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Concepts - Wing Chun Training

Concepts Wing Chun sessions are taught in a relaxed environment as either group sessions or private tuition depending on your preference. The sessions are aimed at developing yourself through the use of techniques and concepts based on Wing Chun; they are varied and provide a practical and realistic approach to personal safety and fitness.

About Wing Chun

Wing Chun (everlasting springtime) was devised by the Buddhist nun Ng Mei in the early 1700’s and is a system of kung fu aimed at realistic self defence.

Legend has it that she was a proficient fighter at other martial arts but wished to streamline her knowledge. She witnessed a fight between a snake and a stork and was impressed by how the stork simultaneously used its wings and feet to defend and attack; she adapted this to the human frame and formulated her fighting system. She befriended a young girl Yim Wing Chun who became her first student and so passed the system on. Wing Chun is a system that is continually evolving and improving.

Wing Chun teaches you in to accept what is happening around you, not to fight it, not to go to extremes (try to much, try to little) but to take what Buddhists call the middle path. Therefore if you are in a stressful scenario the mind will stay relaxed, you will see clearly, you react with situations as they happen (here and now), not pre-empting what might or what might not be, it just is...

wing chun training
Sigung Tsui Seung Tin demonstrates
his skills on the Wing Chun Dummy,
Sydney 2000

Wing Chun utilises a few basic and logical principles:

Simplicity
Directness
Practicality
Economy of movement
Minimum use of strength

This makes the system easy and quick to learn and suitable for both men and women of any age and ability. The system strips away any wasteful energy consuming movements and utilises structure and body positioning to produce power; this enables anyone to learn how to overcome force.

The sessions will combine cardiovascular and muscular workouts along side personal safety techniques – this is as much about personal growth as it is about health, fitness and defence.

Benefits include

Self Defence
Focus
Awareness of situations
Self development
Improvement of body posture
Relaxation
Calmness of mind
Health and fitness
Hand / eye co-ordination
Self confidence

Ultimate excellence lies, not in winning every battle, but in defeating the enemy without even fighting’.

Sun Tzu

Costs: £6.00 per session

Classes held on Wednesdays 8.00 - 9.00pm starting 2008
Ashenground Community Centre
South Downs Close
Haywards Heath

wing chun - self defence - personal training - courses - Haywards Heath, West Sussex TEL: 07884 386 824