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4 Ways to Intercept

Posted on by Tim Kittelstad

Intercepting is always better than blocking. We are going to look at what the definition of intercepting is before we give some practical ways of accomplishing that. Webster’s dictionary defines intercepting as “to stop, seize, or interrupt in progress or course or before arrival”. The best way to view intercepting is that last part of the definition, “interrupt”. Not only is the attack itself being interrupted, but the timing of your opponent should be as well. And that is the key, the timing. When timed properly your opponents attack will be nullified and you will be primed to launch a second attack (in theory before his second) or you would have already hit him. Now that we have addressed what intercepting as a concept let me provide you with 4 Ways to Intercept your opponents attacks using Wing Chun.

4 Ways to Intercept

Intercepting Fist

Intercepting Fist

The first technique we will go over is the Intercepting Fist. Made famous by Bruce Lee, this technique is typically taught fairly early on in student’s training. The idea is to counter the opponents punch with a punch of your own. By keeping your elbow down and pressing from center mass you are elbow to offset your opponents strike. This can quickly be follow up a flurry of punches we refer to as Chain Punches. Keeping the strikes down the center you are able to maintain control of your centerline.

When you substitute a Paak Sao with an intercept you will find it can be much easier to deal with a second and third punch. Part of this is due to the fact that you are returning the opponents punch with a punch. They will be slightly less confident with their next punch as opposed to when you simple deflect their initial punch with a Paak. Second to that, the Intercept automatically covers your opposite side incase of a second attack. Whereas the Paak leaves you more open. 

Turning Punch

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Turning Punch

The Turning Punch basically the other side of the same coin referring to the Intercepting punch. The Intercepting fist is typically used to refer to the lead hand being used with the lead foot to interrupt the opponent. This is illustrated in the first photo above.

Turning punch is simply using the the same structure but opposite hand to accomplish the same goal. Since the punch is coming from the back foot, the turning punch will have more power and torque then the straight Intercepting. However, much like the Paak punch, if not used properly, can leave you open on the inside for an attack.

Tan Sao

Tan Sao

The Tan Sao is a very effective and sound way to intercept a strike. You have not only nullified the attack but you have also almost guaranteed a strike of your own. Tan and the actual punch are the exact same shape. The only exception is what the hand is doing at the end. You can see here in the photo the Tan Sao is an hand open towards the ceiling. By opening the hand the focus of the technique is diverted to the elbow. The Punch itself can be delivered to the head, or for a taller opponent you can strike the ribs.

Since the Tan extending through the strike towards your opponent, it makes stopping a second strike fairly straight forward. You can transition to a Paak Punch if the Strike is down the center. Or, you can continue pressing forward with a Bui Sao against a hook punch.

Paak Punch

 

Paak Punch, Kick

Our last technique for this article on intercepting attacks is the Paak Punch. Clearing the attackers hit with Paak good, but combining it with straight punch is better. Since the Paak is coming off of the back foot there is a lot of power and structure with this counter. The Paak is also quite diverse.

When used, you can use the Paak to press forward and crush the attackers structure. You can guide his hand downward if he is taller. You can also use it to setup a baiting for the second punch.

Bonus: The Paak Punch is also a great attack to throw in a kick along with it. By doing this you maximize Wing Chun’s ability to use multiple weapons at once. You can see here in the photo, Sifu Justin used the Paak, Punch, and Kick. He uses the kick just before the punch clears the arm to finish the attack.

 

Final thoughts

When it comes to Intercepting timing is everything. You can have GREAT structure, technique, and power. But, if you do not practicing your techniques in LIVE sparring scenarios you will get hit no matter how good you think you are. There is no substitute for hard work, and good punches to the face. Train hard and never give up.

Unlock Potential: The Incredible Strength of Wing Chun Martial Arts

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The Strength of My Wing Chun Journey: By Ryan Beck

The Strength Behind Wing Chun: Techniques to Empower Your Martial Arts Journey

Wing Chun is different for each practitioner: how they move, when they flow and even the strength used. Each person is trained and trains differently; they all have different weaknesses and advantages. There are skills we all must learn and others that must be figured out individually.

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Gains can come fast while mastery takes years to achieve. After approximately three years, I have seen these gains made by myself and others which means you can gain these as well.

My Wing Chun Journey: The Start

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When I first started training with Sihing Garret in Tampa, I was the only regular student. His boxing background, plus his time training in Wing Chun under Sifu Och really set his skills apart. After the first class, I told myself, that no matter what, I would commit to training for at least one year, at that point I would re-evaluate. Not even two months later, I came to the realization that Wing Chun was in my soul and I was hooked. With any form of martial arts, there are typically two types of gains: physical and mental.

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Physical goals are the easiest to see. I noticed I was moving faster, able to go longer, and could even tell my eyes where processing information faster. Slowly, was becoming a better fighter. I believe this primarily has to do with my instruction, training and dedication. These physical gains are generally noticed fairly consistently by all. You get out what you put in. These are the gains that pushed me through my first year.

Wing Chun Journey: My Second Year

When my one-year marker hit, I looked back on all the gains I had made. The surprising part about this reflection was the mental and lifestyle achievements. These types of gains are much harder to identify. I saw my temper cooled, I was eating healthy and living a healthy lifestyle. The craziest part was that these changes, these gains started to become evident, when I saw the people around me changing as well. They were growing through my growth. My wife and our two daughters started eating healthier, drinking water and working out. In addition, my wife and our girls are on their own martial arts adventure too.

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The only limitation Wing Chun has to personal growth, is people’s willingness to grow. It’s not always easy to train. Let’s be honest, it’s hard work. After a long and hot day at my job, I don’t always want to train. We can always find a reason. I will never forget my Sifu once said, “instead of an excuse, just say it’s not a priority.” This is something I strive to apply to all aspects of my life. The interesting part is that once I am at class, I am always glad that I went. This is true in life, it’s never as bad as we thought it was going to be.

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Wing Chun for Life: I will never quit.

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Over the course of my Wing Chun journey thus far, I have found three strong reasons why I will never quit Wing Chun. The first reason is my family, I see the change in them and they look to me for guidance in life. Without martial arts, I am not sure I would know what direction to take them. The second reason is the tradition and culture, I have always been interested in the history and where Wing Chun comes from – not only the fighting, but the lifestyle as well.

Wing Chun: A History bigger than myself

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There is such a history, that every time I Chi Sao, I feel like I am a part of something bigger than myself. The third and final reason I will never quit Wing Chun is the personal and physical aspect. I have grown tremendously since starting Wing Chun. The best part is how much growing I still have left to do. I know I can be faster, I know I can be even more technical and I know I have a lot more to learn and for me this is exciting!

My Wing Chun Journey could be yours

Gains can always be made in Wing Chun as long as goals are being set and matched, as long as a person is dedicated to train and as long as the community is strong. Wing Chun is limitless! If I can train hard even when I don’t want to or kick open new doors when I am too tired to, then there is nothing I can’t do, in life or in Wing Chun.

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A Letter To Myself-Marcus Morales

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In this Article: “A Letter To Myself-Marcus Morales”, Marcus tells us his story of how he started his Wing Chun Training. We hope you enjoy this little story!

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Do you know the feeling you get when you are about to do something and you do not know what the outcome is going to be? It happens all the time. For example, imagine it is the middle of summer, you are at the local pool cooling off along with a bunch of other people, and suddenly you decide you want to dive off the platform and continue to develop your patented cannonball dive. There you go, walking past everyone and you climb to the first level.

But, You realize that there are steps that will take you to the second tier and you follow them up another level.Then you see there is yet another set up steps and they take you to the very top platform. Somehow, you have managed to get up there, where no one else dares to go. There you are, standing at the highest level at the public pool with your lucky red bathing trunks. The ones with yellow rubber duckies on them. You look down and see that you are on the edge, staring at the crystalline blue water, deciding whether or not to jump.

