I am looking at possibly taking up a martial art and have been advised to try Wing Chun.

Anybody know much about it, it's effectiveness as a form of self defence etc?

Cheers

i wouldnt bother with it id take up muay thai, wing chun is all about using the least amount of force in a fighting situation,id go for the all out attack of knees in any self defence situation myself if i had the choice

Originally Posted by themusic

i wouldnt bother with it id take up muay thai, wing chun is all about using the least amount of force in a fighting situation,id go for the all out attack of knees in any self defence situation myself if i had the choice

Cheers for info

big h, you've been here for 6000+ posts and still don't know that wing chun is a bunch of useless movie matial arts bullshit?? lol sure some of those guys are amazingly acrobatic but how does all that stack up in a bar fight, in close quarters, and the good old fashioned punch in the face?

if you want a traditional martial art that has some real world application, go with judo. of course, you also can;t go wrong with a striking art, like kickboxing, boxing, muay thai....

wc was a cornerstone of JKD so it isn't bs it has some very sound principles....however in terms of training you to get used to taking a shot and giving one you would be better of with something like boxing or mt imo, I'm sure munky would throw in some groundwork.

Originally Posted by Von Milash

big h, you've been here for 6000+ posts and still don't know that wing chun is a bunch of useless movie matial arts bullshit??

I know nothing about MAs - hence asking the question

Originally Posted by Missy

wc was a cornerstone of JKD so it isn't bs it has some very sound principles....however in terms of training you to get used to taking a shot and giving one you would be better of with something like boxing or mt imo, I'm sure munky would throw in some groundwork.

sorry love, do't b'leeve ya. if you want sound striking principles, nothing out does the grand dadday of 'em all... boxing.

Originally Posted by Von Milash

Originally Posted by Missy

wc was a cornerstone of JKD so it isn't bs it has some very sound principles....however in terms of training you to get used to taking a shot and giving one you would be better of with something like boxing or mt imo, I'm sure munky would throw in some groundwork.

sorry love, do't b'leeve ya. if you want sound striking principles, nothing out does the grand dadday of 'em all... boxing.

He is right, boxing is the best pick up and play (so to speak) but to take it that bit further id go with thai, after all look at the size of your legs compared to your hands then you have basically become an evolved boxer

Originally Posted by Von Milash

big h, you've been here for 6000+ posts and still don't know that wing chun is a bunch of useless movie matial arts bullshit?? lol sure some of those guys are amazingly acrobatic but how does all that stack up in a bar fight, in close quarters, and the good old fashioned punch in the face?

if you want a traditional martial art that has some real world application, go with judo. of course, you also can;t go wrong with a striking art, like kickboxing, boxing, muay thai....

Not sure what MA you are thinking of, but the Wing Chun I am talking about doesn't have any flying kicks or any of that shit

I've poste before. I am not a fan of Wing Chun. It does have some good centre line punches using good economy of motion but power delivery is bullshit(I've taken Black Sash Punches in a match fight and they felt like pitter patters with the adrenaline pumping...no KO power. When the adrenaline is flowing almost ALL fights end up a wrestling match) it depends what you want to get out of it H.

Check these two Wing Chun GRAND MASTERS having a scrap. More like 2am outside a kebab shop eh?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szdF1nIAfpk

What do you want to get out of your martial art Big fella?

Originally Posted by Munky

I've poste before. I am not a fan of Wing Chun. It does have some good centre line punches using good economy of motion but power delivery is bullshit(I've taken Black Sash Punches in a match fight and they felt like pitter patters with the adrenaline pumping...no KO power. When the adrenaline is flowing almost ALL fights end up a wrestling match) it depends what you want to get out of it H.

Check these two Wing Chun GRAND MASTERS having a scrap. More like 2am outside a kebab shop eh?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szdF1nIAfpk

What do you want to get out of your martial art Big fella?

