The Spirit of Wing Chun

When teaching his students in Hong Kong over 60 years ago, Ip Man is known to have said, "Regardless of who starts first, ability decides seniority in Wing Chun." With this statement, we believe Ip Man was trying to tell his students that respect simply for tradition's sake is not part of the Wing Chun Lineage that he wanted to create. We believe Ip Man meant that only application can verify theory and that if you want seniority, you have to be willing to work harder than the next person. This is the Spirit of Wing Chun... truth and hard work! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqVlh69ZGgQ

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Adam Williss

If you want to be a part of The Dragon Institute, you're going to have to realize very quickly that there is no such thing as mistakes. You'll see that there's no room for fear of failure here. What most people see as failure, we see as progress and development. Fear is a sign of letting your ego control you and egos simply don't last very long at The Dragon Institute.



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When teaching his students in Hong Kong over 60 years ago, Ip Man is known to ha...

When teaching his students in Hong Kong over 60 years ago, Ip Man is known to have said, “Regardless of who starts first, ability decides seniority in Wing Chun.” With this statement, we believe Ip Man was trying to tell his students that respect simply for tradition’s sake is not part of the Wing Chun lineage that he wanted to create. We believe Ip Man meant that only application can verify theory and that if you want seniority, you have to be willing to work harder than the next person. This is the Spirit of Wing Chun, truth and hard work.







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Got Chi Sao?

Got Chi Sao?







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I advocate sparring with substantial contact in every class. There's no question...

I advocate sparring with substantial contact in every class. There's no question about it, if someone wants to learn to defend themselves, they need to be able to spar! http://www.orangecountymartialarts.info/2013/10/real-sparring-but-not-for-competition.html





Sparring is Required!

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Know it upfront. In my Wing Chun classes, sparring is required!



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I advocate sparring with substantial contact in every class. There's no question...

I advocate sparring with substantial contact in every class. There's no question about it, if someone wants to learn to defend themselves, they need to be able to spar. http://www.orangecountymartialarts.info/2013/10/real-sparring-but-not-for-competition.html





Sparring is Required!

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Know it upfront. Sparring is required!



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Real Sparring But Not for Competition!

Although I am an advocate of sparring with substantial contact in every class, I don't advocate the use of Wing Chun for sports competitions. I teach that Wing Chun was intended only for self-defense / self-preservation.



I mean no disrespect towards sports-based martial arts, as long as they don't try to pass themselves off as self-defense. Competitions are a completely different mindset. It is important to me to make sure my students stay true to this mindset and don't get their muscle-memory confused.



With that being said, don't twist my message into an excuse not to spar. Sparring is one of the most important activities any martial artist can do. You need to spar and you need to hit. You need to learn to hit and be hit.



Just don't let competition change your mindset about what you are training for. Stay true to your purpose.


Posted by Adam Williss, Founder of The Dragon Institute