The Jump

That is exactly how I felt when I was standing outside the door of Sifu Justin Och’s Martial Arts school. I was standing there, watching everyone doing all kinds of crazy things. Trying to decide whether to step inside or just keep walking. I must confess that I only knew a little about Wing Chun. I consider myself to be a bit of a tough guy; grew up in some tough neighbor hoods. I also served my country for six years and finished my obligation with an honorable discharge. During that time I even came back from a major injury in the Army. Suffice it to say, I thought I was tough enough. But something kept urging me to step inside, so I did.

In the Water

Wing Chun, Self Defense, Sifu Och Wing ChunOnce inside, I was intimidated by all the people there, knocking each other around. I stood there, at that ceramic tile square at the entrance to the school. And the, Sifu came along and welcomed me in. He was not what I expected. Truth is…I didn’t know what to expect. But he walked up to me, with a thousand-watt smile on his face, and made me feel right at home. I didn’t know this until later, but he had just finished wrestling on the floor with some of his students.

One more thing I did not expect. I was still a little defensive, mostly because I didn’t know much about how things worked. All Sifu did was invite me to join in on the class he was conducting and then he would get back to me to see whether I wanted to be a part of it, so I accepted the invitation. I have not left the school since.

Learning How to Swim

From the very First minute you become a part of the school’s family and its culture. I was automatically being grabbed and tossed. I even received a stiff punch to the face, and just like that I was absolutely drawn to the scene. Somehow, despite all the punches and tosses, the sore bones and sprains, I have become more and more involved in the art. Sifu is there, with a smile on his face, teaching you everything you need to know about the art. And this is not a man who is boastful or driven by a sense of superiority. No… this man truly loves to tach, he wholeheartedly love the art, and he absolutely enjoys his students.

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One other thing that Sifu Och strives for at his school is the development of a community within the school. He is constantly coming up with events for the school, activities designed to strengthen the camaraderie within the student, to help foster positive relationships between the students, ones that they can potentially carry along wit them throughout their lives. I have come to believe that his desire to develop and nurture these positive relationships is at the core of the most successful martial arts school. Creating bonds not only between student and teacher, but between students, strengthens the school itself.

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Sifu’s Students

The students at the school are without a doubt the greatest assets Sifu has at his disposal. From the Green Sashes all the way to his instructor level students. They understand Sifu’s philosophy when it comes to helping everyone who start training. They

 

 

Wing Chun vs Jab, Cross, Hook Takedown Combo

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Wing Chun vs Jab, Cross, Hook, Takedown

Wing Chun vs Jab, Cross, Hook, Takedown was a question a beginner posted for anyone to answer on a Facebook group. He asked for the key to using Wing Chun vs Jab, Cross, Hook, Takedown Combo. Sifu Justin Och and Senior Instructor Garret Brumfield posted a video titled “Wing Chun vs Jab, Cross, Hook, Takedown Combo”.

In this article we will address some of the finer points. Stopping this combo is no easy task but Wing Chun does have an answer.

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The Jab

If you are to deal with an attack you must understand it. To understand strikes you must make a distinction between committed and non-committed strikes. A committed strike could be defined as a strike that has the entire weight of the body fueling the power for the strike. Alternatively, a non-committed strike will be much faster but won’t have the power. A jab is a non committed strike. That being the case, the counter must be equally fast. As you can see in the video Sifu Och uses his paak sao but immediately follows up with a straight punch. This allows for quick adjustments where needed.

The Jab, Cross

If your opponent crosses immediately after his jab you may not have time to follow up off the initial strike. Sifu chose is one of the most direct options to counter although there are many variations. The hand that was used to paak the initial strike simply follows its trajectory to the face. In conjunction, the back hand paaks the next strike. This results in and immediate strike to your opponents face.

The Jab, Cross, Hook

Let’s say that your counter does not damage your opponent enough. As a result, he follows up again with a hook. The hook that Sifu Och Demonstrates is a very tight “rabbit” hook. Theses types of hooks are very hard to deal with. A Bui Sao, Bui Jee, Man Sao will be very hard to execute in this scenario. You must be able to fully extend these techniques for them to become effective. When the opponent throws this hook, it will be very tight to the body with a lot of torque. Torque equals power, and if you are unable to fully extend your technique it will crumble. In this scenario Sifu chooses to utilize upward elbow to cover the opponents strike. He is now able to strike with is other hand and move on with his attack.

The Jab, Cross, Hook, Takedown

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Finally, we moved on to dealing last part of the combo. None of your counters have successfully stopped your opponent but because you are in so tight he feels the need to shoot in and take you down. There are two scenarios to be address when an opponent shoots in on you. If he gets under your elbow or not.

If he does not get under your able a you can simple remove the foot he is attacking and stop his forward motion with a Gum or Jum Sao to the neck\head. This is addressed in our article Fighting Footwork where we go into a little more depth. However, if he does get behind one of your elbows you must sprawl back or you will be taken down. Once you have sprawled you can then establish a line of defense again with your Jum or Gum Sao. This line allows you to regain your structure and move on with your attack.

End the fight

At each stage of the attack your goal as a Wing Chun practitioner should be to the end the fight. When you respond to an attack you should be immediately seeking to follow it up to finish your opponent. You would only utilized these counter techniques if you are unable to flow into and 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, etc. follow up. So in theory, your opponent will never get to his takedown, or his cross for that matter. However, that is why we as martial artists should always be prepared. If the worst happens, you will be ready.

Fighting Stances Across Martial Arts

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Structure is literally the foundation of any martial art, making it exponentially important to just about everything we do. It dictates the amount of power we can expend in our punches, what areas of the body become more vulnerable and open, and how easily we can throw in kicks. Most martial arts will include a variety of different stances yet will usually rely on one in particular as their fighting stance. Every possible fighting stance has its own advantages and disadvantages and complements the individual art. Though there are countless variations, the most prominent fighting stances fall into the categories of side and front stances.

Side Stance

In this stance, the practitioner turns their body sideways so that they are essentially perpendicular to their opponent. Both feet are on one line with the majority of the weight shifted toward the back leg. Some of the martial arts that favor use of this stance are Karate, Tae Kwon Do, and Judo. Martial artists who use this stance do so for a few reasons. Primarily, they claim that there is less of a target area for the opponent to exploit when the body is sideways instead of full on. Another advantage is that this is an easier stance to kick from. Since most of the weight is already on the back leg, there is minimal prep work needed in order to pull off a kick.

Most of the time, you can do so without visibly shifting your weight, making it easier to conceal the kick until it has already made contact with the opponent. Some possible disadvantages to this stance exist as well. When a fighter employs this stance it will be easy to attack from the front hand and foot, but much more difficult to attack with the back limbs. Though it is certainly possible to attack with the back hand and foot, it will be highly telegraphed to the opponent due to the amount of distance the attack has to travel and the shift in body weight.

Front Stance

The front stance is a favorite of those in Wing Chun, Muay Thai, and Krav Maga. In this stance, the practitioner squares their hips and shoulders to face the opponent. Both feet point toward the opponent, one foot back, weight low and evenly distributed. This stance allows for greater structure than the side stance with a higher capability for impact. The ability to root is gained making you less likely to be pushed off balance. This stance also allows for all weapons to be closer to and facing the opponent. With the shoulders square, both arms have the opportunity to be equidistant to the opponent. This makes it easier to pull off combos and simultaneous hand techniques.

Avid side stance practitioners may claim that a front stance makes you more susceptible to body blows. This is due to having the whole torso facing the opponent; however, both arms and legs are free to help guard. Another possible disadvantage to the front stance is the groin being a more open target. In Wing Chun, they combat this issue by turning the front foot in slightly making it so that the leg can block the groin.

Conclusion

Though forcing all martial art fighting stances into these two categories may be a vast oversimplification. It actually shows how much we all have in common. In fact there are some martial arts that do not fit in these categories at all. As an example, BJJ and Aikido prefer a stance somewhere in the middle, neither a front nor side stance. But after you get past all of the different techniques and ways of doing things, at the root of it all is a solid stance and that is something we can all agree on.

Kung Fu Kicks

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There are many kicks used in a fight. Some more useful than others. In this article, Kung Fu Kicks, we will show some of the kicks used at Sifu Och Wing Chun. We will review the Inside and Outside Shadow Kicks, Tong Kick, Half Crescent, and Side Kick.

Wing Chun Kicks

Before going into the the specific kicks let us touch on Wing Chun as a system to set the groundwork. In short, Wing Chun’s goal is to end the fight as quickly as possible. Every strike intent on crushing the opponent. Understanding that goal the kicks that we choose to utilize fall into the place.

Inside Shadow Kick

One of the most useful kicks to use is the Inside Shadow Kick. Kicking the opponent in the knee is one of the quickest ways to end the fight. With this Shadow Kick, considerable force can be driven through a target at a downward angle. The setup (implied in the name) is that the kick is done in the shadow of your hands. As a result, an opponent will find it difficult to avoid or stop this type of kick. The reason is because it is usually done in unison with the hands. Not only can it be used to attack it can be used in defense as well. It can be used to stop low kicks to the leg.

Outside Shadow Kick

Equally important, not all enemies or targets will be directly in front of you. The Outside Shadow Kick allows you to hit targets off center. They can also be used to block kicks depending on the angle. Furthermore, one advantage of this kick in particular is it can be used to drive out the support leg of an opponents kick. Jum Saos together with a low shadow kick can block roundhouses and blast the supporting leg.

Tong Kick

The Tong kick is similar to a front kick. Uniquely, however, it thrusts in upward diagonal angle. Can be used for multiple targets, but it’s primary hit is the Xiphoid. Combined with a Double Jum Sao, this is a great choice to counter a roundhouse. In addition, it can be used used to strike the ribs or inside of the thigh.

Half Crescent Kick

The Half Crescent Kick similarly takes the same shape as the Inside Shadow Kick. The difference is it drives forward as opposed to down. This kick is usually delivered to the ribs when a punch is thrown. Countering a Jab or Cross style punch with a Crescent Kick is a great option. It is unexpected which it was lends to it’s usefulness.

Side Kick

Overall, the Side Kick is one of Wing Chun’s longest ranged weapons. One of it’s main uses is delivering a powerful strike to the side when turning to face the opponent may not be available. Whether it’s a question of speed or restriction doesn’t matter. The side kick allows an immediate response to someone coming from the side. It can be done two different ways:

Static, fired directly from your stance:

or with a skip. The skip allows for a the distance and power to be increased by swinging the back foot foot. The base is re-established closer to the target and momentum is gained which increases the power.

(To view a video of the skipping side kick click the following link: Skipping Side Kick Video. )

 

The key to your Kicks

One thing all of these kicks have in common is what part of the foot is going to be used to strike the body. If you read our article “Fighting Footwork” you will see how the body needs to be aligned through the heel for structure. With the correct structure your power drives from your legs through your heels for maximum damage. This is similar to a person doing a heavy squat. Moreover, to support the weight the heel must be used. Piggybacking off of that concept is another, focused energy. If you take the energy you would use to slap someone and applied it to a needle, you will easily penetrate the skin. Just the same with your kick, if you drive all your power through your heel your damage is focused through that one point as opposed to spread through whole foot.

In conclusion, focus your power and train your structure and you will be able to develop kicks that will drop any opponent you face.

Unlock Maximum Power with the Right Wing Chun Fighting Footwork

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You can have the fastest hands in the world, but if you aren’t at the right place at the right time that won’t matter. Foot work is literally the foundation to any style. Fighting footwork is the ability to be dynamic with your intent. You may be able to block or evade an attack here and there with good hands or head movement. However, if you do not base your counter with fighting footwork, it will be difficult to execute.

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Superior angles will make your life much easier. It is much simpler to deal with an opponent when you have minimized their ability to use multiple “weapons” at once. In the same way, striking your opponents key points will also be easier when you are positioned correctly. Wing Chun seeks to dominate the outside angle allowing maximum trapping and striking to occur.

Weight distribution

There is a big debate among Wing Chun practitioners. Not only about weight distribution through the feet but also between the legs. First let’s address weight through the feet.

Heels

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When a weight lifter squats his weight must drive from the middle portion of his foot to his heels. With proper skeletal alignment his structure is locked in place and only the strongest muscles are recruited to move the weight.

If alignment is broken serious injury can occur. When finished correctly the weight will be completely on the heels as seen here.

Just as the weight lifting supports his weight with structure, the Wing Chun Fighter supports his power through his alignment. Following the same rules through physiques the weight is on the heel when engaged. This allows strikes at full power to be stopped and maximum strength can be delivered through blows.

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Even though the heels are the source of power and structure, speed is seriously inhibited when the weight is focused there. Weight should only be distributed to the toes when looking to utilize speed. Speed is used to gain the correct position. This is typically done before contact is even made. Once connected to your opponent weight should immediately be transferred to the heels to again for power. Closing the distance with an opponent is essential to the Wing Chun Fighter. If he is unable to get to the trapping range it will be difficult to execute proper techniques.

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Stance Distribution

The final aspect of weight distribution to cover is the amount of weight on each foot.  At Sifu Och Wing Chun we typically keep our weight 50-50. To give a specific example, we will look at a single leg takedown defense. First, hand positions: jum to the neck, gan to the arm. (Essentially a Gan Da).

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The reason behind this is to keep our ability to defend against takedowns. If the weight is distributed to far to one leg you can become susceptible to those types of attacks. Sweeps and single leg takedowns are difficult to stop without even distribution of weight.

This will then become a tan and a fook. The Jum to the neck stops the person from getting to your core. The gan to the arm is used to block them from getting your leg. As a result you gain an underhook. (illustrated right).

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Fighting Footwork Fundamentals: How to Stay Balanced and Powerful

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In unison the foot that is being attacked must be retracted. The foot must be swept back to avoid getting caught. This all occurs within a split second. If the weight split 70-30, or 60-40, it will be very hard to adjust and defend this type of attack.

In Conclusion

There are many different opinions and reasons about weight distribution. But at Sifu Och Wing Chun; the rule is, if your engaged with the assailant keep a 50-50 weight. When you are not engaged and mobile its a 70-30 weight (more on the back leg then front.) You must be able to engage and disengange, move in and out, and adjust in any direction as quickly as possible. YOU should be in control and have a full range of motion. Able to shift and adapt to any attack that is thrown our way. Moving in and out of the assailant whenever we see the opportunity to attack an opening.

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There are many different opinions and reasons about weight distribution. At Sifu Och Wing Chun we keep it mostly 50-50 to maintain the ability to adjust in any direction as quickly as possible. We are then able to shift and adapt to any attack that is thrown our way.

Basic Wing Chun Defense

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The first few months of a martial artist are crucial to their success. Instructors must work to instill confidence from day one. The student must learn to trust not only their instructors but also the techniques they are learning. If a student knows what he is learning is practical and useful from the start he will stick around for the fine tuning of those techniques. At Sifu Och Wing Chun we want to help students learn a basic Wing Chun Defense right from the beginning. To help cover some of the most basic attacks we teach 3 defenses right away: Bui Sao, Tan Sao, and Gan Sao.

Bui Sao

Haymakers (wide hooks) are some of the most common attacks you will see on the street. Without training the body’s natural tendency to draw power will be to twist. This results in a chain and ball effect on the arm with the punch being the ball of course. While these can still do damage they can be easily defended with proper training. That is why one of the first techniques we teach to new students is the Bui Sao. The deflecting hand is shaped as if you were blocking light from the sun. Palm facing away from the body pressing from the elbow. The palm will be about forehead height and the elbow in line with the trachea. This provides a wall of cover with the forearm.

Tan Sao

One of the more famous moves in Wing Chun is the Tan Sao. When teaching it to children we call it the “pizza hand”. This is due to the palm facing upward with the arm extended outward. The Tan Sao is used primarily against straight punches. It deflects punches off the centerline either to the inside or the outside opening up your opponent for a variety of follow ups. You can view a video of the Tan Saos on our Instagram by clicking here>Tan Saos.

Gan sao

Used against nasty body shots or uppercuts is the Gan Sao. Translated it means “low plowing hand”, this technique is very effective for defending the lower half of the body. To shape your Gan Sao simply reach your hand out in front of you as if you were shaking hands with someone. Your hand should end up in front of your belly button and your elbow about a fists distance off of your rib cage. This allows your ribs to be covered and consequently, your hand is now fairly close to your opponents body. You are now prepared for an easily follow up such as a palm to the ribs or an uppercut to the face.

Basic Wing Chun Defense Striking

All three of these defenses have something in common; they are paired with a straight punch. As opposed to many other styles most defenses in Wing Chun are combined with some sort of attack. In this case it is the straight punch. There are other variations off of these basics but for beginners we use the punch to begin with. The straight punch is delivered with the fist held vertically at a 45 degree angle. The reason for this is mainly structure. There is also a nice perk associated with it; it fits nicely under the chin to strike the side of the neck. As a result you can easily deliver a crippling blow to an opponent by simply changing the angle of your fist.

Conclusion

To Summarize, the Bui Sao, Tan Sao, and Gan Sao are three effective and important attacks you must know for your self defense. They allow you attack and defend simultaneously. These are so useful that they were borrowed by many Krav Schools to be incorporated into their system as well. Train these hard and you will have a good starting point.

Why wait until your child is a victim?

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Children will always be susceptible to acts of bullying, but why wait until that happens? Don’t wait until your child’s already a victim of bullies, harassment, depression or a habit of disrespect. Enrolling your child in the martial arts under individuals like Sifu Och Wing Chun has the potential to solve the problem before it begins. Creating a proactive solution to the problem that so many face. Putting your child in martial arts has the ability to increase respect and self-esteem, and improve peer relationships. Why wait until your child is a victim?

Respect and Self-esteem

Sifu Och Wing Chun kung fu and other martial arts for kids can help increase respectful talk, and respectful behavior. This can go a long way in life and with teachers in the school system, making learning and education a more enjoyable experience for all involved. But fostering a sense of respect is no easy task and takes time, effort, and lots of parental involvement. If the child is only disciplined and in a structured environment once a week, it may take years to see change; however, if the parents are continuing the effort put forth in class, results may occur in as little as a few weeks.

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Respect and self-esteem are two values that often influence one another. When the child is respectful to others, he or she is more likely to respect his or her self – encouraging good self-esteem. Having good self-esteem is imperative to warding off bullies. Bullying leads to a lack of self-esteem, but a lack of self-esteem may also lead to bullying. When the child’s self-esteem is low, they begin to believe what the bullies are saying about them and start to identify with that image. Children with higher self-esteem are more likely to disregard bullies, easily believing their words to be untruthful. In the martial arts, children are taught their worth and encouraged to build themselves up. Martial arts give children goals to set and achieve and, with the right school, instructors that mentor each child to reach their full potential.

Peer Relationships

Sometimes your child may be their own bully solution. By increasing their self worth they reduce depression and anxiety. Sifu Och Wing Chun can also help with their social skills which can help them to make new friends. When children are suffering with depression and anxiety, they are at a greater risk to become a victim of bullying. Physical activity of any kind has a positive effect on depression and anxiety, when that activity meets with the structure and discipline of martial arts the effect is twofold.

But on top of benefiting the child physically and mentally, the peer relationships that they make in class encourages good social development. Often times in school, certain children have a tendency to get left out. Either by the group as a whole or ostracized from different cliques. In a martial arts class, children work with everyone in the class as well as in groups and individually. When doing partner work the partners will switch up every round. This gives each child the opportunity to meet and make new friends as well as work with different body types. Simultaneously promoting social and martial arts skill.

Choose Now-Why wait until your child is a victim?

People of all ages are susceptible to bullying, but why wait until after the fact to do something? Most adults have learned to cope and deal with bullies, but it is usually after years of being bullied themselves. Enrolling your child in a martial art does not mean that they won’t get bullied. It does, however, ensure that they are better equipped to deal with it when it happens.

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Anger and Wing Chun Don’t Mix: Proper Martial Arts Education

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A angry mind full of stress, anxiety, and frustration will cloud the judgment of a Wing Chun Kung Fu practitioner—or any martial artist. Saying this and training for a clear mind are two different things, of course. You must make it a practice, so the body can relax and calm its breathing, heart, and mind when under duress.

Anger and Wing Chun Don’t Mix

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Siu nim tao gung fu being practice in our Downtown Lakeland Sifu Och Wing Chun studio

Anger management within the martial arts is extremely important. Anger and Wing Chun don’t mix. Not only is calming the mind important—restraint of primal anger during a confrontation keeps you from having a “fogged” perception. The mind needs to be clear in order to fulfill its full capability and goals.  Wing Chun Kung Fu demands a clear mind swept of anger in order to be filled with purpose, skill and drive.  Though anger can have a drive of its own if not tempered it can run rampant in our lives and destroy that which is built and postive.

Wing Chun Kung Fu strikes such as chops, punches, palms, elbows, head butts, kicks, and knees are coupled with simultaneous blocks, traps, redirects, countering measures, and changing body movements and timing. If you succumb to anger, you won’t have the mental discipline to remember, let alone execute, the required movements to keep you safe. Stand up strikes require extremely fast targeting, and you need to keep your strikes along the centerline principle of the body. The centerline of the body contains most of the vital areas, pressure points and weaknesses.  Though when Wing Chun Gung Fu strikes these points it is concerned with the hitting of fists, elbows and knees into these areas.

Though there are few grappling techniques or holds within Wing Chun Gung Fu as it is seen as a waste to hold when you could be striking.  There is in fact the use of quick Chi Na (wrist and joint lock applications) that are taught widely within this system of self defense.

The discipline of Wing Chun teaches many other techniques such as gun defense, stick and knife defense as well as ground defense training.  Schools like Sifu Justin Och also teach no-gi ju-jitsu as a addition to in-depth Wing Chun Gung Fu instruction.  This addition of no-gi ju-jitsu for ground training and fighting teaches a practitioner that whether stand up or ground Sifu Justin Och students are covered.

Wing Chun Gung Fu is one of the fastest martial arts known, by striking the human bodies vital areas you can shut an assailant down quickly.  Whereas a Wing Chun Gung Fu stylist learns to protect these areas.  The centerline is the most vital battleground and tactic available to a practitioner.  It is the source by which all techniques seek to attain and strike.

All attacks, deflections, redirections, blocks are tools to attack and devastate the centerline vitals such as the throat, knees, groin, eyes, temples, joints, Xiphoid, collar bone and many other areas that can’t be built up.

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Combat Wing Chun fighting resistance practice with focus mitts in our Lakeland Florida Wing Chun martial arts studio.

