How to stop ANY Punch with Wing Chun!

In this video, we'll teach you how to stop ANY punch with Wing Chun!
Wing Chun is one of the most effective self-defense systems available, and we'll show you how to use it to protect yourself from any punch. This video is for anyone who wants to learn how to defend themselves against any punch, no matter how strong the opponent may be.
Wing Chun Kung Fu taught by Retired Police Officer and Defensive Tactics Expert, Dominick Izzo.
Dominick Izzo has been training Wing Chun since 1998 and has been teaching in the Chicago area since 2008. He was the first American Wing Chun instructor to be published and published in back to back issues in Wing Chun Illustrated.
He is known for his realistic, aggressive and combative approach to Wing Chun Kung Fu.
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[@joemusse5266]

Izzo, with all due respect your wingchun will never work in the street. you are to tight to muscle bound, to slow .stick to your wrestling, and leave the wing chun to those who could truly do it.

[@IzzoWingChun]

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[@vikctorrkreedd6418]

You are wrong...with all due respect, of course.

[@Bevallalom]

​@IzzoWingChun that is a real testament! Speaks out loud more the 1000 words. I like your realistic approach.

[@IzzoWingChun]

There are only two ways to defeat a punch. Stop it before it starts or don’t be there when it stops.

[@thecarnosaurchannel2819]

You tren hard and eat clen

[@paksau1]

I was ready to be like "nope" but this was great Izzo!....I believe that if you can't fight effectively with your art on the streets then it's useless. Not the art....YOU! 😁

[@larrycancooke2]

I'm glad I keep on watching..I got into WC in 1986 up until now... And I was going to say... from my first day.. God 🙏 Bless Sifu Brian Edwards... Fayetteville NC.Fort Bragg..,82d Airborne.. and also because I was so amazed and scared 😳...I would always strick first... What if the guy faints or fakes... I'm gonna hit him as though he threw the punch anyway....If you're in WC you'll know or at least understand when I say that I'm gonna pak sau ( Not Playing but blast it ) your lead limb and strick you until Jesus comes.. People don't even talk about the true leg work and foot placement of a simple pak sau... But when done right 👍 the Gap will be bridged in such a way until your opponent trips out of your shen jam.. and suffers pain in a mighty BIG way.. Am I making sense??

[@larrycancooke2]

Also... to take some of the mustard off the hotdog....I love you use something called a whipping tong sau

[@dagaffer2269]

@@paksau1 it’s 2022 and people still quote the ridiculous “it’s not the art, it’s the man or fighter”. This ridiculous quote was started by fake masters to fool their gullible students into believing they were at fault. When in reality, the Bullshido martial arts they were teaching were useless. The art is just as important as the fighter.

[@videojames]

I absolutely love the way your brain works. I have been watching your videos for years and to this day I haven't found another wing chun instructor online or IRL that I agree with more than you. Your logic behind every situation and scenario is always spot on. Keep up the great work!

[@wingchun-simplekungfu7584]

That’s a pity. There’s quite a few good ones here in Australia. Take a look at Chi Sau Club. Mark Spence. Very senior and legitimate. Similarly, Mindful Wing Chun. Nima King. Nima has been in Hong Kong teaching since our grandmaster passed away. Highly recommend both guys. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@mobile_dude]

master wong:seems like you forgot about me.

[@TheWeebs1968]

I love the honesty with this wing Chung practitioner, as no one will ever stand completely still for you to use 20 techniques.

[@Sketch_Sesh]

Not only that, but they’ll be feinting, faking, slipping, dipping…. Kicking, take downs, sucker punches… this assumes you have the anticipation and speed of a god to intercept and catch a fist..

[@QuantumMechanic_88]

"Throw a punch first" = Some seriously awesome advice. The old timers said - Get there the firstest with the mostest . Good video and Thanks.

[@chee-liekho5860]

A master who understand the spirit and not just the form of Wing Chun.

[@zminvestllc9919]

DOMINICK THIS IS YOUR BEST VIDEO. NOW!!! YOU GOT WC!! WC DOES NOT DEFEND, IT ATTACKS, IT ATTACKS THE ATTACK. NOW YOUR TALKING!! I GIVE YOU THIS CREDIT, BECAUSE IN A PREVIOUS VIDEO I CRITICIZED IT.

[@ah93704]

My dad was a marine and he always told me to punch first... good stuff

[@hansolo5420]

Good job Mr izzo. Thank you for being honest with us. The most important thing I believe is don't go looking for one. Peace and love champ.

