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Major Difference Between Wing Tzun and Other Styles
| Major differences between the Wing Tzun system and most other Styles | |
| Conventional Style | The Wing Tzun system |
| Martial sports | Martial arts |
| Requirements: physical strength, | No particular physical requirements. |
| Suppleness in the hips, stamina | Suppleness is desirable in the wrists and shoulders, also theoretical understanding. |
| Drill-like, military-style mass | Individual instruction (as in fencing, instruction boxing) |
| separate gymnastics | Integrated gymnastics |
| Styles or methods | System |
| No regular practice with weapons, | Practicing with long and short weapons, i.e. weapon against weapon is part of the advanced program. |
| No real chance of successful self- defense for weaker persons, particularly women. | Real chance of successful self-defense for weaker persons, particularly women. Developed by women for women against men. |
| Asian philosophy only ornamental, lip-service Is paid | Every principle, every move is a manifestation of Taoist philosophy |
| Unnecessary flourishes for effect, numerous flashy movements for their own sake. | Not a single unnecessary movement. Motto- less is more |
| Indirect style of fighting | Linear, direct style of fighting |
| Own strength is used | The opponent's strength is borrowed |
| Pre-planned, "dead" techniques | Living, adapted reactions |
| Opponent's actions are regarded as disturbances which impede one's own clean techniques | Opponent's actions are welcomed as a source of impulses and energy which directly initiate our reactions |
| Rigid, isolated, | Joined-together techniques. Flowing, continuous movements |
| Unprotected center during attack and defense | Protected center, guard Is maintained while advancing to attack or defend |
| Hundreds of techniques | Four formulae (principles) |
| External forces | Internal forces |
| At least 0, 745 seconds brain reaction time | Only the minimum reaction time of 0. 10 seconds by virtue of the, universal solution (advancing with hand and foot) |
| Little thought required while learning, but a great deal needed when fighting. | A great deal of thought required when, learning, to make thinking unnecessary when fighting. |
| Tense, rigid fighting style | Relaxed flexible fighting system |
| Upper body Is tensed in the ready stance, with the legs relaxed. | Upper body Is relaxed in the ready stance, the legs are slightly tensed |
| Strength is gathered by drawing back before striking (telegraphing!) , | Strikes and kicks are delivered with no warning |
| Self-defense by defensive action and counterattack | Self-defense by advancing into the opponent |
| Attacks are, identified by visual means, therefore deception is possible, | Attacks are reliably identified by tactile means. Deception Is not possible, as one only reacts to what one feels. |
| Visual deception is always possible. Very susceptible to feints, as advanced fighters utilize ante perception. | Visual deception is not possible. Not susceptible to feints |
| In terms of information processing aspects, the structure requires a visual distinction between at least the following characteristics: high, middle, low, right, left, straight, curved | The Wing Tzun system reacts to hostile Intrusions across the safety threshold with a universal solution. advancing with hand and foot, and when contact is made, tactile identification is made for only two basic reaction groups: Inside and outside. |
| No complex defenses protective measures against an opponent's follow-up techniques are not envisaged from the start. | All movements are carried out as If a complex attack Is in progress thus making it possible to react to a follow-up attack without loss of time. For this purpose, every attacking move also possesses Inherently defensive characteristics. |
| Allow disengagement and pauses, enabling the opponent to recover and reorganize his attack. | An uninterrupted sequence of rapid attacks and constant pursuit of the opponent give him no chance to recover. |
| Frequently uncontrolled. highly emotional combat accompanied by screams and shouts. | Unemotional. relaxed combat, keeping a cool head. |
| Phased movements: 1. block 2. counterattack | Single phased, simultaneous moves |
| Sideways fighting stance | Frontal fighting stance |
| Numerous different stances must be learned | Only one stance must be learned |
| Designed for fighting at long to 4. Locks, holds, strangleholds, medium range (e.g. Karate, Tae- Kwon-Do). Not really suited to infighting. | Long, medium and short range. Particularly suited to infighting. |
| Low, wide and therefore Inflexible positions | Relatively high and very mobile positions |
| Ready stance has one foot forward, placing the front knee in danger. Susceptible to low kicks. | No front foot |
| Long steps | Short steps |
| Active turns | Passive turns |
| Power comes from the upper body when advancing. The head is held forward. | The leg and hand lead when advancing. Power comes from the knee, the head Is held back |
| Wide movements | Very short sequences of movements |
| The arm is not fully extended during a punch. | The arm is fully extended during a punch |
| Active defense | Passive defense |
| Defensive movements mainly consist of warding off in zones 1 and 2 | Defensive movements advance into the attack as far as zone 3. |
| No "elbow power" | "Elbow power" |
| Teacher Is often a demigod in a white gi. | Teacher is highly approachable. |
| Usually only two phases of total combat are practiced | All five phases of total combat are practiced. 1. Kicking range 2. Hand-technique range 3. Elbow and knee range 4. Locks, holds, strangleholds, (counter) throws 5. Ground fighting |