Wing Chun or Ving Tsun （詠春）or any other similar name, is a name for a Southern Chinese Martial Art form. Most will know Chinese Martial Art as the word Kung Fu, now we might also call it Wushu.
Many is backing that Wing Chun martial arts is quite effective, and who am I to say that it is not. Previously I am learning Hung Gar Kung Fu, another southern form which is made famous by Wong Fei Hung. I got interested with Wing Chun because to me Wing Chun is a strip down version of a lot of Kung Fu form, and it consists of techniques that is effective and not complicated.
Tiger, Crane, Snake and all those form is a little bit too much sometimes. You go about practising their form and not knowing what the hell you are doing. Not much Sifu is teaching you the combat usage. You might know all the Hung Gar form till the day you die but you might not even know how to use it. Sure some combat tips is explained and shown but who can actually perform it real time?
Wing Chun is interesting because they have less form and the focus of combat is still present. Their Chi Sau(Sticking hands) is something I am looking forward to experience. Even the Wing Chun dummy is still an important part in the training. My Hung Gar sifu did not even mention anything about wooden dummy. Even some so called combat training looks more like scripted moves.
I am learning Wing Chun from video. Ridiculous isn't it? Which is why I need to experience some combat training by finding a Sifu. Sure it is going to be expensive and but what else can I do in this modern age when everything is about money?
I don't talk about Wing Chun's history because it is not really relevant. My training will start in February and I wish it will not be short due to the fact that one has to go to work and too bad I am looking for Design jobs which in Malaysia is usually very time consuming.
In the meantime if you have anything to say about Wing Chun, feel free to leave a comment.
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