[@bboyhanvzla]

I was a wing chun practitioner long ago, and I thought I could beat any one with one or two hits, and that I was able to watch every punch thrown at me. Then I had a real fight and I landed a few punches, but I also received a couple od hits and I understood that most people under adrenaline rush are stronger than they look, so I had to improvise a headlock (I never had experience at grappling) and even when I won, I never wanted to fight again.

[@hudsonwong7109]

So true, in the real world you cannot cleanly knockout people that easy. You will get hit too.

[@rubenmejias2503]

In reality you can't avoid everything. But even this helps a bit , adrenaline filled bodies are unpredictable, avoidance the best policy for sure. Lol

[@rubenmejias2503]

This man definitely has great technique

[@imonoke7903]

You have never been in a fight in your life

[@luisdacosta1541]

in a fight there is not a winner and a loser, from the moment the fight takes place they are both losers.

[@SilatShooter]

Appreciate your more realistic approach to how things can really happen. Soo many videos focus on techniques where the instructor knows exactly what's coming at them and at speed they can easily handle (and look good doing so). On the street you can anticipate the punch but it may not be thrown the way your partners in training have thrown them or it's a different punch. So I like the what you speak of here about attacking the mass. Thank you.

[@1980shello]

Glad your making videos again, thank you

[@ahmadsadikaljanabi]

Very well said, many people focus on technique and forget about wingchun principle which makes it effective. Great video

[@thenotoriousgryyn342]

I'm glad you brought up the problem of only staying in one spot during combat. It's a problem many martial artists have, with the exception of boxers, who in my opinion have the best footwork for combat. I'm sure Traditional Martial Arts once had footwork similar to boxers in the past, but sadly it's the whole watering down of styles that has caused this problem. If you want to learn how to defend yourself, First Rule: Learn how to take a punch 👊

[@Nomasis1982]

Love watching wingchun and kenpo practitioners. You guys are so fast with your hands and there’s always a nice snap. Never trained in striking arts but seriously awesome watching you throw hands and feet.

[@just-a-fella3212]

Wing chun effectiveness is illusory. It works alright against someone who is not fighting back effectively but does not work against western boxing. If it did, you would see wing chun players dominating boxing matches and MMA but you won't find many instances of a good wing chuner using his wing chun to defeat a good boxer.

[@truthhurts1884]

@@just-a-fella3212 armchair superheroes are the most knowledgeable

[@colddaze6680]

Good, effective ,honest instructions. And most importantly realistic 👍

Yeah... veeeeeery "realistic" 😂

[@eternalspring6520]

Another excellent video. Your Keeping the art alive. 👊

[@sterlinglee9644]

Makes a lot of sense thank you for the info

[@robertschlesinger1342]

A worthwhile video.

[@jamwayofaiken-augustarockb7643]

Ty! Especially for showing why the attack concept still helps when not anticipating from which side to defend.

[@baragentledragon]

This concept was conceived by Emin Bozstepe probably 20 25 years ago, he was, and is way ahead of most if not all wing chun masters, i have been his instructor in Dublin for about 12 years now, thank you Sifu, great vid. Keep em comin, Bara from Ireland.

[@PatricHua]

Wing Chun was invented over 200 years ago .....

[@baragentledragon]

@@PatricHua Your point Sir? Boxing was invented over 2000 years ago. Have you noticed how it has evolved? Some teachers will never bend to natural evolution of a sport ,be it a Martial Art or any form of sport, this is a huge error, as Sifu here is pointing out. His stress on attacking before you ever have to resort to a technique is an integral part of the true art and expression of Wing Chun. No disrespect what so ever meant . Peace.

[@PatricHua]

@@baragentledragon My point is you have no point with your original statement. You're shifting the conversation now.

[@baragentledragon]

@@PatricHua Ok man , thats the end of this conversation, byee.

[@Pakua4581]

Indeed and he referred to it as ‘wedging’ (see my comment above).I also remember that he spent 6 months in Turkish wrestling (where they rub themselves in oil before wrestling) and then conceived of the anti grappling program,those were good days in the EWTO. My first Sifu Thomas Mannes and Sifu Emin are Kung fu brothers.

[@donnawilliams1825]

I love the way you explain the variety of ways of every move. Peace and blessings 🙏#IzzoWingChun

[@TonyPacenski]

Hi Izzo, You have just expressed in Japanese Martial Arts and Budo the ideas of when to attack: Go No Sen (After the attack); Sen No Sen (Attack the attack); and Sen Sen No Sen (Taking initiative). This was good to see in Wing Chun.

