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Originally Posted by disgruntled
oh cool, what do you think of the school? what do they teach? can you post or PM me which school? i have checked out the one near centre ave. do you think you will be able to incorporate wing chun into your current personal style?
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well i've only taken a few classes so far... but so far it's going pretty good.
so far i've learned some basic stances, defence against straight punches and round punches and defence against front kicks, as well as the person grabbing you with one arm and both arms at the same time. there's also been a lot of work with the heavy bags, and the target thingies. it's quite the workout! and apparently i'm supposed to be able to learn some weapons and stuff here too! and to my surprise, they are also teaching some grappling and throwing as well. i never knew wing chun had such techniques lol.
one thing i've noticed tho, is that if they tell you to do a front kick, you just do it. if they tell you to do a roundhouse, you just do it. side kick, you just do it. they tell you what those kicks are and how you're supposed to do them, but i see that a lot of people are not very good at it because they're not taught properly. but then i guess, wing chun's not supposed to be focused on kicking.
the school is the one on 53rd ave.
Canadian Wing Chun Kung Fu Academy | Calgary Martial Arts & Self Defense for Men, Women, Children
and yea i definitely think i'd be able to incoporate wing chun into my current style. the concepts make sense and it can definitely add to my style. although, i think the same can be said of almost any martial arts. you can "absorb what is useful and disregard what is useless" from any style hehe :P