Perfect One Thing

As Americans we have this fantastic sense of entitlement in the notion of "instant gratification."

Kung Fu means skill developed through hard work. Kung Fu is NOT instant gratification and when choosing a self defense program, you as a student have the responsibility to keep that in mind before you walk through the door of someone's school.

You have to be willing to dedicate yourself in exerting effort toward learning a new skill.

Take pride in knowing that the basic movements and techniques you will be initially learning are no different than when an art student first learns how to hold and use a paint brush.

Through time, dedication, patience and practice, the artist learns his or her own ways to use the brush, paints, lighting all to create what they see as art.

It is the same with Martial Arts.

In my Wing Chun classes, my students learn the Wing Chun Centerline Punch on their first class. It is the very same punch that they will be doing throughout their Wing Chun training even if years pass.

Students must understand that like the brush, the punch is only one of many tools the artist has at his / her disposal and must learn different techniques for using it.

Come to class with an open mind, but more importantly a strong drive to master one thing at a time.

If you have a brush but no paint, you cannot express yourself.

The same holds true for Wing Chun training. Master the punch, the stance, the footwork and all the tools we use in Wing Chun. Master the concepts. The time spent training should be something we look forward to as advancement in our skill...and not the advancement itself.

Dominick Izzo
Owner, Chief Instructor
Izzo Training Systems

Wing Chun Self Defense in Chicago and Northwest Suburban Area