Wing Chun - Peng Nan
It is renowned for its effective and practical skills, especially in close-range combat situations. Excellent for those looking for fundamental training in self-defense.
It is renowned for its effective and practical skills, especially in close-range combat situations. Excellent for those looking for fundamental training in self-defense.
Wing Chun or Peng Nan Yong Chun originating in Foshan. Dr. Jeff Lan is a direct lineage holder certified by Peng Nan and his teacher, Liang Dong Sheng. Yong Chun Quan (intoning the spring forever in boxing) of Peng Nan is a style of Kung-fu that focuses on invading pace and narrow bridge, hitting one’s opponent at a small distance without any weapon, and restraining his opponent before releasing his own force in assaulting.
This branch of the Wing Chun family tree has not only preserved a different, possibly older, form of Wing Chun but has preserved the Qigong exercises that Master Peng says have been a part of the Wing Chun System from its inception. Wing Chun involves characteristics that fit the definitions used by an internal stylist to describe that which makes their systems “internal,” there existed a missing “connection” with regard to history, theory, and, to a large degree, technique.
Yong Chun Quan (intoning the spring forever in boxing) of Peng Nan is a style of Kung-fu that focuses on invading pace and narrow bridge, hitting one’s opponent at a small distance without any weapon, and restraining his opponent before releasing his own force in assaulting. When practicing Yong Chun Quan, you should adhere to the following rules: lift your head and buttocks, move your hands but keep your elbows still, attack as soon as your opponent starts showing his/her weaknesses, and move your waist, or bridge while maintaining the other still.
Peng Nan moves in a more rounded, fluid, nuanced, internally focused, and less "snappy" manner. The forms are performed at a very leisurely pace, akin to Tai Chi but slightly faster and stronger, which is likely why Peng Nan's forms appear to be longer. Peng Nan stresses the growth of Qi and the body's physiological functions, in contrast to Yip Man, who is more concerned with simplicity and speed of movement. Peng Nan also kept more of the "artistic" components
Wing Chun involves characteristics that fit the definitions used by an internal stylist to describe that which makes their systems “internal,” there existed a missing “connection” with regard to history, theory, and, to a large degree, technique.