How to interpret Kata

How to interpret Kata   In recent years there has been lots of discoveries and advancements about how one should be reading kata. Renowned Karate researchers and historians like Patrick McCarthy, Iain Abernethy, Jesse Enkamp, Mario McKenna to name a few, have all...

Style vs Method

How do I get the most out of my martial arts training? This is a question that has been on individuals’ minds since people started training in groups. I also think it is largely misunderstood, by this I mean it has become associated with styles.                Ex: I...

Throws of Wing Chun

Throws of Wing Chun Introduction to Wing Chun Throws and Take Downs Wing Chun Kung Fu is one of the more popular forms of Traditional Kung Fu being practiced in the world today, largely due to the popularity of Bruce Lee. Many people in the world today are practicing...

How to properly interpret Martial Arts forms

One of the biggest misunderstood elements of modern Martial Arts is forms practice. If you were to ask any Martial Artist out there today “what are forms for?” 80% of them would tell you, it’s a way of documenting techniques that can be used in combat situations....

Wing Chun is not a collection of techniques

After having written several articles on martial arts in general, I thought it might be a good idea to write an article about a topic that is close to my heart.Lately I have come across a few articles, videos, pod casts that are highlighting the use of what is being...