In the realm of martial arts, Wing Chun stands out as a unique and effective self-defense system. Its emphasis on close-range combat, economy of motion, and simultaneous attack and defense has captivated practitioners worldwide. If you seek to delve deeper into the art of Wing Chun, immerse yourself in the wisdom of books dedicated to its principles, techniques, and history. Through these literary guides, you will embark on a journey of self-discovery, honing your skills and deepening your understanding of this captivating martial art.

Wing Chun Illustrated Issue 70 (February 2023): Featuring Sifu Wan Kam Leung: A Martial Arts Magazine...

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Wing Chun Illustrated Issue 70 (February 2023): Featuring Sifu Wan Kam Leung is a must-have for any martial artist. This edition is dedicated to the Chinese martial art of Wing Chun, and it is packed ...

Wing Chun Illustrated Magazine Issue 68 (October 2022): Featuring Sifu Mohammed Ince

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Wing Chun Illustrated Magazine Issue 68 (October 2022): Featuring Sifu Mohammed Ince is an essential publication for any Wing Chun enthusiast. This issue of Wing Chun Illustrated is packed full of ins...

Wing Chun Illustrated Magazine Issue 64 (February 2022): Featuring Sifu Taner Erdogan

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Wing Chun Illustrated Magazine Issue 64 (February 2022): Featuring Sifu Taner Erdogan is the perfect publication for any Wing Chun enthusiast. This edition features Sifu Taner Erdogan, one of the top ...

The Wing Chun Compendium, Volume Two

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The Wing Chun Compendium, Volume Two is the perfect resource for martial arts practitioners looking to take their Wing Chun training to the next level. Written by Wayne Belonoha, a martial arts expert...

The Wing Chun Compendium, Volume One

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The Wing Chun Compendium, Volume One is the first in a two-part series that explores the theory of Wing Chun—a style of kung fu and self-defense—from a technical, lifestyle, and philosophical pers...

Chum Kiu: Wing Chun's Art of War

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In his latest book, best-selling author Sifu Jason Korol gives you an in-depth private lesson. You’ll come away knowing how to think logically not only about Wing Chun’s ingenious second form, C...hum Kiu, but also knowing the keys to application and smart practice too. As always, Sifu Jason brings the critical knowledge of the past to life and shows how incredibly relevant it is today. The form is presented in step-by-step detail with essential commentary included so that you’re trained “mind and body” as it should be. Just knowing the movements but not the reasons behind them kills the aliveness of the system. It makes it all a dead routine. But done right, the forms of Wing Chun are masterpieces of instruction and development of skill.You’ll discover Chum Kiu as never before by learning what “seeking the bridge” truly means. The erroneous assumption that the “bridge” is only physical contact with the arms of the opponent has led to massive application problems in Wing Chun. It is this, yes, but not merely and only this. It's so much more. In fact, Sifu Jason shows how Sun Tzu’s classic Art of War is the proper interpretative guide for how we’re to understand Chum Kiu’s primary concept. The bridge we’re seeking is control of the enemy. One of the critical lessons of war and, therefore, Wing Chun, is to avoid a pitched battle…that is, going straight into enemy fire with reckless aggression. That's an easy way to get clobbered. On the contrary, bridge control is the concept of gaining tactical and positional advantage, which may or may not include crossing hands with the enemy. The nearly ubiquitous misunderstanding of this concept has led many to treat this brilliant system as if it’s a kind of kamikaze fighting system.Thus, Sifu Jason shows you how to achieve tactical and positional superiority in fighting. The answers are in the form, after all…that is, if we know what we’re looking at. Getting this right will open your eyes to how amazingly effective Wing Chun’s simultaneous attack and defense systematic truly is. It will also ignite your passion for the form. The author’s enthusiasm for the wisdom of the past, applied today, leaps off every page and will be sure to encourage you in your training. And, critically, it will open your eyes to how important these lessons from the past are as we move into an ever more unpredictable and violent future. True martial art has often been replaced by unthinking hyper-traditionalism on one side and too much sport emphasis on the other. Getting it right is more important than ever and to that end we need to know Chum Kiu - the moves and the mind of it. But, of course, there's more...so much more. You'll also discover the keys to real footwork that you can rely on in cluttered environments (real self-defense doesn't happen on mats or in rings/cages). And properly understood, Chum Kiu will teach you how to absorb force from your enemy at close-range and use it against him as well as provide the foundation for incredible power. It's all here. Shifting, footwork, power, tactical wisdom and more. This is a volume you can't miss. Sifu Jason Korol is the owner of Greenville Academy of Martial Arts, the author of over a dozen books, and regular columnist for Wing Chun Illustrated, the world’s premier Wing Chun magazine. Between his school in South Carolina, YouTube channel, and online classes and books, he’s reached millions of students throughout the world with his unique blend of wisdom, humor, and common sense realism. Read more

