Mindful Wing Chun 詠春拳 | Sifu Nima King (Part I) | Season 2 Episode 25

[@THEMARTIALMAN]

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[@LeagueOfChannel]

Sifu Nima King is so under-rated. His videos on his channel are extremely informative and he is a very humble guy in real life.

[@MindfulWingChun]

Thanks for the kind words. Glad you are finding our videos useful. And if you like those, I'm sure you will love the Online course which'll be available in a month's time.

[@StevenAbney]

This has been my favorite Martial Man interview, hands down. I’m usually skeptical of how much one can acquire from an online course but the way Sifu King describes and illustrates the concepts makes me want to try his course. Would love to learn from him directly if I wasn’t stuck in the States!

[@willtherealrustyschacklefo3812]

Very true, an excellent teacher, but the best interpretation of"little thought" I have came to is that it is talking about using your autonomous nervous system, or body's mind you are generally unconscious of, but it can be controlled by the chi, sorta training to achieve nim lik , and you technically would be using very little if any mental thought to do the action and more instinctual thought like breathing

[@VivianoDavo]

Nima King is the future of WingChun. He is still decades younger than most WingChun masters and he is way ahead of them in genuine skill.

[@MindfulWingChun]

hahaha, I feel a lot of weight on the shoulder with a comment like that! But while that may be the case in CST method of Wing Chun, there are many other lineages and great and hardworking teachers and practitioners out there which are and will continue to do great work for Wing Chun.

[@myjizzureye]

Just as with other direct linage Wing Chun Sifu's Nima is carrying on the legacy of also having zero full contact fights on film. Don't worry though, as is tradition this giant testable, repeatable, falsifiable, externally verifiable method of fact checking claims is filled in by stories of "the street" where again it seems court records are thin on the ground. Remember guys, its just too deadly to test......(rolls eyes)...where as full force elbows to the temple in Thai boxing are without danger giving them an unfair advantage in being able to have fights on film backing up the claims their techniques work on fully resisting opponents.

[@jeffchapman8597]

​@@myjizzureyeWing Chun Kung Fu is a Southern Chinese Boxing Martial Arts system, developed in China approximately 400 years ago. It came about during a time of civil war, up until that period most (if not all) Chinese Martial Arts were based on animal movements, hence took many years to learn as the movements were unnatural to human functionality. The people needed a relatively easy system to learn and apply readily. So a group of Shaolin (Sil Lum) Masters from different Martial styles collaborated and developed Wing Chun. Wing Chun was then secretly taught throughout China via the Hung Suen (Red Boat) Opera Troupe to the rebels in anticipation of the civil uprising. Wing Chun Kung Fu then dispersed in two directions. On the surface it became sport- like. It was no longer needed for war as such, so it was practiced for health and enjoyment. The system also went underground .Where other branches that went off and didn't have the proper discipline or practice to learn proper Wing Chun and went off and made a mockery of Wing Chun .If this is what your referring to by (Tape ) Where instructors like Nima King took the traditional path and has blessed us with his memories and teachings of the late Grandmaster Chu Shong .We're lucky to have such a honor 🙏

[@MindfulWingChun]

It was a pleasure welcoming you to our School Martial Man! We love all the hard work that you are doing for the Traditional Martial Art's community and it was a great pleasure sharing our method with you! Keep up the fantastic work!

[@johnlinton6506]

Any potential dates for the United States Sifu Nima?

[@atoriath9018]

Comon we want too see theses vidéos !

[@MindfulWingChun]

Yes, definitely on the cards John. hopefully in 2020 in New York. Which part of the States are you from?

[@MindfulWingChun]

Which videos @@atoriath9018 ? You mean Part 2 of this interview or the footage of Chu ShongTin? We have many videos of him on our channel and plenty more on other channels online. I will be putting up many hours of footage of when I was training with him on my Online School which will be launching on January 1st 2019 :)

[@atoriath9018]

@@MindfulWingChun Yeah CST footage, i'v already see everything i found(everythng in your channel) ! Btw the interview is really nice too, there isnt a lot of ppl who can talk about stuff like Nim like and still be credible

[@wingchun-simplekungfu7584]

This is a great video. I’ve told Nima many times how proud CST would be of how his teachings have been carried forward. And he certainly would be proud. I trust Nima will continue to aspire to the heights of Wing Chun which he was experiencing in the early 2000’s until our grand master passed. 🙏

[@michaelfaulkner5839]

You seriously have the best channel regarding Wing chun in all its beautiful lineages as well as the other arts that you highlight. So much to learn from each Sifu and Master that you’ve interviewed. I learned so much from this segment with Sifu Nima, he has a lot of knowledge to share. I started my journey with Wing Chun with Moy Yat (R.I.P) in Chinatown here in NY. I was pretty dedicated for a while to the point that Master Yat allowed me to open the school. Unfortunately my music career took me away from being able to practice the way I wanted to. I also studied some years later with a gentleman by the name of Sifu Maurice Llewellyn who was a top student of Rick Spain’s out of Australia and who I believe their Master was William Cheung. It’s been a long time since I’ve formerly practiced anywhere but you never lose your love of this amazing art and I still know how to do my Siu lim tao 🙂

[@tonypeter8209]

Great thanks to both of you sharings Shu Hong Tin Wing Chun teaching. Open the eyes of people about WC👍

[@Piupiusor]

Chu Shong Tin! The King of Siu Nim Tao! I think he would be happy to see what Nima has been doing for his lineage! Great Stuff MArtial MAn!

[@souvikmukherjee2349]

Mind completely mesmerized with souls being intertwined-remarkable explanation in multidimensional way ..

[@sungwingchun-chushongtinme4247]

Great stuff from Nima, a credit to our lineage.

[@MindfulWingChun]

Thanks Dan and Mark. you guys are also a credit to CST lineage with the work you are doing up in the UK!

[@sarahcroche4695]

Your channel is becoming better and better Martial Man. Keep up the great work.

[@THEMARTIALMAN]

Sarah Croche Thank you for your kind words and positivity 🙏

[@joachimbrandenburg]

Thakn you again for another great video!

[@wingchunkungfulafloridachi3087]

Thank You very much for Sharing! Greetings from Chile.

[@THEMARTIALMAN]

Greetings from Taiwan 🙏

[@RoadtriptheNetherlands]

Thanks for sharing this great video. Looking forward to part 2.

[@MindfulWingChun]

Glad you enjoyed it :) Thanks for commenting

[@kwaishiu6460]

Very well said, it's all about hard work and persistence, especially with internal training, the correct posture, structural integrity and relaxation are of utmost importance to achieve the internal aspect of the style, without it one just can't develop the power behind every move of the style or train to fight with that style, I am a Chen tai chi practitioner

[@icedgaspare_]

Totally awesome intervieuw and very motovating. Thanks for the upload.👍👍👍👍

[@patarikisoterion9899]

Love Nima, what a legend. Hope he comes back to the Goldcoast soon.

[@MindfulWingChun]

Cheer mate! hope I can get there end of 2019, if not definitely in 2020! Its a bit tough with such young kids to travel to different parts of the world for seminars but I will try my best. As they get older I can travel more frequently.

[@patarikisoterion9899]

Mindful Wing Chun Well I can always come to Hong Kong ☺️ which my wife and I definitely have on the cards of places we want to visit. My goal would be to train. Awesome Nima.

[@gustavoasman6723]

I enjoy your martial art journeys. These interviews with Sifu NK in particular. Nice stuff!

[@philjohnston7920]

good video , i have practiced a family yee chuan style for over 30 years and was taught very similar principles, starting with standing meditation then applying those same feeling into techniques. good interview.

[@THEMARTIALMAN]

phil johnston thank you for sharing your experience.

[@ASDREX458]

I practice the Yuen Chai Wan's (Te Cong) lineage, and like you said, we have almost the same stuff. except we do breathing excersies too (qi qong)

[@MindfulWingChun]

Great to hear that there are so many similarities in the various practices of internal arts! perhaps there are different paths but they all lead to a similar destination in the end...

[@MindfulWingChun]

Wow, thanks for sharing all that with us @True WingChun ! Much appreciated. And I hope we can meet in person one day. I think we will have a great time talking Kung Fu and touching hands. All the best till then!

[@davidwilliams4837]

Nima is great. Wonderful video. CST is a legend.

[@THEMARTIALMAN]

David Williams thank you for the comment 🙏

[@MindfulWingChun]

Thanks for the kind words David :)

[@ptb7902]

Hey David, what does CST stand for?

[@davidwilliams4837]

@@ptb7902 Sorry. Just saw this. CST is short for Chu Shong Tin [Nima's Sifu]. He is a legend in Wing Chun.

[@deadlypalms]

Great stuff. Seems like a super nice guy and passionate teacher. Look forward to going beyond the stories and seeing some of the methods and techniques. Keep up the good work, Mr K.

[@THEMARTIALMAN]

deadlypalms thank you, Part II is very interesting. I'm sure you will enjoy it just as much.

[@MindfulWingChun]

Thanks for the kind comment. And yes, part 2 will certainly go beyond the stories and theory :)

[@edipocdf]

Nice interview, if you compare a lot of internal arts you can see that that major aspect is know how to relax, once you know to relax the rest becomes easy.

[@georgecostanza2695]

Wow, another home run by The Martial Man!

[@THEMARTIALMAN]

George Costanza I'm happy to read your comment 🙏

[@MindfulWingChun]

Agreed :)

[@blockmasterscott]

I really enjoyed listening to this man. Good stuff.

[@THEMARTIALMAN]

blockmasterscott 🙏

[@MindfulWingChun]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks you :)

[@kingofaikido]

Yes, he is right. Relaxation leads to heat in the arms and hands. Natural flow of energy. Everything is open and coordinated. Power, if necessary, is immediate. But, it feels also completely natural. I love it because it makes me feel like I am here, I am human, I don't need to belong anywhere else. I am OK. It has taken me some time to realize this. It is just me and the universe. And for anyone else who wants to experience this, it would feel like coming home to yourself. :)

[@pascodavid]

Enjoyed listening Nima to your explanation. Keep up the good work.

[@THEMARTIALMAN]

Pasco David I'm happy you enjoyed the video.

[@MindfulWingChun]

Thanks mate. You too!!

[@easternmovementprinciples4799]

Nice video as always my friend, keep it coming. Thanks for the shout-out too!

[@narayantx]

Thank you for another informative video. I do incorporate spinal power in my Taji practice and instruction.

[@THEMARTIALMAN]

narayantx thank you for the comment

[@MindfulWingChun]

Great to hear that you also work with the spine in your practice! It's very important yet often neglected!

[@ASDREX458]

What a good video to start the day! thanks! :D

[@THEMARTIALMAN]

Ballistic N that's the best possible way to start every day :)

[@MindfulWingChun]

:)

[@Dan53196]

We practice the clenched butt cheeks and engaging the spine in our lineage. I think most people don’t like to because it’s more effort than your used to and it’s such a deceptively subtle thing. Engaging the spine is crucial in wing chun and it makes you strong in a way that most are not

[@THEMARTIALMAN]

Daniel Williamson nice comment, thanks for sharing.

[@Dan53196]

THE MARTIAL MAN thanks buddy! Keep up the great vids!

[@THEMARTIALMAN]

Daniel Williamson 🙏

[@MindfulWingChun]

Hi Daniel. Absolutely agree about engaging the spine is crucial. I just want to point out that in this video I didn't mean that we clench the butt cheeks. Actually, all the muscles of the body need to be relaxed in this CST method. The activation (lifting) is actually from the anus area but again it shouldn't cause any tightening or tension in the midsection. We go deeper into this and do some demonstrations in Part 2 :)

[@andrewjones6291]

i don't know how much i believe in chi but when i was showing a friend chi sau and some other basic wing chun moves he said he could feel some energy coming from me into him almost like a static sort of energy but i dont know maybe its there and i haven't learned to use it yet

[@nahrubish]

5 to 6 hours standing is quite a feat. Kudos

[@scottsgaragecave]

Another good video, thanks.

[@THEMARTIALMAN]

Scott Boyles I'm happy you enjoyed the video 👍

[@yellostallion]

Thank you thank you!

[@GilesHartop]

Nima is one those good guys

[@EliZevin]

Very good, such a chill guy, no bullshit.

[@andrewc41]

Very nice and interesting video, explained very well :)

[@PaQueTeEntretengas512]

Excellent stuff once again by The Martial Man... Possibly one of the best ones so far. very much looking to Part 2. When will it be released?

[@MindfulWingChun]

hmm, looks like you just literally copy and pasted K g's comment (2 comments below yours), hahaha. just see my response to his comment please :)

[@Shugenjya]

Can´t wait for the second part! :)

[@THEMARTIALMAN]

Shugenjya if you can't wait for it to be uploaded to KZbin next month, then you can also head to my website and watch it there now :)

[@instituteofnaturalmedicine2165]

Thank you

[@IkeTomas2010]

Martial arts is best learn/experience for/by your self.

[@THEMARTIALMAN]

Nice comments

[@Piupiusor]

Nice stuff. Thanks for Sharing

[@НиколаКавръков]

Fascinating

[@peterkhew7414]

So if you master the skill of decompressing your spine at will, you will save so much money not going to a chiropractor! 🤩

[@nicholasnapier2684]

They say in the form of hypnosis that you can actually open that part of your spine like that or to use that ability but the through hypnosis they said they can do that don't know if that helps with anything but that's what's been told me it's interesting that that this story seems to resonate with me...

