The Importance of Sensitivity
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By Jacint BarbaThe ability to respond immediately and effectively to an attack is key to defending one's self in a combative situation. In any moment of time during a fight, the opponent will have some sort of action whether it is a slight movement, a pronounced movement, or no movement at all. This action may serve as a stimulus for a response and can be monitored by the sense of touch. In the martial art of Wing Chun, sensitivity is the term that describes the ability to be aware of what is happening through the sense of touch. The goal of developing sensitivity is to get an instant and accurate assessment of what is happening in a fight so that an immediate and proper response can be performed. There are many things during a fight that a combatant needs to be aware of that can be recognized through sensitivity. Sensitivity
gives awareness of the ever-changing positions between a fighter and his or her opponent. A fighter needs to know when the opponent is in a strong dominating pos
Does Trapping Work?
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Does trapping work? I have heard this question many times.I would like to offer my view on Trapping : how it works, when it doesn't and what is needed to reach a higher level of skill where it will always work. We will look at what most people think is trapping in Wing Chun and other arts and I will introduce the view of Trapping in Wing Chun. Like most aspects of Wing Chun. Trapping will work if the practitioner understands it. What is Trapping?Trapping is immobilization. You can use trapping of the hand, arm, body, leg, foot, mind and so on. A simple example would be pinning the opponents arm so they cannot return a strike or use there power. But this is the basic starting point only. A common mistake is that trapping is just immobilization of the hands. Often trapping in Wing Chun and JKD is thought of as Pak Sao (Slapping Hand) and Lap Sao (Grabbing Hand). Then just add a few variations some combinations, and you have trapping skill. This is not the case! Problems encountered. Tra
TAI CHI CHUAN CHING
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Attributed to Chang San-feng (est. 1279 -1386) as researched by Lee N. ScheeleIn motion the whole body should be light and agile, with all parts of the body linked as if threaded together. The ch'i [vital life energy] should be excited, The shen [spirit of vitality] should be internally gathered. The postures should be without defect, without hollows or projections from the proper alignment; in motion the Form should not become disconnected. The chin [intrinsic strength] should be rooted in the feet, generated from the legs, controlled by the waist, and manifested through the fingers. If correct timing and position are not achieved, the body will become disordered and will not move as an integrated whole; the correction for this defect must be sought in the legs and waist. The principle of adjusting the legs and waist applies for moving in all directions; upward or downward, advancing or withdrawing, left or right. All movements are motivated by I [mind-intention], not external form.
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What is Jeet Kune Do? I'm Confused.
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Who knows any more? I started training in Wing Chun in 1995 and after all these years I still haven't figured it out. Here's what I've learned... Jeet Kune Do was created by Bruce Lee. It means Way of the Intercepting Fist. For the most part, Jeet Kune Do is a hodgepodge of the individual Jeet Kune Do instructor's martial arts experience. There are a few exceptions, but mainly its just a mixture of this and that and something else and then the other thing. There are so many different interpretations of JKD. Each person's particular interpretation claims to be the only true and correct interpretation. There seems to be those practitioners that only use Jeet Kune Do concepts and those that just use Jeet Kune Do. But there's no way for a novice to tell the difference between the two. The people using Jeet Kune Do concepts are really mixed martial artists. But what is Jeet Kune Do concepts? This shouldn't be too hard to distinguish, right? Here's where it gets even more confusing.
Bill Graves
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By Jesse MoonSifu Graves
is one of the best practitioners in the Wing Chun world today as well as a fantastic teacher. I had the privilege of meeting him when I was 16 and knew I'd be training with him for life. I began training with him shortly after I turned 17 and haven't ceased. I can't express how grateful I am to be among his senior students and hope to one day be a worthy practitioner of the art as he teaches it. Not only do we have a close, professional teaching relationship but I consider him to be a personal friend. He is like family to me.Bill began his training with Sifu Karl Godwin in 1982 and became head of Karl's class before long. He continued to train faithfully with Karl until he moved to Jacksonville, FL in 1989 and began teaching. While still commuting to train with Karl, Bill operated several schools in the Jacksonville area. When he moved his school to the Jacksonville Beaches area, I began training under him. Sifu Graves has completed the Wing Chun curriculum
What is Wing Chun?