Wing Chun words: Philosophy and hidden lessons of Wing Chun Kung Fu

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Wing Chun Kung Fu is an ancient martial art that has been practiced for centuries. It is based on the philosophy of Taoism and is believed to contain hidden lessons and wisdom. The words associated wi...

Wing Chun Kung Fu: Traditional Chinese Kung Fu for Self

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Wing Chun Kung Fu is an ancient Chinese martial art designed for self-defense and health. With expert instruction and more than 100 step-by-step photographs, Wing Chun Kung Fu makes it easy to master ...

Wing Chun Wooden Dummy: Become a Master Infighter

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The Wing Chun Wooden Dummy is the ultimate tool for mastering the art of infighting. With this book, you'll learn not only the form itself, but the proper positioning and structure, and the names of t...he techniques. You'll get the rich material you need to truly understand the action and to be able to apply the material from the three empty hand forms, Siu Lim Tao, Chum Kiu and Biu Jee. This book provides an intimate guide through the form so that you can understand the critical reasons for the action. You'll learn to avoid the two extremes of wooden traditionalism and hyper individualism. Traditionalism often makes the mistake of treating the dummy form like it’s a religion, rather than a series of application concepts to be studied, practiced and internalized so that the reflexes are there when you need them - in the event of a sudden and unavoidable violent attack. Hyper individualism is what you see often in JKD unfortunately. People have been told that they don’t need to learn the form so they freelance on it all the time. But that’s like telling someone to play guitar without teaching them the chords. Creativity presupposes the proper foundation. Each section of the dummy form can be seen as a form unto itself - providing deep insights into the nature of sudden combat. You'll learn to use kicks at extremely close-range, destroying the knees and legs of the enemy. Plus, you’ll see how Wing Chun is an ingenious science of close-quarter footwork and shifting, as well as pulling and pushing. You'll also get an informative and entertaining historical overview of both Wing Chun as a whole and the Mook Jong too so that you understand where everything fits into the modern era. This book is the perfect guide for mastering the art of infighting with Wing Chun Wooden Dummy. With this book, you'll learn the proper positioning and structure, and the names of the techniques, as well as the rich material you need to truly understand the action and to be able to apply the material from the three empty hand forms. You'll also get a historical overview of both Wing Chun and the Mook Jong so that you understand where everything fits into the modern era. With this book, you'll learn to avoid the two extremes of wooden traditionalism and hyper individualism and be able to use kicks at extremely close-range, destroying the knees and legs of the enemy. Get this book and become a master infighter!

Wing Chun Warrior: The True Tales of Wing Chun Kung Fu Master Duncan Leung, Bruce Lee's Fighting Com...

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Wing Chun Warrior: The True Tales of Wing Chun Kung Fu Master Duncan Leung, Bruce Lee's Fighting Companion is an inspiring and informative book about the life of Duncan Leung, a childhood friend of Br...

Authentic Shaolin Heritage: Dian Xue Shu (Dim Mak): Skill of Acting on Acupoints

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Authentic Shaolin Heritage: Dian Xue Shu (Dim Mak): Skill of Acting on Acupoints is a book written in 1934 with the blessing and direct participation of the Abbot of the Shaolin Monastery Reverend Mia...

