Welcome to the forum. My sifu originally started in Wing Chun and then moved onto JKD. The footwork is a lot different to the Wing Chun footwork, but you will probably find it to be a lot more mobile!Originally posted by pseudoswitch
I was wondering if anyone here had studied Wing Chun before moving on to study Jun Fan/JKD? I am curious as to how comfortable the transition is, especially regarding footwork. As i understand it, JF/JKD footwork is mainly based on boxing and fencing footwork, and although there are minor similarities with Wing Chun footwork, it seems like a dramatic change to me. Should a Wing Chun person learn some basic boxing before moving on to JF/JKD?
pseudo
As for the minor similarities between Wing Chun and JKD footwork, I believe Dan Inosanto has said that movement is universal. You will find that there arent really that many ways to stand and fight, therefore there will be similarities in all (unless you have 5 legs or something).
I started in Hung Kune Gung fu, which had a variety of (classical) stances. When I started doing JKD, I adopted the JKD "bai-jong" and never looked back. I also started JKD knowing very little about it, and no boxing whatsoever, so you don't have to do any boxing prior to your JKD training.
As with all things in martial arts, have fun training and improving! There are bound to be things you've never done before (like the boxing, footwork), and things you will be good at (like the trapping stuff).
I see you are based in London? Who are you thinking of training with?
Good luck!
Steven


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