[@MindfulWingChun]

Interesting. I wonder if hypnosis would help in passing on this type of practice

[@testxperia8267]

what dvd is he talking about and were can i buy it?

[@Aw3Sum3K9]

This one: www.cstalumni.hk/en/shop/categories/dvd/chu-shong-tin-wing-chun-dvd-with-english-subtitles.html

[@MindfulWingChun]

@@Aw3Sum3K9 cheers. @Test Xpedia highly recommend you get it. mention that you were referred by Nima and you may get a discount on it :)

[@cman1072]

Very cool!

[@THEMARTIALMAN]

C Man thanks 👍

[@MindfulWingChun]

Thank you :)

[@matthiaskossidowski2651]

Hi Martial Man, do you know if Sifu Nima King is still doing research on this kind of thing? I think i could realy contribute valuable Knowlegde. Is there any way to contact him? Greezt.

[@encapsulatio]

Problem is that for most interviews I'm actually interested in the teachers have very limited English knowledge....you should just let them talk in their native tongue and respond in detail and precise,then translate what they're saying with the help of people that support your channel and know the language of the teacher,and give those that volunteer to translate some kind of reward that would otherwise cost them(,they would be charged for the service.)

[@aardvarkhendricks6555]

What a convoluted explanation to their style of wing Chun. He says there is proof of a person fighting 100 people with wing chun. Where's the proof? Who would ever want to fight with internal power? At the end of the day, physical action is required.

[@MindfulWingChun]

Hey mate. Wong Shun Leung was the man who had over 100 people. He was the main teacher of Bruce Lee in Wing Chun. Look him up on KZbin. Not sure how familiar you are with his lineage but he was a good friend of my teacher CST and this was also confirmed by my teacher. WSL lineage has many schools around the world and there are still many of his direct students that you can go and meet and ask personally... In terms of your second part of the comment. Im not sure we are on the same page in terms of what "internal' means. internal is not a magical or mythical thing. Its simple, its being able to mobilize the body (joints) as efficiently as possible so that you can take and give out as much power as possible. This is just a different method of movement. But of course, an action is required! Internal doesn't mean the 'no-touch' chi "masters" who are charlatans! And in our method, we do live sparring practice and I have students who fight competitively. Again, I dont think we are on the same page in regards to the term "internal" but I hope that Part 2 of the interview sheds some lights on that.

[@aardvarkhendricks6555]

@@MindfulWingChun I know who wong shun is. It is said that he fought people on rooftops. Supposedly 100+. I say I'm a millionaire, that doesn't make it true. Everyone who practises eastern martial arts would do the world a favor by avoiding meta-physical descriptions and principles. They would also do the world a favor by translating Cantonese expressions by being fluent in Cantonese ( or mandarin for that matter). If a eastern practitioner does want to expound on meta-physics then they should be prepared with western philosophy which is rigorous and what modern science is built on.

[@aardvarkhendricks6555]

@@MindfulWingChun we dont understand the universe and its workings. I admit there are strange anomalies that modern science cant explain. But violent actions that intertwine philosophy, art, conflict avoidance and violence are so many disciplines that need to be studied individually. The east tries to simplify all this into meta physics. That is a fools bargain. Holistic ability is possible but I doubt that matters when it comes to life and death during violent confrontations.

[@MindfulWingChun]

@@aardvarkhendricks6555 I hope by watching part 2 you will change your mind about how I present CST's Wing Chun. I make it very clear many times that I am NOT using Chi or anything like that and I explain it all in terms of the human musculoskeletal system. In regards to Gong Sau (challenge fights) back in the day, I literally train and have had many conversations with the people who did this (they are all in their late 60s and 70s now), Its not like believing in a religion where the book what written thousands of years ago. These are literally people who are still alive. Just because there is no video about it doesn't mean that they are all (the 10s of ppl from that era) part of a conspiracy to all lie about those days just to impress the foreigners and younger students. I'm in the thick of it mate, been in HK for 14years now and have spent over 10 thousand hours around these people. And in regards to life and death violent confrontations, I worked as a bouncer in Sydney's Kings Cross in the early 2000s (you can google it and see how rough it was in those days) so I've had my fair share of violent confrontations so I'm not just 'fooled' by a method and know what works and what doesn't. Unless that too is a lie or conspiracy and I was just working in Mcdonalds during that time :)

[@aardvarkhendricks6555]

@@MindfulWingChun i didnt know you were the sifu presenting on the video. I can understand if you might have felt insulted. That being said, my criticisms still stand. I'm not the only one with these same set of criticisms but I think any further discussion is pointless. As long as you feel you are not leading your students to their doom should they use the skills you have taught them to use in case of certain situations, then have at it.

