Lately I have been eager to get back into the flow of training regularly in the martial arts. Due to the ongoing physical therapy my knees have been feeling better. So yesterday I decided to visit the headquarters of City Wing Tsun to take a look at their curriculum. For those of you that are unfamiliar with Wing Chun, it is a highly dynamic fighting style that makes use of unconventional hand and foot strikes that are excellent for close quarter combat. It was originally designed by a woman and stresses speed and precision over pure brute force. The unorthodox hand and foot techniques, when applied properly, tend to cause fits for opponents during fights. I had trained in Wing Chun many years back under Sifu Rick and had been eager to try the style again. I have incorporated some of the basics of the system into my own fighting style with some limited success, but I always felt that I was missing some important components and wanted to expand my knowledge of Wing Chun further.
I had been looking for a decent school ever since Sifu Rick moved away and stopped teaching years ago. I heard about City Wing Tsun from a few martial arts buddies and when they ran a deal on Homerun for 2 classes and a t-shirt for 20 bucks, I found it hard to pass up. The introductory class was fun and helped to remind me why I originally liked the system. The class size was small and all of the instructors on hand were friendly and knowledgeable. The atmosphere of the school had a warm and positive energy which was evident in the students who were just hanging out and having fun in between classes.
The intro class, while very basic, was extremely helpful in correcting some of the minor mistakes that I have been making in terms of positioning and movement. I am hopefully that my second class next week will be just as good. The following video is the promotional video for the school: