“It doesn’t matter if I’ve used Kung fu in a real situation. You have to do your own training. If I have or I haven’t you still have to do the hard work.”
Ip Ching
Stuff Sifu Says
“If fighting is all you’re concerned with, you don’t need to learn kung fu for that. Just go out and get in a lot of fights. Eventually, you’ll figure it out. Of course, you might get killed in the process. So, there’s that.”
Sifu Matt Johnson
Ving Tsun Meets Shakespeare
Sifu Matt and some of the guys went to see Rok Teasley, a student at the academy, perform in MacSith. After the show, Sifu and the students did a little demo for the cast.
It was a great night. The play was wonderful and sharing martial arts info with true enthusiasts was a lot of fun.
We talked about the origins of ving tsun – myths and likely realities.
Red Boat Opera and how ving tsun if applied to MacSith would have made the play way too short by making the fight scenes happen too darn quick!
We also shot a little video, 8 short clips, which you can catch on YouTube.
Thanks so much to Orion Couling, director of MacSith and Rok Teasley for inviting us in. Break a leg you guys!
Another Busy Class @the VTSDA
Beginner and Intermediate students training together with some help from more advanced students.
Advanced Fighting Training
Every week, we spend time making sure the more advanced students get the chance to dig into their training and really see where the rubber meets the road. How do they apply techniques under increasing levels of pressure. Before anyone dons protective gear, they try things out slow and gradually build up speed. Everything is analyzed and examined. What works? Why does it work? What didn’t work and why not? Take it apart. Break it down. Make your ving tsun your own.
Sifu Matt and Aaron
Sifu means business. You can see it in his face.
Mat D and Humberto
Robert and Chris
Matt Johnson Ving Tsun/Chicago 