Mindful Wing Chun is one of the biggest Wing Chun school in HK and is located in the Heart of Central. Our mission is to pass on Grandmaster CHU SHONG TIN's 'internal' method of Wing Chun which promotes health through cultivating MINDFULNESS and Deep RELAXATION resulting in a BALANCED Body and Mind.
Chu Shong Tin was one of the first students of Ip Man in Hong Kong. Within a few years of training with Ip Man, he became one of the most Snr and the leading teachers in Ip Mans school as was coined the title 'The King Of Siu Nim Tao' by Ip Man. He taught Wing Chun Full-time for over 60years before he passed away in 2014.
Nima King, our head-instructor, was training under Chu Shong Tin every night from 5pm to 11pm. He continued practicing under him for 9 years until he passed away. Our Instructors have over 50yrs of combined experience and have dedicated their life to practicing and teaching this life-changing internal art of Kung Fu!
Пікірлер
戆尻教法,不知所謂
wow, y con este hombre y muchos más de la época, el conocimiento de las artes marciales se expandieron en todo el mundo. el gran maestro ip.
El wimg chung con sus golpes fluidos dejaría a cualquiera en el suelo sin saber kiek lo goloeo y lo dejo tirado en el suelo
Ipman was a force to be reckoned with but I'm sorry my love came from Bruce lee the way he was intensity with his movement when he had the numbchucks but he realized wings chun wasn't for him but he did keep some of the move he learned from ipman but Bruce didnt really like the style burt then focused more on kung fu Chinese boxing and then made his own style of jeet kune doe. The guy was a living definition of muscle building and training too hard this dude could kick a 180lb punching bag across the wall. Two finger push up one finger push up hundreds of them. The dude commitment was unreal and still isn't touch to this day. Jackee chan will tell you jet li they all show love for Bruce and call him a master.
This oldman beat mike Tyson 😂😂
Empty chest (ham hong),Dropped shoulders(lok bok),Hanged or sunken elbows(cham Jarn) and fill up the lower back( But buii)
@@lakindu1000 👍🏻👍🏻
After a while I'm here again and I'm amazed what happened with your arms? Why you need so much muscles, I mean Your master and his pals and master Yip didn't need it. And so dark painted! Well I'm scared what kind of spirit lives in such body?😮 You sure it is your master's WChun spirit? Are you sure? Bodybuilding protein powder Wing Chun all over the World! Take me for granted, friend: something is wrong! Something is missing so this is overloaded. Take care man. 🙏
@Jan-sb2ql haha, my friend, there is nothing wrong with having a strong and fit body and being able to use internal Kung Fu force. Having big muscle doesn't mean you can not relax them. In fact, the stronger the material of the body, the better the vessel it will be to conduct force and energy.
@@MindfulWingChunWow, good answer, so all is OK it seems. Maybe yes - in Nature it's best to have more weight and muscles. Probably our linage Masters would do the same if it would be possible in their time. What now? Shall I get some powder proteins, I wonder? 😀💪🖐️
@Jan-sb2ql haha, yes, make sure to have enough protein. Creatine is also very good for muscle recovery and brain health. It is very cheap and safe also. And for sure, CST was very active physically in his youth. Pull ups, rowing, swimming, hiking, and hours of chisau as well as lots of heavy lifting with the pole. He never did weights. There weren't many gyms in his youth in HK. But he said the same thing as you just did, the stronger the body and the more weight someone has, the more power they will have when using the internals. The problem is when people start lifting weights before they can relax, they tense up their body and make it harder for themselves to relax. Even at my level of control, I am very mindful about the amount of physical exercise, and I never overdo it and ensure that overall, my body is becoming more open and relaxed.