[@profile2225]

Hopefully i hope this works and i will use this when im in a fight for my self defense and i have been watchin this every week and im learnin wing chun easily and im lovin it.

[@TheBlueskyson]

The big men laying it down. Handy hints Iz. ty boys.

[@peacemaker4814]

That was great! Been watching you for years and love your take on WC ! Thank you

[@IzzoWingChun]

I appreciate that!

[@ruiseartalcorn]

Great advice! I agree 100%!!! :)

[@Msmasajes]

Completely right. Fighting is organic and mostly chaotic, but possibly predictable and based on our body's math (arm, leg, body measures) and physics.

[@TenaciousDanzig]

I must admit, I saw the video title and went straight to the comments expecting much hilarity, but actually this was very good and realistic instruction

[@jessicagreene1773]

I saw an alleged Wing Chun practitioner go in the cage. It didn't end well for Wing Chun and it didn't take long either.

[@davidh7088]

I've seen a lot of MMA guys lose in the cage too. Horses for courses.

[@seanmay3605]

It’s Combat…Not sport. It’s for a bar. Bathroom in a nightclub. In between two cars in a parking lot. Fast ,violent, it’s not pillow-fighting with rules…

[@davidh7088]

@@seanmay3605 exactly. No gloves. No rules. The girls at my class were training with actual butterfly knives yesterday lol

[@jessicagreene1773]

@@seanmay3605 So it just doesn't work in any other form of fighting? LOL

[@waderogers776]

Great video! The most important key to Wing Chun...and at the same time, the most neglected. The brutal simplicity of real Wing Chun...glad you always keep it real, Dom.

[@meh-canics9628]

Love these vids!

[@davemcaferty6347]

Great advice

[@SGBD8933]

This is a great video it highlights a key aspect of Wing chun which most people neglect which is simultaneously attacking and defending.. This is what gives Wing Chun and edge over even a boxer, I would love to see you explore this more. As an example a boxer will parry, then punch or dodge then punch but, in wing chun as you showed here it's block and punch in the same movement, all while moving forward...the same with evasive turning movements you turn and punch in the same movement... Most KZbin Wing Chun fights always fail in using this concept ofcourse it's really hard to achieve too. You highlighted it here perfectly! Great video as always!

[@bigmanbarry2299]

I wouldn’t say it has an edge over boxing, seems like a risky statement

[@kommisar.]

Put this guy in a ring with a semi-decent, amateur boxer. He will get the shit beaten out of him. Get real.

[@andrewsember6393]

excellent teacher

[@brentritchie6199]

That is very good advice the best I have seen online

[@jamesdupreez7060]

Amazing - thank you ✋

[@42fleetline68]

great information... Thank you.

[@sedric72]

🔥🔥🔥Subscribed!!! He was right!!! 😀

[@garydelgaudio5364]

Finally good info ,make complete sense ,,can practice on your !!

[@thomastammaro693]

Awesome vid. In a real fight, things don't follow the script. Great tutorial on learning to read pressure

[@ichisanjman7663]

Welcome Back.....

[@ericshindler5829]

Stuff and move fwd. this is the best practical wing Chun demonstration I have ever seen please share with skeptics.

[@mirzaahmad3531]

Great skills

[@ezequiasgarcia1792]

Amazing video

[@luongorob8409]

Every block is a strike … every strike is a block

[@haqnawazbaz5834]

Wow I like this

[@standupamerica5707]

Great guy and thanks for your service as an officer also.

[@hellahung]

Thank You SIFU Izzo. Wing Chun Brother - hELLA HUNG

[@peaceofmind9965]

I have trained this system 40 years now. Interesting to see other peoples translation.

[@johnmcclusky638]

Excellent explanation and demonstration. Ty vm, could use these on DVD.

[@IzzoWingChun]

Glad it was helpful!

[@aldroid4844]

Great info thanks 👍

[@mariuszkr9566]

Does not matter where Wing Tsun happens or is practiced. I'm from Poland and I have been training WT for 7 years. These advices are most important, i think, wherever your school is. Author is honest and autenthic in this movie. It's worth to listen him. Typical american pragmatic method how to show the knowledge. Great thanks and good health:) Feel ghost!

[@PaulRamnora]

Good clear explanation...really couldn't ask for more. -Thanks! ;-) I'm just a total 'beginner' trying to garner more info. about this style.

[@IzzoWingChun]

Great to hear!

