introductions

MingYue · Post by **MingYue** » Tue Apr 15, 2003 10:28 pm

hello.
I'm wingchun practitioner and just first time on board.
hi to everbody!

i like martial arts much.

Dana Sheets · Post by **Dana Sheets** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 12:54 am

Welcome MingYue!

I hope you'll find interesting things to read and share on this forum. You'll find that many of the people here study Uechi-ryu, and that there are many similarities between Uechi and WC. Both use centerline striking, both use trapping, and both have few kicks - most of them aimed low.

Please feel welcome to join in on any disucssions or start your own. It's already great to listen and learn from new members.

all the best,
Dana

2Green · Post by **2Green** » Wed Apr 16, 2003 2:11 am

Welcome from me too!
Our good friend "Shaolin" who posts here regularly has fascinated me with the concepts of Wing Chun and I respect the style (and "Shaolin") greatly!
Also "Stryke" who practices Shotokan, and all kinds of other Martial Artists.
Lots to learn, lots of friends to meet!
NM

Shaolin · Post by **Shaolin** » Mon Apr 21, 2003 9:33 am

2Green wrote:Our good friend "Shaolin" who posts here regularly has fascinated me with the concepts of Wing Chun and I respect the style (and "Shaolin") greatly!

Well thanks 2Green, you're too kind

Hi MingYue, welcome to the board! Can you tell us a little more about yourself and your WCK, like where you study and under whom, etc?

Looking forward to reading your posts.

Jim

2Green · Post by **2Green** » Wed Apr 23, 2003 3:21 am

Hi Shaolin: hope you checked your PM's!

NM

Shaolin · Post by **Shaolin** » Wed Apr 23, 2003 3:43 am

2Green wrote:Hi Shaolin: hope you checked your PM's!

NM

Hi 2Green:

Checked the PMs but no new messages there..

Jim

MingYue · Post by **MingYue** » Mon May 05, 2003 1:27 am

hello .
I study in Taipei--my sifu is Wang Li

My english is not so very good-- but i liek to practice..i think posting here--i can practice english and tall about about martial arts too.

Wing Chun is an art very good for women--although it is also good for boys-
but epsecialy good for girls.

we do lots of arm movement--and few types of kicks--all below the waist.
we practice with wooden dummy a lot too.

i like to master Wing Chun and then maybe go abroad and open my own school. i've been practicing for 4 years now. I like very much.

Dana Sheets · Post by **Dana Sheets** » Mon May 05, 2003 8:56 pm

Wing Chun is an art very good for women

MingYue,

Why is it about the Wing Chun system that you think works well for women? Have you trained other styles you didn't think were good for women?

Also - does your Wing Chun training include work with weapons?

Dana

Shaolin · Post by **Shaolin** » Mon May 05, 2003 11:06 pm

MingYue wrote: I study in Taipei--my sifu is Wang Li

Cool, wish I could study there for a while - would love to check out Taiwan. Just wondering what lineage that is - not Yip Man I guess?

MingYue wrote: Wing Chun is an art very good for women--although it is also good for boys

I agree 100% with you Ming. I always suggest WCK to women interested in the arts.

I could share why I think this is so but will reserve comment until Ming has her turn.

Jim

MingYue · Post by **MingYue** » Wed May 07, 2003 3:19 am

Dana Sheets wrote:
Wing Chun is an art very good for women
MingYue,

Why is it about the Wing Chun system that you think works well for women? Have you trained other styles you didn't think were good for women?

Also - does your Wing Chun training include work with weapons?

Dana

Yes--i try wushu b4--very beautiful but not very useful for fighting real fight.
an i move house--no more wushu teacher.
but i find wing chun teacher.
I am small with small bones--but i can fight bigger people even boys with Wing Chun.

Weapons? no weapon--

MingYue · Post by **MingYue** » Wed May 07, 2003 3:40 am

Shaolin wrote:
MingYue wrote: I study in Taipei--my sifu is Wang Li
Cool, wish I could study there for a while - would love to check out Taiwan. Just wondering what lineage that is - not Yip Man I guess?

MingYue wrote: Wing Chun is an art very good for women--although it is also good for boys
I agree 100% with you Ming. I always suggest WCK to women interested in the arts.

