Wing Chun is designed to be a quick impact martial art and this should be drummed into your wing chun training from the very beginning. However it is important to note why you are taking the martial art. Is it to become a better fighter? To be a tournament fighter, or to be able to defend yourself in a real life situation or is it just plain fitness? All very valid reasons however they all require a different mindset and approach in its purpose.
While you are practicing on the wing chun dummy you are faced with a static opponent. This is in stark contract if you are faced with someone proficient in taekwondo training –their kick can knock you into next week. The big question is can you go the distance?
In reality a street fight will usually last one a few moments..if not seconds it can happen quite spontaneous and if you are on the wrong end of it -you can become undone quite quickly ,you wont know what happened.
On the other hand if you are training for tournaments its a different discipline altogether where your number one ally is fitness and stamina. Think about it just the practice of holding your arms n the air for any given period of time is hard work and it just pain hurts if you are not conditioned for it. Try it out for 5 minutes and you’ll see what i mean.
That is why in the first wing chun form – Sil Lim Tao the main focus is on holding your guard up. I remember the drills of holding this form for sooo long -soothing like half an hour (a kind of Chinese torture trick from my SIfu) but it was a lesson well learnt. This conditioning taught me to keep my hands up under stressful situations and this is the number skill /ability you can learn in any preparation for tournament fighting (or any confrontation for that matter).
In the tournament environment many wing chun concepts are not applicable. i.e Larp sao, bill jee, as you are gloved up this is not very and there are also specific rules to adhere to. As well there are surprise impact moves and trapping techniques, which can be difficult to execute.
This is where you need to be adaptive as a martial artist. You need to adapt to your environment-but where should your focus be?
In truth you need both methods to become a complete martial artist. Tournament fighting will give you exposure to different styles where you can experience the dynamic of fighting an experienced opponent and a gain huge learning curve. You will learn about yourself and face a very real fear in a controlled environment- so if the real thing happens (which we hope never will & always try to avoid) you can face with a clear mind and confidence in your ability under the ultimate pressure.
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