Wing Chun Kung Fu Bamboo & Iron Ring Training (Bamboo Ring Wing Chun Kung Fu) (Volume 3): Methods and...

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Wing Chun Kung Fu Bamboo & Iron Ring Training (Volume 3): Methods and Maxims of Sifu Lee Bi is a comprehensive guide to the Wing Chun Bamboo & Iron Ring training. This volume provides an in-depth look...

Complete Wing Chun: The Definitive Guide to Wing Chun's History and Traditions (Complete Martial Art...

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Complete Wing Chun: The Definitive Guide to Wing Chun's History and Traditions is an essential resource for any martial artist looking to master the many styles of Wing Chun Kung Fu. Written by renown...

Wing Chun the Evolutionary Science of Advanced Self

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WING CHUN The Evolutionary Science of Self-Defense, Combat, and Human Performance is sure to be a classic in martial arts literature for decades to come. This book is meant to preserve this knowledg...e lest it be lost to antiquity. It is the first interactive book of its kind, containing QR codes linking to how-to video tutorials for beginners to the most advanced martial arts practitioners. This compendium of knowledge coincides with the authors online certification programs at BeachTownAthleticClub.com where students from all walks of life can earn their certificates in technical levels and belt rankings in Self-Defense, Children's' Mommy and Me/ Dads and Pads - White Belt through Black Belt, and Advanced Close Quarter Combat Wing Chun - White Belt through 4th degree Black Belt. Learn at your own pace with this beautiful guide to refer back to.With over 25 years of training, teaching, and developing curriculums in the science, art, and philosophy of the Wing Chun, Sifu Dr. Jim Bentley is excited to share this knowledge with you today. The strength of the Wing Chun System is adaptability. Whether you are looking for self-defense, belt ranking, ring fighting, advanced street fighting, balancing, peace, grounding, enhanced brain balancing, mental focus, deeper thought processes, or even how moves work for choreography, there is something special for everyone in the systems presented in this comprehensive book.The information in this guide to Wing Chun is presented in five ways: visual, audio, kinesthetic, in a cyclic format, and in an expansive way that teaches the information in its totality, so it is not limited by the author's own filters. In this way the system will remain forever expansive and not restricted by one's ego or self-limiting view. By the end of the book, readers will have a full working knowledge of the Wing Chun System, in addition to many other sophisticated systems of combat with references to go back to and review at your leisure.This expansive explanation of Wing Chun's vast intricacies is a beautiful compendium of work handed down for generations and enhanced by each generation. Traditionally Wing Chun is meant for intimate class settings and decades of a master pouring Wing Chuns' beauty into their willing and eager pupil. It is the cumulative collection of the life's work of the great masters handed down to hand picked disciples.Martial art's true purpose is to develop a connection to the innate and universal natural order and being an active participant within that universal flow. Not fighting against a force but flowing with it, through you, as you are part of it. It is the authors goal and belief that every child and adult in our world should know how to protect themselves. Everyone deserves to have that confidence. Read more

The Tao of Wing Chun: The History and Principles of China's Most Explosive Martial Art

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Wing Chun is the most popular form of Chinese Kung Fu in the world today, with over four million practitioners. With 48 full-color illustrations, this guide will fascinate and educate anyone interes...

Gong Sau Wong: A Tribute: Direct Students on Sifu Wong Shun Leung: Get a Unique Insight Into the Life...

