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• Wing Chun Kung Fu Theory - Articles on the theories, principles and methods of training the martial art of Wing Chun Kung Fu.
• Ip Man and his teachings - Many students have said there Wing Chun has come direct from Ip Man and some say that they were his senior student or indoor disciple. Being political about Wing Chun was something Ip Man would not even consider within his world of Kung Fu.
• Wing Chun Kuen Kuit - The Kuen Kuit Chops of Wing Chun Kung Fu. Part of the legacy Ip Man left behind was the set of chops he commissioned his student Moy Yat to make.
• Ip Ching on Sil Lim Tau - Grandmaster Ip Ching (Sometimes spelled Yip Ching) talks about Wing Chuns first form Sil Lim Tao (sometimes spelled Siu Nim Tao) and how to train it properly.
• Ip Ching on Wooden Dummy - Tips to practising the Wing Chun Wooden Dummy Techniques and form by Grandmaster Ip Ching.
• Principles vs Techniques - Wing Chun is an art in which principles are more important than specific techniques. This does not mean that Wing Chun does not have techniques. It means that at the root of all techniques are underlying principles.
• Strength and Ging - Ging (sometimes Jing) is an important concept for martial arts and describes how a person generates and uses power.
• The stages of learning - The stages of learning a martial art. Extract taken from Chapter 3 of Master Kwok's book Mastering Wing Chun.
• The use of Softness in the Art of Wing Chun - The use of Softness in the Art of Wing Chun, by Steven Williams. Hard and soft energy use in Kung Fu.
• Wing Chun Martial Arts Principles and Techniques Book Review - This is a review of the book Wing Chun Martial Arts: Principles and Techniques written by Yip Chun with Danny Connor. The review is by Wing Chun coach David Jarrett.
• Personal efficiency: What we can learn from martial arts - This post falls under the category personal efficiency and highlights how Wing Chun principles apply to general life.
• How long have you been doing Wing Chun ? - In this article I explore why it's meaningless to ask the question: How long have you been doing Wing Chun? I will also look at the plateau in training and how to improve again.