Wing Chun Drills

Doing Wing Chun drills "in the air" along with foot work training, hand movement training or any type of form work is essential to understanding your body and its relationship to fighting.

Dan Innosanto said that Bruce Lee did not teach forms because students would not understand the applicability of the movements unless they were exposed to physical contact from a mock attack.

While I understand this, I believe there are times, post understanding the context of the movement, where you must explore and solidify YOUR understanding of YOUR movement.

You are the only denominator which will not change in a fight. It is as simple as Sun Tsu's comment on knowing an enemy and knowing yourself. Doing Wing Chun drills are not about the movements so much as they are about understanding how your physicality affects and is affected by the movements.

Bruce Lee also advocated punching in the air (or hanging sheet of paper) to build tremendous punching power.

I encourage and ask my students to do their homework daily if they are to improve their Wing Chun Self Defense skills.

Understanding your body is paramount if you are to learn how to defend yourself. Do not discount the real meaning of drills.

Dominick Izzo

Wing Chun Self Defense Chicago
www.izzo-training.com