Wing Chun in everyday life - why it's much more than a martial art

www.mindfulwin...
Nima Share's his ideas on why Wing Chun Kung Fu is a way of life!
*A note about this channel the lineage:
Sifu Nima King is the owner and team leader of Mindful Wing Chun, a CST Wing Chun school in Hong Kong with affiliations around the world. Mindful Wing Chun is wholeheartedly dedicated to passing on the internal wing chun method as passed down by Grandmaster Chu Shong Tin who was the longest serving student of Grandmaster Ip Man. Chu Shong Tin lived with Ip Man for 5 years (1950-1955) and was coined the title ' the king of siu nim tao' by his master Ip Man.
He was a legend in the world of Wing Chun (in particular the internal method of wing chun) and spent 64years passing it on full-time before he passed away in 2014. Nim King practiced under hin in Hong Kong for 9 years and established Mindful Wing Chun under CST's guidance. Nima is also on the board of Directors for the 'Chu Shong Tin Alumni' which is a group of senior students of CST that were hand picked by him to establish the Alumni and to uphold and continue his teachings and Wing Chun legacy after he passed away.
Grandmaster Chu Shong Tin was a very humble and low-key Wing Chun Master therefore its only after we began putting his videos online, that people started to hear about him. In fact, majority of the main Wing CHun teachers (of the Ip Man lineage) who began practice in the 50s and early 60s (apart of Leung Sheung and Lok Yiu) were trained by CST even-though they were Ip Man's students. This is due to CST being the most snr and main teacher of Ip Man's school in those days.
Nima was lucky to start his practice under CST in 2005 because that's when CST decided to change his teaching to all internal practice so that he can pass on "Nim Tao' and 'Nim Lik' (the mind power/energy cultivated through internal Wing Chun practice) to his students.
Nima, even though a non-chinese and much younger than the other students of CST, attained a high level of these final teachings. He now mainly teaches the seniors within this lineage and also travels around giving workshops and is working on an online program so that master CST's teaching can have a greater reach.
You may contact Nima/Mindful Wing Chun through:
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Long live the genuine and internal art of Wing Chun / Ving Tsun!
Mindful Wing Chun - Chu Shong Tin (Ip Man) Wing Chun / Ving Tsun - Hong Kong

[@pedrojuglar]

I'm new to this channel, I just started watching old videos. And I'm loving it! So much knowledge and explained really simply. I practice Leung Ting Wing Tsun here in Poland and the knowledge from here makes me think differently of what I've learned so far. Thank you! ♥

[@MindfulWingChun]

Thanks for the kind words and I'm glad it's helping you. Actually I'm currently working on an online course because I have had a lot of requests from people who can't come to HK to train. So hopefully within the next 6 months I'll have something ready :) Cheers, Nima

[@darkhorse888]

Nima this is your best explanation yet of just what your wing chun is. rinse repeat. its a tool you can use in every day life.

[@MindfulWingChun]

Thanks man, glad it resonated with you. Hope all is well...

[@Mateo-uw3of]

To me wing chun definitely is a way to understand us as human beings, and i am greatly honored to be exposed to this high concepts. Awesome job, Sifu Nima.

[@MindfulWingChun]

Totally agree with it being a great tool for self discovery. Cheers Mateo

[@njbrun01tube]

I really enjoy your videos, great job! Unfortunately, I can't seem to connect to your website :-( I'm in the US if it makes a difference.

[@MindfulWingChun]

Thanks for your message. Our website is www.mindfulwingchun.com.hk . Strange, It should come up from anywhere around the globe!

[@alancwwong]

4:26 you said the similar thing i heard from the Iceman Wim Hof.

[@MindfulWingChun]

Wim Hoff is a legend. Actually I started doing his method a couple of years ago too.

[@KingDariusMartial-dc2nr]

Who is Iceman Wim hof? I been hearing his name alot, can he do similar things to CST?

[@garrygadsby5061]

Thank you for such fundamental but profound insight and advice on the role of the Mind. It’s wonderful to know that the hard work is in the practice of correct relaxation, rather than the hard physical labour we as a society have habituated and make it out to be the path. Thank you for giving Clarity to a confused mind🙏. Hope I get to HK and learn from you sometime😃.

