does anyone know a good mainland wing chun school in London, UK? I am interested in non IP man lineage systems.

I managed to get myself a decent pre owned leather hanging punch bag I am looking for recommendations for some bag gloves please as I have already spilt a knuckle open, And there is also the brand patches sewn on to the bag and the seams that you know about if you catch them.

They would only be used for the bag no sparring, Don't want to spend a fortune but then again not looking to go cheap and nasty just a reasonable mid price. or decent second-hand.

I am conditioning my hands/knuckles on a wall bag but that punch bag is a beast you should have seen me and the Mrs. trying to hang it in the garage

Almost forgot to post this but there is a open chi sau / training day hosted by Dragon warrior wing chun (Gary lam lineage) this Saturday from 12:30 to 4:30pm At Urban Fitness & Combat Perseverance mill Lockwood Huddersfield HD4 6BW

£5 to cover gym cost

I am looking for help to find this book, I have been looking for the Moy Yat book "Ving Tsun Trilogy". If anyone is selling a copy or knows where I can find the book I would be very appreciative.

I've trained martial arts (not Wing Chun) a few years in the past and have a military combat training background. Personally I favor palmstrikes, but I've always been taught to focus knuckle impacts on the first two, biggest knuckles when punching because they don't break as often/easily. My experience seems to support that; I've had two buddies who broke knuckles in fights and for both of them they were smaller knuckles - not one of the two bigger knuckles.

Anyway: a friend just started studying Wing Chun, and she told me that her teacher is encouraging her to deliberately aim to land punches with the lower three knuckles. This seems dangerous to me.

Is this the standard in Wing Chun, and for those who have been in real fights (not competition) have you used this for effect?

How did your knuckles fare?

I’m moving out to the Minneapolis/St Paul area and I’m looking to find a new school. All of the Google maps results seem a little too hokey for me. Can anyone recommend me a non-cult school around there?

please let me know.

Hi there,

I have been practicing wing chun for almost a year and I love it. Also have done boxing before and am currently going to the gym for general physical training. Tried doing some bjj but the nasty injury risk is too much for me. I can take a good punch in the face to the point of fading, but having my meniscus torn up is a no.

So, onto the main point. Since my Sifu has competed in sanda before, I also want to give it a shot at the end of this year. I am wondering if any of you here have competed and how it went.

Is this a legit person to learn from, I am thinking about signing up for this Online Wing Chun Class that's $30 a month haven't gotten anymore infor like belt or certificates. Has anyone here ever heard of him.

My spouse recently asked me to teach them all I know about fighting self defense and Wing Chun. For context my background is in Karate Kempo Boxing Wing Chun. I have taken some Muay Thai and Brazilian Jujitsu. Wing Chun is the foundation upon which I have built my actual ability to fight and it has influenced anything else I have done including what I learned before Wing Chun. I am going to be starting my spouse with Siu Lim Tou for basics along with consitioning. Here's my question. Should I teach theory behind the form as we learn it so they get the idea behind the form and then as we progress into Chi Sau then sparing and pressuring training they will know what moves the form is for. Or should I focus only on teaching the form first and conditioning and then bring theory into the Chi Sau and sparing part? I have only coached boxing (1/1 record) at this point and taught wing chun to a friend who moved before they could learn the form all the way through.

Thanks in advance.

Trying to find video of the Saam Sup Lok Hung Sa Jeung (36 red sand palms) form from the Chan Wah Shun line. I can easily find videos of most other forms from that lineage but this one eludes me.

I recall a video of a man using what very much appeared to be WC to defend his home. The one I’m thinking of also appears to be shot from a 2nd floor across the street if that helps.

I have three cats and practice wing chun.

They are very relaxed and naturally maintain contact with neutral pressure.

They also seek to bridge.

I've found that I can maintain the stick with them and they will do the same, while using recognisable shapes on me (fuk sao, man sao).

All in all I find they exemplify what I am seeking in wing chun (neutral sensitivity with constant forward stick), and it's cute ;-)

Any one else chi Sao with cats?

Happy New year all

New Year, Wing Chun Goals. Has anybody set any New Wing Chun Goals for 2025?

Just drink tea before practice. "Holy Flame" raw puerh.

What your opinion on William Cheung and Emin Boztepe fight caught on video?

I'm rejoing wing chun after 5 years. My Sifu is from the Moy Yat lineage and there is this thing called "Ving Tsun Experience" a kind of pre-system before entering the real deal. In Ving Tsun Experience we have a form called Siu Nim Do (not Siu Nim Tao) and of what I've heard it kind of prepares you to the real system. I'm not sure if it is necessary, helpful or just a waste of time. Can someone advice me in if I should stick to Siu Nim Do or just enter the actual system and go to Siu Nim Tão? (Sorry for my english, I'm brazilian)

Morning everyone, I've just completed a 2 session free trial at a local Wing Chun school in Essex, UK and loved it. I was shown so much, some of which I found fairly easy to follow and some, where there were more steps to follow in each move, were a bit of a mindf*ck but thats to be expected I guess. I am practicing at home as we are now done until the New Year, where I will join as a full member. Ontop of the drills I have been instructed to practice at home, is there anything else anyone recommends for general strengthening/training or just building knowledge? Any tips or advice would be well received 👍

I'm interested in learning but I can't join any classes. Just wanted to know if this is possible?

Has anyone found a dummy source for practitioners who are 6' (183cm) or above? I've found a few that have adjustable height options but even those seem to come up short. Another option is a custom made/DIY I suppose but I'd like to avoid those if possible due to budget/time constraints.

I am a karateka, my sensei also teaches Wing Chun and I'll compete in a full contact wing chun competition next year, we started sparring with wing chun rules, one thing that frustrates me is the wing chun punch, that punch in which you have your thumb pointing the ceiling, I can't fight good punching like that, I keep reminding myself to not punch as I would normal do, and it just feels weird to punch like that. Any advices?