The battle ground and warrior tactics within Wing Chun Gung Fu emphasize the short distance between two points is a straight line.  Wing Chun Gung Fu teaches you to strike directly instead of indirectly.  This aims every attack at this centerline.  Wing Chun Gung Fu spends alot of its time training and learning how to direct force, precision and power against this centerline while getting any and all defenses down.

Striking any one of the vitals found along the centerline can end a assailants capability to harm the Wing Chun Gung Fu practitioner.  A powerful blow to the throat, collar bone, eyes, groin, knee or joints could very well shut them down.  This is why Wing Chun Gung Fu has so many tactics from extremely fast chain punches to turning punches that involve the full momentum of the body, hip, torque, weight and speed.  Only one blow is needed but Wing Chun trains for many strikes to ensure increased success for its practitioners.

If above all you want real self defense for you and your family, choose Wing Chun Gung Fu.

Sifu Justin Och is in downtown lakeland florida and has classes that can give you and your family exactly what you need.   A Black and Gold Sash instructor under multiple proven Masters of the system of Wing Chun Gung Fu.  Sifu Justin Och is also recognized internationally as a amazing instructor that looks after his students and trains them to the highest capabilities they can and are willing to achieve.  A hard but fair Sifu in the world reknowned system of Wing Chun Gung Fu.

 

 

Wing Chun Gung Fu: Using Skill, Not Strength, for Victory

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Unlock your Inner Power with Wing Chun Gung Fu

One of the very first things that is taught within the system of Sifu Och Wing Chun is proper technique and knockout power. Using all of the bodies weapons for both offense and defense.  Blocking and attacking simultaneously while shifting and moving to get out of the way of incoming attacks.  Instead of using force against force Wing Chun has proven counter strategies that take strength from the assailant and truly use it against them. 

Instead of using force versus force where a smaller practitioner of Wing Chun might fall victim Wing Chun uses dynamic footwork and redirective combinations that take the assailants line of strength out of the equation. Wing Chun Gung Fu power is one of the most exceptional martial art systems out there.

Mastering Struggles and Unleashing Power Through Wing Chun Gung Fu

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For every line of strength there are four lines of weakness this means that a smaller and weaker fighter can quickly stop and drop a larger and stronger assailant. Wing Chun is one of the most exceptional martial art systems out there. A Wing Chun stylist uses their heads to avoid direct confrontation and uses the assailants strength, force and power against them.

“a struggle of power can only happen between two individuals both willing to struggle – Sifu Justin Och”

Understanding the Power of Wing Chun Gung Fu

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Wing Chun is renowned for its unique approach to power. Instead of relying solely on brute force, Wing Chun emphasizes using your opponent’s energy against them, allowing even those with less physical strength to defend themselves effectively. This concept is empowering, particularly for those struggling to find balance between mental and physical strength.

From Effort to Ease: Wing Chun Gung Fu Power Secrets

If one individual decides to strike instead of struggle the battle of strength against strength is turned.Wing Chun is one of the most exceptional martial art systems out there.  Fight smarter not harder my Master use to say.  Within Wing Chun there are a lot of concepts and many concetrate on the concepts of Wing Chun versus the ability to use Wing Chun Gung Fu in a dangerous, stress induced, pressured situation. 

What many may not realize is that it only takes a small amount of strength to redirect a line of power, though this is not to say that Wing Chun Gung Fu does not use strength or power.  Properly taught Wing Chun is told to focus on knockout power with speed but never speed over knockout power.   This takes a practitioners mindset away from just fast and fancy movements and pulls them into the reality of combat, knocking or incapacitating their assailant.

Mastering Struggles and Unleashing Power Through Wing Chun Gung Fu

Because speed comes so fast to a Wing Chun practitioner many forget to train in its follow through power.  This makes it so that even a weak Wing Chun practitioner can stop, move and break the timing and body down of a much larger assailant if the weaker Wing Chun Gung Fu practitioner is taught to follow through. Wing Chun is one of the most exceptional martial art systems out there.  Each strike is an opportunity to stop the fight as a practitioner does not want a long drawn out battle.

“Longer fights have to many factors involved from weapons being drawn, accomplices joining, to draining endurance and stamina.  Ending a fight quickly also minimizes damage to all parties involved. – Sifu Justin Och”

Overcoming Struggles in Martial Arts with Wing Chun

Training and pushing yourself to fight five rounds for five minutes is a great goal, but then using all that stamina to end the fight quickly without burning yourself out but rather staying calm in the moment is key.

Wing Chun Gung Fu power is one of the most exceptional martial art systems out there.  The ability to quickly counter, move, attack, redirect, and defend against so many other techniques and systems of combat.  Wing Chun is a proven tried and true system of realistic self defense.  If you want the power, the strength and ability Wing Chun provides you have to train like an a animal.  You have to train hard, push hard, under pressure and resistance.  In order to gain realistic self defense you have to train it just like any other athlete, just thinking about it or doing it passively will gain you a passive response when under attack.

Wing Chun Gung Fu: Powerful, Effortless Defense at Its Best

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Jeet Kune lakeland florida

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Jeet Kune lakeland florida

Jeet Kune lakeland florida is your first stop if you want to begin your journey.  Bruce Lee trained and practiced his fighting system of Wing Chun Gung Fu under Ip Man way before his creation of Jeet Kune Do.  With diligence and  determination Ip Man trained Bruce Lee in Wing Chun gung fu attempting to keep the youth off the street where gangs ran rampant on Chinese streets and alleys.  Jeet Kune Do was created when Bruce Lee was sent to the USA but had not completed the system.  But Bruce Lee only learned 2/3rds of the system, with Grandmaster Ip Man in China and no way to communicate, Bruce Lee had to fill the gaps.  Bruce Lee began the journey of Jeet Kune Do by filling in the 1/3 he didn’t have with other systems that were around him, Boxing, Ju-jitsu, and various kicks.  With Wing Chun gung fu as a huge base, power, structure and engine Jeet Kune Do was born.

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Within lakeland florida Jeet Kune Do engine is a possibility for you and those you love. But during the 1900’s Wing Chun was obscure at best it was a system in secrecy that only very few knew of and trained.  Those that trained in it though became increasingly powerful so much so many became famous in their regions and provinces.

Bruce Lee was a street kid before he met Grandmaster Ip Man, there was no Jeet Kune Do yet (JKD).  Bruce Lee was a kid and was one of the few fortunate enough to trained under Ip Man directly.  Bruce Lee was able to do this before being sent to the United States by his parents to save him from gang related activities and street brawls.  before Wing Chun’s obscurity and lack of large schools and practitioners would not stay for long.   Grandmaster Ip Man was and still is one of the greatest teachers and proponents of the System Wing Chun Gung Fu.

Over the years Wing Chun Gung Fu became a dominant force within China as much as it is now and has now become one of the most widely known and practiced Gung Fu Chinese martial art systems within the known world.   Thousands now train all over the world in Wing Chun though finding Masters like Ip Man, Bruce Lee, Wong Shun Leung and the like are difficult but not impossible.  Jeet Kune lakeland florida and Wing Chun Gung Fu presents its information openly but Mastering it takes real training, time, dedication and understanding.  It is thus said that you can find Wing Chun in almost every major city but finding a true Master of Wing Chun is like winning the lottery, you better hold on to that ticket.

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Jeet Kune Do (jkd) is the combination of Wing Chun Gung Fu, Ju-Jitsu, Boxing and Kicking techniques with Wing Chun gung fu as the engine both striking, redirecting and blocking in one quick swift motion.  For those looking for Jeet Kune Do in lakeland fl and wanting to follow in the footsteps of Bruce Lee’s Jeet Kune D0 (jkd) martial arts training we suggest you start with the engine; Wing Chun gung fu.  Understanding and starting with Wing Chun gung fu you will gain a huge perspective in your journey to become a Jeet Kune Do or JKD fighter.  We welcome all martial artists and all levels from pure beginner to full out seasoned vetern, whether you have trained in Wing Chun, Gung Fu, Tiger Claw, White Crane, Snake, JKD, Boxing, Taekwondo, Karate or have been in Jeet Kune Do for years you will get the full picture here of Wing Chun’s fighting capabilities.  These abilities combined will take your protection, skill and ability to a insane new level.