[@pbrooksart]

very good. close the distance and take away their leverage. great technique and practical as well.

[@ClaimNoName]

Damn you guys make it look so easy and also the worl it takes...some are just natural though. Awesome stuff love it!!!

[@samernajia]

Ah, the 'Golden Technique'!! Something I have used to great effect. Love it!

[@IzzoWingChun]

Yes! Thank you!

[@ironmantwilliam]

I missed this IZZO I must say I like the movie attack 😁💪🏽

[@jorgefavian4413]

Cool video sifu

[@robertjones4200]

Thanks

[@JKDVIPER]

Basic wing chun 101 “Don’t ever try to catch the first action” taught in every school in every place that exists..

[@dagaffer2269]

Doesn't seem to work against MMA.

[@JKDVIPER]

@@dagaffer2269 I know wing chin guys that can take out mma guys like they were butter.. but our tools are banned. A big part of wing chun is hitting the throat and the eyes to set up punches. See my point? Our techniques are banned for the most part? If you’re talking hand for hand in a street fight? Who’s the wrestler? Who’s better with the hands?

[@dagaffer2269]

@@JKDVIPER Never saw one WC guy win a street fight or a MMA fight. They all get banged out with an overhand right in seconds.

[@JKDVIPER]

@@dagaffer2269 that’s because you’re going by videos on KZbin and opinions from people biased against traditional arts. I am an MMA guy, I was captain of my wrestling team. I’ve been doing KUNG FU in one form or another my whole life. Wing chun is absolutely dangerous. A trained practitioner can put you away in seconds. One hit. The really good striking you see in the ufc? Derived from wing chun. Vertical fist interception. Ask Anderson Silva if you don’t believe me. Hear he saint pierrre even says he uses it for street fighting not his wrestling or boxing. He said he hits the throat..

[@dagaffer2269]

@@JKDVIPER Funny there isn't a single video of a WC guy winning a street fight or any MMA. A lot of WC guys were boasting about Tony Ferguson being a WC fighter. Until Justin Gaethje beat 10 tons of shit out of him with basic kick boxing techniques.

[@The5101969]

nice and simple

[@user-pg4qt3vd7i]

Thank you for the interesting videos and explanation. I used to train with sifu Gary Lam in Los Angeles years ago. A very good instructor too. One of the problems I 've seen in this situation is that every opponent is different and one has to think very fast what technique to use against the opponent in each situation. Some of our "favourite "blocks ,can put us in danger if the opponent is very strong or well fit.

[@NHILLproductions]

Thanks for the insight. I like that you emphasized you will get hit. People gotta understand that…

[@rawberry3]

That's not how I expected the video to go. Good on you. As a WC practitioner who has never been in a real fight but constantly bears it in mind I know the techniques will only help me when rolled into my natural instincts and reactions. If you are too robotic with the formulaic movements and ignore those you're gonna get clapped. Use the WC tools to increase your chances of survival and don't be fooled by the mantra of letting them come to you and think you can just keep defending cus it's so unlikely that'll work. Retreat (or make it look like you are) and come back in of course. But as the sifu here says, you need to attack first to win

[@GUEST-qw4te]

Lol. The best way to stop a punch is to punch first. Lol. That was Lees' motto too. Hit first, fast and hard. Mine. The best defense, is a great offense.

[@gregorysmith3982]

Yes , so good, lmao when you said you would be taking a hit....lol. Best true advice, all of it. Thanks

[@OiVinn-eq1ml]

Holy crap! He got jacked

[@fretboardmaster70]

The EWTO teaches Blitz Defence and reakt Tsun concepts and that is practically what you are showing here. In Wing Tsun (Chun) there has to be universal solutions that can be applied for any situations, especially the street. Love your videos. ❤

[@Menyhard]

Nice sir

[@ajwall1]

"Jab" proceeds to throw straight right

[@walterbargersr3402]

Awesome video awesome techniques.. I would also like to ask you could you put a video on for the older people out there how to protect theirselves when they have poor health or definitely when they have problems breathing. I think that would be a big help to the older community also with anybody that has a breathing problem young or old that would be a big help to the community God bless brother definitely appreciate you and for what you're doing for the community you are a awesome teacher God bless brother

[@432buch8]

I agree with you so much!!! I would literally love to take elderly people to wing chun classes and tell them its "just exercise class"

[@ShennThomas93]

and all 3.. technique.. forward energy and attacking the mass are found in the Wooden Dummy moves if done correctly.. very good Sifu Izzo..

