# If not wing chun..then what? **URL:** \ **Category:** Wing Chun\ **Created:** [July 20, 2002, 6:36am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/if-not-wing-chun-then-what/13784 "2002-07-20T06:36:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Miles\_Teg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Miles\_Teg](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Miles_Teg)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2002, 8:47am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/if-not-wing-chun-then-what/13784/21 "2002-07-21T08:47:54Z")
Thats happening to me! I’m going to a place in Japan where therre is no W.C!!☹ :mad: I would choose Bagua, Tai chi, Jui jitsu. In Japan I don’t have those choices so therefore I might consider Aikido, MMA, Judo. Mostly for improving my Japanese of course;) ---
**Author:** ![AndrewP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df788c/32.png) [@AndrewP](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/AndrewP)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2002, 2:05pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/if-not-wing-chun-then-what/13784/22 "2002-07-21T14:05:54Z")
Let me add my two cents. I took Wing Chun for less than a year back in 1986 with several private lessons. I wasn’t ready for it - not mature enough. And life took over: college, work, more work, marriage, then day and night jobs. I started again in April 2000. But this time I had time, money, maturity. During all that time I never considered anything else. Always wanted to learn WC because it could be learned quickly with quick results. I have no other training in anything - not even sports. So my out-of-shape body could handle it too. Thank goodness no kneeling, splits, or head kicks! I’m still out of shape but I’m WC conditioned. I can chi sao hard or soft for 1-2 hours straight if I wanted too. Spar for quite a while - lightly. The only things I can’t do in WC given my little training is sparring lightly with multiples. To me that’s exhausting! During my 14 year hiatus I never considered anything else. Now, if Wing Chun were not an option I would train with my fellow students. If that were not an option I would teach someone and learn and train with them. I have lots of knowledge and just need time and practice to improve it. But being that I’m in the Chicago area I have many choices. However, I think that between my former school and my present school I’m doing much better in my present school. My Sifu is a little bit crazy and extreme but he will show you raw fighting reality - which is not fun and very painful. Enough of my rambling. ---
**Author:** ![wingchunalex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/d2c977/32.png) [@wingchunalex](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/wingchunalex)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2002, 9:21pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/if-not-wing-chun-then-what/13784/23 "2002-07-21T21:21:52Z")
bagua, etc first i would choose bagua, second i would choose praying mantis, but those aren’t in my area. it i had to choose something that was here i would choose one of the good karate schools. ---
**Author:** ![Martial\_Joe](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.kungfumagazine.com/martial_joe/32/95_2.png) [@Martial\_Joe](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/Martial_Joe)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2002, 6:47am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/if-not-wing-chun-then-what/13784/24 "2002-07-23T06:47:35Z")
I would train on my own. … ---
**Author:** ![FistOfTheNorthSide](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8797f3/32.png) [@FistOfTheNorthSide](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/FistOfTheNorthSide)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2002, 10:05am UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/if-not-wing-chun-then-what/13784/25 "2002-07-23T10:05:26Z")
I guess I’m lucky enough to have a teacher who teaches a whole bunch of styles. My problem was picking which one to specialize in. I settles for mostly nan chaun, southern shaolin 5 animals for now. He teaches xing yi, pa kau, eagle claw, tai chi, ba chi, long fist, northern shaolin, drunken, dog boxing, chin na, flash boxing, di tong, 5 animal, shaoi jow, and more! It seems the one style he doesn’t do is Wing Chun. He teaches a whole bunch of weapons too. I don’t know what I’d do if couldn’t study with him. ---
**Author:** ![yuanfen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/ecae2f/32.png) [@yuanfen](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/yuanfen)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2002, 2:08pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/if-not-wing-chun-then-what/13784/26 "2002-07-23T14:08:30Z")
FONS: Are you with Jim Egger? Say hello to him for me if you are. joy chaudhuri ---
**Author:** ![black\_and\_blue](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forum.kungfumagazine.com/black_and_blue/32/198_2.png) [@black\_and\_blue](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/u/black_and_blue)\ **Post date:** [July 23, 2002, 3:17pm UTC](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/if-not-wing-chun-then-what/13784/27 "2002-07-23T15:17:30Z")
FONS What’s dog boxing and flash boxing? [Previous page](https://forum.kungfumagazine.com/t/if-not-wing-chun-then-what/13784.md?page=1)