#wing chun kung fu

[kungfuwushuworld]

Wing Chun Girl

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Poster Illustration for a martial arts studio, Sifu Och Wing Chun

[system-of-a-feather]

Man, I'm really sitting here having to decide which martial art (more specifically and almost certainly form of Kung Fu) I plan to probably dedicate AT LEAST the next year maybe even the foreseeable future depending on how much I like it and how life goes cause - for the first time in my life - I don't really think I plan on moving anywhere SIGNIFICANTLY far away from where I am now for a while and while moving around this city and maybe even the state might mean Id have to change dojos and martial arts again like... in my current plans I don't have any certain demands that I'd have to so its completely reasonable to assume I can probably dedicate to one style for at least a year or two for once and I'm just like

Man...

Like I *really* loved Wing Chun and of all the martial arts I've tastes and explored (Karate, Kendo, Aikido, Muay Thai, Boxxing, BJJ) Wing Chun by FAR is my favorite by like LEAGUES and on one hand, if I could dedicate several years to Wing Chun and maybe even one day become a Sifu with the time dedication, I'd be SO fucking happy.

That said, the Wing Chun dojo near my place is of a more traditional-value Mo Yat Lineage where as the one I was practicing before was of a more modern-value driven Leung Chung Lineage and if it was the SAME dojo I did a year ago, I'd easily dedicate forever back to it. The dojo I checked out this weekend has a very notably different and almost inverted focus which has a lot more of a focus on the forms first THEN drills and sparring (traditional learning style vs the previous dojo that started with the drills, then sparring, then forms which is considered a more modern learning style for those that just want to learn the practical basics) and a lot more of a silent and quiet learning style, which is actually really neat, but it is different from what I am used to and it would take some culture shock to adjust into and relearn what I've learned in my first Wing Chun Dojo. And so I am a little hesitant to fully commit to taking on that adjustment to learning style, culture, and method. I have no real issue with the change in approach cause honestly, if I want to dedicate long term, focusing on the forms and what not is probably better to getting a genuine and more whole understanding of the art as well as the culture within it.

But TLDR on that, I'm very interested but hesitant and scratching my chin at it because its different and so while it'd still get me there, it does nerf a bit of my innate "OH FUCK YEAH IM IN" vibe

But there is a SECOND layer of consideration that makes this a complicated decision, but my area also has a Shaolin Kung Fu dojo which has me ALSO interested cause a far off not REALLY genuine bucket list but arguably the only thing on my bucket list other than making the comic is to do the one month monastery program at the Shaolin Temple and I am very interested in the Shaolin style which I haven't done much of and so my eclectic martial arts loving self is very curious and my XIV brain is so torn because Shaolin Kung Fu is WAY less practical than Wing Chun so thats a bit of a boo, but it also is way more ACROBATIC than Wing Chun and performative which is a bit of a treat so it makes my XIV brain go ASDFKLjdskfjls WHY MUST CHOICES BE MADE

But also an interesting thing that has me interested in Shaolin Kung Fu is that where as Wing Chun is pretty hard to seperate from the very aggressive, very "lethal" focus - Shaolin Kung Fu is hard to separate from Buddhism as Shaolin Kung Fu was one of the OLDEST forms of Kung Fu made originally to defend Buddhist temples from raiders back when those temples were considered some of the most valuable locations. And for those that don't know I love my Buddhism and the Buddhist culture and atmosphere, so I'm kind of interested to see how those two can fuse better and I'm like hmmmmmm

WHICH WILL I JOIN

WHO WILL I BE

WILL I BE WING CHUN OR SHAOLIN I SCREAM AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS

[fuforthought]

Frankie Chan tests his Wing Chun against Jeff Falcon’s drunken boxing in Burning Ambition (1989)

Those familiar with kung fu cinema might recognize Frankie Chan as the bad guy from The Prodigal Son (1981).

[safije]

Bruce Lee with Master Ip Man

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Max Zhang, Dave Bautista - Master Z: Ip Man Legacy (2018)

[sifu-kisu]

I’m teaching a workshop outside of Philadelphia this weekend.

DM for details if you’re interested🤠

We’ll be in New York City Sunday, Columbus Park in Chinatown with the Wing chun brotherhood.

[the-history-of-fighting]

Wing Chun Kung Fu

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[mycolourfullworld]

[kungfuwushuworld]

Donnie Yen as Ip Man

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Merch design for Sifu Och Wing Chun Kung Fu Studio

[hugo-arte-marcial]

[fuforthought]

Fresh out of Cannes, Donnie Yen has revealed he’s working on a fifth Ip Man film. Yes, even though Ip Man died in the fourth film.