Wing Chun Drills - Training for Street Self Defense

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[@EivinSukoi]

Bruce lee said " Be like water " , evolved from one art , embrace everything , and takes whats works for you. Ive been a martial arts practitioner for over 38 years , and still evolving . Now at 58 , bad knees , bad ankles , I can only kick waist down enough to inflict damage , I am a dirty fighter , the sooner I end the treath the better .

[@EivinSukoi]

@@richcapo Exactly , I am used to full contact Muay thai , wrestling, grappling, ground and pound , but like said after so many years practicing many different styles , MMA , I am not longer fast , and light . I need to hone my hand to hand combat , and perhaps knife techniques. Thanks for input .

[@officialblkreign9330]

In the original okinawan karate systems and wing chun the kicks were all low and devastating.

[@Jetghostwolf]

Been teaching goju ryu for 15 years.... I’m a elitist. I tend to think I am teaching proper effective martial arts. And I am quite critical of other instructors and other styles. Bottom line is I am hard to please. That being said- great video. Good insight...... and I’m going to play with this with my students this week. Good energy. Clear instruction and charisma. Nicely done!

[@georgegoodyear9631]

Thank you again for taking the time and trouble to make another instructive and entertaining video.

[@user-ej3iw8lw3w]

Wing Chun is awesome! All the cool kids are doing it!

[@zman4116]

Thanks mate. Another pragmatic demonstration to using WC that more people should pay attention to. Simple works under pressure, and it’s less painful to learn this in a gym than on the street.

[@JKDandWingChun]

G Sea great point! And thanks for watching.

[@zman4116]

richcapo 76 Hmmm are you suggesting that Jason maims someone to prove his point to you? Doubtful. I think that you suggest that the process being demonstrated and discussed is flawed. It’s not and is how every system, properly taught ie: incrementally processed for optimal success rates, has always been presented. Proof. Not only commandos in ww2 learnt this way but footage was shown of prisoners practicing techniques to stab other prisoners not unlike formal MA training. So how much more real would you like and please don’t go for mma which is a sport. Useful yes, but they train for different reasons similar to boxers. It’s all good imo

[@zman4116]

richcapo 76 ok, First I didn’t think that you had seriously suggested maiming etc (hence the ‘dubious’ being added), second as you likely know there is training for a surprise event and for sport, but there can be cross over. While I’m at this, I don’t hate mma, all martial art training has its place imo Anyway, what I see Jason doing is to apply intention and intensity. These provide a certain amount of reality or at least the potential to get as close to providing some real tension in your training partner. There are a lot of ways to effectively train WC and I happen to think that Jason is a pragmatic resource with some real information thrown in. Cheers

[@michaelcoughlan5727]

I have trained in various martial forms, when I was younger, for self defense and found all of them have there pros and cons but what happens in a real situation? I panic, freeze, run why? because while the forms I did, in theory are sound, I lacked real training, real solid contact training. Some people offer one and not the other I feel you need both. watching and listening to the people at Greenville make me wish I had somewhere like that to learn and train when I was younger. whoa I just reread that, sounds like a commercial :-)

[@JKDandWingChun]

michael coughlan 🤣. Thanks for that. And, frankly, you nailed it...that’s why we’re doing the videos!

[@kenshinjian3404]

@@JKDandWingChun 😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣

[@lokilife8918]

yea. you need to fight. not have someone throw a punch and leave it there for 3 seconds while you do your awesome counter, everything you ever see where your opponent pauses after an attack you can throw away. get hit. hit people and find what works.

[@chereseotsanyana768]

holy shit!!!this is nice,i train wing chun but I didn't know this,that I am training it wrong, thanks a lot for this

[@JKDandWingChun]

Chere Seotsanyana 🙏. Glad to help.

[@chereseotsanyana768]

Greenville Academy of Martial Arts shout outs sifu

[@NickJamesNORSE1991NATIVE]

Thank you for lessons

[@clivewells7090]

Hi sifu Jason, just checking this vid from my home feed, (hope yor fam and students are all well btw.) The first demo of wing chun I experienced was my defence of a hook or roundhouse punch. I used a bong sau type arm up, like a Roman soldier holding up a shield, my future teacher showed me it can be DESTROYED by strength. That was a surprise, but then he showed me how to defend a hook with tan sau, beggars hand as he called it, and it was not only a block but a strike depending on your footwork. I don't think I'm teaching granny to suck eggs but this was literally the technique that MADE me train under my friend as I couldn't believe the strength of this posture (hand palm up, elbow in) against both power AND speed. It was a light bulb moment for me and further down the road practiced blocking the incoming bicep whilst striking with the other hand, a priceless and instant way to deter an attacker before he's touched you! Thanks, as always for this vid, it's nice to see someone who concentrates on the martial side rather than the art! Stay safe and well. X

[@bernardputersznit64]

Thank you Sifu - btw, forgive me, but I could not help but think Silent Bob stars in Wing Chun Strikes - I loved it.