[@MindfulWingChun]

Its a pleasure sharing with those who appreciate it Gary. Thanks for taking the time to comment and loking forward to day you arrive in Hong Kong for training. All the best till then.

[@garrygadsby5061]

@@MindfulWingChun 🙏

[@modsbeats]

these are more of the type of questions I ask that a lot of trainers and instructors can't answer. the physiology the connection of the mind to the body and where it manifest physically. I will be following fyi

[@MindfulWingChun]

Glad to have a follower :) Cheers man and hope all is well with you and yours wherever you are

[@ahmedelbeih2333]

Thank you for sharing your instruction. I have found this video very conducive to my understanding of active relaxation and I've taken up relaxing the chains of the body in order to release the bicep as a very proficient practice. Thank you for your inspiring direct pointing. There is not much that I know about Wing Chun, but this video has peaked my interest. Are you actively teaching nowadays?

[@MindfulWingChun]

Glad you thought so Ahmed. Yes, Am teaching fulltime in Hong Kong and also have an Online school mindfulwingchun.online for those outside of Hong Kong

[@junfujiang]

Hey Nima, I live in London and it's very difficult to find a good Wingchun school in the Chu Shong Tin lineage. Is there a school that you would recommend in London? Many thank, Junfu

[@MindfulWingChun]

Hi Junfu, There a guy named Kai who trained under Master Chu for a couple years in HK and has recently opened up in London: kai-taylor-hpzx.squarespace.com/

[@leoramirez4024]

thanks for the video and the information very detailed

[@MindfulWingChun]

You're very welcome Leo. thanks for your comment

[@snufkin7169]

Hi Nima ! Great Channel and amazing value, its good to see more and more quality wing-chun on you-tube. In my school we also train internal wing-chun and we put great emphasis on Qi-Gong training to teach us the energy work that is required to do wing-chun, did CST do any qi-gong exercises in addition to the wing-chun forms ? Thanks :)

[@MindfulWingChun]

Cheers! No Sigung Chu only practiced Wing Chun. He did Tai Chi in his teens but he said he never really enjoyed it so didn't get very far with it. His energy/Chi which he named Nim Lik was obtained solely from the practice of Siu Nim Tao.

[@KingDariusMartial-dc2nr]

Hi just interested of what Qi- Gong is? I am new in practicing Wing Chun.

[@musichaven7598]

I have chosen 2 Sifus before in Wing Chun that I want to be taught with someday...this one and the one in Macau...the one in Macau loves to fight and competed a lot and I felt his power just by watching the video here in youtube but I'm already 45 years old so a Healthy Wing Chun is more appropriate for me so I choose Sifu Nima for that...

[@MindfulWingChun]

Thanks for the kind words. And sure, would love to have you onboard our online school (if you're not in Hong Kong). If you haven't checked it out yet you can at www.mindfulwingchun.online

[@KingDariusMartial-dc2nr]

Do you know the name of the Sifu who have taught you in Macau, I have a friend there and looking for a teacher?

[@AllForManKind77]

Thank you Sifu Nima for the insight. i learned many things from your KZbin channel vid in my Wing Chun training, two question though, based from Sigung Chu Song Tin Siu Nim Tao, how many hours and any specific time (day or night or morning or evening etc)? For practicing it , do we must also training them with Chum Kiu, Biu Jee,and any other form (Wooden Dummy, and weapon) in same day or must different day? Need your hints. Hopefully in near time can joining your online training. Thnx u. Greeting from Indonesia

[@MindfulWingChun]

The most important thing is the quality of training (more than the quantity). once you have the correct path/steps of practice, then obviously the more you practice the better and faster you will improve. There is no specific time of day that is better. And yes, once you have a good enough understanding in SNT, you should practice the other forms in the correct sequence. And yes the online school spells out every step of every form and technique and exercises laid out by Grandmaster Chu Shong Tin so that will set you on the right path for sure when you do start :)

[@AllForManKind77]

@@MindfulWingChun Thx u again Sifu Nima. Hopefully one day by God will, be able to joint your session in live training. 🙏🙏🙏

[@raydatkis9041]

Nima, This is fascinating. Must check this out next time you come back to Sydney. You mentioned practice a lot. But practising what? Zooming the mind into turning off the bicep?

