Ving Tsun Kung Fu

To set the stage a family goes for a walk in there development and some high school football players looking to fight attack the father. Unfortunately this is the world we currently live in. This just emphasizes the reason to be involved in some type of self defense classes or martial arts. You can be attacked anywhere at anytime. When looking to take a martial art do your research first and make sure you find what you are looking for. I have spent most of my life looking for the most efficient martial art and I have settled on Ving Tsun (Wing Chun). If this father had been studying Ving Tsun and these coward football players came to attack him; he would have been prepared to defend and attack. Instead of a 14 year old with out a father and 4 teens in a murder case; we would have 4 teens being charged with assault and a father that would have defended himself and his family. While there is no guarantee this would have been the case, I strongly believe this to be the case. A skilled Ving Tsun practitioner would have made quick work of these attackers. This is a sad story and by no means the only one of its kind; it just highlights the need to be able to protect yourself and your family. Hopefully these cowards spend the rest of their lives in jail.

The full story can be found at the following link:

http://blog.nj.com/ledgerupdates_impact/print.html?entry=/2012/04/14-year-old_son_of_old_bridge.html

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This was a great seminar showcasing the Ving Tsun concepts utilizing Jujitsu.

Full Story: http://vingtsun-usa.org/node/44

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Ving Tsun Kung Fu is a southern Shaolin martial art emphasizing in-close combat, the application of sound principles, and training attributes and skills over technique. The legend of Ving Tsun states that it was founded roughly 400 years ago by a female Shaolin monk named Ng Mui after she observed a snake and a crane engaged in combat. She first taught this new system to a young girl named Yim Ving Tsun, and so named the system after her.

In modern times Ving Tsun was made famous by Grand Master Yip Man and his most famous student the late Bruce Lee. Master Lee later went on to develop his own style called Jeet Kune Do; which was heavily influenced by Ving Tsun.

In application Ving Tsun is very aggressive utilizing continuous hand strikes and low kicks. The Ving Tsun practitioner utilizes tactile sensitivity to read his opponents energy and quickly respond to any threat in the most efficient manner possible. The ability to do this is developed through an exercise called Chi-Sao, which is unique to Ving Tsun and is the core of Ving Tsun training.

Ving Tsun does not require more than average strength and can be practiced well into ones later years. It develops relaxation, coordination, balance, timing, and sensitivity. With Ving Tsun training we realize that skilled technique based on sound principles can conquer brute strength

NJ Martial Intelligence will be a place for exploring our mental, physical , and spiritual potential through the study of Ving Tsun Kung Fu.

Members of NJ Martial Intelligence will enjoy the following.

1. An opportunity to learn authentic Ving Tsun Kung Fu from skilled and knowledgeable Sifu with a reputable lineage.

2. Quality instruction in modern combatives including unarmed combatives, impact and edged weapons.

3. Holistic health coaching and consultations.

4. Exposure to high level masters in a variety martial arts disciplines via seminars and workshops.

5. The support of a “Kung Fu Family” that has a sincere interest in your mental, physical , and spiritual development.

For more information see: http://www.rockethub.com/projects/267-moy-yat-ving-tsun-cherry-hill-nj

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Donnie Yen as IP Man.  If you have not seen this movie you need to.

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Siu Nim Tao is a form that is easy to learn but not quite so easy to play well. One must keep several things in mind in order to achieve a high caliber of Siu Nim Tao. Of course, the most important requirement is to know all the movements in the proper sequence. The movements are in themselves simple ones, but it is essential that they are performed frequently, in a relaxed manner. A relaxed mind and body is the key to perfecting them. One in fact must not play Siu Nim Tao unless one is in the mood for it; you do not force yourself to play it. Regimentation is not the way; frequent practice must arise from desire. Another vital consideration is the attitude with which Siu Nim Tao is approached, namely, trust and faith in the form. One needs to have complete confidence in the wisdom of the movements without any intention of modifying them.

Although it is difficult for a student to judge whether Siu Nim Tao is being played properly, there are basic checks for determining if the positioning is correct. For example, there is a direct relationship between a correct tan sau and bong sau; if one hand positioning is correct and if it is changed to the other, then both hand positions will be correct. Therefore, one technique serves as a check for another. Another important check is the distance of the elbow from the body. In certain techniques such as a tan sau and fuk sau, the elbow should be a fist and one half from the body, or the technique will be (chuk kiu) short and jammed.

However, the best judge of a well-played Siu Nim Tao is the student’s Sifu. After a year or more, it is the Sifu’s responsibility to correct and explain all the intricacies of Siu Nim Tao. But only with continuous practice can Siu Nim Tao be improved.

Perhaps this would be a good time to clear up a misconception about Siu Nim Tao. Because of Siu Nim Tao’s slow speed and the great attention to detail and relaxation, many people have been led to believe that a person of a gentle, quiet nature is best suited to play Siu Nim Tao. In fact, Tsui Shong Tin, a Ving Tsun Sifu was nicknamed “King of Siu Nim Tao” because of his gentle nature, rather than his proficiency at performing the movements of Siu Nim Tao correctly. The truth, however, lies elsewhere. Wong Sheun Leung is also an excellent Siu Nim Tao player. Only a good, reputable Ving Tsun Sifu and diligent practitioner can give a disciple a good Siu Nim Tao. Disposition, character, and soft-spokeness have nothing to do with it.

text excerpted from the book: Ving Tsun Trilogy, by Moy Yat. Published by Winner Sports, Brooklyn, NY 1990.

Cross-posted from: - http://www.moyyat.com/snt.html

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