Hundreds and Thousands of self defense martial arts today study Wing Chun Gung Fu with all the power and ability it provides them.  The true power of Wing Chun Gung Fu awaits you will you take it up, will you recieve the gift of protection, confidence and power?  Will you rise to its need for discipline and practice?

Your Sifu, your instructor is Justin Och and he has search the world for Wing Chun Gung Fu to bring back to you the power and prowess.

Looking to start your journey in Jeet Kune lakeland florida, then your Journey starts the same way Bruce Lee did, by learning Ip Man’s Wing Chun Kung Fu.

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International Wing Chun Day

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International Wing Chun Day

It’s 8:20 am, we awake and meet at the Sifu Och Wing Chun Kung Fu School in downtown Lakeland Florida.  Its time to celebrate International Wing Chun Day (March 16th) and we have made plans to drive the 2+ hours to Gainesville, Florida.  Sifu Justin Och and his students gather for the trip and anticipate a great day in Gainesville Florida.  To celebrate an exchange of knowledge, friendship, chi sau in the name of International Wing Chun Day.

Sifu Justin Och and his crew load up, grab some grub for the road, drinks, snacks and food and jumped on the road, talking, joking and enjoying the scenic route.  Arriving in Gainesville Sifu Justin Och meets up with some friends from the area and joins the Gainesville Dojo workshop.  Sifu Jesse S. Jones has designed a workshop to go over the basics of their style and lineage of Wing Chun for new comers into the art as vetern enthusiats.  Though A new instructor to the Gainesville Florida area, Sifu Jesse S. Jones has been training for over 20 years under the Sifu Jose Bracero and Master Arnett fromt the lineage of Grandmaster William Cheung.  William Cheung’s Wing Chun is known as a soft styled Wing Chun.  Emphasis on the principles, purpose of the forms and free style Wing Chun.

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gainesville fl wing chun kung fu with Sifu Justin Och and Sifu Jesse Jones students enjoying International Wing Chun Day

Jesse S. Jones workshop focused in on the principle basics, use of bag work, front thrusting kicks, pyramid centerline strikes, forward stances, pak strikes and biu strikes.  His focus was to educate and show some distinctions between Wing Chun and the other styles of martial arts taught within the Gainesville Dojo.  These styles include but aren’t limited to Choy Li Fut, Kickboxing, Karate, Taekwondo and Jiu-Jitsu.

Sifu Justin Och’s students got together with the students under Sifu Jesse S. Jones and trained at this workshop in friendship and good relation.  After the seminar was over a few of Sifu Justin Och’s students, with restless energy from the drive over began sparring one another on the emptied mat.  Chi Sau sparring began between one of Sifu Justin Och students and a few of Sifu Jesse S. Jones students as the two Sifu’s decided to exchange as well.

Taking a corner of the Gym Sifu Justin Och and Sifu Jesse Jones began slowly, Chi Sau rolling and feeling each other’s energy.  After a few friendly demonstrations by Sifu Jesse Jones of their home town Wing Chun’s Chi Sau attacks and Sifu Justin Och calmly blocking and quickly reacting in solitude.  The two Sifu’s began to heat the place up as their Chi Sau sparring became faster and faster.  Students of both lineages watched as these two respectfully and devastatingly attacked.  Students using the facility from styles as far as Choy Li Fut, Kickboxing, Karate, and Taekwondo stopped to observe.  The exchange of fast hands, footwork, trapping, strikes, lop sau’s, straight centerline strikes, redirects and movements were incredible to watch.  What felt like 15-20 minutes to onlookers and spectators was only about 4-5.  Afterwhich they all went out to lunch at the local ale house.To celebrate an exchange of knowledge, friendship, chi sau in the name of International Wing Chun Day.

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A great and respectful exchange on a wonderful International Wing Chun Day.

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Sifu Jesse Jones and Sifu Justin Och (left to right) exchange a wonderfully heated and fast exchange of Wing Chun offensive and defensive tactics, attacks and counters.

The Gainesville Dojo is a beautiful place, full of heavy bags, floor mats, a boxing ring and plenty of space for whatever sytle or system you are practicing.  If your looking for Wing Chun in Gainesville you should check out Sifu Jesse Jones in Gainesville and see if its what your looking for in a Kung Fu system.  The International Wing Chun day in school under the instruction of Sifu Justin Och is in Lakeland, Florida with a beautiful kwoon fit for the grooming of the next generation of Wing Chun fighters.To celebrate an exchange of knowledge, friendship, chi sau in the name of International Wing Chun Day.

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sifuochwingchun.com – Sifu Justin Och, Lakeland Florida Lineage under Grandmaster Steve Lee Swift; Sons of Ip Man Ip Ching and Ip Chun, Simon Lau, Wong Shun Leung, Second Lineage under Master Nelson Rios; Moy Yat, Ip Chun, Ip Ching, multiple lineages within China. Justin Och has experience in no-gi ju-jitsu, knife, stick, TkD, Shotokan, JKD.  He is Internationally traveled in Wing Chun to schools in Switzerland, England, France, Germany and more visiting, training and seeking out Master’s and Grandmasters teaching the fighting and combative methods and realistic uses of Wing Chun Kung Fu for street combat. His wants his students to beable to apply every aspect of Wing Chun fighting.To celebrate an exchange of knowledge, friendship, chi sau in the name of International Wing Chun Day.

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wingchungainesville.com – Sifu Jesse Jones, Gainesville, Florida Lineage under Master Anthony Arnett; Arnett Sport Kung Fu under Grandmaster William Cheung Lineage under Sifu Jose Bracero; under Anthony Arnett. Jesse Jones has explored other martial arts including Jeet Kune Do, Kali and Jiu Jitsu and came back to Wing Chun Kung Fu.  He has used and trained Wing Chun in point competition sparring and full contact tournaments, forms and weapon forms. His knowledge in William Cheung Wing Chun, competition sparring, previous martial arts shows in his classroom instruction and students interactive training.To celebrate an exchange of knowledge, friendship, chi sau in the name of International Wing Chun Day.

Lakeland Florida Martial Arts

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Lakeland Florida Martial Arts

Lakeland Florida Martial Arts / Wing Chun Gung Fu by Sifu Och takes discipline, perseverance and a drive.  Gung fu in Lakeland florida martial arts with Sifu Och is unlike any other family martial art or self defense system you may encounter.  Not only does it make stream sense, practical purpose, but it is a traditional martial art with a modern mindset, modern instruction and full body reactionary self defense.

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Southern Shaolin Gung Fu martial arts contain cultural exchange, full body conditioning and exercise besides being a real skill and fast self defense.  Wing Chun Gung Fu is a extremely popular art throughout the entire world.  Made famous by Ip Man the Grandmaster instructor of Bruce Lee, this system has proven applications, so much so other styles have tried to “borrow” concepts.  The art of Gung Fu is also known as Wu Shu, Kung Fu, Wushu, Kuo Shu.

Many Karate martial art systems share common traits with Gung Fu in both power, foot work and some hand techniques.  The difference in Gung Fu is its ability to move fluidly from relaxed control to absolute explosive power, this combined with Gung Fu’s ability to react to almost any attack imaginable with both offense and defense.  Shaolin Gung Fu is known as one of the oldest forms of self defense martial arts on the planet.