[@MindfulWingChun]

Hi Richard, I meant practicing everything but mainly the Siu Nim Tao form. the relaxation of a local area i.e. bicep is only a demonstration. ultimately we want to be able to hold/move the entire body with minimum use of muscular effort so that would be the best thing to try and figure out how to do in all aspects of training i.e. forms, chisau, bag work, sparring and ultimately in a real self defense situation. But the easiest place to understand and practice effortlessness is in the Siu Nim Tao form

[@samt9834]

Hi Nima, thanks for this great vid! I'm just wondering what is the relationship between nim tao/nim lik to some of your demonstrations in this vid. Did you have to activate nim tao in order to completely relax the bicep for your tan sao?

[@MindfulWingChun]

Yes, a level of Nim Tao needs to be activated for one to be able to relax the bicep even when under pressure. Nim Tao is a mental state than one achieves through the correct and prolonged practice of Siu Nim Tao. After year of that, the body (muscles and joints) will open up and release to such an extent where Nim Lik (chi/energy) will be released and then it can be used by the practitioner.

[@samt9834]

Thank you for elaborating, Nima. Really need to meet you one day!

[@diarioshanghainese4791]

Hello Nima, makes 1000% sense! Same concepts. Im training Leung Sheung Wing Chun in Shanghai. Your website doesn't work from here, where is your school located in HK?

[@MindfulWingChun]

Hi Chris, www.mindfulwingchun.com.hk doesn't work? strange... We are located in 8/F On Lan center, 11 On Lan st, Central, HK

[@selfhelp6989]

Good video thank you Sifu.

[@MindfulWingChun]

Glad to hear that. Cheers!

[@janhvizdos]

Hi Midful Wing Chun! What you use to record sound?

[@MindfulWingChun]

Hi, Use a canon and a Nikon blutooth microphone. you can buy the Nikon one on Amazon for around 200usd. search Nikon wireless microphone and it should come up

[@YahyaKaptanGulez]

Thanks for the video Sifu. Have you tried an electromyography (EMG) to measure the muscle force on different muscles on your body under pressure or while doing siu nim tao? You can actually see if the muscle is relaxed or not. I think it'll be good video content for this channel =) Nim Tao State Vs. Normal State

[@MindfulWingChun]

Hey mate, I actually had some tests done in a lab in a university in Queensland, Australia a couple of years ago. They put me on force plates to take force, hooked up EMG type stuff to my legs. My main interest was for them to test whats going on in the spine and upper body. They did put some probes on my shoulders and arms (bicep and triceps) to test muscle activity of my arm while under pressure and holding a light object. It was connected to a screen which showed the amount of muscle activity. I was able to decrease the muscle activation by around 4times while under pressure :)

[@SoyaSaaauce]

Hey Nima. Is it possible to keep doing weights and practice CST nim tao relaxation/mindfull relaxation ? Cause I want to keep in shape really just for aethestics to be honest.

[@MindfulWingChun]

Hey, Yes it is. But what Chu Shong Tin said is you need to spend the same amount of time relaxing afterwards. so if you lift weights for 1 hr you need to relax for an hour immediately after so the muscles don't memorize that tension state...

[@SoyaSaaauce]

Sweet as. Thanks for the reply.

[@linuxva]

Where can I buy this DVD ? °Sigung Chu Shong Tin's Realistic Fighting° !?

[@MindfulWingChun]

That seminar was recorded in IWCA in Sydney and I don't think they have it for sale.

[@linuxva]

Thanks for info . If something like that is for sale let me know . Can you please do some more videos like this one "Chu Shong Tin prescribed kicking exercises " Thanks in advance .

[@deSUSATYO_channel]

Good video

[@MindfulWingChun]

cheers

[@mattotonton]

Do you know of anyone who knows this kind of wing chun in QLD area of Australia ?

[@MindfulWingChun]

Hey Matt, apologies for the late reply (almost 5yrs, DOH). Are you still looking for somewhere to train this method? Because I do know of a couple of people that I can recommend in QLD. If so, can you let me know your email or better your Facebook profile link if you have one and ill connect you with them.

[@basslinger]

Greetings, how's everything.......where are you located???

[@MindfulWingChun]

+basslinger Hi mate, all is well here thank you and I hope you're doing well. Actually we are located in Hong Kong but Nima does travel around for seminars.

