Wing Chun FAQ

**xodus2** · Posted On: 7/05/2004 9:59am

I think you have some valid points, particularly the training methodology which can make a difference between a good school and a mcdojo.

So just on the point of wing chun being tested in vale tudo. Is that guy in your photo actually claiming to be a wing chun guy? Or is he simply using techniques that are similar to wing chun techniques? It does seem a bit like if I claimed Fedor was a BJJ guy cos he uses the guard well and slaps on a good armbar.

Are there any actual wing chun stylists with a winning record in mma, rather than people who's fighting techniques are similar to wing chun?

**Chuan** · Posted On: 7/05/2004 10:07am

Wing Chun has its good points. After studying WC I now jam kicks alot with my low line kicks. Used em at the ATL Throwdown over weekend. I also used them while training in Kickboxing adn it really frustrated my opponents.
I am not overly fond of the punching techniques but that is becuase thaey do not fit in with how I fight.

Wing Chun is not bad in and of itself but the way it is trained sometimes makes it bad.

**WingChun Lawyer** · Posted On: 7/05/2004 10:09am

Good thread.

**Locu5** · Posted On: 7/05/2004 10:10am

chuan jammed me with a low hook kick

**Das Moose** · Posted On: 7/05/2004 10:14am

Xodus2: Sorry, i assumed you knew. The man in the photo is Thomas Lamont, 3rd techincal degree (from Nick Smart, who was certified under Leung Ting) in Wing Tzun, broken away from the WingTsun organisation to form the Chum Sut Total Fighting Academy and system. He's a WT instructor - my instructor.

**Chuan** · Posted On: 7/05/2004 10:15am

Originally posted by locu5
chuan jammed me with a low hook kick

That was my secret foot to ass kick.

Otherwise know as the Dirty Foot technique. T3H D34DLY !!!!

**xodus2** · Posted On: 7/05/2004 10:19am

cheers das moose - that answers my question ;)

**WingChun Lawyer** · Posted On: 7/05/2004 10:19am

Originally posted by Das Moose
He's a WT instructor - my instructor.

You lucky, lucky bastard. I have to complement my striking techniques with muay thai to compensate for the total absence of a hardcore wing chun gym in São Paulo.

**Das Moose** · Posted On: 7/05/2004 10:22am

Xodus2 - no fear mate, it just slipped my mind to mention it because i've been harpin on about it in every single WC thread before now ;-)

WCL - God, i know! Back when i was totally and utterly clueless about MAs and just wanted something a bit more decent than shitty jujitsu (the JJ over here is fucking shite), A friend of mine was doing WingTsun in belfast, was able to pretty much kick the crap out of me at will, searched on the net and it just so happened that Chum Sut was the nearest WC club to me :-D

**WingChun Lawyer** · Posted On: 7/05/2004 10:25am

Oy vei. Still I´ll keep doing WC - the teacher actually knows his stuff, but he is too damn traditional to allow free sparring, and anyway the WC concepts and techniques are amazing (my MT coach still doesn´t believe the straight punch can pack some decent power, but I, IMHO, know better...).