Wing Chun & Eskrima
Here’s everything I’d love to share about my experience with these two brilliant martial arts.
Latest Posts – Wing Chun
Wing Chun Kung Fu is a Chinese Martial Arts fighting system focused on close range combat, and the ideal system for people like me, who’re not of the physically strong type.
Disappointment
DisappointmentStuck in level 1 Since I returned to Wing Chun in June, I've had a feeling I'm treated like a total beginner who just started training. I understand why. For more than one year, it seemed I quit. I had health and work problems, and something happened to...
Of Blocks And Steps
Of Blocks And StepsBlocks? Steps? What are these? SiFu told us something I'd probably heard before, but completely forgot. In Wing Chun, every step is a kick and every block is an attack. It's not easy to grasp when you've grown up with movies...
The Elbow Saga
The Elbow Saga An Elbow Tale Today during training we did a new cycle that comes from chi sao. One is inside doing bong sao and the other defends with a fook sao, like chi sao goes. Then from tan sao, one punches the opponent. The opponent blocks the punch,...
About Me
Chubby nerd looking to minimize wasted movements
I discovered this technique through my Sifu in 2021. It took a few years and a burnout to fully dedicate myself to getting good at them. I’m very much average at them now, but, like many a nerd out there, I’m enjoying every second of practicing!
Don’t forget
Our greatest enemy is speed
„Do not fight with the strength. Absorb it, and it flows, use it.“ – Yip Man
„Do not be limited by fixed patterns. Adapt and flow like water.“
Latest Posts (Eskrima)
Before Chi Sao
Before Chi SaoWhat to learn before that What To Learn Before The Sticky HandsYesterday, I taught Wing Chun for the first time. There was a newcomer and we were waiting for SiFu to come, so I grabbed the chance. First, we all did the first form together (the little...
A Small Thing About Chum Kiu
Chum Kiu and BalanceAnd how we approach a new drillA Small Thing About Chum KiuI've been training the second form of Wing Chun, Chum Kiu (searching for the bridge / sinking the bridge) every day since June of this year. But, I've always had problems with my balance....
Fine Motor Skills vs Gross Motor Skills
Motor SkillsAnd how we approach a new drillFine Motor Skills vs Gross Motor SkillsA few weeks ago, on 21.08.2024, Sifu mentioned gross motor skills and fine motor skills. I love education and learning, but this is something I had exactly zero idea about. So, here...
Wing Chun Characteristics
- Efficiency & Simplicity
- Economy of motion
- Centerline theory
- Balance and structure
- Simultaneous attack & defence
- Softness & relaxation
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