[@basslinger]

+Mindful Wing Chun thanks, I think I posted this before I communicated with you about your shirts, thanks again!!!!

[@darkhorse888]

7:09 100% correct

[@MindfulWingChun]

Glad you agree dude. Cheers for the support!

[@primaveraimages]

Meditation Mindfulness Wing Chun My temple!

[@MindfulWingChun]

Mine too :) Hope you are well Luigi!

[@lm2193]

well said

[@MindfulWingChun]

Cheers man. glad you thought so

[@josephbustos6304]

Will you ever do a live stream Q&A

[@MindfulWingChun]

that's a very good idea Joseph. Will need to look into setting something like that up!

[@MindfulWingChun]

in the mean time feel free so send us questions/ videos and we will do our best to respond

[@pharujrajborirug4934]

Magnificent

[@MindfulWingChun]

Glad you thought so man :)

[@kani11able]

Hi Master can i teach with u

[@MindfulWingChun]

Yes sure, you can start learning on my online school www.mindfulwingchun.online

[@SessleIsosceles]

Ahhh @9:16 onward best point of the whole video !!!!!!!!!!!

[@MindfulWingChun]

😊🙏

[@kylepuiia9405]

I have to ask you Nima. Have you practiced wim Hof's breathing techniques? Also, have you heard of Adam mizner? You all have a very obvious similarity. Being able to shift your conciousness from the frontal lobe. Which seems to give all of you unexplainable Strengths. I'm new to wing chun or any form of martial arts that is. But I have done a lot of meditation in search of some form of internal control of energy, chakra, chi etc. What ever you wish to call it, you cannot deny that there is some sort of energy that is accessible to us that the general public does not use or even acknowledge. Anyhow.. Wim Hof's breathwork and cold exposure techniques have given me a taste of that internal control. As I go on, I can feel it becoming a constant state. I have much better control over my emotional and physical responses and have become very conscious of internal organs. This has given me better muscular control as well but nothing like you and Adam Mizner have demonstrated. I'm wondering if you could incorporate some breathwork into your practices to help you rise up and find that state of mind that allows you to "sing" as you say. After one round of Wim Hof's breathing my mind has shifted. I can literally feel that new parts of my brain are activated. It creates a comforting sensation on the back of my neck at the bottom of my skull. I plan to practice this along with Wing Chun, striving to hold onto this state of mind. Being that this state of mind seems to be the key component. I apologize for the lengthy comment. I'm sure you are a busy man. Thank you for all of the useful content. You have already helped me so much. And I have only seen your older videos. Great work man.

[@MindfulWingChun]

I've dabbled in Hoff's method but I mainly practice Pranayama. And yes I'm friends with Adam Mizner and we have touched hands. There are some similarities in what we do and we use the same words like relaxation and openness and using the mind but what we do is fundamentally different and so the result is also not the same

[@3RAcademy]

EQUANIMITY 🙏

[@MindfulWingChun]

indeed 🙏

[@mauricem.9014]

Thats it! .. but it is sooo hard to be soft 🙈

[@MindfulWingChun]

It is, haha. But so are many things worth attaining. The journey is the reward my friend :)

[@yunshen]

lol bring the enlightened person, can he do what he (Chu Shong Tin) do? He probably can if that enlightened person is Bodhidharma :-)

[@MindfulWingChun]

Its possible! But I think they would still need some time to figure it out. In the same way that they probably wouldn't be able to pick up an instrument and play music (but then maybe they could...)

[@yunshen]

@@MindfulWingChun Of course it's possible, Bodhidharma is one of the pioneers of internal Shaolin kung fu, as well as Chinese Zen Buddhism. Unless you think that traditional Shaolin kung fu is on the external side :-) I am just mucking around here. I get your point.

[@yunshen]

@@MindfulWingChun The terms "Mindful Wing Chun" and Nim Tao is very consistent to the Buddhist heritage of the art. The ancient Indian Buddhist masters translated the important concept of sati/smrti (mindfulness) using the Chinese word "Nim" 念. Instead of the Daoist concepts of "dantian" and "qi" of Taiji, the mind is emphasised instead in Wing Chun. True to the heritage of Bodhidharma and the nun Ng Mui.