As a young weightlifter many years ago, I remember injuring my knee. I announced to everyone that I will not be seeing them in the gym until my knee had recovered. Although a long time has passed I can still hear their voices telling me, that just because I was injured, it didn't mean that I couldn't train.Getting injured meant working out light and training on my form and technique. The object was to keep training, there was always a way to work … [Read more...]
Wing Chun or Wing Chunish
Years ago after every class my Sifu and all the instructors would go to Chinatown and have a late dinner which lasted from about 10p.m until closing at 12 midnight. Every Monday and Wednesday evening for 9 years for me, but longer for my older Kung Fu brothers we would eat and talk about martial arts and every other subject. Often we would talk for 30 minutes or more after closing. Some of us would work early the next morning or go to college, … [Read more...]
Wing Chun and Minimalism
I remember when I first started training in martial arts, someone told me that he had to learn 50 hand locks for his next test. How impressed I was that his system was so extensive to have so many locks to cover so many situations. The same went for knowing a vast array of armbars and kicks, it seemed that knowing more was better. As I progressed in martial arts and started training in Wing Chun Kung Fu, I found that more became confusing. … [Read more...]
Note from Sifu Wayde
After months of writing and organizing the Wing Chun Combatives website, it is finally a reality. Many thanks to good friends that have contributed and will continue to contribute with their skill and knowledge. It is my hope that not only novices will come and contribute to the website, but people of other arts who can appreciate the concepts of Wing Chun Kung Fu. Rather than arguing whose art is best, I think it is better to find common ground … [Read more...]