Gil Acres “Wing Tsun”

“I was looking around at various martial arts for quite some time, but with no background in the arts, wasn’t sure where to start. I tried a Shaolin Kung Fu class, where I had to join and pay membership fees before even getting through the door. Thinking this was how martial arts schools operated, I complied. Unfortunately the class involved 30mins of general stretching and 30mins of the beginners being shown a couple of forms with no explanation and then virtually being ignored. This put me off, but I wasn’t prepared to give up.

I knew what I was seeking but nothing seemed to measure up. I wanted to learn a martial art that involved real self defence rather than a sport that’s competition based. I wanted something that would be practical and effective. Something I, as the weaker sex, could use that works. I was also searching for an internal ‘school’, not just the ‘external’ or physical defence form. Then I literally stumbled onto WT. Wow!! What an insight! After attending the demonstration evening, I was hooked. Not wanting to get carried away, and after my previous experience, I took advantage of the free week to get a better feel and understanding of the school and its members, the art-form itself, and how professional the instructors were. I wasn’t disappointed. I was impressed!

 

The classes are great fun. The environment is ego free, and it doesn’t matter whether you’re a beginner or advanced because everyone helps each other. You have the opportunity to train with people of differing shapes, sizes, strengths and abilities which encourages you to be flexible and adapt to diverse situations. Trying to defend myself against someone bigger and stronger was always in the back of my mind. I wanted something that I could employ if needed. With WT, strength and size is not a factor.

With their experience and expert tuition, Si-Fu & Si-Hing teach you how to execute techniques correctly and importantly, effectively. There is no pressure during classes and everyone gets equal attention regardless of whether you are there for fun, fitness or are more serious. The opportunity to test your skills is also available through mock real-life scenarios that are created. This complements the form and technique training done through regular classes. After all, if you ever need to utilise your WT skills for self defence, it will be in an everyday situation.

Well who’d have thought it could be so much fun? The more you learn in WT the more you want to build upon it and progress! There are many dimensions to WT: physical, mental, and spiritual. Of course, it’s up to you what you get out of it.

WT is what I was looking for, and more! I’m still at the beginning of my journey and am enjoying the experiences, successes, failures, learning’s and discoveries along the way. But hey, don’t take my word for it – give WT a go for yourself . . . you won’t be disappointed!”