Have you guys trained in other styles and then after training in wing chun it opened up a whole new side of the other art?
Maybe it isnt just wing chun…Perhaps knowing one art helps you understand the other one much more then you would have without that art…
IXIJoe KaveyIXI
I am Sharky’s main man…
I certainly think so. I Haven’t even started my formal WC training yet but I can remember a tiny little bit from about 6 years ago. Plus what I’ve learned from magazines. I find my Muay Thai is a good bridging tool for getting in close. I appreciate the way they go together. If I hadn’t trained the two I would never have said that one compliments the other.
But WC has certainly given me an appreciation of bridging, Muay Thai style.
“Pain is merely weakness leaving the body”
That’s true. You tend to relate what you’re learning to what you’ve learnt before. Insights gained from learning in one area can often be translated to another area. Learning one thing well makes learning another thing easier. Understanding the concepts and techniques of other arts, even if they’re totally different to the one you’re learning, can help give your current art more depth and meaning.
Max
I have trained in Karate for a while and ever since I started practicing I never looked at karate the same way.
To be honest, I’m becoming extremely critical to the moves in karate. I’m also getting the impression that karate has lost a lot in recent years and the training is far from being as good as what it used to be.
Note, I’m not saying that karate is not effective as a martial arts because some techniques are very useful but the majority of techniques are only good against karate or similar arts.
In the end, I have to say that Wing Chun has really opened the gate to a whole new world for me.
I love wing chun
If wing chun was a man…he would be The Man…
IXIJoe KaveyIXI
I am Sharky’s main man…
getting better at something else through WC
I found that my Qin-na grappling skills improved after doing WC, because of all the arm contact. It is a lot easier to grab someone if you are already in contact!
JK-
“Sex on TV doesn’t hurt unless you fall off.”
Yeah…I made a whole post about wing chun and wrestling and how it helped me in grappling…
I figured people would be very interested but it barely got any real replies…
IXIJoe KaveyIXI
I am Sharky’s main man…
anyone else?
IXIJoe KaveyIXI
I am Sharky’s main man…
seeing as how Wc works on body mechanics, i believe it can show you alot about all martial arts. Everyone has the same basic skeletal structure, and wc was designed to take advantage to this…using it in the most efficent way etc..
A WC person who understands WC, can see that all arts can be effective.
S.Teebas
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IXIJoe KaveyIXI
I am Sharky’s main man…
MJ,
I also reckon WC has given me a head start in learning BJJ. The most obvious parallels are that both rely heavily on contact sensitivity, and on leverage and technique rather than brute strength.
But there’s more to it than that. Huen sao comes in in all sorts of situations, from controlling the head while applying a basic armbar from the guard, to appling the step over legbar after a standing guard pass. Garn sao in applying half nelson lapel chokes, pak sao in passing the guy’s elbow to apply the head-and-arm choke, etc. etc. etc. you could even say the opening sequence of SLT has a direct application to applying the basic collar choke (though that’s probably pushing it to the limit 
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WC’s also come in handy in my study of knife and baton fighting via Hock Hockhiem’s systems. Sensitivity, flow, interruptability.
I’d encourage everyone to keep an open mind. Don’t think WC’s necessarily the ultimate, either. See what you can bring back to your WC by analysing what works in other systems and how it might apply to your WC.
When wrestling friends I wrestle them untill I get them in the mount and then I can chi sau them and they cant stop my arms from hitting there face…I dont really hit them though…not my friends.The movements in wing chun really help set the guy up for a submission…
I LOVE IT!!!
IXIJoe KaveyIXI
I am Sharky’s main man…
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I am Sharky’s main man…
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IXIJoe KaveyIXI
I am Sharky’s main man…