing Chun Wooden Dummy – Section 3 & 4 Introduction Tutorial
Learning Wing Chun on your own is always a challenge, centuries ago, the grand masters in the Shaolin arts devised a training tool that would supplant the missing partner in the times when no partner was available. This training tool is none other than the Wing Chun Wooden Dummy. In Cantonese, the device is
Yip Man Wing Chun Forms – Archival Footage Commentary
In this video release, I’m sharing some candid thoughts and commentary about the footage of Grand Master Yip Man. This footage was taken only a few weeks before his passing, and is a beautiful piece of archival history for those that study the Yip Man Wing Chun Lineage. Fast forward 50 years from the
How To Use The Wing Chun Wooden Dummy – Section 1 & Introduction Tutorial
Learning Wing Chun on your own is always a challenge, centuries ago, the grand masters in the Shaolin arts devised a training tool that would supplant the missing partner in the times when no partner was available. This training tool is none other than the Wing Chun Wooden Dummy. In Cantonese, the device is named
Wing Chun Cross Hand Bridging Method – Learn Wing Chun Technique Entry Methods
Learning Wing Chun on your own requires at least some time with a willing training partner. In this Wing Chun technique entry, we’re looking at using the circular nature of a hand capture, with well timed entry methods. Wing Chun footwork is essential to put you right into a point of control at the entry.
Chi Sao Lesson 4. How to use the Bong Sao Technique
This video is from a Public seminar taught in 2018. Featuring some concepts of “Sticking Hands” known to Wing Chun as “Chi Sao”. Here we’re discussing a few options from a Pak Da entry, where the opponent attempts to leak out and throw a hook, or hay maker against your entry. Take this drill home
Chi Sao Lesson 3. Entry method response to a running hand
This video is from a Public seminar taught in 2019. Featuring some concepts of “Sticking Hands” known to Wing Chun as “Chi Sao”. Here we’re discussing a few options from a Pak Da entry, where the opponent attempts to leak out and throw a hook, or hay maker against your entry. Sound is much better
Study finds that heel-down posture in great apes and humans confers a fighting advantage
Walking on our heels, a feature that separates great apes, including humans, from other primates, confers advantages in fighting, according to a new University of Utah study published today in Biology Open. Although moving from the balls of the feet is important for quickness, standing with heels planted allows more swinging force, according to study
Wing Chun strategy when confronting stronger opponents.
One of the hallmarks of Wing Chun Kung Fu is a primary theory and sets of techniques that allow a smaller and weaker opponent to over come a stronger or bigger one. It’s advised that when going into a full on altercation, one ought to consider a more strategic method, than one of just smashing
Wing Chun Foundation Lesson.
It’s a lot of discussion to explain the basics of why Wing Chun style stands a certain way. Fortunately, I covered this primary foundation topic at one of my last seminars. We started the day’s lesson with a discussion on why we stand a certain way, and how to work a few stance drills in
Connecticut Wing Chun. Lesson on Stance and Shifting Drill
Footage from one of our last seminars, on the topic of stance, and shifting angles. Also includes a favorite punching drill to help learn how to make the most of this kind of footwork.