[@IzzoWingChun]

You need to start getting more content out too!

[@dagaffer2269]

@@IzzoWingChun Someone's been missing leg days.

[@IzzoWingChun]

@@dagaffer2269 um... squats with 315 for reps in my yt shorts vids my dude

[@YawYan_fighterAlex]

@Izzo Wing Chun i would like to ask, is it possible to use bong sao against a swinging overhead right hand? What is the best defense and counter against a swinging overhead right hand?

[@baldtallpaul1155]

What’s your audio mixer in the background on the shock mount rack?

[@thommeinert9072]

Simply ….. Excellent info and demo. Thank You. Musician/Artist USA

[@theodoreconstantini2548]

good video.

[@Watchingyou-daily]

I would love to learn from you.

[@bullruncrypto1503]

fantastic moves in response to that over hand right...As long as the puncher freezes at the point of near contact....

[@IzzoWingChun]

fantastic comment for someone who didn't watch past that part.

[@cbwelch4]

My art has a lot of Chinese blocks and strikes. I recognize the “poc” down block followed up by a straight punch and other strikes.. I see a lot of similarities in your style.

[@TL-ph5wg]

Totally agree, strike first, faster then him

[@NeverGiveUp-ib3xb]

Ty

[@KasaiFilms8]

Please don't take this as disrespect. But I'm going to ask if you can create a companion video showing a real jab. As a boxer - arm length and speed are crucial elements not being shown here. As well as the stutter fake ( Tyson Fury loves doing this, and Floyd Mayweather Jr.'s is almost imperceptible) Maybe if someone doesn't know how to fight they might leave their arm out there to trap, but a boxer will test the waters with a light jab and if you attempt to trap and it fails, they'll set up a stutter fake double jab and follow with a straight. IF that doesn't take the wing chun practitioner out, then the boxer will have lost due to closing the gap and being in close range for trapping, etc. As always infinite respect and you have another excellent video.

[@IzzoWingChun]

Honestly I don’t need to. Here’s the deal, we don’t wait. We have no clue if someone on the street is a boxer, wrestler or bar drunk. So, we JAM IN immediately. Not going to wait to see if you jab correctly or not. If it’s a fight, I’m going right in no matter what.

[@Liberty-rn4wy]

I once blocked a punch from a bad guy who was on drugs, just like he showed in the first block. It is funny how people say you can't block punches on the street, but it is quite easy.

[@daviddimalanta259]

As a noob, the first thing I could block is using with Bong Sao for any punches. I kinda need to improve my reflexes in order to save my ass. Wing Chun was meant to express like a meditation and for defending, avoiding unnecessary violence. I had my anger issues. I expressed out without casualties by venting through Sil Nim Tao.

[@Niborino9409]

Having sparred in kickboxing, I can imagine how much I want but when you are in the sparring or fight you don't know what the other person will throw or when and how it will come. And the nervousness 🙈 Sadly there is no Wing Chun Schools nearby to where I live. But the forward pressure concept and using the whole body as you explain and show is really interesting.

[@jcarney1987]

I think bong sau is the most wasted used technique. I think its only good when you are fighting up close, otherwise it limits your ability to attack. I like how you use the kwan sau technique to jam, which is good and reasonable. I feel there are more efficient ways of doing things though on those strikes, but like you said, striking first is what matters the most and advancing forward.

[@randywatson1296]

I wish Master izzo was here in Cleveland Ohio. Or me being in Chicago

[@duggydugg3937]

wow skill

[@thesocialartsclub9095]

There are SO many great techniques you can do....when you KNOW what punch is coming and when it's coming. lol

[@antarshakti3093]

Best

[@johnradford5904]

Of course there are exceptions to the norm, but generally action beats reaction.

[@ncastro3619]

Next Seigal 💯 my friend gonna learn from you 💦

[@bilwesh9288]

You can also press b+2

[@kanyamagaraabdallah8300]

c´est bien ca!

[@renatocastelobrancodasilva2625]

Good comedians

[@stocktradingmastery]

Having personally trained in Wing Chun , boxing , judo etc Sifu Dominick is 100 % correct in saying you should move in to the attack rather than staying in stiking range. Take note he also attacks the opponents body mass ( not the arms ) which will temporarily put the opponent off balance giving you time to deploy your attacking compinations . This is street fighting with no rules and makes sense to me ...

[@1anep]

🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@MAsonTRIX]

I just find all those open fingers a problem. I am either in claw or fist. Thank you and good video.

[@kimmey8024]

What is the conditioning for this one