Articles | JM Wing Chun

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3 Task-Based Games for learning Practical Wing Chun

This style of training uses the 'Ecological Approach' - constraints-led games with clear tasks for each player.

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3 Ways to Make Chi Sau more Dynamic

Intro 3 Ways to Make Chi Sau more Dynamic: Go between upper and lower strikes Off-angle by turning their body or moving your body around...

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Practical Wing Chun Terms vs Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu Terms

Hi! Recently I've been studying a lot of material from Gordon Ryan - arguably the greatest submission grappler of all time at only 27, as...

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Why I teach the '8 Punch' as the '6 Punch' Now

The '8 Punch' or 'Bat Ha Che Kuen', are a series of drills to teach you how your punch coming forwards or backwards, interacts with your...

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What I've learned from training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu

Intro: Since March I've been training Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu regularly at a school in London, recommended by a student instructor of mine. ...

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'Dominant Positions' in Practical Wing Chun

In class we've been looking a lot recently at 'dominant positions' - much like the equivalent of 'mount control' and 'back control' in...

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5 Principles of Knife Defence

Hi! Here are some principles I've taken from the knife defence lessons we've incorporated into our classes from Instructor Ben Beard: 1,...

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7 Starting Hand Positions from ‘Practical Wing Chun’

Imagine someone is attacking you from the side right now - what position are your hands in to intercept the attack? Are they up, down,...

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The 6 Steps of Practical Wing Chun

The 6 Steps are: ‘Zyun Maa’ (Juen Ma)/轉馬/Turning Stance (Turn – 45° or 90°) ‘Daan Bin Maa’ (Dan Bin Ma)/單邊馬/Single Side Step (Front Leg...