[@thegreygrappler6280]

I now do Krav Maga which utilises western boxing and kickboxing mainly for standup but when I spar in class I do find that bong sau works really well as I’ve trained it for so long I find I’m doing it instinctively

[@thegreygrappler6280]

richcapo 76 I find it works good against a strong jab that’s coming through my guard, the jab has to have contact with my guard arm for it to work. Stops me getting hit anyway

[@franklinarchambault5397]

an old uncle told me lo these many years ago that you hit them so hard and fast and so many times they think they are surrounded and it is true

[@amospizzey1]

Great insights . Do you have any free sparring videos? Love to see one coach 🙏🏻

[@raymondkyabagu2099]

Great lesson man

[@Bengun67]

You Guys are awesome ! Thank you for sharing, Ride on

[@juanjaso3070]

I like way your you teach... It's very useful...

[@starshipdjs7524]

Thanks for starting this topic ♡ It is a delicate line between training close to realism and not seriously damaging the other person. As yes pressure testing is important but too close to realism can cause injuries. Incurring injuries due to training sessions seems counterproductive. We as in Wing Chun, don't need to subject ourselves (just for example) to all types of cold viruses to prove that we are immune to them all, but taking reasonable precautions to lower the threat to them is, such as regular flu shots and maintaining a healthly lifestyle. Wing Chun drills are intended to train the users "nervous system" to external physical threats, where drills strengthens the users "reaction immune system" to recognize and attack the threat instinctively. This is where Wing Chun fails for many due to learning it, rather than becoming it, as making it a part of one's own way of thinking, moving and reacting. As it isn't enough to know something, as it takes time to develop the Wing Chun skillsets, where drills strengthens these aspects. Having a deep appreciation for understanding energy concepts and lines of attacks and defence are helpful towards this purpose. If Wing Chun fighting concepts are based on scientific evidence and proven effective, then to believe in them isn't necessarily an issue but each user needs to become responsible for their effectiveness. Training diligently and intelligently is a good strategy to make it possible♡ @Grenville Academy you getting it the best way possible ♡

[@JKDandWingChun]

JIN TAO AL WING CHUN thanks for all the support and great input. 🙏

[@starshipdjs7524]

Personally I can relate to your Academy with the Boxing, Wing Chun, JKD mix. As finding your videos to be admirable, tasteful, educational and well worthwhile watching. As my father was a pulgist boxer from Glasgow before WW2 can you just imagine the upbringing; how things and times have changed. You remind me of my own JKD instructor from my past in many ways. (Just a little background) in my 60's, having trained in many of the popular martial arts and now spending most of my time towards understanding, developing a deeper sense of martial arts and maintaining health is my daily routine, in the gym training. All the best to you'll @Greenvile Academy ♡ Thanks for sharing and for being a positive role models for upcoming martial artists ♡ Have a great start to 2020 ♡ Happy training ♡

[@thegreygrappler6280]

I trained WC for 5 years and I get more realistic fighting from western boxing, having no ground defence is also a major flaw in the system

[@juanjogrimaldos7463]

But western boxing has no ground defense either.

[@clivewells7090]

@@juanjogrimaldos7463 ; you tell him Juan! Chi Na was the best I've seen, but aikido has grasping, locking and pressure point techniques.

[@samuraiisalmighty4917]

How did u train for 5 years and you didnt train wing chun on the ground BRUH smells luke bullshit

[@allenshirley6720]

Where I live we don't have anyone that teaches wing chun I've been watching videos to learn some techniques

[@akrocuba]

Great vid! Agree 100%. A REAL fight is not a sport, it is life and death potentially.

[@ancientdarkness3102]

"a real fight is not a sport" of course not, but if you had ever been to a a full contact ring fight you'd know how painful and overwhelming it can be.

