WingTsun - a small piece of history
WingTsun comes from China and was 300 years ago developped, based on the traditional martial arts. Two women brought this style toward flowering with the purpose of an individual, effective selfdefence system for all humans. One of those two women carried the name "Wing Tsun" (that means "bautiful springt"). The Chinese mamed that particular art of fighting after her. WT was only tought exclusively within the families and Clans.
The in 1972 deceased grandmaster Yip Man was the last Wing Tsun- teacher who taught exclusievely to Chinese. Right now, WT is taught to ten thousands of people in more than 65 countries over theb whole world. They are all students of the last master student of Yip Man, Dr. Leung Ting, who was able to modernise the WingTsun selfdefence system during his last 30 years of teaching.
Wat can be expected from WingTsun
WingTsun Kung Fu is the probably the most effective form that a realistic selfdefence can ever take. It is the most leading-edge Eastern martial-art, the ultimate ability to throuw your body as as a real weapon into the battle To accompish this it is not necessary to become a bodybuilder or a power lifting champion. In fact does the pure muscles force or a born fighting talent not play a very important role in a serious fight situation.
Effective self-defence
You can better relay on strategie and tactic if you spot the danger of becoming mugged, attacked or threatened. Beside the fact that the best self defence is the avoidance of conflicts, it will be simply not always possible to avoid any physical assault. WT takes care that you can act cool and keen also during those extreme moments. As Advanced WT student you become in a fraction of a second the nightmare of every attacker.
Because WT uses flexible attacks, multiple at the same time and on different areas, that leaves the attacker no time or any space for his own actions. WT teaches how to use the force of the opponent against him-self. Just like a steel spring let WT bounces the arriving force directly back, while adding own power is scarcely needed. To reach that goal one has to learn how to make use of natural reflexes which are able to out-pass the thinking process and which are therefore faster than the - thinking - consciousness of the opponent.
Body mastery, coordination training and motion school
WingTsun starts from the existing possibilities of the scholars. Not muscle force and condition are demanded for the WingTsun Leung Ting system, but the acceptance, to get involved with your own body and to learn how know and to use his strengths more completely. The learning of a coordinated and healthy moving pattern as well as a also a sharper observation skill, stands next effectiveness quite central in de NWTO trainingen.
Who learns WingTsun develops a new body feeling en a new self consciousness. Through the way of WingTsun training the students are feeling more secure and they become aware of themselves and of all their exisiting possibilities.
Personally boundaries an limitations are playing in the daily life no significant rol any more. Life itself seems to be much more versatile and feels simply more alive; there is a before unknown inner peace.
Building of self esteem and self assertion
WingTsun has techniques for internal growth and for the optimal way reagrding a relaxed, free and healthy life. Through WingTsun you leave"victim role" and by that you will already stap less into dangerous situations. With the direct but still supple approach of WT, you learn how much more you are capable to do than you may ever have expected.
Enhanced self esteem brings with better accomplishments at work, a beter group of friends and better results with other activities overall. That new enhanced self esteem helps to obtain a more positieve view regarding all those challenges life can sometimes offer; without falling back to the old limiting behaviour pattern.
Physical health, mental balance and relaxation
In WingTsun exists also ChiKung training for the health issue. That means that the 'up polished', vitally movements of the WingTsun will in this case not be applied for self defence use, but for the defence of your own health.
ChiKung will help to 'refill your fuel' through better breathing The form trains also the natural way of breathing; because the correct breathing is the true foundation of every health issue and allows a 'state of relaxation' to emerge. Next to the modern ChiKung there exist within the NWTO also the traditional exercises of NoiKung.
