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Great podcast. When I did Wing Chun, we also did Escrima/Kali on a Friday nights. I enjoyed for the movements and co-ordination abilities. I brought my son into the room to watch some of your podcast. I think everyone should watch them.
In an interesting twist, Ramsey Dewey had a video showing baguazhang concepts for MMA and he even used tai chi chuan when he competed in the Ultimate Self Defense Challenge.
If I use a stiff bong sao to block, I’ll use my back hand as a bui gee smashing the arm out of the way, KAO SAO high bong, blast your own hand out of the way because it’s a PAK SAO however inverted, it still acts as one, then I’ll also use the bong n two PAKS first the bong hand, then the back hand , and WING CHUN PARRY with it .
This was very interesting to see. I'm a wing chun instructor, done it for around 12 years now, from Sifu Hans Remmel, that learned under Kernspecht in EWTO and then made his own organization, called ISMA. And he initially even brought EWTO to Brasil and wanted to found BWTO, before he founded his own organisation after finishing the system at EWTO directly with Kernspecht. And funny thing about the Latosa Eskrima, i became an Eskrima instructor about 2 years ago too, after being in wing chun for a long time, and i always wanted to know weapons based combat, so i figured i should be pretty good at wing chun first since as you said, there's only so much time in the week, and i found i could finally learn it and i loved it. And its very interesting what you said about putting eskrima content inside the wing chun system being taught. Because my sifu finished the at the time entire escryma system with Bill Newman. And up until recently the organization had two main sifus, which owned the organization, and that was sifu Andreas Geller, who also taught escryma, and i learned from both. And their eskrima are very very different in practice and application. And after some time i learned that Sifu Andreas learned mainly directly from Latosa. And Bill Newman was also a big wing chun guy before he taught my Sifu. Which apparently inspired him to put a LOT of wing chun principles along the eskrima system he taught. Long story short. Sifu hans Remmel dedicated an entire Wing chun level to applying escryma principles into wing chun, and a whole BUNCH of wing chun principles into the escryma levels, from the begining. He found that eskrima lacked the wing chun finesse and tactile conditioning. and that wing chun lacked the weapons training that was necessary to be a complete self defense system before the late weapons content, that we take years to start learning. And turns out the eskrima palm stick techniques and aggresiveness do wonders when combined with the wing chun stance and principles, and it really hammers in the fighting mentality into the students. Did you by chance meet any of them? I dont wanna hear what you think of them, but it'd be really cool if me, here in Brazil, had a connection with you, through wing chun! Great job, love the podcasts man.
@@TheKungFuGenius sure thing! After the travel ban because of the pandemic end, I'm planning to go to the US for a couple of weeks with my wife who's never been abroad. As soon as the dollar price here lowers, I'll be sure to find some time to plan for NY, it'd be great to meet you one day. Hugs from Brazil!
I hate that chasing hands stuff, where they’ll have a guy punch at you n you try to stay in the middle guessing which of 8 possible limbs are gonna come flying at us? I like to enter direct action until it needs to come out (helping hands)
Great episode Sifu Alex! My favorite parts: 1) Excellent advice on what to do with those who try to live rent free in your mind. Yeah, there are times when you should tune those comments out, especially online ones. However, instead of doubling down, maybe take a rational and open-minded approach to the other's arguments. Maybe there's some truth in that argument. And maybe we strengthen our own arguments by looking at the opposing view. The concept applies in martial arts and other aspects of life. 2) Hope you and Sifu Phillips can collaborate. Not only to exchange ideas on Wing Chun, but also to compare London and NYC. 3) Great insight on EDP's. Never knew about those round mirrors in the subway. Great how you handled that EDP in Hong Kong. Art of fighting without fighting stuff right there. Yeah Hong Kong doesn't have as many EDP's as the city, but they're there. Also, has it's share of conflicts in light of recent events. Saw a fight between a Hong Konger and mainlanders once on the MTR. Got tense, but thankfully passengers calmed it down. 4) Shout out to Dre for having some screws loose and being born in 1975. Dude still looks young! Wondering if you'd be willing to go back to a topic specific episodes. Still would like to hear more in-depth episodes on teaching in NYC, Kung Fu tournament culture in Hong Kong, favorite Jean Claude Van Damme films, or more experiences with the TV or movie world. Anyway, thank you and the rest of the podcast crew for the content.
Glad you liked it and appreciated the points. 1. It still blows me away how many people pay lip service to the philosophical aspects of the martial arts they practice, yet react like school children to comments online (without a hint of irony). 2. Dr. Mark Phillips will be on the podcast in about 3-4 weeks or so (not quite sure as we pre-record about 3-5 episodes in advance). 3. I've seen my share of arguments (and fist-fights) between Mainlanders and HK'ers. Buckle up, it won't get better. 4. Dre has more than two screws loose for sure. We are definitely going to have specific topic episodes - many of the questions I get are either recurring or require an entire episode to answer. Next week will be one such episode on challenge fights that have happened in the school.