[@akrocuba]

@@ancientdarkness3102 i do know

[@ancientdarkness3102]

@@akrocuba Than tell me what's the big difference. A punch is a punch. I'm not talking about sucker punches or coward people using weapons, I'm just talking about a regular fray

[@akrocuba]

@@ancientdarkness3102 If someone attacked me in the street/bar/parking lot, I would not try to go toe-to-toe to see who is tougher. I would go for soft targets like the eyes, throat, groin, etc. I'm not going to stay there and "fight". I will use self defense tactics and then get the hell out of that situation

[@ancientdarkness3102]

@@richcapo but if the guy is used to parrying boxers' jabs in the face or block low kicks with a muay thai shin check that also protects the groin or anything else, I'd love to see you try landing something as precision or timing needing as an eye poke

[@mokyan7]

Good analysis, examples, and tips, practical. I agree that in wing chun we need to practice more drills against higher boxing style punches instead of primarily wing chun style punches. I noticed it when taking krav maga classes, the punches start higher and angle from the shoulders, a little tougher to see and it helps to have some angles and slipping/dodges or more forearm deflections as you diagonal step to counter attack. Plus the boxing style punches have more reach/range, and lots of power. I found out in some open spar events that a more square wing chun stance got me kicked more, but an angled JKD or chum kiu stance works better. Training against multiple punch styles will improve the reflexes and skills for whatever life ‘throws’ at you...

[@JKDandWingChun]

Matthias633 very well said - and I completely agree! Thanks for commenting.

[@mokyan7]

richcapo 76 Those are good insights. I meant exposing yourself to different styles adds skills. Actually I use a blend of wing chun and krav maga, they work well together and every now and then I try things and my understanding increases. The 360* defense drill used in krav maga is great for reactions training. I bounce ideas off the instructor and my sifu and keep trying more things as I grow. I wouldn’t say I had to fundamentally change pak sao or variations, because a lot just happens automatically. It helps to “see” a variety of strikes in training, though. For example you can slip a higher punch easier and hit the body as you dodge, or make a bridge connection and pull, push, or twist depending on where you both are. However, not practicing against boxing punches and hooks is a problem as you want to be ready for any attacks that come, and typically in wing chun class we don’t practice them enough. Funny also that several features of krav maga are taken from wing chun and other styles. I may be going back to krav classes in the future to keep building my skills, after an injury heals more. I use more knees and elbows after taking krav classes. They work! I would definitely say that krav maga training improved my mindset and tenacity, to not just trade strikes but overwhelm the attacker and bring them down. In real life that is what must be done, stop the threat and not just make them angry. Legally the requisite force to stop the threat, then stop.

[@SoulBrother_1]

Another Excellent training video sifu Jason.

[@byrusmx]

Nice and instructive video. It would have been more educational with at least two aditional drills. Anyway, quite interesting. You got a suscriber :D

[@JIBMONEY]

You guys rock and thank you!!!!!!

[@WereWolf27181]

Agree everything you say Sifu. 🇨🇾🙏🏽🐺

[@donavanfrea6768]

Thank you for the lesson sir🙇🏽‍♂️

[@michaelayers3900]

Great art

[@76kamikazi]

Sifu I notice you teach three different curriculum at your academy with great emphasis on footwork.Can you make a video with the difference in the footwork of all three systems.Thank you

[@JKDandWingChun]

That’s a great idea! Thanks.

[@philipbarrick4149]

Philippines people saw our boxing 🥊 when we made contact and started being there our

[@liecrusher3506]

It's about pressure points, not boxing KOs.

[@surfside16]

Excellent.

[@dmajiklaura7069]

Where are you guys located like your videos

[@moonstarlight3940]

Hi. I have a question. I’m a teenager and I don’t have anyone home to train with. What do I do?

[@abdullakhan4632]

I like your logo

[@allenshirley6720]

I live in hotsprings Arkansas

[@Tcboydtheartist]

My motto is: Boxing/kick boxing is better than Wing Chun in boxing range. Wing chun is better than boxing/kick boxing in close range. Jiu Jitsu is better than both at ground fighting. Wrestling is better than Jiu Jitsu at takedowns. Practice all 5. Then at that point it’s about the fighter not the style.

[@natashakillle953]

Shouldn’t you take sort slide to the left on your first demo so you got me control over their body

[@natashakillle953]

Step left (back foot)

[@DEDEPLDEDE]

Is Greenvile in Ireland? :)

[@byutube4360]

South Carolina, USA, I’m about 25 miles away. As you can see by my last name I’m of Irish descent lol happy st paddies!

[@juanjaso3070]

Boxing comes quick, but then grappling comes into play, also quick....

[@paullesieur147]

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[@clivewells7090]

@@paullesieur147 ; did this search and it just had studio equalisers. Let me know if your title was misspelled or changed by spell check, happens to me a lot!

