We also do a lot of trapping drills, pad work, wall bag work, heavy bag work, footwork, weapons, strengthening, conditioning, and tempering along with the 3 empty hand forms, 1 wooden dummy form, and 2 weapons forms. I don't care what other schools do, how they do it or why. Why? Different training for different situations, completely different mindset toward the training and the situational conditioning we utilize for each. When held in a basic sport sparring aspect only the MT guys usually are on top but when it comes to it being in a self-defense situation with or without weapons the WCers almost always dominate. Depending upon the level of experience some times the WCer dominates, sometimes the MTer dominates, more often than not it is rather close as to abilities and skill sets. With this we sometimes hold the sessions as a Muay Thai sparring session and other times it is more along the lines of a sudden attack and the WCers have to defend themselves. Several times a year I have our intermediate, advanced MT practitioners & fighters spar with our Wing Chun practitioners. I have & still train & instruct traditional Muay Thai, I also train and instruct Wing Chun. Depending upon how those systems are presented for training they are excellent systems or they are very poor. I have training and I instruct/coach in numerous systems. Wing IS BS! I can agree to this however, I use BS for 'Best System'. Sparring boxing style has it's own limitations as well.

Of course one has to adjust to different situations and challenges. Using different kinds of timing, sensing distance, acceleration, using the other person's power and motion and many other goodies. I know much about sparring from pre wing chun experience.ĭepending on lineage and teacher and proper practice, chi sao also teaches engaging and disengaging, not collapsing under pressure, There is much more to chi sao than what you list.Some folks who don't understand the full possibilities in wing chun training, Generalizing about all wing chun.But I disagree with your opinion as you state it. Fights don't usually start from point of contact. Someone being excellent in chi-sao does not equate to their fighting ability. You have to work hard to be good and apply this art in a true manner. You have to be able to use the principles of wing chun and APPLY them to adapting situations. The only training that will is if you spar/fight others. We all know it's supposed to develop contact reflexes and build sensitivity but it in itself does not teach you to fight in combat situations. Or Its Affiliates.IMHO, and some may take offense to this, but this is my take on it, many wing chun practitioners are too concerned with chi-sao. Amazon And The Amazon Logo Are Trademarks Of Amazon.Com, Inc. Affiliate Disclosure: If You Buy A Product Or Service After Clicking One Of Our Links On Store Pages Or Blog Posts, We May Be Paid A Commission.

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