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"Gong Sau Wong: A Tribute is a book that will enlighten you, motivate you, and move you. I can't recommend it highly enough!" —Sifu David PetersonWhat if you could transport back in time for a fro...nt-row seat into the life and legacy of one of the most respected Wing Chun masters in history? Gong Sau Wong: A Tribute - Direct Students on Sifu Wong Shun Leung offers you just that!GET A UNIQUE INSIGHT INTO THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF A MARTIAL ARTS LEGENDAt a whopping 360 pages, Gong Sau Wong: A Tribute - Direct Students on Sifu Wong Shun Leung is a fascinating and intimate window into the life and legacy of one of Wing Chun's most legendary teachers, Sifu Wong Shun Leung. Over the last decade, the public has become more aware of his contribution to Wing Chun and his vital connection to Bruce Lee. Although widely known for his fighting capabilities, earning him the nickname Gong Sau Wong ("King of Talking Hands"), Sifu Wong was a down-to-earth, approachable, warm human being with a tremendous love for life and Wing Chun. WHO BETTER THAN HIS DIRECT STUDENTS TO PAY TRIBUTE TO SIFU WONG SHUN LEUNG?Through a series of exclusive conversations, 25 direct students share anecdotes, reflections, and personal stories about their late teacher, whose influence still resonates in the Wing Chun community today. Along with Sifu Wong's eldest son, John Wong Hong Chung, there are a host of his direct students such as Philipp Bayer, Rolf Clausnitzer, Tom Conba, Ernest Höfler, Victor Koo, Gary Lam, Johnny Tam Yuk Lam, Ron Lee, Wan Kam Leung, Lewis Luk, Chan Kim Man, Wu Chun Nam, Philip Ng, Rusper Patel, David Peterson, Clive Potter, Attilio Reale, John Smith, Jack Tsoi, Enzo Verratti, Ivan Wong, Mark Wong, Cliff Au Yeung and Jerry Yeung. NEWSPAPER REPORTS FROM 1957 RELATING TO SIFU WONG SHUN LEUNG'S FIGHT IN TAIWANThis stunning full-colour volume also contains exclusive, recently uncovered news stories published in the Wah Kiu Yat Po newspaper in 1957, relating to Sifu Wong's controversial fight in Taiwan. Also, never-before-seen photos and a chronological timeline highlighting some of the significant events in the life of Sifu Wong. More than a tribute, this book is an invaluable collection of memories and wisdom.GET A FREE SUBSCRIPTION TO WING CHUN ILLUSTRATED MAGAZINEOrder your copy of Gong Sau Wong: A Tribute today and get a FREE 1-Year All-Access Digital Subscription to Wing Chun Illustrated—the world's premier and longest published magazine dedicated to Wing Chun, of which Eric Lilleør is also the publisher and editor. You get access to all back issues since 2011, plus the six new editions published in a year. The book includes instructions on how to claim your subscription.YOU WON'T BELIEVE WHAT THESE AMAZING TESTIMONIALS SAY"Anyone who loves Sifu Wong Shun Leung and Wing Chun will treasure Gong Sau Wong: A Tribute. A masterpiece indeed! Thank you, Eric, for your hard work."—Sifu Chan Kim Man, Shun Mo Scientific Ving Tsun "I'm full of admiration for Eric who brought this massive and important project to life. Congratulations on your achievement, my friend, Gong Sau Wong: A Tribute is a spectacular book!"—Sifu Morten Ibsen, Danish Ving Tsun Federation"I highly recommend everyone practising Wing Chun to get Gong Sau Wong: A Tribute—a true masterpiece of a book!"—Sifu Mark Wong, Ving Tsun Mark Wong"As a self-confessed Kung Fu geek, Gong Sau Wong: A Tribute fires on all cylinders for me! Eric knocks it out of the park with the quality and care he uses in all his works! Absolutely recommended!"—Sifu Alex Richter, City Wing Tsun"This is one of the best Wing Chun books ever published! As a window into the history of a golden age of Wing Chun in the 20th century, Gong Sau Wong: A Tribute will be referenced for generations to come."—Sifu Ki Innis, Traditional Wing Chun Academy, Tokyo Read more

Traditional Wing Chun

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Traditional Wing Chun

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Wing Chun it is the most famous and dynamically developed throughout the world Wushu style. Its special features are easiness and economy of movements, softness and gracefulness and also effectivene...

