Throws of Wing Chun

Throws of Wing Chun Introduction to Wing Chun Throws and Take Downs Wing Chun Kung Fu is one of the more popular forms of Traditional Kung Fu being practiced in the world today, largely due to the popularity of Bruce Lee. Many people in the world today are practicing...

How to properly interpret Martial Arts forms

One of the biggest misunderstood elements of modern Martial Arts is forms practice. If you were to ask any Martial Artist out there today “what are forms for?” 80% of them would tell you, it’s a way of documenting techniques that can be used in combat situations....

Wing Chun is not a collection of techniques

After having written several articles on martial arts in general, I thought it might be a good idea to write an article about a topic that is close to my heart.Lately I have come across a few articles, videos, pod casts that are highlighting the use of what is being...

The “I want to be like that” syndrome

Recently I was speaking with a friend who had the opportunity to travel to China for a world martial arts competition.He was very happy to recount his experience abroad. One such encounter was a tale of having met a very impressive and colourful individual. This...

Thoughts on Sparring

Can sparring be used to accurately evaluate your combat skills in a real violent encounter?That is the question, here are my thoughts.There are a few things that must be understood in order to evaluate any drill or exercise. And that is exactly what sparring is! It is...