[@LosPerrosSonFieles]

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[@michigannewsnow4927]

Wc is close range fighting ,that's where you wanna be against some1 trying to throw hay makers. Being close like that hay makers wont be affective even if 1 lands cause there wont be enough power to hurt you

[@peterherbert4652]

the biggest challenge I have is I don't see it coming. I have helped others defend them selves by reacting immediately I tend to freeze in the moment then I will do what it takes , often street style which I am getting too old to deal with this crap

[@JKDandWingChun]

Peter Herbert I really appreciate your candor. Seriously. The stress of an attack can be really overwhelming and people routinely act like it doesn’t matter. That’s why our responses need to be SIMPLE - always simple because complex actions breakdown in such circumstances. Anyway, I wish no one ever had to deal with this too. I hear ya! We use interception drills in every class to help people overcome the freeze response that you’re talking about. In all, thanks for the honest input and for watching.

[@brianrahuba6919]

I liked Wing Chun but it's only one day a week where I live . And it 80 dollors monthly . Which I think it's not worth it . Due to I can train in Mauy Thai and get 4 days of training and a open day on Friday with weekends off . To bad cause I liked W.C.

[@regprofant6984]

You are talking about the difference between sport fighting and street violence.

[@belkys120]

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[@jazilynwiley8104]

How do I get forearms like that?!?!

[@JKDandWingChun]

Spinach does the trick. 🤣

[@i-evi-l]

Palm down arm curls. Forearm flexes. Pulling heavy wheelbarrow that are the single bar variety.

[@philipbarrick4149]

The Whing drills Oh good you’re talking dirty boxing 🥊 Philippines That’s where modernize movement and foot Wks 4 Boxing came from the Philippines star boxer

[@davidrisselada6199]

It's funny how it's compared to boxing as being superior but I've yet to see anyone apply trapping techniques the way they're presented to a boxer. Even Bruce Lee saw the limitations here.

[@kungfuwitcher7621]

David Risselada With classic, or non traditional Wing Chun, yes I see what you are saying. Mind you, with these scenarios, I doubt many people will face this on the street.

[@zman4116]

David Risselada maybe I’ve misunderstood your comment. Old boxing manuals clearly reflect what many would recognise as WC ‘techniques’. Whether or not Jason knows this, and I suspect that he does, is less important than the fact that he shares quality insights to WC that some could profit from. There’s a British boxing manual that demonstrates a lead check to the bicep of the opponent, WC people would call it a gumsao. You may already do this, but if not, put boxing gloves on and try out your WC with a cooperative and non-cooperative opponent, a lot can be learnt very quickly. And if you already do this, then you’re ahead of a lot of WC practitioners. Cheers

[@kungfuwitcher7621]

@@zman4116 Gum Sau true, but haven't seen any vid yet, that as you say, a non cooperative being involved. Although in class we do have that.

[@thomashenderson7481]

David? Enter & trapping is Chi Sao form of utilizing your sense of touching to the muscle constraints of your opponent, Nothin more. A resourceful and knowledgeable martial artist would know how to use the exercise even in the wrestling match! It just take great martial perception.

[@thomashenderson7481]

@@zman4116 G Sea? What you said WC 's Gum Sao is similar the British boxing move concerning the opponents biceps is The essence of what will be know as Man Can Do which to take a move of another martial art & apply it to what you already know. Why Man Can Do 4 a name? Because if it's humanly possible 🤔! Why not??

[@keyser_söze23]

You look like you could be Wonderboy Thompson's dad!

[@terenceanddan1788]

So the stance being wingchun does not apply ?

[@i-evi-l]

To be very fair, the WC stance requires a lot of practice and testing for it to be grasped properly. Boxer stances are more fluid and faster to learn than WC mechanics. The fair part is it takes no time at all to demonstrate how strong the WC stance is, but utilizing it is very hard IMO.

[@anupamparihar1094]

Can this be learned at home without partner?

[@JKDandWingChun]

Anupam Parihar some of Wing Chun can be trained solo - like footwork, the forms and striking. Partner drills, though, require - you guessed it - a partner. One option is to get a friend who’s interested and start training them off the videos. That can work insofar as you both take it slow and are trying to learn, not compete with each other. Hope this helped and thanks for watching. 🙏

[@anupamparihar1094]

@@JKDandWingChun Thanks for this quick reply😊

[@stephanwatson7902]

You say you'd eye gouge and throat punch in a fight, but you teach your students if someone attacks them with a knife, stabbing their throat is murder, when it's actually self-defense?

[@leonardoreyes9737]

Too much words. Very good videos but you talk in excess.

