What is the current state of various Wing Chun/Ving Tsun/Wing Tsun groups after the pandemic and in the modern age of MMA? Just last night I was trying to contact some old colleagues in several different WC/VT/WT organizations to get more information regarding the recent death of an esteemed Escrima instructor we had known. I was at surprised at how many of the old websites I had checked in on over the years were not active.
Well, in some cases that shouldn't have been surprising I guess ...at least with folks operating small scale operations who, like me are getting older and retiring from public instruction. But in other cases I couldn't find a current online contact for what had once been some pretty big organizations such as Emin Boztepe's EBMAS, etc.
Is it just me using archaic contact methods, like looking for a website, rather than newer forms of social media? Or is it just that the particular groups I happened to be looking for had disappeared at a greater rate? Or is it something bigger? How many of the traditional WC/WT/VT groups are shrinking and even closing their doors in this modern age, what with the aging sifus retiring and the younger generation going elsewhere to other arts or sports?
Judging from the shrinking numbers and increasing average age of the posters here in the WT forum, and on other traditional MA forums as well, I must say I'm a little concerned and disappointed. Tell me I've got it wrong. How are your organizations doing? As the old sifus retire, is the next generation shouldering the mantel and carrying the art forward? For those of you in other traditional martial arts besides WC, what is your situation?
Well, in some cases that shouldn't have been surprising I guess ...at least with folks operating small scale operations who, like me are getting older and retiring from public instruction. But in other cases I couldn't find a current online contact for what had once been some pretty big organizations such as Emin Boztepe's EBMAS, etc.
Is it just me using archaic contact methods, like looking for a website, rather than newer forms of social media? Or is it just that the particular groups I happened to be looking for had disappeared at a greater rate? Or is it something bigger? How many of the traditional WC/WT/VT groups are shrinking and even closing their doors in this modern age, what with the aging sifus retiring and the younger generation going elsewhere to other arts or sports?
Judging from the shrinking numbers and increasing average age of the posters here in the WT forum, and on other traditional MA forums as well, I must say I'm a little concerned and disappointed. Tell me I've got it wrong. How are your organizations doing? As the old sifus retire, is the next generation shouldering the mantel and carrying the art forward? For those of you in other traditional martial arts besides WC, what is your situation?