Wing Chun Kung Fu
Newcastle Wing Chun
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Learn authentic Wing Chun Kung Fu, a realistic self defence system as taught by Sifu Peter May.
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No Previous experience is needed - you will train with instructors with over 50 years collective experience in Wing Chun (as well as other martial arts)
Why Wing Chun?
There are a number of stories around how Wing Chun orignated, one of the enduring ideas is that it owes its existence to Ng Mui.
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According to the Wing Chun master Yip Man, Ng Mui was an Abbess at the Henan Shaolin Monastery and managed to survive its destruction by Qing forces during the reign of the Kangxi Emperor (1662–1722). She fled to the White Crane Temple, where she met a girl of fifteen named Yim Wing-Chun whom a bandit was trying to force into marriage. Ng Mui taught Wing-Chun how to defend herself by distilling Shaolin martial art knowledge into a system that Wing-Chun could learn quickly, and use without developing great strength.It is said that the subsequent system became known as Wing Chun Kung Fu.
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Wing Chun is arguably the most popular of all kung fu trained worldwide, with modern day practitioners including Bruce Lee.
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Wing Chun Kung Fu does not rely on physical, muscular strength. Instead, it is interested in the structrure, form and shape of the students body (and their opponents); specifically related to the forms taught in the system itself. These forms offer a guide and blueprint and training allows us to understand their application.
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In Wing Chun, there is a practice called Chi Sau sometimes known as 'sticking hands'. This exercise is a good example of how Wing Chun ideas (the forms etc) can be demonstrated, tested and refined in practitioners.
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Our aim at Newcastle Wing Chun is to practice in a realistic way. What could this mean?
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The first principle is that you must not fool yourself and you are the easiest person to fool
We are always looking to find ways of using Wing Chun Kung Fu in a practical, useful way in both its application martially - in violent situations, but also to use the simplicity of the system in our everyday lives and interactions. This video can help explain some of these ideas further. Our aim is not to fight; not to struggle in any perceived conflict, whether this is in a physical, violent sense or dealing with stressors in our everyday life. We want to approach any situation the same way, with calmness and an intention to move beyond the things that we'd otherwise struggle with.
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At Newcastle Wing Chun you will find us practising with relaxation and seeking improvement through investigating the forms as a means to self educate, not through any other repetition and drilling. Our aim is to avoid adding, instead to remain true to the essence of Wing Chun as a direct, simplified idea.
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Ip Man and Bruce Lee practising chi sau