[@ptb7902]

Thank you for the insight. What is this art called?

[@drewjones1758]

Wing Chun

[@pascalbouffard5384]

The yip man friends, maybe it was Tam lei(tan li)?

[@myjizzureye]

People who say wing chun does not work in a fight only need to look at the countless practitioners dominating professional fighting today. Okay we lower the bar a little and show the countless hours of footage of wing chun practitioners dominating other arts in amateur cage matches. Actually I know, its the rules that inhibit the deadly display of this centuries old martial art, lets look at all the Value Tudo no rules fight footage of Wing Chun dominating. Um.....its out there surely if it works right...right?

[@MisterOpera]

“Dalai Lama and Bruce Lee”. “Like a movie”. 🤔

[@Amar061]

The problem is that Kung Fu is that thing that really works well (in a real fight) if you are dedicated to it like this guy or the guy he was talking about, but is really shitty if you are not. Or, better said, the problem is that it is not communicated enough in the mainstream that it is such a thing, because of all the McDojos that want to make a quick buck. Honestly, whoever wants to be good at CQC, but doesn´t have the time or devotion for forms of Kung Fu, I would advise literally any other Martial Art. But keep in mind that Kung Fu is also a lot about your well being as a human, and I would also, contradictory to my previous statement, advise anybody to practice it because of this, too.

[@morimirfani9814]

سلام استاد نیماامیدوارم که سلامت وموفق باشید دیدم درفیلم گفتید تا ۹ سالگی ایران بودید ایا میتوانید فارسی صحبت کنید که من بتوانم باشما تماس داشته باشم چون من نمی توانم انگلیسی صحبت کنم ارادتمند میرفانی

[@lymariejohnson391]

How many pro boxing fights have u been in or amture boxing fights. Have u had. U cannot do this in real. Just as a thumbs up

[@GonG108]

it seems to me very much that fa jin is some kind of kundalini energy

[@Gieszkanne]

23:10 when he think it cant be applied in a real fight what is the purpose of it?

[@brandontodd14]

None of this garbage can be applied in a real fight...

[@Gieszkanne]

@@brandontodd14 Against you it would be adequate!

[@brandontodd14]

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[@Gieszkanne]

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[@brandontodd14]

@@Gieszkanne Just the way I like it bb

[@kevinroblevro7402]

Can you please do a interview with Adam chan Wing Chun if you can one day thanks.

[@THEMARTIALMAN]

thanks for the recommendation

[@sifudominiqueemond6292]

I suggest making combat application videos. How you use your lineage's wing chun against western boxers, kickboxers, MMA, and other traditional styles. This will interest/impress people more, and you would gain a wider base of viewers to your channel. Long videos about structure, energy, keeping your spine in a certain position, only double-arm or single-arm chi sao videos can be quite boring, and people lose interest in wing chun videos. Show them awesome moves that end a fight quickly. No disrespect, just my 2 cents.

[@abishaiyoung]

All that you described is exactly what makes this lineage different from the others. Plus, once they (the perspective student) start the training, the focus is on structure, keeping the spine straight... and other minute internal things. It's probably best to advertise what you are offering, because you can't get to the power of the system without going through the foundation of the system.

[@089hlj]

Huge lesson here guys - the arms are way lower than his shoulder joints at the beginning of the video which is a huge mistake and takes away from realism when training the dummy. Realistically, I want that shit lined up with my face.

[@MM-ve5wb]

Wing Chun Business, words and words and more words... With all my respect, in 2018, I encourage all Wing Chun practionners to watch fights like Mc Gregor VS Khabib...