1970-01-01 00:59:59
By Armando SainzTranslated literally, Wing Chun
means "beautiful springtime," or "forever springtime." Wing Chun is also written "Ving Tsun" or "Wing Tsun." According to Wing Chun, there are several ways of defeating the enemy: striking, kicking, joint locking, controlling, throwing and the use of weapons are the most common.The way the art produces efficient fighters in a relatively short amount of time is by sticking to several core concepts and by paying strict attention to positioning. Much training time is spent cultivating "Sensitivity or Contact Reflexes." The student practices guarding various zones about the body and deals with whatever happens to be contacted or touched in that zone. This allows for a minimum of technique for a maximum of application, and for the use of an automatic or subconscious response. Because of this it is especially suited for the blind or visually impaired. In fact, Wing Chun's unique training method seems tailor made for any visually impaired pers
Fall/Winter Issue of Wing Chun Teahouse
1970-01-01 00:59:59
The latest issue of the Wing Chun
Teahouse debuted the other day. Overall, I think its another successful issue. The cover article featured the late Lok Yiu by his European Association founder, Wilhelm Blech. Other articles featured about Wing Chun & MMA as well as one about running well-balanced Wing Chun school. Below is my publisher's letter from the magazine.Welcome to the Fall/Winter Issue of Wing Chun Teahouse online magazine... a publication that promotes Wing Chun as a whole, in all its forms. Whether you spell it Wing Chun, Ving Tsun, WingTsun, Vinh Xuan, Yong Chun, Ving Tzun, Weng Chun, etc and whatever specific lineage you come from, Wing Chun Teahouse is a publication for you. As our great art continues to grow as a whole, we can bring the intelligent principles of Wing Chun to more and more people in places never before. Currently, we distribute our magazine to international Wing Chun enthusiasts in eight different countries. The Wing Chun Teahouse is your stage... your
From Prize-fighting to Pugilism
1970-01-01 00:59:59
The Indigenous Martial Arts of Britain (1630-1730)By Louie PastoreThe original art of Western Boxing was once a complete armed & unarmed martial art system, which included a wide range of weaponry and covered kicking, punching & grappling. During the late 17th to mid 18th centuries "prizefighters" would fight against all comers for prizes of money, free beer, hats or cups. Other gladiatorial showmen fought to test the skills of a rival teacher or his students or for some real or imaginary slight. These were no-holds-barred contests which would usually take place over three bouts, one of swordplay with a choice of live swords, daggers & shields, one of boxing, and one of quarterstaff or cudgels. The earliest "boxers" not only had to learn various weapon skills they also trained in a fist fighting art that included eye gouging, hair pulling, head-butting, low sweeping shin-kicks, wrestling throws and grappling whilst on the ground.In 1637 a collection of poems celebrating "Mr Robert Dove
The Revival of Bare-Knuckle Boxing
1970-01-01 00:59:59
An Unexpected Component of Wing ChunBy Armando SainzMost people today think of fighting systems as Asian. Some also even think of Brazil or Israel, but most don't think of martial arts as being European or American.Some have heard of Bare-Knuckle
Boxing but don't equate it with other martial arts. Theyreally don't know how effective and brutal a street-minded European boxer could be. In fact, Bare-Knuckle Boxing was once considered one of the most effective empty hand systems in the Western world for self-defense.When we think of Bare-Knuckle Boxing we envision the sport scene more than the self-defense aspect of the system. We think of the Queensberry rules and black and white visions of fighters who stood in a strange looking, more upright, primary fighting stance. People today consider the system a rather antiquated form of boxing which has grown to become a high level sport. That is exactly what it has become; A SPORT.There is a large gap between sport and self-defense, howev
Kung Fu for Women in Orange County
1970-01-01 00:59:59
In our art's legendary beginnings, Wing Chun Kung Fu was created by a woman as an equalizer against larger and stronger opponents. Wing Chun finds its power in relaxed softness. The painstaking development of this sensitive, enigmatic soft "force" allows even very small people of seemingly inferior strength to develop "penetrating" power -- a power made even more effective against an opponent using more typical, hard, brute force. The "hard" or rigid energy of the opponent actually serves to augment the "passive" whip-like energy of wing chun. It is acquired through repetitive, precise positioning of the body. The positions and techniques are always practiced in a calm, relaxed manner. While the process to achieve this kind of force should be emphatically soft and relaxed, the end result for anyone on the receiving end of Wing Chun can be quite destructive.One of the world's most popular forms of Kung Fu, Wing Chun Kung Fu is a logical, scientific and highly effective form of self-de
