WING CHUN COMBATIVES HAWAII

  • Classes
    • Wing Chun
    • Seminars
  • Blog
    • Training
    • Wing Chun
    • Sifu Notes
  • Gallery
    • Photos
    • Videos
  • About
    • Background
    • Ip Man
    • Training & Lineage
    • Contact
  • Searching for Kung Fu

What Is So Good About The Wing Chun Stance?

March 16, 2015 By Sifu Wayde Leave a Comment

wing-chun-basics-stanceWhat is so good about the Wing Chun Stance? I believe the people who don’t understand the stance, don’t appreciate how simple and sophisticated the stance is.

It is always difficult for me talk certain Wing Chun concepts without mentioning Wong Shun Leung. In Sifu David Peterson`s book , Look Beyond The Pointing Finger, Wong states,”Although Strong in structure, the stance is not rigid as some people believe,but extremely flexible when understood by properly trained Practitioners.” There are many details that Wong goes through and he goes on,”The basic stance is , by nature , deliberately unstable, so that one instinctively learns to collapse into a safer more serviceable stance, if challenged by a strong attack. This is a far more sensible way ,then dealing with a stronger opponent head on.”

The “Yi Ji Kim Yeung Ma or Goat Gripping Stance” , when first seen , by me , as a young Wing Chun Do practitioner and even later as a JKD practitioner , I couldn’t appreciate the logic of the Wing Chun Stance. Like everyone else, I was quoting Bruce Lee or repeating what someone else said without investigating for myself . I believe that even after years of training, myself included , I never understood the importance of maintaining the integrity of the stance.
Later , I found that , keeping the hips pressing forward, squeezing the knees and butt, became natural. Also later I found , even in other styles, a lot of the same concepts where employed although not as direct as Wing Chun .

As one progresses through Wing Chun and is mindful of what is going on internally , you react to actions without thought. Every response you make will be the result of your body coordinating with your mind in one sequence of events, resulting in your favor. If one trains superficially and does not take the time to explore and understand, you are training to become a replicant and not your own person.

Share this:

  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • Facebook

Filed Under: Wing Chun

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Subscribe to Blog via Email

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email.

Popular Posts

  • Wing Chun Kung Fu Classes
  • Searching for Kung Fu official trailer
  • Searching for Kung Fu
  • Background
  • Ip Man
  • Rules Of Conduct
  • Training & Lineage
  • Contact
  • Workshops
  • Photos

Recent Posts

  • Searching for Kung Fu official trailer
  • Stirring a Nest of Hornets
  • Official Poster for “Searching for Kung Fu
  • My Kung Fu Journey within the Tangled Silk Curtain. By John F. Di Virgilio (2017)
  • “Searching for Kungfu” filming behind the scenes
  • Searching for Kungfu, honoring Huo Yuanjia
  • Searching for Kung Fu update
  • “Searching for Kung Fu “ , my Beijing experience Pt. 1
  • Wing Chun Combatives Instructor Program
  • Wing Chun and Body Conditioning
Call 808.220.3111
Serving Aiea, Honolulu, Waikiki, Hawaii Kai and the rest of Oahu Hawaii

All Rights Reserved. Copyright Wayde Ching · Wing Chun Combatives & Logo is a Trademark of Wayde Ching - Fast Solutions
Hosting by Koomohost