As I said, I have some 75 videos posted on YouTube doing what I now call Wing Chun mma. Anyone interested enough to want to see me post some links to the videos right here?
My name is Victor Parlati
8 years training in Ving Tsun 1973-83 with Moy Yat
28 years training in TWC ( traditional wing chun) with William Cheung 1983-2011
Started training in catch as catch can wrestling in 2002 (includes spending time training with Billy Robinson in 2011)
Began training in...
I've been discussing and debating issues on the internet with Joy since 2002.
My background is now that of going on 36 years of wing chun: direct student of Moy Yat from 1975-1983; and a direct student (I now wear a red sash) with William Cheung from 1983 to the present. Ran a school in NYC...
I guess nothing is worth chasing if it upsets the appple cart, huh?
But although it's true that butterfly sword techniques can be found all through bil gee and in the wooden dummy set, I don't believe that wing chun was reverse engineered. I believe that the weapons (ie.- sword techniques)...
Good post, wkmark.
I think that sparring with gear and hard contact constantly (ie.- at least once every week) is an absolute must. And sparring against really good boxers should be at the top of that list - as well as wrestlers/grapplers/mma trained guys, etc.
There's no other way to really...