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Pics from my recent trip to Florida
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Bill Graves Knife Seminar in Jacksonville, FL @ the Centerline AcademyThanks to my Sihing Armando Sainz for the picsRed Rebel Martial Arts of Orange County - redrebelmartialarts.com
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Videos of Alan Lee of New York
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Alan Lee discusses his idea of the basic premise of Wing ChunWing Chun: Power training and PunchesAlan Lee talks about power training and his student demonstrates shock-up training. Later in the video he talks about different WC Punches.Wing Chun: Basic FormsRed Rebel Martial Arts of Orange County - redrebelmartialarts.com
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Don Chi Sao
1970-01-01 00:59:59
This is a portion of Wong Shun Leung's Wing Chun video. This portion shows his Don Chi Sao (he calls Don Sao). The energy is a little different than ours.Red Rebel Martial Arts of Orange County - redrebelmartialarts.com
NHB Wing Chun Fight Team
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Article from Wing Chun Teahouse Fall/Winter '06 Issue previously titled Chu Sau Lei Wing Chun Iron Wolves Fight Team - by Alan OrrMy path within Wing Chun seems to be one that is forever growing. Every day I feel a need to thank my teacher, Robert Chu, for his insightful method of Wing Chun, as without it I would have lacked the strong direction I have today - not a place I would like to be at all! The Chu Sau Lei System of Wing Chun is, to my mind, the future of Wing Chun training. I say that for a number of reasons and we shall explore them here.Over the last couple of years I have undertaken an experiment, which is still on-going, but, nonetheless it's a good time to look at its progress so far. As you know, I have been training in Wing Chun for nearly twenty years now and within that time I have trained and checked out everything that is Wing Chun. I have also read every book avidly and watched every video on Wing Chun with a keen interest and so, I have some insight into this a
Yip Man (1893-1972)
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Yip Man (è‘‰å• in pinyin: yè wèn; in Jyutping: jip6 man6; alternative spelling Ip Man; also known as 葉繼å•; 1893-1972) was the first martial arts master (Chinese: Sifu) to teach the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun openly. He had several students who later became martial arts teachers in their own right, including Bruce Lee.Yip Man was the last Wing Chun student of Chan Wah-shun when he was 70 years old. He was the second son of a very wealthy family in Foshan, Guangdong, and received an exceptional traditional Chinese education.When Yip Man was thirteen years old he started learning Wing Chun. Because of his sifu's old age, Ip Man learned most of his lessons from his second Sihing Ng Chung-sok. After three years Chan Wah-shun died, but one of his dying wishes was to ask Ng to continue with Ip's training.At age sixteen, Yip Man went to attend school at St. Stephen's College in Hong Kong, which was an upmarket secondary school for wealthy families and foreigners who lived in H
Our Current Class Schedule
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Below is our current schedule. Please contact us for a free intro session.Tuesday6PM - Group Sessions - Beginners7PM - Small Group Sessions - Intermediate & AdvancedThursday6PM - Group Sessions - Beginners7PM - Small Group Sessions - Intermediate & Advanced8PM - Private Sessions by AppointmentSaturday8AM - Private Sessions by Appointment9AM - Private Sessions by Appointment10AM - Small Group Sessions - All LevelsPrivate sessions at other times may also be available on a first come basis.>>> Contact us by visiting us at redrebelwingchun.com.Red Rebel Martial Arts of Orange County - redrebelmartialarts.com
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The Hidden Power of Siu Nim Tau
1970-01-01 00:59:59
By Tsui Sheung Tin (aka Chu Shong Tin)Yip Man first started teaching Wing Chun in Hong Kong at the Restaurant Worker's Union Association. At the time I was the secretary of the association, so Yip and I had many opportunities to be together. Before I became interested in Wing Chun, I often overheard Yip explaining his Wing Chun theories in his classes. Gradually he sparked my interest in the art. It so happened that I had great interest in physics and mechanics; I enjoyed his theories on body structure and power development methods very much. Through my careful analysis, I was convinced that Yip's art was flawless and very advanced. Finally, I decided to follow Yip and became his student.Like every beginner in class, I started my journey with Siu Nim Tau, even though I had already familiarized myself with the form as an observer. It took me little effort to completely learn the basic movements. I then began to wonder about the essence of the form, besides the hand movements. I went t
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What is Chi Sao?
