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phenom · 01-12-2006, 04:58 PM

yes but by all means its not a slow punch my sifu believes in making those punches count you see alot of wing chun people striking like fairys to the chest area bad habit.The straight punch can be alot more effective with hip and shoulder.

gabbah · 01-12-2006, 05:40 PM

I agree. Sounds like good wing chun.

phenom · 01-12-2006, 05:46 PM

if your ever in melb australia your welcome to drop by my sifu is open minded to all sorts of ideas he has twenty years wing chun experience boxing background mantis kung fu and various wushu weapondry we train muay thai for san shou

**Thai Bri** · 01-13-2006, 05:02 AM

Sounds to me like he cross trains. Now that is good, but not when he still calls it Wing Chun.

SmallThought · 08-20-2007, 02:38 AM

To truely understand the differences between Wing Chun styles you need to look beyond the spelling and more closely at the practice.

Every system has it's weekness, but which has the fewest?
Are the weeknesses of the basic system adressed anywhere in the advanced areas?
Do you really think any martial art will only have one punch, two kicks and a few finger jabs?
Does any art that claims to be effective with such really hold any weight?

I wont go any further into this because:

A/ It will probably start yet another interfaction war over the "true" Wing Chun, and,
B/ You can not teach a system over an internet forum.

I am bias to my system of Wing Chun. It is the only system of martial arts i have studied in any depth, and i believe three years as a full time student (13 years in total) is some depth. Before Wing Chun i dabbled with backyard Muay Thai & Free Style Karate, basic Boxing and held my own in countless school yard/street brawls; nothing grabbed me as being as logical or practical as the system of Wing Chun i studied. Yet i am also disenchanted with certain individuals within my school's organisation.

The point, i guess, is that fighting well, teaching well, running a business well and being a good person are not always attributes that go hand in hand.

To me, this is as much of an important lesson for life as anything else the martial arts can teach you.

Red Rum · 08-20-2007, 04:01 AM

phenom - who is your Sifu? If you say William Cheung, you will lose my vote

As for the differences between VT, WT, WC etc, it is just a change of name. Like Pepsi and Coca Cola are different names even though they are the same type of drink

The moves are practically the same

08-20-2007, 02:38 AM	#65 (permalink)
SmallThought Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Australia Posts: 50	Good old Uaeng Vtseung... To truely understand the differences between Wing Chun styles you need to look beyond the spelling and more closely at the practice. Every system has it's weekness, but which has the fewest? Are the weeknesses of the basic system adressed anywhere in the advanced areas? Do you really think any martial art will only have one punch, two kicks and a few finger jabs? Does any art that claims to be effective with such really hold any weight? I wont go any further into this because: A/ It will probably start yet another interfaction war over the "true" Wing Chun, and, B/ You can not teach a system over an internet forum. I am bias to my system of Wing Chun. It is the only system of martial arts i have studied in any depth, and i believe three years as a full time student (13 years in total) is some depth. Before Wing Chun i dabbled with backyard Muay Thai & Free Style Karate, basic Boxing and held my own in countless school yard/street brawls; nothing grabbed me as being as logical or practical as the system of Wing Chun i studied. Yet i am also disenchanted with certain individuals within my school's organisation. The point, i guess, is that fighting well, teaching well, running a business well and being a good person are not always attributes that go hand in hand. To me, this is as much of an important lesson for life as anything else the martial arts can teach you.

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01-12-2006, 04:58 PM	#61 (permalink)
phenom Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 60	yes but by all means its not a slow punch my sifu believes in making those punches count you see alot of wing chun people striking like fairys to the chest area bad habit.The straight punch can be alot more effective with hip and shoulder.

01-12-2006, 05:40 PM	#62 (permalink)
gabbah Registered User Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sweden, Stockholm Posts: 569	I agree. Sounds like good wing chun.

01-12-2006, 05:46 PM	#63 (permalink)
phenom Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 60	if your ever in melb australia your welcome to drop by my sifu is open minded to all sorts of ideas he has twenty years wing chun experience boxing background mantis kung fu and various wushu weapondry we train muay thai for san shou

01-13-2006, 05:02 AM	#64 (permalink)
Thai Bri Premiere Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 5,415	Sounds to me like he cross trains. Now that is good, but not when he still calls it Wing Chun.

08-20-2007, 04:01 AM	#66 (permalink)
Red Rum Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 452	phenom - who is your Sifu? If you say William Cheung, you will lose my vote As for the differences between VT, WT, WC etc, it is just a change of name. Like Pepsi and Coca Cola are different names even though they are the same type of drink The moves are practically the same

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