Day One of Project San Shou

In my humble opinion Wing Chun is a very special martial art that focuses on fighting for a self defence context. Being tired of the criticism levelled against the style of fighting that I hold true to my heart, I started an experiment to prove that the skills of Wing Chun can be transferred to any other environment of fighting.

Of course, we’ve had to make adaptations to our training and approach to fighting, but to fight in the ring you have to utilise universal fighting methods. Effectively, I’ve taken ordinary Wing Chun students and instructed them in a range of skills that require timing, distance judgement and true fighting spirit. Over a period of time they’ve learnt to kick, punch and wrestle like any other fighter, but with one difference they’ve kept the concepts of Wing Chun in the forefront of their minds.

The concept of this experiment is simple: all martial arts must have a common variable to function effectively. If we train and prepare these variables, then any Martial Art is comparable to each other.

I hope over the period of time that you’ll find this Blog informative enough to follow our progression to the final destination. We’ll share our highs and lows, good techniques, what’s worked, what hasn’t, and more importantly our eventual success in competition format.

You’ll follow the progress of Student A in his own words, and I will drop in from time to time to share my experiences on coaching Wing Chun fighters for a whole new world of combat.

So here goes the journey of a Wing Chun Fighter…

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Monday, 4 January 2016

STOP Boxing Combinations Instantly with Wing Chun Interception Kicks



http://www.londonwingchun.co.uk/kickboxing-north-london ► Wing Chun Techniques. How to use a Wing Chun interception kick against a Jab, Cross, Over hand boxing combination. Known in Wing Chun as the "Cross Stamp Kick" this technique is useful for San Shou (San Da) Kickboxing and Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) training.

In this video we introduce the idea of intercepting with punches by using the length of your legs to keep the attacker away. These Wing Chun techniques can be used in Self Defence or even in Combat Sports. These kicks are often refered to as knee stomps or oblique kicks in MMA. In fact, Jon Jones from the UFC is famous for using this style of kicking. In Wing Chun was call this kick the cross stamp kick.

Yet this is a key kicking attack in the Wing Chun, and often underestimated by many in the martial arts or self defence community. It is quite literally a knee destroyer if you can get the timing right. Better yet you can drop a bigger stronger attacker with some ease if you have the skill to focus your Wing Chun kicks on the knee joint.


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Saturday, 2 January 2016

Best Method to Catch Head Kicks in Wing Chun and San Da Kickboxing



http://www.londonwingchun.co.uk/how-catch-head-kicks-san-da-kickboxing-or-mma ► Wing Chun vs Muay Thai. Is traditional Wing Chun technique useful for MMA training or blocking powerful Muay Thai kicks? How can you use soft Wing Chun energy to dissipate hard powerful kicks to your head? Especially the powerful martial arts kicks found in Mauy Thai Kickboxing or Mixed Martial Arts and even San Shou (San Da). High Low Gaan Sao is an effective Wing Chun technique that works well against a range of martial arts techniques in particular high kicks used in Kickboxing styles. This Wing Chun technique is flexible and can be used for San Shou Kickboxing or Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) training. Even for those that wish to test their Wing Chun skills against other styles of martial arts, especially Mixed Martial Arts (MMA).

The video is split into two stages to show how the High Low Wing Chun technique can be used to block powerful kicks.


STAGE 1 (start to 1min 43 seconds)


TRADITIONAL STAGE: PRACTICE THE TECHNIQUE AGAINST A STRAIGHT KICK

Here we introduce the theory of the Wing Chun technique of High Low Gaan Sao and the importance and interchange with the Wing Chun technique of Lau Sao to control a kick. Traditionally in Wing Chun the High Low Gaan sao is used against a straight Kick. This is non abrasive and allows you to be very soft.

Note here that we discuss the traditional use of the High Low Gaan Sao relative to open hand Wing Chun strikes and kicks that would not be appropriate for Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) training or San Shou (San Da).


STAGE 2 (1min 43 seconds to End)


NON TRADITIONAL WING CHUN TRAINING

For Wing Chun vs Muay Thai or use in San Shou (San Da) Kickboxing. We run through how to use high low Gaan Sao in a Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) or Kickboxing context.



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Friday, 1 January 2016

3 BEST Takedowns in Wing Chun, San Da, MMA



http://www.londonwingchun.co.uk/best-takedown-techniques-wing-chun ► Takedown techniques for Wing Chun. Here are 2 of the best takedowns that can easily be added to your Wing Chun Chi Sao training. We use them in San Da (San Shou Kickboxing), but they can easily be used with a range of Wing Chun techniques in sparring and Chi Sao. This technique can also be used in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) as well, in fact you will often see high level wrestlers, Judo, and Brazilian Jiu Jitsu fighters using this takedown technique. This video covers how to take someone down, and then what to do if they defend the takedown by sprawling their leg backwards.

If you like this video then check out our Wing Chun vs MMA video on how to avoid a wrestling shoot or takedown in MMA. Normally it is challenging at best especially when the takedown is combined with punches and kicks. So we also covered 3 simple Wing Chun vs MMA strategies that may help your takedown defence. These techniques are flexible and can be used for San Shou Kickboxing or Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) training. Even for those that wish to test their Wing Chun skills against other styles of martial arts, especially Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) or Wrestling.


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Wing Chun vs MMA | How to Avoid the Wrestling Takedown



http://www.londonwingchun.co.uk/wing-chun-vs-martial-arts-biemo-bjj-mma-kickboxing ► Wing Chun vs MMA. Avoiding a wrestling shoot or takedown in MMA is challenging at best especially when it is combined with punches and kicks. Here are 3 simple Wing Chun vs MMA strategies that may help your takedown defence. These techniques are flexible and can be used for San Shou Kickboxing or Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) training. Even for those that wish to test their Wing Chun skills against other styles of martial arts, especially Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) or Wrestling.


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