Gung Fu has several variant styles of self defense though the most popular are those with roots to the Shaolin Temple.  Though Gung Fu was practiced in China well before the first Shaolin Temple was raised.  Though it was the Shaolin Temple monks that pressed it forward and refined tactics for War and self defense martial art combat.

There are a large majority of martial artists enthusiasts and practitioners imagine  that and ultimate self defense is the definitive goal of any martial art this includes Gung Fu.  Though amazing and realistic self defense is the one of the great results of Wing Chun Gung Fu, Gung fu is much deeper than just self defense or martial arts moves.  It is a deep sense of enrichment, a body that is toned and fit, a healthy lifestyle, a sense of accomplishment and a life time of achievement.  Sifu Och understands this fact, that Wing Chun Gung Fu is a true art that develops the mind, body and soul of the practitioner.

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It is not about teaching students to overpower or conquer others instead Gung Fu teaches students to dive deep within themselves controlling their bodies, reactions, emotions and confidence.  The harmony trained within Gung Fu is the most important, a sense of peace and avoidance of confrontations.  Even within a threatening situation Wing Chun gung fu with all its power, speed and realistic self defense capabilities it teaches the student to rise above the situation.  Instead a Wing Chun gung fu warrior defends himself and those he/she loves only when they are forced or cornered to do so.

Lakeland Florida Martial Arts Wing Chun Gung Fu takes the balance of the mind and body, it’s mechanics, details, and training are essential to proper execution of movement and defense to use minimal strength with maximum results.    This is unlike many other types of martial arts where power is taught over body mechanics, redirection and rooting.

Proper balance is more than just the balance of the body, knees and feet as they touch the ground and there relation to how you strike and kick.  Chinese martial arts believe the concept behind proper balance is within heaven and earth.   Chinese martial arts also known as gung fu teaches its students to focus completely on each objective, clearing the mind of all upset and stress.  Gung Fu trains the mind to focus each thought while empting their cup to reach a state of happiness within every aspect of life.

Will you choose a life of balance, a clear mind, purpose filled and happy with skill, discipline and realistic self defense for your entire family in lakeland florida, or will you choose to keep searching?  It’s up to you as your decision now and in the future all make the difference.  Knowning all of Wing Chun Gung Fu is a dying seed, many do not have the dedication and will to learn it.   Will you allow it to grow in your heart, find the right instructor or will you let it fade from existence?

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Family Self Defense lakeland Fl Tips

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Family Self Defense Lakeland Fl Tips: Pointers For Florida Residents

Today we are here to fill you in on the importance of learning martial arts for your continued health and wellness. Of particular interest to us is a family self defense lakeland fl activity known as Wing Chung Kung Fu and what it has in store for us.

This self-defense art form has been around for many thousands of years in the Eastern world but it has only been recently introduced to the West. But, judging from the number of individuals joining Sifu Justin Och’s martial art outlet its prudent to assert that the Sifu Och Wing Chun Kung Fu trend is here to stay.   Sifu Justin Och’s Wing Chun Kung Fu school of Family self defense lakeland fl teaches adults, teens and kids.Family Self Defense lakeland Fl has been gaining popularity is beacuse it helps people to deter criminals,protect their families and gain a real understanding of their body, minds and personal achievements

In this age, Kung Fu is actually viewed more as a health enhancing practice than as a family self defense Lakeland, Fl technique.  It has been shown by the leading experts to confer great positive impacts on our states of mind, on our immune systems and on our general well-being as well. It has been praised by health care providers to be a remarkable force when it comes to keeping our bodies and our minds in top-notch shape and form without any side-effects.

Another equally important reason that family self defense lakeland fl has been gaining popularity is because it helps people to deter criminals, protect their families and gain a real understanding of their body, minds and personal achievements. Yes, it has come to the aid and the timely rescue of folks who found themselves in a sticky situation. It is no secret that the incidences of burglaries and violent crimes have been on a steady rise in the area. Not a single week goes by without us learning about how someone we personally know off or someone from our neighborhood got attacked by muggers and ended up losing all their precious valuables. Steer clear from such mishaps by enrolling in a family self defense lakeland fl class now!

Even if you have only trained for a short period of time and your Wing Chun Kung Fu training could position you to buy yourself an extra three or so minutes before someone comes to your aid, it will have done more than enough. Enough to make sure that you don’t end up getting seriously injured or harmed and having to spend a small fortune with medications or in hospitals.

The confidence Sifu Justin Och’s family self defense lakeland fl confers to us is remarkable and it goes a long way towards making our lives to be happier and utterly stress-free. In essence there are a myriad of self-defense techniques that are now readily taught in and around Lakeland, Florida and it is entirely up to you to decide the one that best suites your needs and wants from a martial arts program.  Well, according to an article we stumbled upon while researching for this content, Wing Chung Kung Fu is currently placed on the number ten spot on the all-time best martial arts in the US.

Apparently, the art-form has been a special preserve of legends like Bruce Lee and Van Damme (the Belgian actor) who have fascinated us and thrilled us with their mastery and with their grace-like elegance on their feet and with their arms.

You too can get stronger and healthier by simply learning to exploit the weaknesses of your opponents and most importantly by learning how to make full use of your potential.

We only remind you to take care and avoid causing even more harm and injury to your body and teaming up with a licensed and qualified martial arts expert to get the best possible results.

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Wing Chun principles; shortest distance

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Wing Chun principles; shortest distance

(this article can not be copied or used on any other site, permission only to share link) You must use the “shortest distance between two points”.   Wing Chun principles refers to every possible straight line.  Only when obstructed from the straight line attack does a Wing Chun practitioner use a direct but curved line.

Straight lines imply a state of constant velocity and power whereas a curved line implies acceleration and an unexpected differentiating line of attack.  A curved line that slopes gains acceleration and power as it changes its curvature of direction where as a straight line is a constant.

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Covering your openings while changing the game on the opponent allows for versatility in your fighting application.  Both being powerful attacks, the curved line gains a larger impact force behind its momentum and weight but carries with it a time delay before it can defend or be re-deployed.  Whereas, a straight-line is reinforced the entire body’s weight and structure and because of its angle of attack it is harder to counter and can be reused quickly to defend or attack.

A Wing Chun practitioner always attempts to use straight lines of attack, but there are always exempts.  With the advent of the internet and online video’s, it is very easy to attempt to gain an understanding of attacks and ways to exploit any weaknesses within martial arts.  Training your Wing Chun to be reactive and full of dimension and varying attacks keeps an assailant guessing and helps a practitioner to avoid becoming a one trick pony.

A inside curved attack, high or low straight-line or even kicking low while attacking high may initiate other openings when the assailant is confused and constantly questioning your next move.  Always using direct reaction’s also means a well trained reaction.  When a person grabs you a trained reaction would be to strike directly and viciously.  An untrained reaction might be to grab the person back who grabbed you, thus as they struggle you would struggle back.  This type of untrained reaction leaves you open for being thrown, taken down, knocked out or submitted.

All of this is easily said and only through proper training can one achieve the next level. I still visit seniors in the art of Wing Chun (ving tsun) Kung Fu overseas so that I can increase my understanding and ability through these men and women who have trained more life times than myself.

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Why Wing Chun Is the Ultimate Self-Defense for Street Encounters

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PART 2 – We may be biased, but we have had students that used Sifu Och Wing Chun to get out of life threatening situations. Not once but many students over the many decades we have trained members. They have been kept safe by the proven applications we teach for self defense in a variety of street encouters. We teach people from day one that the proven Wing Chun self defense we have here can make a difference.  Every technique has a purpose and a direct effect on getting out of a situation quickly and effectively.

