Thanks Nick,

Really appreciate that.

Sifu

Hi Nick and first of all I must thank you for your very kind words.
Also, I love your photo! 🙂

The answer is that, in order to learn any style you must follow 3 stages:
1/ Learn the shapes (positions)
2/ Learn how to use them to defend yourself
3/ Learn how to defend and counter attack
So in reverse order, any fool can strike, but you need…[Read more]

Although we do not use upper cuts etc. it is crazy not to learn how to defend them.
As for using them?
As a first strike, NO! Definitely not, for Wing Chun reasons I believe you may already know.
As a follow up? Mmmm, ideally no, BUT, in my realistic street opinion, your Wing Chun has worked if you do not get hit, your counter attack (your…[Read more]

Nice. 🙂

Hi Ian,

Great question and very well worded.

I’ll make a video of this today for you and blog it in the morning.

But basically, try to think of what each type of footwork gives us, as these help each other out, for instance:

Lets say I’m standing on a clock face, aiming toward 12, right foot forward in Biu mar.
In order for me to step right…[Read more]

That’s great news about your buddy, and a good idea too.

Never can have to many! (Love it!)

Sifu

Hi Kenny and welcome to our little community!

Oh and don’t worry about being a ‘Yank’, we’ll not hold that against you. 🙂

Do let me know if you have any questions or if I can help you in any way?

Sifu

This is always a difficult topic, but I will share my thoughts.

First of all, no martial art is better than any other, this is simply down to the individual.
If I trained in Karate for two weeks and then said Karate is rubbish, this would be unfair for a couple of reasons.
1/ to say ‘Karate is not rubbish’ is not fair, what should be said is ‘I…[Read more]

Thank you Mauricio,

I will look into this.

Sifu

Thank you Aaron,

NOW TELL YOUR FRIENDS! 🙂

I too came from a Karate background, 6 years of Shotokan training right up to Shodan.

Again I will write a blog now with you in mind. Look out for it.

Sifu

Hi Stephanie,

I’ll chase that up today for you, I’m teaching in Leeds tonight and tomorrow, plus lots of videos to make.

Please do ask me again though?

Sifu

Mauricio my friend,

Sometimes the same videos are placed in different areas because it will be relevant to what is being explained in that particular module.

As for same videos having a different name, do not worry, this is because all of these videos, especially at this level, are so important that it is better to watch them as many times as…[Read more]

Aaron,

Did you read yesterdays blog?

That was directed toward you. 🙂

Usted es bienvenido, por favor hágamelo saber si puedo ayudarle en absoluto con cualquier pregunta.

Hello Aaron,

Simple answer, don’t worry about it.

Turning the toes in is designed to help gain the inward bend on the knees, the inward bend on the knees is then used as a way of understanding the direction and line that energy will follow (a bit like a runway for an airplane), either to redirect force down into the ground, or gain force from…[Read more]

Muy agradable. 🙂

Muy amables palabras Simon muchas gracias. 🙂

Hola Mauricio mi amigo y bienvenido al sitio. Por mucho que me encante el idioma, mi español es muy poco. Mis palabras son de hecho a través de google traductor.

Pikeville looks great and you’ve got a good thing going on there with your training.

I was looking at some photos of Pikeville and it really made me miss the States, perhaps we can arrange something and I’ll see you there myself one day.

I believe it’s a bit chilly there at the moment eh?

Keep up the training and keep the group growing, I’d…[Read more]

Hi David,

Welcome to the site and thank you for your kind words.

This was recently brought to my attention and will be addressed on our next revamp, but as it was only cosmetic it didn’t make it to the top of the list.

It will definitely be looked at next though. I do hope this hiccup doesn’t damped you enthusiasm. 🙂

How is your training…[Read more]