Wing Chun Martial Arts Principles & Techniques Quotes

“It is always an advantage being big and strong and having a lot of strength even when relaxed. So people with a small build should be even more clever in the use of energy and should become more agile.”
― Yip Chun, Wing Chun Martial Arts Principles & Techniques

“One who is uninformed and yet opinionated, one who is incapable of caring for himself and yet wants to have his own way, and one who faces present problems and yet refuses to profit by past experiences - all such people are courting disaster.”
― Yip Chun, Wing Chun Martial Arts Principles & Techniques

“Frankly speaking, Wing Chun is not for drama, it is for efficiency.”
― Yip Chun, Wing Chun Martial Arts Principles & Techniques

“Another Chung Yung tenet is, do something in order to achieve and then stop; that is enough, never push too far. Go to the point but do not overreach.”
― Yip Chun, Wing Chun Martial Arts Principles & Techniques

“In other forms of Kung Fu or in Karate and other martial arts, you tend to use force all the time and it limits your development of control. In Wing Chun knowing the right moment to use force is critical.”
― Yip Chun, Wing Chun Martial Arts Principles & Techniques

“In combat, those who have a lot of experience will deliberately make you waste your energy until you have not m uch left, and then they can take their time to hit you back. So the first lesson is: conserve your energy.”
― Yip Chun, Wing Chun Martial Arts Principles & Techniques