What is the difference between awareness and intention in Wing Chun? During training as we build awareness internally we will also be building awareness externally. We become more “observant” in our daily activities. As the mind stills, our capacity to absorb becomes greater. When we do a standing exercise of stillness and just develop our […]
Mindful Wing Chun is an “Internal Martial Art”. So what is it to be ….. “Internal”? The short answer is “Awareness”. A deeper, more complex answer is the ability to have “Casual Neutral Attention”, as one of my instructors aptly put it. To have a very light idea with a non bipartisan attitude with the
Marty Anderson was lucky enough to train with Grandmaster Chu Shong Tin in the 1970’s. He visited Sigung’s school a few times and although they could not converse in common tongue it was the ‘lead by example’ and tactile feedback/observations that helped Marty pick up CST Wing Chun and feel the hidden power behind it.
Applying a martial art to self-defense seems practical, learning that the biggest fight and the largest application of the art comes from defending against ourselves and our egos is hard to comprehend. A martial art at full pace looks effortless, fast and hard. Ironically, with Wing Chun, it’s soft, relaxed, driven by intent and a
Stillness – have you tried “standing still “ for an hour, or even just not moving your feet…… It’s very difficult and at the start we resist with conviction. What I love about Wing Chun, is that I get to challenge the status quo, on mental concepts that Ive held for all my life. I
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Mindfulness and Wing Chun Interview with Sifu Nima, Founder of Mindful Wing Chun Having first started practicing Wing Chun at the age of fifteen, Nima learned Wing Chun under Sifu Jim Fung’s Wing Chun Academy in Sydney, Australia for six years. In 2004, he met his Grandmaster, Chu Shong Tin, who came to Australia to conduct
An interview with Sifu Nima King from Mindful Wing Chun – The hidden power of internal Wing Chun. Note: Within the answers below, I at times refer to Grandmaster Ip Man as ‘Ip Man’ or ‘Ip’ and refer to Grandmaster Chu Shong Tin as ‘CST’, ‘Chu Shong Tin’ or ‘Master Chu’. I have done this
What is “up” anyway. To whom’s perspective is “up”. As we stand on this earth, “up” is an easy concept to grasp and one that is never really questioned. Once we leave this earth, Astronauts have big issues with this concept. Vertigo and sickness can come very quickly just by viewing another college whom is
Have you heard of improvisation (or “improv”)? It’s when a team of performers create scenes together onstage, on the spot, without a script. I’ve been performing improv with People’s Liberation Improv, a local English-language improv troupe here in Hong Kong, for eight years, and I started attending MWC classes in September last year. I very
Simplicity is the name of the game for holistic training. When in a flow state one just acts. There is no appearance of thought. The mind is fully present, fully aware and in a state of what appears to be observation. Decisions and movement are instant, as though driven by a state of being. Being
