| If you consider yourself a gentle person and | | | | opponent and all you need is to carry out your |
| never would expect to be involved into any | | | | movements in a straight line. And guess what, |
| fight or life-threatening confrontation, but still | | | | you'd end up hitting your target faster and |
| want to learn how to protect yourself and | | | | harder 9 out of 10 times - before the opponent |
| your family in case you were to be engaged in a | | | | has a chance to reach you travelling in an arc |
| life or death situation, then I'd highly | | | | form. Simple math, right?Another great and |
| suggest you consider Wing Chun, a Chinese Kung | | | | interesting thing about Wing Chun is: it trains your |
| Fu system popularized by one of the greatest | | | | body not to think |
| martial artists of all times - Bruce Lee, as your | | | | when in combat, especially in close combat. The |
| best choice of self defense system.It's a system | | | | 'Sticky Hands' training is so powerful that |
| that is simple and yet powerful. Its advantages | | | | even Bruce Lee came back to Hong Kong to |
| have been well appreciated by | | | | meet with Sifu. Wong, shun-leung to freshen up |
| professionals worldwide whose lives depend on | | | | his |
| their abilities to engage and win in life- | | | | 'Sticky Hands' techniques. And by the way, this |
| threatening combats. VIPs protection units, | | | | 'Sticky Hands' technique is one of the most |
| soldiers, elite forces, police personel, body | | | | essential parts of the whole Wing Chun system, |
| guards, or just plain civilians who want to ensure | | | | which is then the backbone of Bruce Lee's |
| and secure safety from potential threats | | | | Jeet Kun Do system.I remember many years |
| that might occur in unexpected situations. Let's | | | | ago about a piece of news of a famous movie |
| not forget the martial art enthusiasts who | | | | star in Hong Kong who was |
| consider martial arts as part of their lifestyle. | | | | also a Wing Chun practitioner - he had a fight in |
| They all consider Wing Chun to be one of | | | | the bar with a big and tall westerner who |
| the most practical and yet gentle form of | | | | was then a police academy karate trainer. Both |
| fighting skills that can be learned easily.The Wing | | | | of them were drunk and involved in quite a |
| Chun system operates on the subconscious levels. | | | | fierce fight in the dark and confined area in the |
| I've had the honor to study my | | | | bar. Guess who won? The movie star did. |
| Wing Chun skills under the discipleship of Sifu. | | | | Simply because when both of them were so |
| Wong, shun-leung whose name you can very | | | | drunk that they couldn't really think logically and |
| easily look up from the Blackbelt magazine, who | | | | that's when the advantage of the Wing Chun |
| was one of the few true masters of the art | | | | system came in.When one is a competent Wing |
| of Wing Chun, and did many a session of | | | | Chun martial artist, one can be blind-folded and still |
| translation for him as he had many students who | | | | win the |
| flew | | | | fight. That's how powerful the system is. Are |
| from all over the world to come to Hong Kong | | | | you interested to become one of these gentle |
| just to learn from him.One of the basic and | | | | and yet powerful person?Besides being a |
| important principles of Wing Chun can be revealed | | | | naturopathic physican, Dr. Kang-pang Chan is a |
| via a simple | | | | personal trainer certified by the International |
| mathematical formula: "Between 2 points the | | | | Sports Sciences Association (ISSA) as well as a |
| shortest distance is a straight line." | | | | certified instructor in Yiquan - an advanced form |
| Imagine that, all the fancy moves seen in many | | | | of holistic Chinese martial art that utilises precise |
| other martial art systems would have you move | | | | bodymind coordination as the real source of |
| in big circular movements, or a big arc, so as to | | | | power.He practised Wing Chun under the |
| generate enough force to hit your target.And yet | | | | discipleship of Sifu. Wong, shun-leung for a long |
| the basic form of movement in Wing Chun is to | | | | time before jumping to Yiquan. |
| station yourself squarely with the | | | | |