Training Aids
At Wing Chun Kwoon, we follow the Shaolin Temple Principles which requires a practitioner to be not only a warrior bur a scholar. This means training also in martialarts requires not just the physical aspects but the intellectual and philosophical as well.
Wing Chun Instructional Videos
TWC Level 3
Wing Chun Biu Sao Front Kick
TWC Central Line Insight
Wing Chun Full & Exchange Steps
TWC Wooden Dummy Entry Insight
Rooftop L.A. 6120
Terminology
The Chinese language has hundreds of dialects. Some are so different they are like different languages. Though they all read the same characters. Most westerners are exposed to Mandarin or Cantonese.
King Fu is Mandarin for Gung Fu. So Wing Chun Kung Fu is a mixture of two dialects. Wing Chun is Cantonese, so Wing Chun Gung Fu is Correct in Cantonese. Yung Chun Kung Fu is correct in Mandarin.
We will use Kung Fu here because most people world wide are familiar with “Kung Fu”. Kung fu/gung fu means any acquired skill. A doctor, lawyer or a carpenter is doing kung fu. The proper term for the martial arts in Chinese is Wu Shu or Mo Sut.
Chi, or Qi is Mandarin for Hei in Cantonese. Chi will be used because of it’s familiarity.
| Mandarin | Cantonese | English |
|---|---|---|
| Shaolin | Siu Lum | Small Forest |
| Chi, Qi | Hei | Air, breath intrinsic energy |
| Wu Mei | Ng Mui | Five Plums |
| Kung Fu | Gung Fu | Acquired skill |
| Wu Shu | Mo Sut | War Art, Martial Art |
| Yung Chun | Wing Chun | Speak of spring Forever |
| Chuan | Kuen | Fist |
| Counting In Chinese | Chinese Phrases |
|---|---|
| Yat - One | Jeun Bai - Ready |
| Yee - Two | Jeun Geung - Attack |
| Saam - Three | Woo Wia - Defense |
| Sei - Four | Sifu - Teacher |
| Ng - Five | Sihing - Senior |
| Luhk - Six | Sidi - Junior |
| Chaat - Seven | Haih - Yes |
| Baat - Eight | Ng Gio - Sorry |
| Gau - Nine | Do Jeh - Thank You |
| Sahp - Ten | Jo-On - Good Morning |
| Man-on - Good night | |
| Ng-on - Good afternoon |
Chinese Acupuncture
There are 14 ‘main’ meridians or pathways joining the acupuncture points. 12 meridians are bilateral (both on the right and left).
And 2 are meridian on the body (front and back). There have been new meridians discovered which are called “Extra Meridians”. I am not covering them at this time.
Each meridian has a pathway on the body and are divided into Internal and External pathways.
The internal pathway begins at an organ. It traverses inside the body and is linked to the external pathway at the “starting” acupuncture point… Read More
Liver channel of foot-jueyin
Du channel
ren channel
Five Element Theory
Yin and Yang are two Chinese words to explain the duality of the universe. Yin, meaning moon, soft, dark, yielding, etc. Yang, meaning sun, light, hard, empowering. Some say that Yin and Yang are opposite but they cannot exist without each other.Read More
Grading Structure
A student entering a Kwoon to begin their training is given the White Sash of Level One Grade O.
