People have it in for Wing Chun because it is incredibly successful, commercially. That will always draw attack, in any walk of life.
Secondly, it isn't sport specific, it has no consistent arena or proving ground. Boxing, Thai, Wrestling, MMA guys can post a million vids showing what their art does. You say that doesn't represent an intellectually honest footing, I say unfortunately its a fact of life.
The question is, does that make Wing Chun ineffective or a waste of time? I'm not saying it does, many people on here argue the case, and leave an open challenge to be proved wrong.
Whether we like it or not, we live in a world where everything is accessible, and anything that is distant from view or immediate scrutiny, is guilty until proven innocent. I'm not saying its right, I'm just saying it is.
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