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The first couple of months of training will stay with them for the rest of their lives. They will refer back to that information throughout their lives, as everything else builds upon this foundation. This beginning time is very important in the growth and mindset of a student.
If the majority of our training is Yin and instills Yin, you will become a Yin student.  Have that student face a situation on the street or against another practitioner that has been training for sparring, direct contact, mobility, speed and power, all of the things that Wing Chun represents and who do you think is going to win?  Think of the greats in Wing Chun Kung Fu, Yip Man (Ip Man), Bruce Lee, Wong Shun Leung, Simon Lau, etc. 

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Wing chun has proved self defense. They were all fighters, they spoke and trained for fighting with Wing Chun (ving tsun).  Sure, they may use Yin, but they get knocked out with Yang. Are you willing to put in the hard work, time, and dedication? Will you travel, research, or waste time with a school thats close school, but knows a fraction of the info.

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Hard work, time, dedication and becoming quick, powerful, direct, and not wasting time. Getting to the heart of the issue to maintain perseverance in the face of impossible odds.  Pushing past your own limitations and the limits others try to place on you.  This is the foundation of Kung Fu, the heart of Wing Chun Kung Fu.

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Getting to the heart of the issue to maintain perseverance in the face of impossible odds.  What about pushing past your own limitations and the limits others try to place on you?  This is the foundation of Kung Fu, the heart of Wing Chun Kung Fu.

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Many years ago before I started my Wing Chun training. I had trained in other styles to believe that I could Master the martial arts without medium to heavy sparring against team mates and other styles. Wing Chun also provides proven self-defense techniques. Within my first 6 months of Wing Chun I quickly changed my mind. 

Where do practitioners get their speed, endurance, technique and power, and how could they react to everything I did and was thinking about doing before I even got to do it?

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I realized that direct confrontation with a moving, active, thinking opponent was completely different than my mirror and forms provided. Proved self defense martial arts is provided by wing chun. I realized that this was where Wing Chun (ving tsun) Kung Fu reigned and if I wanted this elusive martial art as my own I was going to have to push myself in dedication.

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Win or lose I would be the one gaining all the benefits and true understanding of those secrets deep within Wing Chun. This is where I started looking into the different techniques. A combinations and movements that were being given to me.  Over the years I have looked deeper into the body mechanics of Wing Chun.

Wing Chun truly is a complete system it emulates its name “everlasting spring time” or “ever changing spring time”.  It has an answer for any situation.  It is a progressive and modern martial art.  Wing Chun’s number one rule is “your closest weapon to your opponent’s closes vital”.

How slight adjustments for my body size and those around me could increase not only my power but the effectiveness of ever technique I executed. Techniques that I thought I could never use in a combat application became more than possible as my strength, understanding and ability increased. 

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That means that whatever is the most direct attack do it.  Don’t think about it.  Just attack the next closest vital, keep your root strong, your footwork  correct and allow your whole body to become a weapon.

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Always choosing the closest “weapon” to the closest “vital or target”, this is the essence of direct reaction.  Though all reactions are different, the key is to use whatever hand, foot or body part is closest to defend and attack an opponent.  If your hands are tied up, deliver a headbutt.

If your legs can’t kick or knee, then strike with punches, elbows, biu jee (thrusting fingers), palms, or chops. You always have options, but the question is will you have trained under the right instructor? Will you have worked hard under the right instruction to attained a level to use them as reactions?

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Wing Chun; proven self defense – (part 1)

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Wing Chun; proven self defense

practical training… not a belt factory – part 1

(this article can not be copied or used on any other site, permission only to share link) I believe, like so many other practitioners before me that Wing Chun techniques must be proven with your hands doing the talking for skill and achievement.  Showing what a martial art can do is powerful.  When people think of great Wing Chun they refer to Ip Man, Wong Shun Leung, Bruce Lee, Simon Lau.  Men known for fighting with Wing Chun not just doing forms practice. 

I have seen children walking around with master levels and wonder to myself what is the real level of a master anymore.  The perception that has been given to the public is that attaining a black belt is easy.  Even right around the corner from the first day you pay.  Real skill and technique is a thing of the past, a old hat, a tool that “old masters” used to keep their students from that Black belt.

Black Belt/Sash use to mean something because it was difficult to attain.  It took a numerous amount of years to achieve and was forged from hard core practitioners, not given to make someone feel better or keep them going. 

Unless you can use the techniques on a live, struggling and decisive opponent, it is only theory. 

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Using the techniques means against other styles than your own.  This way, you know its universal not just situational to a particular school or style. False confidence and theories cannot help you in a life threatening situation and forms without fighting skill, ability and understanding to perform them are useless.  Too many techniques and schools in the martial arts world are becoming more and more based on the theory of a instructor instead of resisting practicality. A fancy move that looks great but when applied against a live resisting, striking, fighting opponent it just doesn’t work.  Unless proven and applied a theory remains in that realm only; a great and wishful thought.

Wing Chun is a scientifically based martial art system using body mechanics, torque, redirection and rapid subtle power to stop a much larger foreign aggressor.  Everything comes into play. 

If something is slightly off upon application, there is a large loss of power and structure. Yet this again is theory, unless you know how to use Wing Chun in a stress induced situation. Since a fight is chaos with speed and power behind intent to injury and dismay.  A Wing Chun practitioner has to practice to use precision under stress to build theory into application. Wing Chun is an extremely effective and direct martial art though too few practice and train in it with resistance and sparring, that is focused less on kickboxing like responses and more on the reason it is so effective. Wing Chun wants you to train with attacker counter response to your actions, resistance, immediate reflexes, and stress induced reflex applications. 

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Everyone comes to the martial arts for different reasons some wish to just know of and talk of Wing Chun understanding and principles.  For these individuals training for years on Sil Lum Tao (1st form), Chum Kiu (2nd form), Bil Jee (3rd form), Chi Sau and Wooden Dummy is fun and stress free.  Some people feel that by analyzing Wing Chun and being able to explain it means they can use it.  This type of form and low stress training is good if you are only seeking out the internal Yin style of Wing Chun.  Though there should be no argument that a person who trains in forms will never beat a person who spars, fights and trains for reflex and full body understanding of the techniques.  Techniques are muscle memory and are reaction.  Forms can teach us many things but they will never prepare the body for the adrenaline dump, stress, anxiety, fear and quick movements, reactions and footwork of actual combat.  Fortunately, Wing Chun under the right instructor can be all about this reactionary training.  

There are so many ways to train and spar in Wing Chun Kung Fu and all of them can lead to an extremely great practitioner in the art. 

We start new student practitioners with drills and quick techniques that can be used on day one against a resisting opponent.  These techniques use quick reactions to your opponents aggressive nature, such as blocking and attacking simultaneously both high and low.  Blocking and attacking simultaneously sounds like something any school could talk about incorporating, but Wing Chun Kung Fu is a complete system that teaches this in every aspect, not just one or two techniques. It is ingrained into everything and trains a practitioner to use redirecting footwork such as shifting to throw an opponent off balance and exploit weaknesses with quick reactions while trapping and attacking.  They learn how to place the right hip movement into each attack without throwing the shoulder out or losing balance within a rooted foundation.

Beginners also start learning how to control their own balance so that each attack has no indication before it strikes but rather hits and is then felt but rarely seen.  New students test their martial art ability by using these skills to block and attack from a multitude of angles.  Students must demonstrate that they can get out of the way of blows while using their Bui Sau’s (high block with a simultaneous punch), Gan Sau’s (low block with a simultaneous punch) and Tan Sau’s (mid-block with a simultaneous punch) so that every movement comes as a reflex to every incoming blow.  This is trained with safety and precaution to turn a student who has never trained in the martial art system of Wing Chun (ving tsun) into a reality based family protecting practitioner. 

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