Has anyone else noticed a certain elitism in the Wing Chun community? Mainly this consists of No True Scottsmans about what is or is not Wing Chun based on what one person's master/lineage has told them. Even though there are thousands of different lineages of Wing Chun, people seem to refuse to acknowledge the concept of different lineages and look at things from the perspective they have been taught and only from the perspective they have been taught. You can see this in the way people argue over people like Leung Ting and William Cheung and whether or not their Wing Chun is True(TM) because they take a different approach to a few techniques. You can also see it in who I like to call Centerline Nazis which I don't think is a term that needs any explanation. It may not be what the glorious Yip Man taught, but that doesn't make it not Wing Chun. If it does, Pan Nam and Yuen Chai Wan would like to have a word with you. (Not trying to disrespect Yip Man here as my lineage goes back to Leung Sheung, I'm just trying to make a point)
So in short, most, if not all of these arguments about what is or isn't Wing Chun really seem ridiculous. William Cheung's WC is not an example of something that is Not Wing Chun(TM) because he doesn't make use of every single technique in every single method you've been taught or simply because you don't like the guy.
If you want an example of something that is Not Wing Chun(TM), look at Isshin-Ryu Karate. (No disrespect for Isshin-Ryu either, I'm just using it as an example because it makes use of some concepts that are also in Wing Chun since it also evolved from White Crane)
So in short, most, if not all of these arguments about what is or isn't Wing Chun really seem ridiculous. William Cheung's WC is not an example of something that is Not Wing Chun(TM) because he doesn't make use of every single technique in every single method you've been taught or simply because you don't like the guy.
If you want an example of something that is Not Wing Chun(TM), look at Isshin-Ryu Karate. (No disrespect for Isshin-Ryu either, I'm just using it as an example because it makes use of some concepts that are also in Wing Chun since it also evolved from White Crane)
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