@@TheKungFuGenius No problem! Great to learn that Dr Phillips will be on the podcast. And nice to know there are more specific topic episodes. Thank you!
I can answer that one, in the hard core thing, an old lady should be able to step back and use an eye jab, finger jab, a bong sao or a jum/tan .. and totally win effortlessly. We’re talking about injury causing technique that is scientifically superior because we don’t commit to a struggle, we let go, we detach.
Right hand (left peg) low bong high fak sao kick step out step in with gaang sao (left peg) left hand jum right hand gaang /QUAN SAO (left peg) cheung choy left side of left peg. Parry high low left hand chop right hand low punch. Low center leg (oblique kick) right leg (right peg) right hand FOOK SAO left hand BONG (QUAN SAO) to cheung choy (left hand) far right peg (chop high and punch low) right hand chop left hand low punch. Past the two pegs now. That’s a viper set. The latest version.🧠🤛
Maybe the answer, is somewhat between, an mma person, or a qualified fighter , experienced, to teach Kung fu, wether it be wing chun or mantis, jkd or hung gar. I feel that they can work and do work, but some mma people remain unconvinced
Man that thing about RUclips Wing chun haters certainly hits home. As a wee beginner student my first exposure to WT outside of my immediate instructor was Sifu Emin and Sifu Victor Gutierrez. So the triggering would definitely intensify when people trashed Wing Chun back then.
I feel that it’s silly to care what random people have to say to the point of it changing the trajectory of one’s day. Being easily triggered seems to me to be the opposite of being a tough guy.
Hey ! Lately i watched again Wong kar wai's The grandmaster , i also watched the making of , Tony Leung who had no former martial arts background spent 4 years training in wing chun,involving intense training and broken arm with differents experts & masters. Have you any stories about it? Beside the artistic side of the choregraphy what do u think about Tony Leung's skills and moves ?
That’s why , I stay on some fluffy shhh, light n fluffy I call it, not too concerned about anything other than stuff right in my face, if an argument happens, no need to fear it, it might go good? You might win n have a great day? Idk? So ya, light n fluffy until.
Love the podcast, insight and perspective. I will definitely share this episode with my Sigung, Jason Lau. Keep it going 💪🏽. Hopefully he’d like to come on, clarify and share some background knowledge.
Oh wow. You picked a comment of mine? I have now become a Man of Arrival. I must've made a mistake were I made my comment because I was responding to your "how important is fitness in wing chun" post. I was largely referring to myself (and loosely some other wing chun folks in my field of vision) as well as a quote from Sifu Emin were he says. I can teach you everything but if you're lazy it wont mean anything. Not to be taken the wrong way. He also said repeatedly that he doesnt wanna burden students with the need to be "hardcore"
AMA: Sifu Alex, let's say you're the "Ghost of Wing Chun Future", you go back in time haunting Yip Man the night before his first class. What would you show him about the future of his art? (I.E.Would you show him: how the different lineages interpreted his teachings, sport combat, the Ip Man movies (lol..jk... maybe)?) What would you tell him? (I would tell him to not let his sons bastardize his name to "IP Man"!) Thanks.
The "Rent-free" explanation behind its meaning reminds me of the Biblical saying, "A kiss from an enemy hurts more than a slap from a friend." (don't ask me what verse it's from. LOL)
Ramsey, uggg. He moves so slow, he seems to go at half speed all the time, haven’t you noticed that strikers and grapplers have no guarantee? We’ve seen this, studied this, Kung fu does work, the practitioner makes it happen. He hasn’t seen Alex or myself so our thing up close in person.
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I love when Dre was explaining how Google wasn't as good in the '60s. lol He's golden.
Great podcast. When I did Wing Chun, we also did Escrima/Kali on a Friday nights. I enjoyed for the movements and co-ordination abilities. I brought my son into the room to watch some of your podcast. I think everyone should watch them.
Another great episode.Mr KFG you're on top form.
Thank you Mr. Chippy.
In an interesting twist, Ramsey Dewey had a video showing baguazhang concepts for MMA and he even used tai chi chuan when he competed in the Ultimate Self Defense Challenge.
Yeah he does good stuff when he is not talking about his Bruce Lee facts.
If I use a stiff bong sao to block, I’ll use my back hand as a bui gee smashing the arm out of the way, KAO SAO high bong, blast your own hand out of the way because it’s a PAK SAO however inverted, it still acts as one, then I’ll also use the bong n two PAKS first the bong hand, then the back hand , and WING CHUN PARRY with it .
