WING CHUN
Self-Defence has a name
I welcome you warmly and present to you the Self-Defense System WingChun. With this harmonious movement-art you improve the interplay between your strength and co-ordination to develop a technically functional body mechanic. With intelligence and command you can defend yourself with WingChun against physically superior aggressors.
WingChun
is an ancient Chinese fighting art. It evolved out of various fighting
styles around 360 years ago, after the fall and end of the Ming Dynasty,
an epoch of cultural and economic blooming in China. The goal was to
develop an exceedingly effective system which could bring forth capable
warriors in a very short time in order to defend against the foreign
rule of the Manshus (Qing Dynasty).
WingChun is a self-defense system. Contrary to expectations, the WingChun fighter actually attacks in self-defense. From early on WingChun Students learn a highly developed strategy and approach, with which they can control all conceivable attacks, and it is thus insignificant in what manner or how strongly an opponent attacks. In my system, differences such as gender and size do not even play the slightest role. The stress, familiar to every martial arts "sportsman," which leads one to have to react to "fake" or falsely interpreted attacking movements, drops away completely.
WingChun
trains for every possibility that could possibly happen during a real
defense situation. The simultaneous deployment and functioning of the
hands, arms and legs are practiced within the framework of organized
combat programs, even at the elementary level. The employment of the
eyes and quick "reading" of the opponent is also a fundamental
part of the WingChun lesson. Timely and exact perception is extremely
important at the beginning of a defense situation, and thus in the first
combat programs the WingChun student learns how to "read"
specific attacks, right up to actual contact. Only in this way can the
entire body function as one unit, and the WingChun fighter is then in
a position to end a defense situation within a few seconds.
WingChun
fighters are trained to be specialists in self-defense at all distances.
Physical requirements play a secondary role in this art of self-defense.
By way of the highly developed sensitivity developed through Chi Sao
(adhering arms) training, WingChun fighters can immediately adapt to
any possible attack. Chi Sao trains and develops the power to also "see"
with one's sense of touch, and it identifies and trains various scenarios
of contact with the opponent's arms, the goal being to free oneself
as quickly as possible in order to proceed to a rapid counter attack.
One begins, so to speak, with a contact situation - Chi Sao practice
- in order to learn how to free oneself from this contact (the opponent's
arms) as quickly as possible. The most important rule in WingChun, and
consequently the goal of Chi Sao training, is, in a logical way, not
to remain sticking. Thus through the combination of the combat programs
and Chi Sao training - and of course the forms, which perfect the implementation
of each individual movement - an explosive and perfect mixture comes
into being which transforms the WingChun student into someone who is
highly functional and capable of defending him or herself with above
average reaction speed. Even after only a short amount of time, all
parts of the body can react immediately and even independently of one
another. Information paths are minimized, and this gives the WingChun
fighter the possibility to quickly unmask (as useless play) the often
employed "fake" maneuvers. There are no defense techniques
in WingChun; in a defense situation we are concerned solely with the
counterattack, that is to say, with one's own action. WingChun fighters
respond according to the threat level of the current situation, yet
WingChun does not partake in any absurd, martial arts sporting events
and carefully avoids any rules or regulations, as these would only lead
to a drastic limitation on one's ability to defend his or herself.
In
spite of the realistic way of training, a distinctive feeling for one's
own body, together with a traditional and responsible way of practicing,
prevents injuries during class.
WingChun is a system which has grown over the centuries. On an individual and intensive path you will discover your possibilities and potential and arm yourself for dangerous situations, and newly acquired, real capabilities will strengthen your self-confidence. WingChun is the basis for your further development, which you yourself can freely and confidently determine. With WingChun you will learn both to defend and to assert yourself. Create freedom and independence by developing your abilities. For freedom is a fundamental right which makes out life really worth living, and any type of restriction leads to a limitation of our possibilities and achievements and in the end will cost us our health.
Learn to defend yourself. Call us to make an appointment for a trial lesson in one of our academies. There you can expect trained WingChun instructors who will help you to realize your aspirations.
We look forward to your visit!
Sifu Klaus Brand
World Chief Instructor, International Academy of WingChun
