Month: September 2011

The Secret To Learning Ving Tsun

Come closer… that’s right. Closer. I want to make sure you can hear me.

Are you ready?

This is very important.

… this slide show gives you a hint…

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Okay… the secret to good ving tsun (or good anything for that matter, piano playing, writing, carpentry what ever) is lots and lots of diligent practice without any delusions.

What else?

More practice.

Do it 1,000 times, 2,000, 3,000 times till your ving tsun is part of you.

You may start off trying to make your kung fu look just like your teacher’s, but in the end you must make it your own, find out how it works in your body, your mind. Train and train and ask questions. Challenge your yourself, your training, your techniques.

Never give up.

See you in the school.

New Chi Sau and Wooden Dummy Videos

 

Sifu Matt Chi Sau with Rick

Robert Training on the Wooden Dummy

 

To get good results, you need to train a lot. Even when you don’t feel so great. These photos and video were taken right after Sifu Matt’s encounter with a wicked intestinal virus.

Make your training something you just do. Every day.

Then your ving tsun will be strong and ready if you need it.

 

 

 

Ving Tsun Training 9/21/11

A great class tonight at the Ving Tsun Self Defense Academy.

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Enjoy the pictures everyone and don’t forget to check out the youtube videos too. 

 

 

New Student Pak Sau Training

David works with a new student, Srik, on pak sau training. This is Srik’s third day in the school. Good work guys!

 

Weekend Ving Tsun Training at the VTSDA

Great wide-view photo of the school.

Suddenly I realize as I was downloading the photos you guys took today, I couldn’t help but hear that corny old Carl Douglas song, “Everybody was kung fu fighting….”

Kung fu brothers having a go

Perla working on Siu Lim Tau in a private lesson with Sifu Matt

(Photos courtesy of Chris and Perla Kellner)

It was so great to spend the day teaching meditation and tai chi and then have lunch with the Ving Tsun family,  including some of the Iowa branch.  (even if you guys were a little bit sweaty after all your wing chun!)

Self-Defense/Response to Grab from Behind

 

Check out the new video of training this week.

Joe gets Atul of him and then follows through nicely with chain punching. The big idea? Take immediate, decisive action, then follow through so you can get away safely.

New Classes: Self Defense for Ladies and Gentlemen

We may only be half-way through Sept. but it’s not too soon to think about starting your self defense training this October. Though of course, late monthly starters are always welcome. (Join after the 15th and we pro-rate your tuition.)

Now that the Halloween candy and decorations are in stores it won’t be long before the winter holiday season is upon us. We certainly like to focus on the positive aspects of holiday time but the truth is, holiday shopping season can also be a time of greater opportunity for smash and grab type theft.

From News Radio 710 KEEL website about purse snatching story http://710keel.com/tags/purse/

So, when you are out shopping please be aware of your surroundings. If someone tries to grab your stuff, weigh how important the stuff is VS your life.  Might be best to let it go. If someone grabs you with intent to harm, it’s best to be prepared to do something that at least would allow you to get away fast. If you start training now you could be in a much better position to do just that if the need arose during the coming holiday season.

An ounce of prevention, as the saying goes…

Check out our website. Read the reviews and please, give us a call. Sifu Matt is happy to answer your questions.

You should be able to find all basic info about class times, pricing etc. is on the web site.  If you have any trouble finding your way around the site, we’d like to know that too.

Thanks.

Wishing you a safe and happy fall season.

Sifu Matt Teaches Ving Tsun’s Bong Lop with Turning the Waist

Check out this short video of Sifu Matt teaching bong sau/lop sau with the essential aspect of turning the waist, (Yu Ma). (Thanks to student, Joseph)

If you want to defend yourself effectively, it’s pretty important to get out of the way of the attack but still be in position to come on with your own attack (counter attack) and then hopefully get out of there with no one hurt too badly.

Robert and Aaron Working of Self Defense Applications

Ving Tsun Self-Defense Applications

Here’s some  great videos of training for an attack from behind.

Step One

Step Two

Step Three

Step Four

 

 

Ving Tsun Self Defense

In the course of training tonight, one of the students asked a good question:

“Sifu, what happens when someone grabs you from behind like this?”

And so, the class went in a new direction…

Many thanks to the students who trained so hard and asked all the right questions… Enjoy the photos. Video on the way.

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