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Wall Bags

SAND PUNCHING PADS (WING CHUN WALL BAGS)

For all the technique and execution that can be honed via punching, kicking, or otherwise striking at air, it’s difficult to attain true practical mastery of any striking martial art without actually making contact with something solid.

After all, would the All-Pro lineman who never hits a blocking sled or clean-up hitter who never sees the inside of a batting cage please step forward? Anyone?

Shadowboxing may develop execution and speed, but only hitting an actual surface that provides some resistance ties power to technique. With that in mind, every Wing Chun kung fu student worth his or her salt ought to own at least one set of sand punching pads.

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Product Reviews (3rd Party)

Review – Ian Protheroe’s Wing Chun Rattan Ring DVD

Sifu Protheroe has been a practitioner and advocate of the Rattan Ring for over 25 years. This DVD is an edited version of two, three-hour seminars on the ring.

Before I continue, it’s worth mentioning that the audio quality on this DVD is very poor, so much so that there is a statement on the introduction apologizing for this fact. As a total newbie to the Rattan Ring, I was very curious to learn what it is all about, so the brief history and the description of the ring was a welcome introduction to the DVD.

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Product Reviews (3rd Party)

Review – Clive Potter’s Siu Lin Tau DVD

Clive Potter has studied Ving Tsun since 1971 and became a student of Wong Shun Leung in 1984. The Wong Shun Leung Ving Tsun Kung Fu Association was formed in 1994, with its headquarters in St. Albans, UK. It has been successful ever since with schools opening in the USA, Turkey, Germany, Italy, and Spain.

This DVD is of a seminar given by Clive Potter and his Senior Instructor Adam Cope at their headquarters. The DVD starts with some nice footage of Wong Shun Leung performing the first form, but this is a bit short with only part of the form shown, which is a pity. We then go straight into the seminar footage. Clive gives a nice introduction to the form with some common mistakes to avoid when opening the form.

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Review – Sifu Fernandez’s Wing Tchun Do DVD

Some of you may not have heard of Sifu Fernandez, but I’m sure most of you recognise the name Fighterman. Sifu Fernandez began his martial arts training in 1972 under the direct Ip Man lineage of Grandmaster Tsui Shun Tin in Australia. He also trained under the late Sifu Jim Fung from 1973 till the early 1990s. In 1992, Sifu Fernandez started to learn Leung Ting Wing Tsun under Sifu Stefan Fischer and became his personal student for seven years. He later moved back to Europe and became a private student of Sifu Cuciuffo, Sifu Kernspecht, and finally, Sifu Leung Ting. Wing Tchun Do is Sifu Fernandez’s own interpretation of what he has discovered through his personal journey.

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Product Releases

Sifu Sergio’s 3 New Chi Sao DVDs

Sifu Sergio has released 3 more DVDs on Chi Sao – Sections 2, 3, and 7. These DVDs take you through the Leung Ting lineage chi sao sections as they were personally taught to Sifu Sergio from Grandmaster Leung Ting:

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Product Releases

Sifu Niko’s Complete 11 Wing Tsun DVD Set

Sifu Niko has released his 11 DVD set covering the entire Leung Ting system on Everything Wing Chun.

These well-made DVDs are in German, but English speakers can still follow-along easily.

These are the first Wing Tsun-teaching-DVDs on the market to show thoroughly and clearly the full system. Sifu Niko professionally demonstrates Wing Tsun techniques in a detailed and easily understandable way.

These DVDs are equally well suited for both beginners and instructors!
– For the beginner for self-study.
– For instructors as the basis for their teaching.

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Butterfly Swords

Testing BJD Prototypes – Smashing Wood and Concrete

Today I finally got the prototypes of our new line of swords, what I am currently calling our “Tough-As-Hell” line, or “Midnight” line of swords.  We also got our Aluminum practice swords and “Leung Ting style” swords to test out.  First we tested edge vs edge sword bashing, then how they held up against wood (in case you smash poles or use sword dummies), and then on to chopping concrete blocks (just for fun!)

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