HitMan,
I am no
expert but I would like to share my opinion. I believe each sifu of
wing chun both in the past and present has changed wing chun and/or
added techniques from other styles to wing chun. With each new
fighting experience something will change during with course of
time.
It must be stated that wing chun is not a fixed style
per se but a fighting model of ecomony of motion that simultaneously
attacks and covers in the shortest distance possible. Anyone who can
masterfully apply this model under real pressure and time and who
completely understands this model within the forms can be "creative"
in his or her approach to wing chun as a system of fighting. The
question is now who has this kind of mastery or complete
understanding? This is where doubt and political infighting happens.
Quite honestly it is up the student to judge whether or not their
wing chun sifu is good, ok, worst, and or at best "creative."
To degrade wing chun is not possible, people can only
degrade themselves. You can not make a system less effective, you
can only make yourself less effective. It is not about styles, but
the person who is practicing the system. Instead of looking at the
style itself, let us look at the person who using the so called
style to express himself. I have learned you can not judge a racial
group by a few bad apples. God knows I have tried my best to
overcome my prejudices. For example, lets look at the human being's
behavior who happen to have slanted eyes and yellow skin. Can few
slanted eye yellow men can degrade his race? Can a few slow dull
witted yellow men make his race less effective? I don not think so
and thank god for this fact. Likewise a few bad apples can not take
down wing chun as a system.
I think it is unfair to compare
the past wing chun masters and modern sifu(s). Not to take away
Sibak Duncan Leung's accomplishments and talents. I am sure there
those in anicent China's past who trained harder than him and lived
much harsher life than Sibak. This however doesnt matter because it
is all relative. It like comparing apples and oranges. I am sure
there are many professional and full time wing chuners out there
doing their thing and keep things real,
HitMan.
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modifying wing chun? -
Hit man - September 6, 2004 (6:11 a.m.) (74 Views, 2
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