Creation of Wing Chun, The: A Social History of the Southern Chinese Martial Arts

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Wing Chun is a type of Kung Fu that originated in China over 300 years ago. It is a highly sophisticated system of martial arts that has been adapted over the years to be used for self-defense, physical fitness, and spiritual development. In the world of Wing Chun, there are numerous books, videos, and other resources available to help practitioners improve their skills. However, choosing a Wing Chun book can be overwhelming, especially for beginners. To help you navigate the wealth of resources available, we have put together some valuable tips on how to choose the best Wing Chun books.

Determine your level of knowledge

The first step in choosing a Wing Chun book is to determine your level of knowledge. Beginner level books are designed for people who have little to no knowledge of the Wing Chun system. These books will typically cover the basics of Wing Chun, such as stance, footwork, and the basic hand techniques. Intermediate level books are designed for people who have some experience with Wing Chun and are looking to improve their skills. These books will cover more advanced techniques, such as trapping, close-range fighting, and multiple attack scenarios. Advanced level books are designed for people who have years of experience with Wing Chun and are looking to refine their skills. These books will cover topics such as Chi Sau, advanced footwork, and fighting strategies.

Research the Author

When choosing a Wing Chun book, it is essential to research the author. Look for someone who has experience teaching Wing Chun and has a track record of success. A reputable author will have multiple books available and will have a good reputation within the Wing Chun community. If possible, try to find reviews of the book online to see what other Wing Chun practitioners think of the author's work.

Check the book's content and structure

The content and structure of the book are also important. Look for a book that is well-organized and easy to understand. The book should have clear diagrams and illustrations to help you understand the techniques. It should also include step-by-step instructions that are easy to follow. A good Wing Chun book will also have information about the history and philosophy of Wing Chun, as well as tips on how to improve your practice.

Choose books with clear and concise instructions

Clear and concise instructions are essential when choosing a Wing Chun book. Look for books that have step-by-step instructions that are easy to follow. The instructions should be clear and concise, and the book should have clear diagrams and illustrations to help you understand the techniques.

Choose books with practical techniques

When choosing a Wing Chun book, look for books that have practical techniques that can be used in real-world scenarios. Avoid books that have techniques that are too complicated or impractical. The techniques should be easy to learn and should be effective in self-defense situations.

Choose books that focus on Chi Sau

Chi Sau is a critical component of Wing Chun, and it is essential to choose a book that focuses on this practice. A good Wing Chun book will have a detailed section on Chi Sau, which will explain the concepts behind it and provide practical exercises to help you improve your skills.

Choose books with a good balance of theory and practice

A good Wing Chun book will strike a balance between theory and practice. The book should have a detailed section on the history and philosophy of Wing Chun, as well as practical exercises to help you improve your skills. Theory is essential in martial arts, but it is equally important to practice the techniques.

Choose books with a DVD or online video component

Some Wing Chun books come with a DVD or online video component that provides additional instruction and demonstration. This can be a valuable tool in helping you learn the techniques and improve your skills. Look for books that come with a DVD or online video component, as they can be an excellent supplement to the written instructions.

Conclusion

Choosing a Wing Chun book can be overwhelming for beginners, but by following these valuable tips, you can find a book that suits your needs. Remember to research the author, check the book's content and structure, and look for books that have clear and concise instructions, practical techniques, and a good balance of theory and practice. By choosing the right book, you can improve your Wing Chun skills and become a better martial artist.

Best Wing Chun Books
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Determine your level of knowledge

Research the Author

Check the book's content and structure

Choose books with clear and concise instructions

Choose books with practical techniques

Choose books that focus on Chi Sau

Choose books with a good balance of theory and practice

Choose books with a DVD or online video component

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Determine your level of knowledge

Research the Author

Check the book's content and structure

Choose books with clear and concise instructions

Choose books with practical techniques

Choose books that focus on Chi Sau

Choose books with a good balance of theory and practice

Choose books with a DVD or online video component

Conclusion

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