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WINGCHUN KUNGFU
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10/31/2005
- New Article : "How to
choose the right martial arts school ? Wingchun What is EngChun (Cantonese spelling : Wingchun/Ving-Tsun) ? EngChun has many spellings, including Wing Chun / Ving Tsun. The origin of Wingchun can be traced back to the name of a secret room inside south shaolin temple in Fukkien, ENG CHUN TONG / YONG CHUN THIEN. The words can mean beautiful springtime or hope for the future Our wingchun origin came from two sources, VIKOGA wingchun and Fukkienese Wingchun. VIKOGA Wingchun came from many different sources such as the Yip man lineage, Malaysia Wingchun, Nan Yang WIngchun, Vietnam Wingchun(Vingh Xuan), and Yuen Kay San Wingchun. Fukkienese Eng Chun (Wingchun) came from the Fukkien area in China and was brought down to Indonesia. It is a very unique Wingchun style and uses the fukkienese dialect EngChun(Cantonese spelling:WingChun) is is known for its notable, effective and functional Southern Chinese martial art systems. There are so many military & law enforcement agencies around the world such as the US Navy Seal, the FBI, the French RAID and the German SEK unit etc. have all adopted Eng Chun's practical fighting element as part of their unarmed combat training simply because it works in the field! We need to bear these factors in mind, and understand that EngChun (Cantonese:WingChun) is a unique system of Chinese boxing, unlike any other fighting art, Chinese or otherwise. The EngChun(Cantonese:WingChun) system is strongly influenced (one could say, obsessed) with three main qualities. These are DIRECTNESS, EFFICIENCY and SIMPLICITY. These three qualities are immediately evident in any genuine representation of the system, from the physical application of the techniques to the structure, practise and content of the eight training forms (Im Yang Jiu, Siauw Liam Do, Tyem Kiao, Piau Ki, Bok Lan Jong, Sam Chian Po, Pek Cam To, Lak Tiam Poa Han). While one would assume that the majority of EngChun(Cantonese:WingChun) practitioners are aware of these three qualities, some present day instructors defy all logic by ignoring them altogether! How often have we seen sequences of movements where the instructor demonstrating his or her defence against various forms of attack, takes five or six techniques to deal with a situation that should only have taken one, or at most, two techniques to control? The Intention of EngChun(Cantonese:WingChun) is very simple: to stop the enemy using the most direct and economical means possible. This means any "flowery" or complicated maneuvers or wasted motion that are not directly applicable to combat are left out. Grace, fancy and elegance have no importance in WingChun(Cantonese:WingChun). What is even more disturbing (and frustrating) is that many very intelligent people blindly continue to follow such instructors, even when confronted by convincing arguments which clearly prove that what they are doing does not conform to this very logical approach. Instead, they take what is basically a simple, straightforward method, and turn it into a complicated and less efficient one. Like the person who pulls the flower to pieces to discover its beauty, they completely miss the point, becoming obsessed with needless analysis. So many WingChun(Cantonese:WingChun) practitioners invent endless sequences of defensive actions when what is clearly the obvious message of the system is that "attack is ALWAYS the best form of defence." |
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