Wing Chun Orange County Schools

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Our adult Wing Chun Kung Fu classes include warm-ups, kung fu forms, drills, a lesson of the day and application-based training and/or sparring.

You can expect small class sizes and a cooperative learning environment.

Our focus is on both practical application of the art for self-defense as well as long term development of the student.

We recommend wearing comfortable workout attire and sneakers for Wing Chun class at our Irvine/Lake Forest martial arts school.

You can expect a safe and encouraging kids martial arts environment for your child. An environment that, in addition to teaching kids practical martial arts for self-defense, also teaches kids focus, respect and discipline.

Beginners Kids Kung Fu classes are for new students (children ages 5-11).

Kids Level II are for students (children ages 5-11) that have been with us for a longer time.

Juniors (aka Teens Classes) are for both beginners and longer term students ages 12 and up.

We have monthly testings that help keep the kids on track with our curriculum.

Although the true creator of Wing Chun is not known, the system is said to have been developed by a Buddhist nun named Ng Mui, who trained in Shaolin Kung Fu. Legend says that Ng Mui combined her knowledge to invent a new fighting system that helped smaller, weaker people exploit the weaknesses most common in bigger, stronger opponents. Due to its effectiveness, the new system was kept in secret and passed on to only a few, very dedicated students. Her system became known as Wing Chun, after Ng Mui's first student, a woman named Yim Wing Chun.

All martial arts have value. However, most do not specialize in self-defense. Why? Some martial arts place an unrealistic focus upon competition training. Others focus too much upon fancy things that look cool rather than what actually works. Every fighting action of Wing Chun is targeted at efficient self-defense. That's why Wing Chun’s goal is the immediate shut down of an attacker. No fancy kicks, overly complex things or competitions. Just simple, direct and efficient concepts proven over centuries and ever evolving for modern threats.

Most people don't chose The Dragon Institute just because they want any “Wing Chun in Orange County, CA” or just the closest "Wing Chun school near me". Instead, they've done their research about Kung Fu in Orange County and refuse to settle for anything but the very best. They want the only school who can honestly claim "Best Wing Chun School" and back it up. They want a system so easy that anyone can follow towards predicable practical results. And they don't want to spend time just doing solo drills leading "somewhere" into the unknown. This is some of the reasons why we are consistently voted "BEST" year after year.

Many choose our Orange County Wing Chun school because they seek the deeper philosophical and spiritual benefits of Wing Chun Kung Fu. After all, this is the art that shaped the life of Bruce Lee. Wing Chun didn't only form the nuts and bolts of Bruce Lee's personal martial arts approach (Jeet Kune Do), it also was the basis of his personal life philosophy. When people realize the level of depth our Wing Chun offers for self-improvement in all areas of their lives and the special way they often choose our Wing Chun school.