When observing Wing Chun being used in sparring and demonstrations, the style appears to be characterised by relentless chain punching and forward motion. However, the intent of the style is something entirely different. In demonstrations, there’s often a…
Barry Pang wins the Lifetime Tribute Award at the Martial Arts Australia Masters Award 2023. The awards were held in Melbourne and were attended by martial arts royalty, including Benny “The Jet” Urquidez, Tino Ceberano (pictured above), Jack…
Apart from health and wellbeing, having practical self defence skills is what drives most martial artists. Follows are 5 “rules” to be mindful of in your training. First, let’s be real about our definition of a typical martial…
Only by sparring do you have any true sense of whether or not you have usable skills in self defence. It provides a baseline for your progress and is ideally a regular feature of your training. Having been…
Wing Chun’s Chi Sao partner exercise gives practitioners the potential to control exchanges based only on feel. Paired with the unbalancing powers of Tai Chi, these possibilities are expanded. Tui Sao (also known as “push hands”) is the…
Both Wing Chun and Lung Ying apply a similar approach to dealing with incoming power. Rather than trying to meet it head on, they use rotation to deflect and counterattack. Said to have emerged from common origins, both…
Compared to other martial arts, Wing Chun and Lung Ying possess a unique approach to generating power. Often referred to as sister styles, their common method relates to how the hip and stance work together. Both styles utilize…
Whilst it is a commonly held view that Martial Arts can be divided into two categories – hard or soft – the reality is more complex. Each mode has unique strengths that create a powerful combination when you…
Both Wing Chun and Lung Ying seek to bridge the guard and control opponents. Lung Ying takes it a step further by breaking the guard in one continuous, powerful movement. Wing Chun and Ling Ying each feature a…
Having a good stance is more than just placing your legs in the right position or ‘sinking the weight’. It’s about harnessing the power of the body’s lower section and getting it out through the hands. Ultimately your…