[@MindfulWingChun]

Hi, the only reason this video only had words in it is that the interview has been broken up in 2 parts. First part is the theory which requires words to communicate. Part 2 focuses merely on all physical demonstrations and applications. If we only put up Part 2, people would probably come and comment about the lack of explanation and theory; So that's why I think The Martial Man did a great job of breaking the interview up into 2 parts, theory, and practical demos. On the point you made about using it to actually fight, in fact, at our school, we do that. I (Nima) am currently training people to fight in competitions. In my younger years I didn't do any competitions however I was a bouncer in King Cross Sydney Australia for a few years; So I have had enough real fighting experience to know what works and what doesn't. Sparring is also a big aspect of our school's method of training here in HK. So, I agree with you that more people should get out there and spar to actually test if what they practice works. Having said this, in the internal arts, many people are only in it for the health aspects. Our oldest student here is a 72year old lady that started with us when she was 68. So, I don't think she is in it to go and fight for the UFC title. That's the beauty of this art, the fact that it can cater to many, MANY different desires in terms of what people want to achieve from their practice; Realistic Self Defense, Relaxation of the mind and body, Postural Correction (I could go on and on)...

[@MM-ve5wb]

Mindful Wing Chun thanks for your answer. Actually, I wasn't talking only about this video, but also the others that you made where there is a lot of talking and no demonstration of the theory. I wasn't thinking about Ufc or MMA competitions. I just think that in almost 2019, wing Chun practitioners (specially internal as you say) should look at those competitions to realize what can happen with a modern fighter that can put pressure and take you down in a second. Some wing Chun schools understood that and include ground work. That's always better and safer for the students.

[@MindfulWingChun]

Can't disagree with you there @@MM-ve5wb. I do blab on a lot :) and the reason for that is that my channel is probably the only one on youtube that actually gives the theory of practice for the CST method which is very unique and differs from the other Wing Chun methods. But you are right, perhaps many on platforms like KZbin , Facebook and Instagram merely want to see demos as its more entertaining. When I first started the KZbin channel many years ago, My sole purpose was to act as a messenger to pass on CST's method. You can see the amount of text and explanations in the earlier videos. But this is why now I'm releasing the Online School which is going to teach the CST method step by step in the best systematical way because I found that just putting random videos of random topics on KZbin won't be very effective in properly passing on the method of practice. And in regards to realistic fighting and sparring, As I said before, in our school we do live sparring. I DO play around with friends that are BJJ practitioners and Wrestlers. My student (Lawrence Monsalud) who is competing in SanTa here in HK, goes around different Martial Arts and MMA gyms around HK and spars with them. You can see some of these videos on my/his Instagram and Facebook prages. I agree with you 100% that testing the stuff out with other school and other martial arts is crucial and the ones that don't are just staying in the dark. So, we are on the same page there...

[@MM-ve5wb]

Mindful Wing Chun the blabbing is not a problem. The only problem is that the theory is NEVER demonstrated for real in the videos I saw from your channel. Maybe you could post one of those sparring moments one day, that would be interesting. As far as online classes, it confirms what I was saying about wing Chun turning into a business. It's like learning how to drive a car online... Anyway thank you for your answer.

[@MM-ve5wb]

True WingChun man, no offense but your comment looks more like a self flattery or bragging more than anything else. I personally don't believe a word of it but thank you. And to clarify, my intention was not to put wing Chun down or anything like that, it was just a reality reminder for the students who thinks they are learning some internal secrets that no other school has...

[@oksureright]

Some sit, Some figure it out

[@mangmiketeamtaiaha7256]

I thought Wing Chun is supposed to be simple and easy to learn?! Sounds very complicated.

[@MindfulWingChun]

Hi Michael, The CST method of Wing Chun is extremely simple, yet its difficult to obtain. The teachings is simple "refrain from using muscular force (and use your mind to move the body). Feel your Center of Mass and ulitize it to power each and every movement." That's it. We basically go off that in every Form, technique, and exercise. However to be able to not use muscular force almost goes against our nature and belief, therefore it takes time to actually gain the ability. Every real art takes time to get good at whether it be music, painting or Wing Chun. Meditation is also very simple. Just sit and observe your breath/thoughts etc. don't attach to any thought or emotion. The instructions are very simple, yet there are people who literally dedicate their entire lives to sitting meditation and aren't able to do this simple thing. So our Method of Wing Chun is similar. Chu Shong Tin used to always tell us that "It's very simple but its difficult to do". Hopefully, Part 2 of this interview will shed some light on this :)

[@mangmiketeamtaiaha7256]

@@MindfulWingChun Thank you for the comprehensive reply. I look forward to hearing more in your part two. Always interests me what other systems do. The more I look into WC I see there appears to be so many different styles of it....?!?

[@MindfulWingChun]

Yes Michael, there is definitely different styles and method to Wing Chun. Even within the Ip Man Lineage, literally every teacher does it differently, to a point that its almost a different style/system/method. And of course there are many other Lineages apart from Ip Man Wing Chun.