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Self defence - WingTsun anti-grappling

Nowadays mixed martial art or MMA has become very popular as a sport and many people watch it but often confuse fighting in the ring with fighting for your life on the Street in a real self defence situation. As a sport I'm following MMA (actually long before it was MMA) since the early Pancrase day...

WingTsun Knife Defence

WingTsun Knife Defence Please keep in mind that, in Australia, it is an offence for a person to have custody of a knife in a public place without reasonable excuse (No, you need it to defend yourself is NOT a reasonable excuse). The traditional WingTsun knife techniques like the Bart Cham Do (double...

Brisbane Knife defence and Grading Seminar

Knife Defence and Grading in Brisbane During the second weekend of September, Si-Fu Fischer visited the WingTsun Kung Fu School in Brisbane. One of the reasons for his visit was to test if Si-Hing Juergen Baha’s students were ready to move up to their next grade. On Saturday, more than half of Bri...

Why WingTsun generally does not Participate MMA

WingTsun and MMA Wing Tsun is an ancient Chinese fighting system developed over 250 years ago in a Shaolin Monastery.  Given its humble provenance, the style is rooted in the concept of practical self-defence, focusing not on the garish forms of its predecessors but a more adaptable, reflexive syst...

Wing Tsun Links

Wing Tsun General Links EWTO the European Wing Tsun Organization web site Grandmaster Leung Ting's International Wing Tsun Kung Fu web site Silvaback Australia premium martial Arts store which also offers the full range of WingTsun uniforms, Books, DVD's and the NSD Powerball range. Shock Doctor and...

Wing Tsun Technique Series with Master Fischer

Si-Fu Fischer shows below how to escaped when an opponent has mounted you. The full mount is the most dominant position in Mixed Martial Arts however is by far not that effective in real life as the groins are completely exposed. This is another good example which demonstrates the differences betwee...

New Headquarters for Wing Tsun Australia

New Headquarters for Wing Tsun Australia Over the Christmas and New Year period we have been very busy setting up the HQ for WT in Australia. Work is still continuing at this point. The new premise has 650sq meters to house our training and administration needs. This includes two separate very lar...

Timing - "The High Art of Timing" Self Defence

Timing - "The High Art of Timing" Self Defence Grand Master Kernspecht's thoughts on timing. In part one he spoke of the emotional aspect of human reaction in a physical confrontation. This reminded me of a cataclysmic car accident I had years ago. Even though the events transpired in a few second...

Wing Tsun Student Profile

Wing Tsun Student Profile Dean Bullok successfully graded on the 10th student level and joins the ranks of veteran Senior WT Students. The reinvention of John: Wing Tsun What you are never changes; who you are never stops. New year’s day three years ago I awoke in the St Vincent’s neurolog...

Self-Defence Training for Bodyguards | Self Defence

Self-Defence Training for Bodyguards: Unarmed Combat in Personal Protection Many assassination attempts in the past have shown that effective prevention of the attack was only possible by rapid and determined intervention with close combat methods. Even in the case of a would-be assassin armed with ...