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Welcome to the WingTsun News Letter for July 2010
"For every action, there is an equal and opposit reaction" Sir Isaac Newton
Hello everyone and welcome to the latest WT Australia newsletter. This one is one jammed packed with all the latest news from around Australia. There are some very interesting developments in relation to seminars plus some eye opening articles. Enjoy!
In this Newsletter:
- WingTsun Headquarters Waterloo News
- Knife Defence Seminar - Do or get Hurt
- Going Soft
- What is the use of Chi sau
- Where does the Journey End? (On the road to WT Technician Level)
- WingTsun Brisbane News
- WingTsun Parramatta News
- WingTsun on the Street
- Seminars 2009-2010
WingTsun Headquarters Waterloo
There are lots of exciting new developments taking shape in the Waterloo HQ kwoon.
Chin up bars and Hanging bags have been installed to compliment specific aspects of the various programs (Blitz, Lat-sau, Chi-sau, Reactsun). Though WT does not focus on a persons physical strength, this type of apparatus is useful for improving general health and well being as well as providing more options for fitness training.
Si Fu is working on a series of Seminars aimed at students who want to take their training and understanding of WT core Principles, and application a step further. The Seminars will be on various techniques (some from within the student programs and some taken from the more advanced Programs like knife defense and power generation) and the principles that dictate their application in specific contexts. The aim is to provide an opportunity to explore your WT at a deeper level than is available in a standard class.
Here is the list of the seminars for the second half of 2010. Remember that these seminars are designed for small groups only. So get in early to reserve your spot. Bookings are essential.
30/7/10 – Knife Defence 2. Continuing from where KD 1 left off. Again exploring the possibilities to defending bladed or sharp weapons. This seminar will concentrate on very close distance DO or DIE defensive techniques. Open to all student levels.
1/10/10 – Chi Sau 1st Section. Please read the piece in this newsletter by GM Kernspecht on “what is the use of Chi Sau”; this should give you an idea of the importance of this very unique training program. Student will be taken through the fundamental concepts and principles, which apply for your feet, right through to your fingertips. This is the first time a seminar on this subject has been offered in Australia. Open for student levels 4 and higher.
Date TBO - Mastering WT Footwork
Date TBO - Reflex Training
Generally speaking, softness (Soft: [sawft, soft] adjective, -er, -est, noun, adverb, interjection–adjective 1.yielding readily to touch or pressure; divided, or changed in shape; not hard or stiff.) is not some thing that is seen as a fighting strategy in any context. In this modern world we fight for our right to do business, for our place in the queue, and often for our basic human rights and though these battles are fought with our wits rather than our fists, they require the same strategic thinking and operational effectiveness as a knife fight. Words are mere containers for ideas and softness is often connected with weakness, passivity and surrender. Yet an understanding of WT softness is at the core of WT practice; Perhaps we need a new word for what we do that does not have all the baggage attached.
In the Blitz program we learn that correctly chosen words and there appropriate delivery, in combination with a defensive body posture, can diffuse a confrontation, or give us the advantage necessary to control our attacker and escape danger. The power of words in a confrontation is undeniable but incomplete as a strategy for self-defence. When push comes to shove, no one can hear you scream.
One of the most challenging things about teaching or learning something from some one from a different culture and language is translation. The common-use meaning of words and cultural implications are often lost. It’s so easy to miss the intended meaning or worse to misunderstand what is being said. Perhaps for this reason, our training focuses on doing rather than talking.
In WT the idea of softness is something we must embrace; it lies at the core of our guiding principles. As GM Keith R. Kernspecht so eloquently states “ WT is a Philosophy of Motion and Applied Science”. Without a personal understanding that translates to how we move and the techniques we employ, the real world benefits of becoming soft will elude us.
So how do we get this thing called softness? An understanding of the word does not necessarily translate to piratical ability. A detailed semantic description of intercepting a fist with a bong sau and the subsequent shift in structure and position may aid in understanding but not necessarily in practice. The secret of WT softness lies in how we train; i.e. one on one (or one on many if you are studying multiple attackers!) The WT system of training serves this exact purpose. WE come to understand softness and the other principles of our system by training with and touching our brothers and sisters who can express these attributes through their practice of wt.
It is a simple truth that is perhaps too obvious and is therefore overlooked.
At the end of the day when all the talking ends, we become what we do.
See you in school.
