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How to Become a Wing Chun Instructor
So, you want to become a Wing Chun teacher, do you? Well! It isn’t easy. As with teaching in any ...
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Orange County Wing Chun Speaker Event
Our Orange County Wing Chun schools held an evening together where our students and teachers (sifus) came up and spoke ...
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The Wing Chun Stance
One of the things you will often see in Wing Chun training, is the Wing Chun stance called Yee Jee ...
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Wing Chun Breathing
When it comes to Wing Chun breathing, simplicity, patience and grounding are the keys. Its quite natural to think that ...
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Wing Chun Techniques
When it comes to the subject of Wing Chun techniques, some say there are many. Others say there are only ...
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The Wing Chun Way of Life
What does it mean to follow the Wing Chun Way of Life? And what is the Wing Chun Life? In ...
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The Ritual of the Warrior
The ritual of the warrior makes no apologies for its mysterious posture and movements. It could care less if a ...
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Wing Chun vs. MMA
Wing Chun and MMA have a very tense relationship. To be frank, the topic of Wing Chun vs. MMA can ...
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Wing Chun Podcast Interview w/ Adam Williss
Sifu Adam Williss, founder of The Dragon Institute, was recently featured on the deput episide of Wing Chun Discussion's new ...
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How do you practice Wing Chun without a dummy?
Can you learn Wing Chun without a dummy? In other words, do you NEED a dummy to learn Wing Chun? ...
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Wing Chun Master
The subject of a Wing Chun master can be confusing. Is a “Wing Chun master” someone who is a Wing ...
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How to Build a Wooden Dummy (w/ Plans & FAQs)
In this article, we'll discuss how to build a wooden dummy. We'll answer some of the most common questions asked ...
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Ip Man’s #1 Student Was Not Bruce Lee!
Despite his popularity, Bruce Lee was not Ip Man's number one student. He may have been the most famous student, ...
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Robert Downey Jr. Wing Chun
Robert Downey Jr has been practicing Wing Chun for the last 15 years It was during 2003 that he began ...
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What is the Purpose of Wing Chun?
The purpose of Wing Chun is to defend yourself like many other martial arts, but what sets wing Chun apart ...
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Is Wing Chun Effective?
Wing Chun is a very effective and focus driven Martial art. What makes Wing Chun exceptionally different from other martial ...
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What to Expect in a Wing Chun Class
One of the cornerstones of any martial arts school is the group classes. Wing Chun Classes are no exception to ...
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Can You Learn Wing Chun Online?
Is it Possible To Learn Wing Chun Kung Fu Online? One of the first questions people ask is if you ...
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Internal Wing Chun: Not Mystical, Just Misunderstood
It’s been 25 years since I began my journey into internal Wing Chun. I’ve trained thousands of students over the ...
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Wing Chun History
Wing Chun History: How Wing Chun Was Created The history of Wing Chun is relatively modern compared to other Chinese ...
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Is the Story of Ip Man True?
Wing Chun Blog When it comes to people in history, there is always the legend, and then there is the ...
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What are Wing Chun’s Benefits?
When anyone takes up any sort of martial art, the reasons vary greatly. Some do it to learn how to ...
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Brutal Honesty in Training: Making Wing Chun Honest Again
If you’re not being brutally honest with yourself or your training partners, how can you think you are simple, direct ...
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Why the Best Wing Chun Has No Limitations
Have you ever felt that Wing Chun was much more? Yet, you couldn’t say exactly why. What if I told ...
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Why Tradition is Killing Wing Chun
Almost anyone who loves martial arts knows of Ip Man, the Wing Chun teacher of Bruce Lee. In Ip Man’s ...
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Wing Chun Terms
Wing Chun is full of many terms. No matter which lineage you are a part of, you will have Wing ...
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Why Wing Chun is Not for Competition
Wing Chun is Not for Sports Competition, Here's Why.. In this article, we'll take a look at why Wing Chun ...
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Sifu Ben Der: Artist of Life
First of all, thank you for your dedication to Wing Chun! Knowing that you’ve practiced Wing Chun for over 60 ...
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The Journey of Siu Nim Tao
Don’t you think it’s time we finally get rid of Siu Nim Tao? Let’s face it, modern times have changed ...
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Competition is for the Average
They say competition is healthy. I say it’s for the average. You know, those who can’t see past the struggle ...
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Wing Chun – The Art of Efficiency
Why everything Wing Chun does is meant to help the practitioner become more efficient I realize most people don’t get ...
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Wing Chun Training Videos
Wing Chun Training Lessons Here are some of our best free training videos for learning Wing Chun! Below, you will ...
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Wing Chun in MMA (Tony Ferguson, Anderson Silva, Jon Jones)
The Pros and Cons of Wing Chun in MMA The million dollar question...does Wing Chun belong in MMA? Before we ...
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Wing Chun Magazine
In 2009, I put together Wing Chun Magazine by gathering articles from the Wing Chun community at large. At the ...
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What is the Wing Chun Punch?
Have you ever dreamt of being in a Bruce Lee movie like I have? Bruce Lee’s original martial art was ...
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What is the Wooden Dummy For?
Guest Post While watching the first Ip Man movie, I found myself asking “what is the wooden dummy for”? Throughout ...
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What is ‘The Anchor’ in Wing Chun? (How-To Lesson)
In this "how to" Wing Chun lesson, I'm going to teach you "The Anchor". It is a Wing Chun concept ...
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How Long Does it Take to Get a Black Belt in Wing Chun?
In this article, we'll answer a few questions about how much time is required to learn Wing Chun. We'll cover ...
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Self Defense Training
With a focus on practical, realistic self defense training, our Orange County Wing Chun schools can help you achieve the ...
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Attack the Day
Teach yourself how to attack the day like a predator and stop settling with being someone else's dinner. Because you're ...
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Value Yourself Enough to Invest in Yourself
Know that you are the most important investment you will ever make. You are worth it. You are worth every ...
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How to Accomplish Important Things
Stay hungry for a few things. That's how you accomplish important things. Stop overwhelming yourself by trying to do too ...
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Kung Fu Life Lessons
Featuring words of wisdom from a life dedicated to Kung Fu with Sifu Adam Williss ...
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You Don’t Have To, You Get To
You don’t “have” to practice Kung Fu. You “get” to practice Kung Fu. You don’t “have” to work hard ...
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A Dragon is Built, Not Born
Taking on a new endeavor takes strength. You know you aren’t going to be good at new things at first ...
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Make Time, If it Really Matters
Make time. It's that simple. If it really matters to you, make time. You can make time or you can ...
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Common Mistakes Beginning Wing Chun Students Make
Wing Chun for Beginners / Adam Williss It's been 24 years since I began practicing Wing Chun. I've trained thousands ...
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3 Self-Defense Concepts Everyone Must Know
Here's the hard reality about Self-Defense: There are WAY too many people in martial arts teachers, schools and mixed-martial art ...
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