Thats happening to me! I’m going to a place in Japan where therre is no W.C!!
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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;)
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.
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.
I would train on my own.
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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.
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Are you with Jim Egger? Say hello to him for me if you are.
joy chaudhuri
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What’s dog boxing and flash boxing?