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Wing Chun Classes
Overview
I have been teaching Wing Chun in Victoria since 1980. The first class
was a group of six ladies from Taiwan who were attending St. Margaret's
for ESL classes. In 1985 I offered public classes at the YM-YWCA. Since
then I taught at the University and at various recreation centers. An all
woman's club was formed in Chinatown in 1988. Since 1980 we have
generated 15 Wing Chun instructors. Currently we are trying to
follow the Wing Chun path outlined by Master Kenneth Chung who is the
student of Leung Sheung, the first student of the late Grandmaster Yip
Man. .Our students have included black belt instructors in Karate, Judo,
Aikido, Taekwondo and various other fighting arts. I have taught members
of the Saanich and Victoria police, medical doctors, lawyers, teachers,
University students, and children as young as 12 years of age and senior
citizens.
My teaching approach
My teaching approach is very informal. I don't like to emphasize tournament fighting in the interest of safety and to prevent EGO problems. We don't use a ranking system because we generally have small classes where this becomes unnecessary. Students just wear comfortable clothes and runners or shoes on the feet. I don't run my classes in the military style. I run it in a friendly manner as an enjoyable art to learn and master.
Classes
Currently there is a small group class that trains Tuesday and Thursday from 7:00-8:30. Entrance requirements are that you have learned the "Little Idea Form" , the fundamentals of Sticking hands which include Single sticking hands, rolling hands and the Grabbing hand exercise (Lap sau) and the first three sections of the 108 movement wooden dummy.
Private one hour lessons are offered on Saturday and Sunday. There are no beginner group classes offered at this time. New beginners are advised to study privately until the entrance requirements are met.
Fees
Group lessons are $50 / month. Private instruction is $40 per hour. Semi-private instruction is also available where a couple can share the private lesson. See class location.
Curriculum
A standard class consists of warm ups, doing the "Little Ideas Form",
Single Sticking hands and then Rolling hands. This part is standard for
all classes. After this the emphasis depends on what level the student is
at. Mostly students will work on various drills to train in
different aspect of the art. The following is the formal
curriculum:
| 1. Little Idea Form |
| 2. Sticking hands |
| 3. Searching for the Bridge form |
| 4. Thrusting Fingers form |
| 5. The Wooden Dummy form |
| 6. The 6 1/2 point pole form |
| 7. The Pole vs pole exercise |
| 8. The 8 Chopping Knife form |
| 9. The Knife vs Sword exercise |
| 10. Distance training |
| 11. Teacher Training |
Weekend Seminars
During class there is little time for leaning the pole, knife or wooden dummy. These are best covered during special weekend seminars. See Questions and Answers for more information.
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