@@MindfulWingChunSo you are the master. My sifu also said once: if you have two guys with the same kung fu ability/mastery, the heavier/stronger one will win. And I was thinking: who can defeat a gorilla male? No human. And you are right that building muscles before one can relax in times of full stress, makes things even worse in WChun. But don't forget the SPEED of original Wing Chun. I think it is quite forgotten nowadays. Watching Pak Mei demonstration, I recalled how beasty WChun attack can be. In this case too big body isn't necessary. But if WChun isn't complete, BJJ and MMA is added, along with bodybuilding. So not forget: E=mxC². Speed is essential, more then mass. In real combat, not sport. However, even Yip Man was quite bulky in his best time. 🖐️
cool video , yep a video on spiral or multiple force vectors would be very cool ❤
If you want to develop internal power, in a relatively quick period of time, AND, have lightning fast Explosive Power: 1) Unlike this video... Only perform the "Three Prayers to Buddha" section, in Slow Motion (the section that is repeated, 3x in a row). All other movements, should be standard / fast / explosive. Most especially the Punches, Palms, etc. 2) Slow the 3 Prayers section down even slower... than shown here. It should take 30 seconds to go from the Chest, to full Extension... and 30 sec to go back to the chest. At this pace, movement speed will barely be Visible to the eye. It will require far more effort and cause more strain, which increased the development speeds. 3) After you complete the entire form... do not stop, and do not take any breaks... Repeat the entire form, three more times. This will get you the required Minimum time for Qigong development... which is typically ONE FULL HOUR, of Non-Stop form work. Do this every day... or at minimal.. every other day. It should take at least 3 months, before you start to notice the dramatic changes. 4) As you perform the Form... you want long, slow, inhales and exhales... that match the slow movement speeds, of the 3 Prayers Section. When performing fast / explosive movements.. use much quicker and more violent breaths, to match the explosive pace. Keep the mouth relaxed, and slightly opened... making a breath sound, that sounds like a very extended: "Hoe" Sound (your mouth should be slightly round, but still relaxed). You shouldnt be blowing air through tight lips, and through the teeth... like MMA / Sport breathing methods. Also, breath in through the nose, and exhale through the mouth... in most cases. Where the breath is very fast... such as chained punches... just do several quick partial exhales through the mouth... rather than trying to keep using in and out breaths. If you still need to breath in while doing chained punches.. then perform several partial breaths in through the nose, one after the other... until your lungs are completely full. When doing the most POWERFUL of strikes... exhale as much air as possible, all at one time. The constant slow breaths for the 3 Prayers section, is critical for developing superior Circulation channels in your tissues. This is part of the Qigong development. The Fast breaths for the quicker movements... are more for the proper precision timings, and can allow you to have far more Output Power potentials. 5) Start out, by doing the form, in front of a full length mirror. Make sure that all of your limbs are in the correct positions, and alignments, at all times. You may also wish to alternate so that you are standing sideways... so that you can see other alignment lines. Make sure that your wristbone, has a perfect straight line, in all vectors. After 2 to 3 months time, you may feel that you are so aware of your positions... that you no longer need to use the mirror. At that time... close your eyes for a while... and randomly open them.. to check on your alignments. If you have gone out of alignment too often... go back to using the mirror again. Alternate your eyes open/closed, until you can perform without any positional errors. Then you can do the form, without any mirrors from that point onwards. 6) Make sure your knees are bent so that your knees are directly over the top of you toes. If your knees are not deeply bent, and you do not remain at that depth the entire form... then you are not doing things correctly... and or have not developed the proper strength + tendon strength. 7) When doing slow motion training... you want to relax your entire body / muscles.. to the point where if you were any more relaxed.. that you would fall to the floor like a lump of Jello. You want Just enough muscle, to keep your body upright. This minimal amount of muscle forces... will cause 10x more strain on your Joints / Tendons, tissues, and bone structures. One of the main keys, is to develop super-tendons. Tendons that are very flexible, but also, much denser and stronger. This will give you a whole other level of "Strength", as well as a whole other level of Spring-Like abilities. These instructions are also the same, for performing Tai Chi forms. Realize that Wing Chun borrowed from the highest level arts technologies of its Era... and this is why Tai Chi Push Hands, is very Similar to Chi Sao. And why there is a slow motion part... in the first form of WC. 8) When you can perform the entire 1hr long set, without any fatigue / shaking at all... you might choose to tie a bottle of liquid to your wrists... for an added weight challenge. However, if can barely keep your arms up... and you start to raise your shoulders, and tighten your muscles to try to maintain a perfectly leveled line... then you should remove the bottle immediately... and try again some other time, when you are stronger, and more capable. 9) Try to practice when Its fairly Quiet. This will help in keeping your mind very focuses on every little sensation, and positional awareness. 10) Take in a good deal of Calcium.. using milk or almond milk... or maybe gummy supplements. Add in a daily gummy multi-vitamin. And eat fairly healthy, to get as many nutrients as possible into your system... for better and faster developments. Also, try to get a full 8 hrs of Deep Sleep in. Make sure the sleep is as restful as possible. As too many sounds while you are sleeping... can bring you up to a sleep state that is not deep enough for performing repairs. I think thats more than enough, to get people to a much higher level of potentials. Now its just up to you, to put in the required regular efforts.
You could have played his theme
@@tonyyul703 you mean from the movie? copyright...
Wow
Looks great
Bu video nechinchi yil olingan bilmayman
Nima King had a desire to learn. He was extremely fortunate to learn from a genuine master with an equal desire to pass his knowledge on. He is an extremely fortunate man with a true passion and honest ability to demonstrate first hand to anyone, he can actually do this stuff. If every martial art had the same people within their systems , the enthusiasts would be far better at their styles. It has been decades now since I have met enthusiasts who have been exposed to the level of instruction that this man has received. He will continue to improve & master Wing Chun. He would be proud little bro 🙏👍🏻😉
@wingchun-simplekungfu7584 Thank you so much for always showing your support. it's always genuine and heartfelt 🙏🙏 You guys paved the way for us in 1991 when you visited him. It made the idea of coming to HK and training with him possible for us.
