kj: I take it you have been studying a long time, certainly much much longer than I have 
Has WC discipline helped you in other aspects of your life? I find myself increasingly more able to deal with problems and stressful situations, to react with equanimity instead of force and to stop and think before speaking
Rochester - brrrrr! I have relatives there…
peace,
Jas
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Wing Chun and life lessons
Hi Jas. I’ve been training since 1995. So it hasn’t been very long.
Yes, Wing Chun seems to permeate other areas of life. Probably in too many ways to enumerate. In a most fundamental and profound sense, it seems to be about “balance.” Having the sensitivity and responsiveness to appreciate what is too much, what is too little, and what is “just enough.” This is illustrated in one of our favorite WC sayings … “Be not greedy; be not afraid.” There is incredible power embodied in this simple statement, both for fighting and for life. It is well to gain an understanding of one’s own present limitations, then learn to work within and around them. And to lessen or improve upon those limitations to the extent we can. Awareness of the state, intentions, and actions of others is another useful skill. To me, the lessons of Wing Chun are ongoing with continuous growth, not something suddenly achieved or perfected. My teacher sometimes reminds us that we become Wing Chun and Wing Chun becomes us. I must agree. My own view of the world is more and more through Wing Chun eyes.
Some of my thoughts anyway.
Regards,
I’ve got to say that is some areas of wing chun I prefer to train with a woman. one of these is two arm chi sao.
So many of the blokes in our kwoon tend to try to use force when performing chisao, which tends to wreck the sensitivity of their partner.
The women I have trained with generally have the softer touch, and have the best damn chi sao in the kwoon. It teaches and reminds me to use technique, position and feel rather than brute strength.
cheers.
Our school is small, usually about 6 to 10 people. Last nights class had 7. 4 women and 3 men.
7.4 women?
(pondering what .4 women might look like…)
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Last nights class had 7.(Period, as in end of sentence)
4 were women and 3 were men.
There, does that help?
More women than men?
Wish I could find a bar like that.
I definitely know they exist, but also, I also know they generally dont like men in there 
Women in WC
Hello,
We only have a few women at our Kwoon. One is one of the most senior students(red sash) and the other recently tested for her red 4 or 5 months ago. They are both very skillful and fun to train with; and I’m sure they could kick my a$$. I learn just as much from them as I do the other senior students. I guess maybe they have a softer touch, but it’s hard to tell since that is what we’re going for anyway, right, a light sensitive touch and feel. All of the senior students have that. I just started chi sao and they all feel so light it’s scary. There is one other female that is my senior, I’ve been training a little over a year. But not nearly enough women though.
We have women training at our kwoon.
When I first started out, my training partner was a female. No quips about that, she trained hard, and really enjoyed her training.
IMHO, women tend to be better at technique than men. I guess it’s because us guys try to be macho and use muscle-power, but women give more attention to finesse.
Anyway, regardless whether someone is a woman or a man, they’re still fellow students. And apart from the obvious discretions, I see no reason to offer concessions in terms of roughness.
Hi. There are four women in my class. Two of them are among the senior students, and two are at my level. I like to ask the women for advice on practical applications because, as someone said earlier, they rely more on actual technique than muscular strength. It’s a big help when you want to get to the meat and bones of any given technique.
