--- In lunkuenacademyofwingchun@yahoogroups.com, "kermit_blueme"
<kermit_blueme@y...> wrote:
> After studying several different martial art styles for some years,
I
> came across wing chun. Having trained in this art for some time
now,
> I am of the opinion that this art, along with only a handful of
> others is built for pure efficiency in fighting. However, unlike
the
> other arts of interest I have encountered, wing chun is the only
art
> that is so dependent on training with others to perform many of the
> various techniques included within the style. Great, instead
> of 'pretending' to apply my techniques in shadow sparring and
katas,
> I actually get to see and feel how my techniques would work on
Hi,

Well you're not wrong but it's not as simple as that.

Playing Chi Sao with more advanced students of Wing Chun does not
mean you will necessarily advance any quicker.

This depends on the senior student and how he/she plays Chi Sao.

Example being, if we were to Chi Sao and I just kept peppering you
with strikes and made it difficult for you, then you would only learn
to flinch. If however I were to Chi Sao at your level and throw in a
few techniques and allowed you to train against them, then your
skills would advance given time.

Wing Chun is as much a frame of mind as it is a martial art.

If you train with a partner of a similar level you can still advance
if you keep an open mind, be prepared to experiment and make mistakes.

Regards,

Steve

www.lunkuenacademy.com



> another person, on a constant basis. The best example of this is
> wing chun's chi-sau exercises. To me this is an invaluable
training
> system. My problem is this, to truelly progress in wing chun, you
> must be allowed to progress. The aim being, to become fluent in
wing
> chun. An obtainable goal only with the right mind set, many years
> dedicated training, and lots and lots of chi sau. If one does not
> regularly chi sau with an advanced practitioner of this art, does
> his/her ability stay at an idle level, not dropping, but not at the
> same time really improving? Is a student's progression within this
> style governed by his/herself or by the people they are training
> with? My ideas and philosophies on wing chun, I need to explore
and
> develope for myself. The trouble with this is that I need someone
to
> experiment my ideas and concepts with. If I cannot find somoene of
> an advanced level to do this with, will my wing chun ever improve,
or
> will my ability be governed by others?