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Chi Sao is a training development exercise of Wing Chun. It blends the pushing hands exercises of Tai Chi with the vertical self-defense planes of European bare knuckle boxing & fencing. Chi Sao does for combat technique what a sharpening stone does for a blade. To the Wing Chun student, learning Chi Sao should be considered a process of absorbing correct energy from the teacher. Chi Sao teaches good body structure, relaxation, forwardness, timing, distancing, pressure, advanced listening (senstivity) skills and many many more aspects than I could list.Chi Sao is an art in and of itself. It's a highly developed uninterrupted energy flow between two people specifically designed to awaken dormant human awareness. Any interference with the correct energies of Chi Sao is a violation of defense and should be instantly capitalized upon. Beginners are first introduced to the simple, single sticky hand exercise (Don Chi Sao). After practice, the basic attack and defense motions of Wing Chun c
A few Wing Chun clips
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Why Learn How To Defend Yourself?
1970-01-01 00:59:59
Consider the fact that policemen are nobody's personal bodyguards. Their jobs are to find and arrest people who have committed crimes, not to prevent crimes from happening in the first place. Clearly, the responsibility for victim-prevention lies with you. The idea is to not become a victim. Our martial art system was designed for real street self-defense through the scientific use of the human body. It is a real world martial art and not sport oriented. Its focus is on hand to hand self-defense, whether standing or on the ground, with or without weapons. It is a thinking person's system designed to achieve highly impressive skills in only a few years. This high level skill may take other martial artists in other systems 15 to 25 years to attain. In fact, in as little as 6 months to a year a student can yield significant advancement in his or her fighting (self-defense) ability. The skilled practitioner is able to defend himself or herself and inflict great damage to any attacker qui
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Wing Chun Body Structure
2007-03-12 03:05:00
Six Elements of Good FormMok Lik - directing the conscious gaze between the opponent's eyes & beaming with courage. At fighting distance, both of his/hers pupils can be monitored your peripheral vision. The opponents eyes can tell when, where and how they are going to act. This also aids in carrying an upright posture during conflict. Jung Dao - Head Up and shoulders down. How the head is held determines the posture and the effectiveness of motion and reaction. Keep the head upright as if a string through the top of the head is suspending the entire posture. By keeping the shoulders down the trapezius muscle can relax for proper power delivery and rooting. Mai Jeong - Elbow inward toward the center and elevated to the thoraccic plan, which divides the upper body into top & bottom halves. Once in position, the elbow is considered immovable. Sink the elbow and drop the shoulders; Guarding the centerline to protect both flanks.Kim Sut - Knees pressed together to form the spring of the lo
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Handle Yourself When It Matters Most
2007-03-13 04:45:00
At Red Rebel Martial Arts, we train bare knuckle, in street clothes and with shoes. We do this because we train for the street. We aren't concerned with training for the ring or for some other sports competition. We don't meet our adversary on the street and ask them to hang on a second while we take off our shoes, put on boxing gloves or tie our black-belt on straight. If you want to train for sports competition, train in MMA, Tae Kwon Do, Kickboxing or Jiu Jitsu. At Red Rebel Martial Arts, we learn the safest and most effective ways to strike that won't injure our hands in a street encounter. We learn how to deliver explosive force and maximize our power from the shortest possible distance. We learn where the opponent's natural targets are, how to flow around overwhelming force, use it against the opponent and where the best positions are for leverage, trapping and multiple attacks. I could go on and on. After getting most of the basic techniques down for a few months, beginner
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Orange County Wing Chun Association
2007-01-20 06:10:00
The Orange
County
Wing Chun
Association has a Hawaiian motto: "Holopono me ka lokahi", which means "Move forward with righteousness and unity"."Woe to the man who throws the first blow" or "ku'i'akahi"--It is not a righteous act, and the god of lua, Ku'i-a-lua (literally, "the second blow") will not support it. Honor lies with those who rise to such a challenge, and Ku'i-a-lua will respond to their call for help...."--LUA ART OF THE HAWAIIAN WARRIOR, PAGE 10BISHOP MUSEUM PRESSAlthough in these times our religious beliefs differ from those in the days of the Hawaiian Martial Art of "Lua", the Koa Mana ("Warrior Spirit") is cultivated in our Chinese (now American) style of martial art. Bak Fu Sigung is a proud graduate of the University of Hawaii R.O.T.C. "Koa" Battallion and has endeavored to respect and honor these warriors from Hawaii, who, like the Chinese people that have migrated here, are now part of the United States. We remember to be thankful for their fighting spirit a
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What is Tai Chi?
