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FAQ: "Isn't every Wing Chun Kung Fu the same?" |
The big difference between Lo Man Kam Wing Chun and other styles are:
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Human Training e.g. - although we learn forms meticulously we never put the form before the human being....as my Sifu Lo Man Kam said: "The form becomes our slave...we do not become the slave of the form" |
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Sifu Lo Man Kam studied Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu before he began his training in Wing Chun - some people regard this style from Hong Kong as the antidote to wing chun efficiency. The study of this style seems to have had positive influences to the Wing Chun that he got personally taught by his Uncle Yip Man. So in truth, we do have all of the traditional system with additional features that makes it not more 'complete', but rather fortifies what we already have. |
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In contrast to other Wing Chun styles
that I have been practicing and learning from different Wing chun
practitioners around the world I would say that the respect of the student
to our teacher is of genuine nature rather than based on fear e.g. The
students respect us as teachers because we show dedication, expertise in
the subject of chinese boxing, and simply because we are able to make the
student become 'good' both as Kung Fu practitioner and as a person.
If one is able through Kung Fu to spark the power of goodness within the student or synergize it through such training it shows clearly the quality of what we have been teaching. |
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We don't see Wing Chun as a team sport, because even without the team we would still be able to practice, apply and evolve. |
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Rather than training the student in a military fashion (every one lined up and doing the same movement at the same time) we harness individuality that means of course from a commercial point of view that we aren't able to 'mass train students'. A single trainer (without assistants) can only train 20 to 30 people at the most. |
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FAQ: "Is the sole purpose of learning Wing Chun Kung Fu fighting?" |
We try to teach the student more than just the martial aspect of the art. Fragmentation or focus on a single aspect (such as fighting) cripples the art and lessens power for understanding. Unity is power, fragmentation is not. Because of the understanding of how we are connected to the other genuine arts such as Chinese Medicine, Philosophy, Music, Painting etc. we do understand our mission better in Kung Fu and in life, we become humble because we understand the following through the right practice:
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First, I am a part of the Universe governed by nature; and second, I am related in some way to the other parts like myself. Once I acknowledge this, I shall be content with any role the universe assigns me, for nothing is bad for the part that is good for the whole, and the whole contains nothing which is not good for it....And because I am related to the other parts like myself, I will not seek my own advantage at their expense, but I will study to know what is our common good and bend every effort to advance that good and to dissuade others from acting against it. If I am successful in this, my life is bound to flow effortlessly. |
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We do not have secret techniques or secret forms. Any form or technique we give the student with absolute willingness, but the student has to work hard to earn these. He will qualify for the technique and skill if he works hard into the right direction. We never regard money or prestige as qualifying factors. |
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We believe in what we do because we have not only thought and practiced it but because we have 'felt it'. We understand the theory in Wing Chun through the practice, and the Wing Chun practice through the theory. The theory and training are the 'parents' of a child called skill - without one of them no skill can ever evolve or be born. |
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We teach the student in such a way that they have the ability to become generals - not soldiers. |
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We do not 'act' chinese or wear fancy uniforms to make our Kung Fu more original...WE ARE CHINESE....because we have trained our bodies and minds in such a way through the practice of chinese boxing that we don't even notice it anymore. |
| © 2005 Marco Lee |
mail: wingchun.china@gmail.com, mobile: (0086) 131 265 53 900 |