This was very interesting to see.
I'm a wing chun instructor, done it for around 12 years now, from Sifu Hans Remmel, that learned under Kernspecht in EWTO and then made his own organization, called ISMA. And he initially even brought EWTO to Brasil and wanted to found BWTO, before he founded his own organisation after finishing the system at EWTO directly with Kernspecht.
And funny thing about the Latosa Eskrima, i became an Eskrima instructor about 2 years ago too, after being in wing chun for a long time, and i always wanted to know weapons based combat, so i figured i should be pretty good at wing chun first since as you said, there's only so much time in the week, and i found i could finally learn it and i loved it. And its very interesting what you said about putting eskrima content inside the wing chun system being taught.
Because my sifu finished the at the time entire escryma system with Bill Newman. And up until recently the organization had two main sifus, which owned the organization, and that was sifu Andreas Geller, who also taught escryma, and i learned from both. And their eskrima are very very different in practice and application. And after some time i learned that Sifu Andreas learned mainly directly from Latosa. And Bill Newman was also a big wing chun guy before he taught my Sifu. Which apparently inspired him to put a LOT of wing chun principles along the eskrima system he taught.
Long story short. Sifu hans Remmel dedicated an entire Wing chun level to applying escryma principles into wing chun, and a whole BUNCH of wing chun principles into the escryma levels, from the begining. He found that eskrima lacked the wing chun finesse and tactile conditioning. and that wing chun lacked the weapons training that was necessary to be a complete self defense system before the late weapons content, that we take years to start learning. And turns out the eskrima palm stick techniques and aggresiveness do wonders when combined with the wing chun stance and principles, and it really hammers in the fighting mentality into the students.
Did you by chance meet any of them? I dont wanna hear what you think of them, but it'd be really cool if me, here in Brazil, had a connection with you, through wing chun! Great job, love the podcasts man.
Thank you so much for commenting! I am glad you are enjoying the podcast. Please let me know if you ever visit New York!
@@TheKungFuGenius sure thing! After the travel ban because of the pandemic end, I'm planning to go to the US for a couple of weeks with my wife who's never been abroad. As soon as the dollar price here lowers, I'll be sure to find some time to plan for NY, it'd be great to meet you one day. Hugs from Brazil!
I hate that chasing hands stuff, where they’ll have a guy punch at you n you try to stay in the middle guessing which of 8 possible limbs are gonna come flying at us? I like to enter direct action until it needs to come out (helping hands)
Great episode Sifu Alex! My favorite parts:
1) Excellent advice on what to do with those who try to live rent free in your mind. Yeah, there are times when you should tune those comments out, especially online ones. However, instead of doubling down, maybe take a rational and open-minded approach to the other's arguments. Maybe there's some truth in that argument. And maybe we strengthen our own arguments by looking at the opposing view. The concept applies in martial arts and other aspects of life.
2) Hope you and Sifu Phillips can collaborate. Not only to exchange ideas on Wing Chun, but also to compare London and NYC.
3) Great insight on EDP's. Never knew about those round mirrors in the subway. Great how you handled that EDP in Hong Kong. Art of fighting without fighting stuff right there. Yeah Hong Kong doesn't have as many EDP's as the city, but they're there. Also, has it's share of conflicts in light of recent events. Saw a fight between a Hong Konger and mainlanders once on the MTR. Got tense, but thankfully passengers calmed it down.
4) Shout out to Dre for having some screws loose and being born in 1975. Dude still looks young!
Wondering if you'd be willing to go back to a topic specific episodes. Still would like to hear more in-depth episodes on teaching in NYC, Kung Fu tournament culture in Hong Kong, favorite Jean Claude Van Damme films, or more experiences with the TV or movie world. Anyway, thank you and the rest of the podcast crew for the content.
Glad you liked it and appreciated the points.
1. It still blows me away how many people pay lip service to the philosophical aspects of the martial arts they practice, yet react like school children to comments online (without a hint of irony).
2. Dr. Mark Phillips will be on the podcast in about 3-4 weeks or so (not quite sure as we pre-record about 3-5 episodes in advance).
3. I've seen my share of arguments (and fist-fights) between Mainlanders and HK'ers. Buckle up, it won't get better.
4. Dre has more than two screws loose for sure. We are definitely going to have specific topic episodes - many of the questions I get are either recurring or require an entire episode to answer. Next week will be one such episode on challenge fights that have happened in the school.
@@TheKungFuGenius No problem! Great to learn that Dr Phillips will be on the podcast. And nice to know there are more specific topic episodes. Thank you!
