Wing Chun has become the butt of many jokes nowadays but it seems as if those people who knock it have never crossed hands with a skilled practitioner...
True, while the UFC and MMA arenas have become proving grounds for what is supposedly "effective" in a "real" fight AND then you see people diss wing chun and karate because stylists from those arts got KTFO in it, that doesn't mean those arts (just to cite two examples) have nothing to offer. I don't think people who despise WC might be so vocal about it if they had been exposed to a kyokushinkai full-contact champion or the likes of Wong Sheun Leung (did I get his name right?) (the latter who was Yip Man's "fighter" and prime ass-kicker).
Wing Chun has many solid principles and there are many things in it I just would not use in fight ( i don't like the stance). But here are some solid concepts and while other arts might have them (1) i don't know which and
(2) I only heard about them from WC people:
1- The centerline, all the "quick-kill" targets in our body are there. Eyes, nose, chin, throat, sternum, lower abdomen and groin. There is something to be said about protecting it.
2- Forward pressure: some self-defense folks out there take this concept and call it the "spear" or "bridge". I know many competent defensive tactics instructors who take this principle and make it their own. Just "spear" exerting forward pressure with adequate coverage and you close in on the guy.
3- Don't chase the hand. Arts like FMA (thru baiting/enganyo) and boxing (combos) thrive on opponents who chase the hand. My compadre, who is a WC stylist, taught me this principle, and it has helped me inmensely.
Jus' my two cents, and BTW I am not a WC practitioner!
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