It is always hard for us western people to apply the Asian philosophy especially when talking about martial arts that are seen in our culture as techniques allowing to fight and defend ourselves only. But if we use the pragmatic view of this philosophy, all of a sudden we find a new interest in the...
Before you can better understand what are the 5 elements in wing chun martial art, you have to come back to the Taoist culture with the idea of Yin/Yang. I could as so many others cite ancient texts and say that: Yin Yang expression finds its meaning in change, mutation, movement. These two forces i...
A criticism I often hear is that Wing Chun strike is not powerful, that our direct punch cannot break the opponent’s bones. To that I answer that our goal is not to break bones but to make the opponent vibrate. Wing Chun is based on Taoist culture, life philosophy but also a way of body wellness thr...
Based on what is displayed on Youtube, Facebook and other social networks, it is clear that Wing Chun is considered as a first order self defense martial art, but this very westernized point of view is only the tip of the iceberg. Having learned Wing Chun with Chinese masters, I must admit that quit...
It is often said that knowing how to control/orientate its opponent’s movements is a guarantee of superiority in the fight and even more in Chi Sao, but this idea most of the time turns back against the one who applies it, because each manipulation is hazardous if opponent’s defeat is the only aim....
