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What Is Wing Chun?

Topic: Martial ArtsBy Adam WillissPublished Recently added

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Wing Chun is a highly effective combat-tested system of self defense, fighting skills and defensive tactics. It has been taught and integrated into the training programs of hundreds of military & law enforcement agencies around the world such as the US Navy Seals, the FBI, CIA, the French RAID, German SEK units.

Wing Chun is generally regarded as one of the most efficient close combat self defense systems. It emphasizes aggressive tactics, direct/scientific movement and realistic training.

The art produces efficient fighters in a shorter amount of time than most other systems. By keeping to several core concepts and paying strict attention to positioning, Wing Chun teaches how to make your body move scientifically. Extensive training is invested in cultivating "listening skills" or contact reflexes. The student practices guarding zones around the body and handles whatever is contacted or touched in that zone. This allows for minimum movement for maximum application, as well as the use of an automatic or subconscious response.

What's more - Wing Chun goes beyond fighting. It encompasses the full mind, body & spirit of martial arts. Wing Chun can easily influence every aspect of your life. The concepts and philosophies found through Wing Chun training bring about a new way of looking at life's challenges. They help you to deal with situations in whole new way - things you don't usually find in other activities.

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Adam Williss has made it his mission to empower individuals and help them get access to the same simple and effective self-defense concepts used by world-reknowned experts. He delivers on his mission as the editor behind Wing Chun Magazine (wingchunmagazine.com) and as the owner of Adam Williss Martial Arts (adamwilliss.com), which provides highly functional close-quarters self-defense concepts for everyone - from everyday people to the most experienced martial artists. Adam Williss has educated, empowered and entertained individuals through his seminars, websites, articles, publications and speaking engagements. An educator and speaker to groups ranging from employees of large corporations to military and law enforcement agencies, Adam and his work has been featured in several publications both online and in print. As an executive self-defense trainer, he has trained numerous professionals, corporate executives and high-profile VIPs. Adam serves in top positions of several associations such as President of the Califo ia Wing Chun Association and as a Director and State Representative of Califo ia for the World Ving Tsun Athletic Association. He was approved for induction in the United States Martial Arts Hall of Fame, is an Associate Member of the International Kung Fu Federation, member of the International Combat Martial Arts Unions Association, the United States Kuo Shu Federation, Wing Chun Kung-Fu Association, Hong Kong Ving Tsun Athletic Association, National Qigong Association and many more.

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