Continuing from where KD 1 left off. Again exploring the possibilities to defending bladed or sharp weapons. This seminar will concentrate on very close distance DO or DIE defensive techniques. Open to all student levels. This seminar will include a 45 minutes lecture by Dr. Peter Brend DESA
- Senior Medical Officer, RFDS Dubbo,
- Senior Lecturer University of Sydney
- Staff specialist anaethetist Dubbo Base Hospital
Dr Peter Brend (2nd Technican WingTsun and private student of Master Fischer) has extensive experience dealing with the results of many types of blunt and sharp trauma while working as paramedic in Jülich, Germany, as a surgical intern in Durban South Africa, as anaesthetist / intensevist at the University hospital in Essen, Germany, as anaesthetist Dubbo Base hospital and as retrieval doctor with the RFDS.
His part of the Seminar will cover:
Blunt and sharp trauma what does the martial arts teacher need to know?
- A little bit of background of statistics of trauma in Australia
- What are the typical injuries
- What are the typical body regions attacked
- What are the causes of death
- Medical background to defeat an offender
Viewer discretion is advised the lecture will depict real, graphic images of knife attacks and the results.
Increasingly often, I hear about newly created styles that use our traditional "techniques" but proudly emphasize that they do not give way and completely dispense with ChiSao. What are they missing out on?
What is the actual value of our ChiSao training?
- It forms the mean (the middle way) between the (ideal) forms and real combat.
- It enables us to fight in the dark, which is particularly important as many attacks occur in dark places.
- In the constrained complexity of the in-fight, it gives us a real chance of not sustaining serious damage, even against several opponents. (Motto: "While you are able to stick to the arms of the opponent, you will not be defeated").
- It leads us to clinging and to sticking to the opponent. This in turn requires greater proximity; to whicha normal opponent is not accustomed. We intrude into his comfort zone, where they feel safe, and we present him with a constant threat.
- As ideal training for the proprioreceptors, it teaches us to move the part of our body being attacked out of the opponent's reach as a target.
- It makes a connection between the two brain hemispheres.
- Perhaps the most important philosophical and psychological side-benefit of ChiSao is that it obliges us to remain in the present, to deal with what is actually happening and adapt to blend in with it.
- The skin contact with another person in ChiSao provides just the same, addictive euphoria as the flow concept realised by the harmony of ChiSao: during ChiSao we are so engrossed in adaptation that we forget ourselves and can feel happiness.
- It overcomes the separation from the other party, and combines us with them.
- It is indispensable for adaptation, harmony and one-ness with the opponent.
Anybody opting to dispense with ChiSao is depriving themselves of these unique advantages.
Your SiGung
Keith R. Kernspecht
Where does the Journey End? (On the road to WT Technician Level)
Ah! It is the eternal question really. Or, is there an end at all? With a western mindset generally always focused on the destination (which has many merits), we sometimes loose sight of where we are walking and why we started walking in the first place. This is ever present in our WT training.
Goal setting is one of the most important tools an individual can implement in their lives.
Modifying the goal or destination as one travels along the road is sometimes inevitable.
In my personal WT training journey I have set 2 goals, which I am happy to say I reached both. But I must admit that the road was not how it looked on the map I drew up.
But that is what made the journey all the more rewarding in my opinion. The unexpected lessons were the ones that have stuck with me until this day. I now have my 3rd WT goal mapped out and have taken the first steps toward it.
It is with this “goal setting” mind set and approach that Master Stefan Fischer will introduce a new training option at the HQ for students - The Technician Training Program (TTP)!
The TTP is open for those students who want to set out and work towards achieving the 1st Technician Level in WingTsun. To help achieve this, students in the TTP will train directly under the guidance of Master Fischer honing their skills and understanding of the WT system. There will also be a range of other benefits that come with the TTP package. For full detail please contact me directly at the HQ
Si-Hing Peter
The next Grading Seminar is less then 8 weeks away. As usual it will be held by Si-Fu Stefan, and assisted by Si-Hing Juergen.
Date:
Saturday the 28th of August
Location: Serbian Dance Hall - 249A Vulture St, South Brisbane QLD 4101
(Corner of Stephens Rd)
Timetable:
10am - 12.30pm (1st unit)
12.30pm - 1.30pm (lunch)
1.30pm - 4pm (2nd unit)
All students grading must:
- have valid WT passport
- attend both seminar units
All participants must have appropriate protective gear for their level and wear full WT uniform. Keep in mind that for grading on the 8th student level, all four parts (I-IV) of the Ground Fighting Clinic must have been attended and certified.
