Practice, Practice, Practice
People usually think that in order to learn well, one needs a good or great teacher. That may be true in some cases, but there is a real difference in what people think they need…
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Reflections on Wing Chun, internal martial arts, and the training path.
People usually think that in order to learn well, one needs a good or great teacher. That may be true in some cases, but there is a real difference in what people think they need…
Read more →All Kung Fu Styles — The Complete Guide All Kung Fu Styles 118 styles • ranked by global popularity • illustrated • with regional origins There are hundreds of documented kung fu systems across China…
Read more →Note: This is a purely copy-paste post from here because the original website is continually down. I don’t know if they shut down or what, but I read these articles when I was younger, and…
Read more →It seems I must make a post to clarify, simplify, and explain what internal training consists of. The components involved include: 1) Concentration of the Mind2) Relaxation3) Forward Intention or Forward Pressure; Triangulation4) Internal Circuit5)…
Read more →I have noticed that until now, I have made improvements in keeping the mind at the back – in the spine. However this has its limitations. When someone holds my hand tightly, half of my…
Read more →Things have become hectic. There are schools advocating one art excessively without seeing how well it holds up against others or even amongst the art’s own lineages. When you go to schools they state, “Forget…
Read more →If you don’t practice at your own level – speed, force, direction, angle, etc – you end up doing this nonsense. This is a complete and utter waste of time.
Read more →Basically, the smaller girl is trying to stab/ slash the taller one. In the face, in the neck, in the body. You have to switch to aggressiveness once something like this happens. It isn’t going…
Read more →Some references I use: 1) Adam Chanhttps://youtube.com/user/adamchan1 2) Chi Sau Clubhttps://youtube.com/c/ChiSauClub 3) John Cooganhttps://youtube.com/c/SifuJohnCogan 4) Fight Sciencehttps://youtube.com/c/londonwingchun 5) Shanghai Wing Chunhttps://youtube.com/c/ShanghaiWingChun
Read more →Internal techniques are mental techniques. What is being done is using the mind to connect the body and generate energy. There are various types of techniques. Below I have listed two: filling the chest and…
Read more →Don’t do this – air drills (drills in the air)/ drill being completed in the air. The reason is that it loses its seriousness. It becomes theoretical as opposed to practical. Also, the guys in…
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