Welcome

Welcome to the Wing Tsun Academy

Wing Tsun Academy is commited to the Kung Fu ( Chinese Martial art) of Wing Chun Kuen (Wing Tsun) 

The training method provides students with a sound basis for develping the practical and theoretical aspects of Wing Chun.

If you are new to Wing Chun and may be interested in learning it, please take a moment or two to find out what makes Wing Chun so different to other martial arts.

The Origin

Wing Chun is a Chinese martial art, which originated in southern China around 360 years ago during the Ching dynasty (1644-1911)

Economy of Movements

Wing Chun is a Kung Fu style that focuses on responding to strength and force, with structure, positioning and timing. For this reason it is not a martial art that has impressive movements, blocks and strikes, rather its focus is on practicality, efficiency and economy of all movements.

Sensitivity and Speed

The teaching of Wing Chun is based on the Wing Chun "forms" and Wing Chun Maxims allowing the student to develop sensitivity and understanding with the objective to develp the ability to respond to each situation through muscle memory. This provides a fast responce to any situation rather than having to learn a set response to every possible variation of attack.

The Wing Chun System

To use an analogy, the Wing Chun System teaches martial arts similar to how one would teach the game of Chess. First one needs to learn how the different pieces move, then one needs to develop an understanding of the individual pieces strengths and weaknesses, followed by developing an appreciation of strategy.

Like with chess, training with different partners will provide the opportunity to learn how to apply ones knowledge and how to respond to different actions and styles of different opponents. This is a sound and continuous preparation for a "real" situation, as all situations, environments and opponents create a unique combination, to which the Wing Chun pratitioner will respond purposfully and with an open mind.

Unlike most other martial arts styles, Wing Chun drills are not reheasals or set moves, rather a means to develop an understanding or the energy, applicability, suitability, timing, strategy and other aspects of one's response.