[@124madcow]

Bruce Lee himself said a dude that trained wrestling and boxing for a year could beat a life long martial artists. Best thing to do is see which traps work and which don't

[@thomashenderson7481]

You're quite right My Man! I saw a video of a sparring match between a Mixed Martial Arts fighter & a Tai Chi master. It didn't go so well 4 the Tai Chi master who been studying 4 decades! And MMA fighter been training for a few years. When you are the best at what you do inside your tradition, your weakness 2 be adaptable to the diversities of others will be revealed!

[@124madcow]

@@thomashenderson7481 some of the best people I've fought and sparred against were always the ones that had a few marital arts under their belt

[@thomashenderson7481]

@@124madcow 124madcow U R Soo on the money 👍👌! U know just when you texted me I am watching a Pencak Silat Master doing some drills. This Indonesian art is extremely deadly you should check it out I think you might like it! Steven Bentia I forget his last name. An English fellow with 20 years of experience in his life.

[@thomashenderson7481]

@@124madcow 124madcow? The Master name is SILAT WARIROR STEVENT BENITEZ! I recommend all martial artists everywhere to invest some time into this art with various ways of fighting. If you care to bring your martial knowledge to a another level, this is the one!

[@olivierfaber8478]

Just seen IPman 4 , kick US Marines karate as$ 🤣

[@kyriacosconstantine3320]

talks about structure and real fighting and then has his student throw a boxers 1 - 2 combo for the streeet!!! LOL

[@flonomcflooneyloo7573]

You may be well-meaning but you're leading people down a wrong path. WC was designed to deal with CLF a specific style of kung fu and it is not equipped to deal with the modern understanding of a full-featured mixed martial art. Thanks for posting but you should stop calling it 'self-defense', because it is not. Call it 'traditional martial arts'. Let people know the limitations and let them decide for themselves.

[@michaeljohnson9495]

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[@aceventura2237]

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[@wingchunkuendido]

Doesn't work

[@wingchunkuendido]

@@richcapo It doest work because ; first of all, doesn't matter if the opponent is a wing chun pratictionner or not. The problem is the lack of real approach on training method.

[@wingchunkuendido]

@@richcapo second; ask a guy to put hand gloves; ask him to test this technique without any help of make it easy and say to him; hit me anyway you can. My only tecnique will be this and this. You will see that the most basic core of wing chun basics drills can be applied, but not as a theorical way or maybe not as you see in this video. In practice, the theory change

[@wingchunkuendido]

@@richcapo Well the problem with wing chun around the world is the lack of full understanding about wing chum training method ; Anybody knows tan sau, fook sau and bong sau. Anybody knows siu lin tau. But the form is only the form. How to apply the elements of the form is the problem. If the train method is too much theoric, its easy to notice. Wing chun is very effective but few masters knows the hows and when of the art. Few masters test theyselves to discover the truth about fighting. In resume, wing chun is easy to learn but hard to apply and a lot of people just discuss...but dont have fight experience

[@wingchunkuendido]

@@richcapo its efective if you have understanding how to train it. Take a western boxing as example; in boxing we have some tips of punching, steps,fakes and guards. Ok? But as the same thing, what make difference between Tyson and Hollifield? Basically the method of training of each other, because the " art" is the same, you see? Wing Chun can be effective or not, depend how you train and depend of training method. This wing chun of this video, doesn't work because not by is not wing chun, but doesnt work by the method of training.

[@philipbarrick4149]

I’m trying to write some attacking in The boxing wus stationary They’re the ones in the Philippines to modernize the movement to a boxing is today not those of the guys about the box in the who helped Bruce Lee with it Partly Muhammad Ali mostly DanSanto Master Philippine Martial arts besides JKD who helpedBruce Lee with JKD

[@p.iranha9467]

I guess I need chicken wing arms as well.

[@leungpinkie4941]

Talk too much

[@michaelgussnig1426]

This will not work, never !!!

[@michaelgussnig1426]

@runbear i live in europe , du hosenscheisser kumm her donn schlog i da dein deppatn schädel ein

[@DS-bg6yh]

whole lotta talkn crap

[@Lamont24012]

Real wing chun doesnt hit to the face .

[@Kalagenesis]

Ali Qibla who told you that?Only the Losers and clowns of WIng Chun think like that

[@i-evi-l]

Lol. Wing totally does head hits.

[@benstewart9701]

Too much talking . Get lost in you chopping and changing in your breakdown . Too much talk

[@georgegoodyear9631]

Thank you again for taking the time and trouble to make another instructive and entertaining video.