Category: Product Reviews (3rd Party)

These are official product reviews done by professional 3rd party reviewers (typically from magazines or other websites). Unlike customer reviews, these reviewers typically get the videos for free and in return write and publish a review. In order to solicit a more honest review, EWC will sometimes send DVDs out to be reviewed by a professional so that the reviewer does not feel obliged to say only good stuff about the Sifu/Publisher. Hopefully this give you, the customer, a better idea of the content.

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Review – Sifu Sergio – 1st Section Chi Sao Part 1

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Sifu Sergio invites you to be a virtual class participant in this installment of his Ip Man Wing Chun Series. There is a lot of information provided in this nearly forty minute DVD—the short run time turns into a piece of reference material that will find you pausing and reviewing repeatedly to make his system work for you.

After a short introduction and prelude to the DVD’s training content, Sifu Sergio gets right to the Chi Sao lessons through basic attack actions with the complimenting footwork and the simple lines that the practitioner would need to recognize to employ the actions according to the drill.

Basic actions such as Taan Sao, Bong Sao, Pak Sao, and Fook Sao to develop the effective, “transfer of force” takes the spotlight through footwork and coordination. This sets the tone for each drill to follow with Sifu Sergio’s emphasis on how to practice, execute, and see the properties of the hand actions come to life to their potential.

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Review – James Sinclair – 21st Anniv Conference Celebration

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Fans and supporters of Sifu James Sinclair’s UK Wing Chun Association are in for a treat with nearly three hours of video footage covering demonstrations, presentations, and instructional components to make up this 21st Anniversary Celebratory Conference DVD. Settle in and book an evening for a volume of footage that is entertaining as well as insightful into the system and approaches that Sifu James presents in his brand of Wing Chun.

The first chapter kicks things off with a demonstration of skills through some choreographed exchanges that gets the audience’s attention and applause instead of the more popular tutorial approach of most video elements to a well-attended conference.

The practical application demonstration, or combat applications, then evolves itself into a more “free form” exchange from the students of the Sifu Sinclair’s system complimented with the demonstration of the three empty-hand forms, the Wooden Dummy, the Wing Chun Long Pole, and Bart Cham Do, performed by his students and select instructors. They strike a good balance between demonstrating the techniques while keeping the audience, and viewer, entertained for this opening block. 

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Review – Sifu Sergio – Ip Man Series: Siu Nim Tao and Applications

Recently I decided to pick up one of Sifu Sergio’s DVDs called “Ip Man Wing Chun Series Siu Nim Tau and variations.”  If you are not familiar with Sergio, he is known for traveling the world and learning from various well known teachers.   Being that he was influenced by and completed numerous lineages, he often holds a different perspective then what many would call main stream Ip Man Wing Chun.  Hearing his thoughts is always interesting and really makes me wonder about what other types of styles are out there.

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Review – Wayne Belonoha – WCU – Wooden Dummy Lessons

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Sifu Wayne Belonoha (Moy Yat -> Sunny Tang) working on a dummy with arms set to shoulder height.

Wing Chun University offers a wide range of video courses that cover the Wing Chun system from A to Z. For a while now, I have been meaning to check them out, mainly because Sifu Wayne Belonoha’s teachings interest me. You might know him as the gentleman who wrote the Wing Chun Compendium. If you are not familiar with this pair of books, they get into the nitty-gritty of the entire system, explaining everything you could possibly think of to gain a good overview of the system from book format.

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Review – Adam Chan – Pragmatic Martial Arts – Core Self Defense

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This is one hell of a big DVD set! It features over 12 hours of lessons on Adam Chan’s Pragmatic Martial Arts Self Defense System. The information provided on this massive set is the culmination of 25 years training and pressure testing with its basis on giving the average guy or girl a fighting chance of surviving a violent assault.

The lessons focus on many subjects ranging from Power Kicking, plus great sections on Evasive Tactics and everything in between. No stone is left unturned and it is clear from the outset that Adam Chan really knows his stuff.

Each DVD in the set follows the same format, which starts with a small demonstration and discussion on basic fighting concepts such as, correct body weapons, range, and the strikes you will be focusing on. You then move on to the Instruction sections where you are taken through a complete breakdown on how to train the techniques correctly. The instructional section ends with some great drills to improve speed, power, and balance.

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Review – Chuck O’Neill – Chi Sau Collection

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As someone who is a Wing Chun fanatic, I am always looking for good DVDs about Wing Chun Chi Sau.  Which is why I decided to get the Sifu Chuck O’Neill – Chi Sau Collection. He breaks down Chi Sau in a really clear and easy to understand format.  He speaks to you like you are a normal person, taking you a long step by step.  He also wears different color wristbands to help you determine what is going on.

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Review – Canvas 3-Section Wall Bag

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After breaking my single section wall bag, I decided to replace it with a 3 section wall bag.  My goal was to get something that will last a long time and I never used before. I watched a few online videos and it just seemed like I could do more stuff with a 3-section bag. From what I saw it looked like I could train more combinations and even kicks.

Now that I have it, I’ve come to the conclusion the 3-section wall bag made by Everything Wing Chun is a pretty cool piece of equipment.

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