I've been trying to learn the first form of Wing Chun for a while now and am starting to have some success. I love how there are common elements with the Bagua I already now Wing Chun for example has an inward sweeping strike very like that from the Lion System in Yin Style Bagua.
What amuses my Wing Chun colleagues though is still my tendancy to circle walk when sparring, I will always seek to take the outside gate and step away, something my Wing Chun instructor is constantly trying to stop.
One thing I found interesting that I do not like about this school of Wing Chun is the chief instructor like his students to spar at full power. I for one don't like this, I been doing various martial arts for over 15 years and throughtout it all has been emphasised the idea of control particularly when sparring with a colleage as you are both here to learn and not injure each other. In this session (of full power) I saw two broken ribs one concusion, and alot of blood being spilled. Some people may argue that this is good for overall body conditioning to train you body to be able to take a beating and still be able to function. I however take the view that its more likely to result in serious injury and put people off (there are already some beginners expressing disquiet at this). Conditioning is an important part of martial arts, my time doing Hung Gar I have very hard arms which almost never bruise now and opponents hate blocking, but that conditioning was built up slowly over time not all at once in an orgy of violence.
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