Ground Fighting Clinic (aka GFC)
Date: Friday the 27th of August (the night before the grading)
Location: tba
Timetable:
6pm - 8pm
For queries and bookings please use the contact form on the Brisbane website or call Si-Hing Juergen on 0403 749 790. All WingTsun members are welcome!
Welcome New Members
Welcome to our latest Brisbane members Edward, Shayna, Lynette, Yifu, Warren, Gavin, Aaron, Patrick, David, Rachael, Sonya and James. Some of which have trained in other martial arts such as Tong Long Kung Fu, Karate and other styles of Wing Chung.
It’s also great to see some more females joining us. WingTsun was developed by the Shaolin Buddhist nun, Ng Mui. Legend says, Ng later took on a student, the young, female Yim WingTsun. She passed the system on to Yim so she could defend herself against the unwanted advances of a local bully.
In the WT family we have a policy that violence is to be avoided. But if we must defend ourselves or our loved ones we will do so with conviction and courage.
This was demonstrated very well by HQ student Robert Bobby Elder. This is an incident that Bob related to us. Dear reader please note that our Bob stands at a courageous 5ft 4inchs.
Dear Si-Fu & Si-Hing Peter, just saying hello and to tell about my WT experience. Called into my local hotel for a couple of beers one Friday evening. Walked up to a group of friends to say g’day. Got introduced to a Maori friend of a friend who thought it would be funny to try and break my hand. I told him what I thought and he - being a good 6'2 & 100 kg - came with the classic 'chest puffed out’, hands by the side, Giving me typical, “what're going to do”. So I went with the double palms strike under his pecks (ed. Movement from the Chum Kiu Form), with a good drop step. He went flying, literally, stools, tables everywhere. He came back, I kicked him in the groin, just the right height for me and he went flying even further, but did not come back. I went home rather than be kicked out of my local and have not seen him since. Great stuff!
thank you and hope to catch up soon.
New and improved WingTsun Parramatta open for training!
That's right, WT parramatta has a new home at Level 1, 44-56 Phillip Street Parramatta. We have moved to bigger and better premises, with better facilities, better atmosphere and even parking! Once complete, we will be able to provide our students with 3 individual training areas: 2 dedicated WingTsun Training rooms plus an exercise/weights room for those who feel like complimenting their WT training with some fitness or strength training. There will also be a recreational area where students will be able to relax before class and allow new and potential new students to interact and get to know current students better.
It's an exciting new beginning for WingTsun Parramatta and we hope that the new school will add to the our students WingTsun experience.
And as none of this would be possible without the dedication and hard work of our students, i'd like to take this opportunity to thank those that have helped make the new school a reality:
Andrew Lam, Moz Mungkung, Suraj Paniker, Ben Fong, Dan Gill, Adnan Hammoudi, Andrew Han, Richard Tang, Dennis Zirkovic and Chris Kassoutas.
If I have forgotten anyone, please forgive me, my memory isn't great at the best of times and it's been a crazy few weeks, rest assured we appreciate everyone who has taken time out of their lives from family and work to help us create this fantastic new school. In the next issue of the WT newsletter I will provide some pics of the new school, but consider this an open invitation to WT students, feel free to come on down and check it out in person.
And while I'm at it, I'd like to welcome a couple of new faces and one returned face. A warm welcome to Raymond who has joined us recently and a big welcome back to Moz who had trained with us for a couple of years as a teenager and has now returned after completing all his studies. It's great to have you guys and we look forward to many years of training together.
That's it from me, happy training everyone, and I might see you out at the new school!
Steve.
WingTsun Seminars Second half of 2010
Sat. 3rd of July 10am-4pm |
Grading Seminar Melbourne |
1300 134 480 |
Sa. 14th of August 10am-4pm |
Grading Seminar Waterloo |
0403749790 |
Sat. 28th of Aug. 10am - 4pm |
Grading Seminar Brisbane |
0403749790 |
Sat. 11th of Dec. 10am-4pm |
Grading Seminar Waterloo |
1300 134 480 |
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WingTsun Ground Fighting Clinics GFC |
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Frid. 13th of Aug 7pm-9pm |
GFC Waterloo |
02 9698 6540 |
Fri. 27th of Aug. 7pm - 9pm |
GFC Brisbane |
0403749790 |
Fri. 10th of Dec 7pm - 9pm |
GFC Waterloo |
02 96986540 |
WingTsun Special Seminars |
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Friday 30th July 6-9 pm |
Knife 2 Waterloo |
02 9698 6540 |
Friday 1th Otcober 6-9 pm |
1 Section Chi Sau Waterloo |
02 9698 6540 |