2007-06-02 16:54:00
Tai Chi is a system of martial arts that incorporates an understanding of the subtle life force recognized in acupuncture theory referred to as Chi (or Ki). Other system of martial arts that incorporate Chi harnessing methods into their techniques include Wing Chun, Ba Gua, Hsing I, and Aikido, to name a few. While Tai Chi is the most well known of these “internal martial arts”, to be precise, the root health enhancing practices found in any of these systems belong to a more basic set of exercises referred to as Chi Gong (chi gung, chi kung, qi gong all the same thing) or Nei Gong. It is Chi Gong that focuses principally on developing and balancing the energy of the acupuncture system. So while I refer to Tai Chi in the title of this e-book, what I am really focusing on is an explanation of Chi Gong, the element in Tai Chi that most people identify it with. How it works: The circulation of Chi in your bodyThere exists a series of pathways through your body that if traced with a ma
Make Your Own Wooden Dummy
2007-06-02 16:21:00
Mook Yan Jong - literally translates "wood man post", but is generally called a "wooden dummy" in English, or "jong" for short. The dummy consists of a body with two upper arms at shoulder level, a lower arm at stomach height, and one leg, suspended on a framework by two crosspieces. Red Rebel Martial Arts of Orange County - redrebelmartialarts.com
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On Position and Intent
2007-06-16 19:02:00
by Kathy Jo B. ConnorsQuestion: How can we improve our ability to 'spring forward' on loss of contact?Our earliest training incorporates two ideas that I think begin to address this problem. The first is position and the second is what we often call intent. These ideas are maintained (hopefully) throughout all of our training, but are afforded special attention throughout the slow first section of the SLT. To me, these are deep subjects, so I'll try to avoid being wildly longwinded (admittedly a challenge).POSITIONPosition is one of the first things we emphasize, and upon which other abilities are built. If you could train your position to be constantly superior to that of the opponent (or partner), then you would have advantage when opportunities arise. One of the simplest examples is when a direct opening occurs to the opponent's center, you would already be closely aligned for a strike. This is also a simplistic illustration of the geometry that states "the shortest distance bet
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The Three Second Fight
2007-06-14 22:46:00
By Sifu Stefan FischerContrary to popular belief, the majority of street fights don’t end up on the ground but are decided within the first two seconds. Before I explain why, I’ll highlight, from personal experience, good reasons for avoiding the ground in a real street fight.During my time as a bouncer in Germany, I frequently worked on special assignments. Club owners who were changing their clientèle or who experienced severe problems with minority groups, such as hooligans, pimps, certain ethnic groups or underworld figures, which the current door team had been unable to resolve, would hire my team to ‘clean up’ the club. We would move in, replace the regular team for a couple of months, and restore order.The first few weeks of a new assignment, especially in cities where we were unknown, usually brought frequent physical confrontations with some of the more unwelcome ‘guests’. The majority of these people, most of whom had a violent history, would appear in groups. To
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Anatomy of a Fist Fight
2007-06-20 00:01:00
By Armando SainzThis little article serves to give you a glimpse into a fight scenario. Some of it can only be fully understood by the most advanced Wing Chun practitioners. I hope this gives you an idea of the depth, efficiency and value of Wing Chun.From the initial attack to the finishing blow a fight should be as brief as possible. The best scenario is when one is able to subdue the attacker within three moves. First and foremost when one becomes distinctly aware that he is about to be attacked, strong eye contact ( mok lik ) with intent should be established. That is, my attitude changes from passive awareness to calm yet intense vigilance. At the moment of initial attack from my foe, I attack the centerline (usually the throat) and establishing a dominant and proper position through the interception of the attacker’s limbs. I maintain and observe all elements of good form as I read the opponents energy through sensitivity. When he moves, and he will, I move first. From here I m
Emin Boztepe Wing Chun (Wing Tsun)
2007-06-23 02:29:00
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Wing Chun Videos
2007-06-26 21:05:00
Here are a few videos that you make like that display Wing Chun
in action... courtesy of YouTube.Short clip of Wing Chun application (Gary Lam)An example of Wing Chun's Chi Sao Training (Emin Boztepe)Wing Chun Kicking and Footwork DemonstrationFeel free to visit our home page at redrebelmartialarts.comRed Rebel Martial Arts of Orange County - redrebelmartialarts.com
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