I can answer that one, in the hard core thing, an old lady should be able to step back and use an eye jab, finger jab, a bong sao or a jum/tan .. and totally win effortlessly. We’re talking about injury causing technique that is scientifically superior because we don’t commit to a struggle, we let go, we detach.
Great stuff! Love the new format. Would also love to see sifu Mark Phillips, on the podcast.
coming up in a few weeks...
Me 2
Right hand (left peg) low bong high fak sao kick step out step in with gaang sao (left peg) left hand jum right hand gaang /QUAN SAO (left peg) cheung choy left side of left peg. Parry high low left hand chop right hand low punch. Low center leg (oblique kick) right leg (right peg) right hand FOOK SAO left hand BONG (QUAN SAO) to cheung choy (left hand) far right peg (chop high and punch low) right hand chop left hand low punch. Past the two pegs now. That’s a viper set. The latest version.🧠🤛
Maybe the answer, is somewhat between, an mma person, or a qualified fighter , experienced, to teach Kung fu, wether it be wing chun or mantis, jkd or hung gar. I feel that they can work and do work, but some mma people remain unconvinced
Outside of the Ip Man films with Donnie Yen, what are the top 10 kung fu films you would recommend to listeners who train Wing Chun?
What would be the top 5 must see Kung Fu films for a total newbie?
Great one
Stranger From Shaolin is a great one.
Man that thing about RUclips Wing chun haters certainly hits home. As a wee beginner student my first exposure to WT outside of my immediate instructor was Sifu Emin and Sifu Victor Gutierrez. So the triggering would definitely intensify when people trashed Wing Chun back then.
I feel that it’s silly to care what random people have to say to the point of it changing the trajectory of one’s day. Being easily triggered seems to me to be the opposite of being a tough guy.
Hey ! Lately i watched again Wong kar wai's The grandmaster , i also watched the making of , Tony Leung who had no former martial arts background spent 4 years training in wing chun,involving intense training and broken arm with differents experts & masters. Have you any stories about it? Beside the artistic side of the choregraphy what do u think about Tony Leung's skills and moves ?
I pretty much just shoot with my hands. Try to
That’s why , I stay on some fluffy shhh, light n fluffy I call it, not too concerned about anything other than stuff right in my face, if an argument happens, no need to fear it, it might go good? You might win n have a great day? Idk? So ya, light n fluffy until.
Where did you learn Ving Chun?
Links in description below.
Great Episode, a Great Story defusing a negative person. All the best to you Alex.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Love the podcast, insight and perspective. I will definitely share this episode with my Sigung, Jason Lau. Keep it going 💪🏽. Hopefully he’d like to come on, clarify and share some background knowledge.
That’d be amazing!
Great episode, it would be cool if you could interview some local nyc sifu's
Peace ✌🏾🔥😱🧐🥰🤗🙏🏾
I 💯% agree we need Mark Phillips from Fight Science on this podcast.
Already recorded... episode should be out in a few weeks!
Oh wow. You picked a comment of mine? I have now become a Man of Arrival. I must've made a mistake were I made my comment because I was responding to your "how important is fitness in wing chun" post. I was largely referring to myself (and loosely some other wing chun folks in my field of vision) as well as a quote from Sifu Emin were he says. I can teach you everything but if you're lazy it wont mean anything. Not to be taken the wrong way. He also said repeatedly that he doesnt wanna burden students with the need to be "hardcore"
Dre picks them, I answer hahah.
AMA: Sifu Alex, let's say you're the "Ghost of Wing Chun Future", you go back in time haunting Yip Man the night before his first class. What would you show him about the future of his art? (I.E.Would you show him: how the different lineages interpreted his teachings, sport combat, the Ip Man movies (lol..jk... maybe)?) What would you tell him? (I would tell him to not let his sons bastardize his name to "IP Man"!) Thanks.
Show him comments section on youtube and facebook😂
@@patrickhartnett7253 hah… that might erase the yip man wing chun from existence. The man could only take so much. 😂
Uh oh. "Make Hong Great Again"
Word is you’re a KFG…
that's what they say...
The "Rent-free" explanation behind its meaning reminds me of the Biblical saying, "A kiss from an enemy hurts more than a slap from a friend." (don't ask me what verse it's from. LOL)
Ya, biased opinions stink, because the person doing the ignorance is missing out on some good shhh feel me.
Ramsey, uggg. He moves so slow, he seems to go at half speed all the time, haven’t you noticed that strikers and grapplers have no guarantee? We’ve seen this, studied this, Kung fu does work, the practitioner makes it happen. He hasn’t seen Alex or myself so our thing up close in person.
Les gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
I totally can relate ‘’I don’t speak Engrish’’ I always use that …