@@MindfulWingChun a big shout out to Mark Spence mate. He guided you and now you’re continuing the journey . 👍🏻
@wingchun-simplekungfu7584 indeed!! As I often say, if it wasn't because of Mark I would have never ended up coming to HK, and I may have not even continued Wing Chun in the early days. He took me under his wings and was like an older brother to me
Imagine how fast young ip man was?
I think he was a great teacher
Curious on why you dont ever check the leg when youre playing the dummy?
@@S.N.T.247 we only do that in the 7th section of the dummy form in this lineage (the Popai section).
@@MindfulWingChun but don't you think there are other parts that make sense to check the leg? It just looks like you don't have complete control without using the leg..
@@S.N.T.247 You should be able to control the opponent without having to be in touch with their leg. I.e. as in chisau
@MindfulWingChun sure I agree, however, in order to be more effective, you should walk in and take space to be more effective. Wouldn't you agree?
@S.N.T.247 not for every movement. And that would not be possible against a live opponent who is moving around with fast footwork, and to commit to always touching their legs, would result on committing to that and focusing on their leg rather than their center. Rather than leg locking, kicking would be the way to go in a real situation, again because the opponent wouldn't be standing still like a dummy and no matter how fast someone can step forward it would never be faster than the opponent moving their leg. So the leg lock technique is just that, a potential technique or position, and one should not commit to it in every movement as there are many more internal things to develop to control the opponent
I hope one day you post a video on how to deal with a jab. Thanks! Great content as always.
Great stuff and love the hose metaphor as way of deftly explaining a difficult concept. Coming from a background in southern mantis and taichi, the way you present wing chun makes me very interested in learning some of the forms.
This looks like he forgot the moves ?
Thank you for sharing this
As always SiFu Nima, awesome ❤❤
@markuslembke3328 Thank you Markus 🙏🙏
I really love your explanation of internal energy. I think a lot of Wing Chun lineages are missing out on this teaching.
The hope is to continue to get the word out so that those who have not been exposed to this fundamental aspect of Wing Chun have the chance to adopt it. At my seminars in Germany, I get dozens of teachers from other lineages, some of which who have been doing Wing Chun for 4+ decades, and they are always amazed at the fact that they were never exposed to this aspect of the art. My hats off and full respect ro them though, as they must really love the art and have their egos in check enough to attend a seminar to learn after having been a teacher for decades. Unfortunately, the politics in some Wing Chun schools is that the teacher forbids the students from venturing out and learning from other teachers. This is why the online school has been great as people can get access to the information without 'getting in trouble' 😅
Awsome , would be great to see some Systema teatchers in The Martial Camp 2025.But Sifu King is really good , and explain so clearly the principles of his Art.
Body posture requirements are very similar to Shanghai Wu Style Taichi Wu Ying Wai linkage that teaches push hand with intend instead of force
What is meant by THINK UPRIGHT?
Rising up the spine as if the skull is being pulled upwards by a line. Imagine a y strap chiropractic technique while being totally relaxed
@@Aerferx I thought it meant thinking of energy going up the spine. That is a better explanation. Thanks.
To differenciate blockeage and leakage was also a change of my understanding. As always very well explained.
@@RobinChildress-z6p your thinking was correct not Dxvidstyle. Another way of thinking of it is fluid filling up the spine (actually constantly flowing up - and then out though your intent to the target) its a visualisation of engaging your whole body and your intent to place your body mass somewhere.
The demos you do create way more authentic reactions from the partners than other instructors in that camp
Have you been there and touched hands with Nima and the other teachers? Or is it that to you, the reactions seem more authentic with Nima on the videos?
🙂🙏🏼👊🏼
I think the biggest difference is that martial arts focuses on developing the tendons and lean muscles to support the tendons along side the mind and body connection(muscular and skeletal control) while developing the internal organs. This difference accounts for the difference in physiology you witness. You will see it’s all the same for special ops training. They train for overall functional performance to generate speed power accuracy and endurance by building an energy efficient vehicle. From my examination of wing chun. It does the same yet it has been reduced to an incomplete art form. With too much focus on the forms and not enough physical training to work with the forms. As well as the lack of understanding of the combat mechanics of the art form to begin with. The concept behind wing chun, which is supposed to make it exceptional if practiced correctly and the theory understood. Is essentially a biomechanics that requires less time space and energy to accomplish a task. In terms of combat how to utilize and condition the body and mind to perform while using less energy,space and time. It is essentially quick wrestling. The concept can be seen in the art of war. A good fighter excels at winning with ease. That’s the whole goal of a wing chun practitioner. How do you do that? Use less time less energy less space. If you want to wrestle someone down. Do you grab them and try to pull them down with your body weight and power? Or do you break his structure allowing him to stay up right by pushing the back of their knees forward n giving a slight push forward? If they manage to stop themselves from falling flat with their arms, do you then push them or simply clear one of their hands using your feet. Or use a less efficient route of using your hands to pull their feet? This example is to show the philosophy behind the art. Which birth the ideology of jest kwon do. Which from my understanding was Bruce lee’s understanding of the art form. It’s not a style or techniques it’s a concept/ little idea as the name implies.