I could share why I think this is so but will reserve comment until Ming has her turn.

Jim

Yes--come to Taiwan--just not when it is raining. when it rains-- it rains non stop-- terrible!

lineage? like who is the teacher of my teacher--
yes the one from Yip Man

wing Chun is good also becase the moves are not all based 100 percent on your own power- girls do not have so much power--wing chun is good you used the other persons power to fight them.

Shaolin · Post by **Shaolin** » Wed May 07, 2003 6:52 pm

MingYue wrote: I am small with small bones--but i can fight bigger people even boys with Wing Chun.

One of the things the system is good at is making the most of whatever you have. Simple structurally fast movements trained with contact helps the student develop confidence that in part stems from the natural ferocity a closing mindset ingrains.

MingYue wrote: wing Chun is good also becase the moves are not all based 100 percent on your own power- girls do not have so much power--wing chun is good you used the other persons power to fight them.

Learning how to deal with power is a critical skill for all of us but especially so for the weaker slower student. There is always someone faster, stronger no matter who we are, women are simply forced to deal with this more often than are good sized men. Contrary to what is commonly held the smaller, weaker, slower, student can be trained to use other attributes to compensate like aggressiveness, sensitivity (knowing when to let it go), structurally enhanced speed concepts, and maximum use of total body power to deal with great force. Chi Sao goes a long way toward fine tuning these attributes in even the average student.

A commonly heard reminder in Chi Sao training in WCK is to use energy as would a woman – soft, subtle, ultimately pliable, but with sudden unforgiving intensity

After all, legend has it that Wing Chun was the name of the woman who founded the system. "Would an (average sized) woman be able to pull that move off?" Is a typical way to evaluate your Chi Sao and overall WCK training – pretty progressive thinking in my book. If the answer is no it means that you relied on brute force in your Chi Sao or other training. This is slowly trained out of the student since using brute force will never empower the smaller student to best his or her larger and stronger classmates.

Finally, getting the average student to do above average things is what the system is all about.

Jim

MingYue · Post by **MingYue** » Thu May 08, 2003 1:41 am

Shaolin wrote:
MingYue wrote: I am small with small bones--but i can fight bigger people even boys with Wing Chun.
One of the things the system is good at is making the most of whatever you have. Simple structurally fast movements trained with contact helps the student develop confidence that in part stems from the natural ferocity a closing mindset ingrains.

MingYue wrote: wing Chun is good also becase the moves are not all based 100 percent on your own power- girls do not have so much power--wing chun is good you used the other persons power to fight them.
Learning how to deal with power is a critical skill for all of us but especially so for the weaker slower student. There is always someone faster, stronger no matter who we are, women are simply forced to deal with this more often than are good sized men. Contrary to what is commonly held the smaller, weaker, slower, student can be trained to use other attributes to compensate like aggressiveness, sensitivity (knowing when to let it go), structurally enhanced speed concepts, and maximum use of total body power to deal with great force. Chi Sao goes a long way toward fine tuning these attributes in even the average student.

A commonly heard reminder in Chi Sao training in WCK is to use energy as would a woman – soft, subtle, ultimately pliable, but with sudden unforgiving intensity After all, legend has it that Wing Chun was the name of the woman who founded the system. "Would an (average sized) woman be able to pull that move off?" Is a typical way to evaluate your Chi Sao and overall WCK training – pretty progressive thinking in my book. If the answer is no it means that you relied on brute force in your Chi Sao or other training. This is slowly trained out of the student since using brute force will never empower the smaller student to best his or her larger and stronger classmates.

Finally, getting the average student to do above average things is what the system is all about.

Jim

yes. yes.
Wing Chun is the name of the first student of Ng Mui, the one who developed the art--she was a nun

Shaolin · Post by **Shaolin** » Sat May 10, 2003 5:43 am

MingYue wrote: I study in Taipei

Hey Ming,

I just heard that Taipei is now on the "list" of most dangerous cities for SARS. Are you able to take any precautions to protect yourself from catching it? Chi Sao distance is just perfect for catching all kinds of airborne viruses! Might want to stick with the Mook Jong for a while... BE CAREFUL!

Safe training,

Jim