Cheers mate CC

2 reasons for wanting to get started

1.) Fitness/discipline

2.) too many people carrying knives and coming at you with glasses these days - want a bit of reassurance that I can protect myself

Originally Posted by BIG H

Originally Posted by Munky

I've poste before. I am not a fan of Wing Chun. It does have some good centre line punches using good economy of motion but power delivery is bullshit(I've taken Black Sash Punches in a match fight and they felt like pitter patters with the adrenaline pumping...no KO power. When the adrenaline is flowing almost ALL fights end up a wrestling match) it depends what you want to get out of it H.

Check these two Wing Chun GRAND MASTERS having a scrap. More like 2am outside a kebab shop eh?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szdF1nIAfpk

What do you want to get out of your martial art Big fella?

Cheers mate CC

2 reasons for wanting to get started

1.) Fitness/discipline

2.) too many people carrying knives and coming at you with glasses these days - want a bit of reassurance that I can protect myself

Ok mate Wing Chun might not give you what you want.

I suggest (if you can) finding a good Reality Based Self Defence club that focus on not only the physical aspects but also the Mental soft skills of awareness, target hardening, verbal dissuasion, how to loophol, cause an adrenaline dump in your assailant etc etc. There is so much more to self defence than just the ability to smack someone.

Have alook here

www.urbancombatives.com

I am in some of the workshop pics

The guy is an extremely hard individual with lots of real world experience. This is based on ww2 combatives. There is a lot of reading on there but it will get you started on what you want to look for.

Add to that a good pressure tested Martial Art such as ...ahem...judo (try and search some of my Judo posts on here pertaining to self defence...I've made enough). Judo is a F****** tough sport mate that will instill fitness, discipline and mental toughness. I've been in judo for years and it does take a fair bit of technical knowledge to be able to use the throws in a live situation BUT its better than most other martial arts out there as it teahces you lots of physical cues, weight displacement, balance and also how to slam some f***** into the deck with very little space.

At the end of the day mate do your own reading and do what you feel will be best suited to you. Go watch a couple of classes before you commit and watch the instructor with his class.

If i can be any more help mate let me know.

Originally Posted by Munky

Originally Posted by BIG H

Originally Posted by Munky

I've poste before. I am not a fan of Wing Chun. It does have some good centre line punches using good economy of motion but power delivery is bullshit(I've taken Black Sash Punches in a match fight and they felt like pitter patters with the adrenaline pumping...no KO power. When the adrenaline is flowing almost ALL fights end up a wrestling match) it depends what you want to get out of it H.

Check these two Wing Chun GRAND MASTERS having a scrap. More like 2am outside a kebab shop eh?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szdF1nIAfpk

What do you want to get out of your martial art Big fella?

Cheers mate CC

2 reasons for wanting to get started

1.) Fitness/discipline

2.) too many people carrying knives and coming at you with glasses these days - want a bit of reassurance that I can protect myself

Ok mate Wing Chun might not give you what you want.

I suggest (if you can) finding a good Reality Based Self Defence club that focus on not only the physical aspects but also the Mental soft skills of awareness, target hardening, verbal dissuasion, how to loophol, cause an adrenaline dump in your assailant etc etc. There is so much more to self defence than just the ability to smack someone.

Have alook here

www.urbancombatives.com

I am in some of the workshop pics

The guy is an extremely hard individual with lots of real world experience. This is based on ww2 combatives. There is a lot of reading on there but it will get you started on what you want to look for.

Add to that a good pressure tested Martial Art such as ...ahem...judo (try and search some of my Judo posts on here pertaining to self defence...I've made enough). Judo is a F****** tough sport mate that will instill fitness, discipline and mental toughness. I've been in judo for years and it does take a fair bit of technical knowledge to be able to use the throws in a live situation BUT its better than most other martial arts out there as it teahces you lots of physical cues, weight displacement, balance and also how to slam some f***** into the deck with very little space.

At the end of the day mate do your own reading and do what you feel will be best suited to you. Go watch a couple of classes before you commit and watch the instructor with his class.

If i can be any more help mate let me know.

You're a top fella - cheers for all that - i'll have a good look through

PS - can you post the link to that Wing Chun fight from youtube - cheers m8

If i just post the youtube link it embeds it automaically, try this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=szdF1...index%2Ephp%2F