Bullshit fake sport that man is 50kg enyone will beat him
Dragon Pole 2.75 cm round about 2.3 Kilo with Heavy Wood Like purple Heart
@dennisberger5696 yes most Wing Chun poles are around 2kgs (1.5 to 2.5kgs depending on the wood and thickness), we weighed the ones at Chu Shong Tins school back in the day. The force required to lift the poles from the end ranged between 12 to 19kgs.
How Long is the Pole ? and which Kind of Wood ?
@dennisberger5696 it's 9feet but not sure what wood it is. In Hong Kong you just go to the Martial arts stores and pick up one that you like and there isn't much info aboit what wood it is. The shop owners usually don't speak any English 😅
@@MindfulWingChunthank you for the answer
2 Kilo Not more
As. CST branch WC practitioner, I give thanks to Sifu Nima King for speaking out with such clarity on the importance of centre mass, balance and power! Hope the sharing inspires and help eveyone with their practices in their own journeys! RESPECT! 🙌👍💪
Did chu shong tin knew how he got into the state?
@@user-dg6hh4mg8r yes, by practicing Siu Nim Tao daily (a few hours a day)
Coisa linda!!! Acho que não tem ninguém neste nível mais no mundo. Ele foi o último
Muito bom Kong Fu
Stick Man?
Ur a fool
Squidward😂😂😂
Great looking form. Looked very powerful!
🤩
Forms will only get you so far
But you won't get anywhere without them.
i think i read that gm chu shong tin lived with some sort of deadly cancer for years? and one of the reasons why he lived so long was through this practice? i maybe wrong
@jl1876 That is right. He had liver and kidney cancer. The doctors gave him maximum 6months to live, and he ended up living for another 7years without any chemo or surgery, teaching us 5 days a week
Any chance you could do a slow version explaining all the techniques? The wrist circles honestly confuse me, there is nothing like that in the Korean and Japanese styles I have done before
@AD690smcr Hi, Actually we have literally hours of videos on that exact thing on all the forms, going through move by move, on our online school: www.mindfulwingchun.online 👍🏻
Best performance of SLT on YT in my opinion.
@manoamano3699 Thanks man. After Chu Shong Tin's of course. But yeah I was in a very good state in this one. It's not clear in the footage, but it actually started raining and became very windy during the form, and my place is around 400 meters above sea level so I could feel the rain clouds and was feeling charged up while doing it 👌🏼
Couldn’t think of a better person to post this 👍🏻. A valuable tutorial for all enthusiasts.
All flows from the intention of mind 🔥🔥🔥
Another good video. You mentioned rebound energy and springyness. I have not watched all your videos, so i might not have seen it yet, but I don't recall any mention of it. Could you point me to a video that gives a bit more detail?
The 'Mindful Relaxation' attained through this practice results in that type of structure/energy. It's the flow of intention through the body that activates this type of force. This video may be helpful: kzread.info/dash/bejne/oo6JxZuNqJjThKg.htmlsi=PBDrcc5wF7nZIeWT
@@MindfulWingChun Just re-watched that video. The flow of intention and relaxation of the joints will result in a spring like quality, that makes sense. With this achieved I assume we still don't directly crash into another persons force. The spring quality would move them out of the way. Would that be correct?
@Grenader_5_56X45 yes, there is never a direct resistance of force. In addition to what you said above, the contact point (I.e. the point where your forearm contacts with your opponent's) is always a fulcrum point. This is due to the nature of the joints of the human body. Ball, hinge and pivot joints will always create round forces in the bones that attach to them, meaning the shoulder creates a round force in the upper arm bone and the elbow joint creates a round force in the forearm. So the force is never flat-pressing at the point of contact if the joints are utilized correctly.
Very appreciated YES please add similar video for all 6 forms
Biu Gee is up next 👍🏻
Could have used Barry White’s AI-generated voice instead for maximised effect 😁😉
Yeh. Sexy 😂
Thanks so much for this video so useful for the practice 🙏🙏🙏