Wing Chun Online

[Bluebil3 2]

Can anyone give any information on online school Wing Chun Online?
The owner is Sifu Colin Ward.
Has anyone used this site?
If you have, how was your experience with it.
Is the material legitimate?
Any information about "this particular "
training course is greatly appreciated.

 

[skribs159 179]

Online training is a supplement (not a replacement) for in-person training.

This question has popped up a few times, but there are a number of reasons why online training fails:

• The student doesn't receive targeted feedback from the instructor, and is not capable of accurately assessing their own mistakes.
• The student doesn't experience sparring and receive feedback for what works and what doesn't.
• The student doesn't learn vicariously through other's mistakes.
• The student doesn't experience a number of different training partners in style, body type, or experience level, in order to effectively train the skills.

Personally, I use a lot of instagram reels, youtube videos, and online instructionals to supplement my BJJ training. But that works because:

• I already have a foundation in BJJ.
• I can ask my Professor or the other coaches questions about the techniques.
• I can try the techniques in training to see what works and what doesn't.

 

[Bluebil3 2]

I truly appreciate your feedback.
The truth is, due to being on a limited fixed income this is extremely affordable.
Also, I'm not concerned about ranking or testing, I'm old and due to neurological issues, spinal stenosis and carpal tunnel syndrome in both arms my training will be strictly limited.
Again, I appreciate your answer.
Thanks

 

[Shugyosha57 3]

Online training is a supplement (not a replacement) for in-person training.

This question has popped up a few times, but there are a number of reasons why online training fails:

• The student doesn't receive targeted feedback from the instructor, and is not capable of accurately assessing their own mistakes.
• The student doesn't experience sparring and receive feedback for what works and what doesn't.
• The student doesn't learn vicariously through other's mistakes.
• The student doesn't experience a number of different training partners in style, body type, or experience level, in order to effectively train the skills.

Personally, I use a lot of instagram reels, youtube videos, and online instructionals to supplement my BJJ training. But that works because:

• I already have a foundation in BJJ.
• I can ask my Professor or the other coaches questions about the techniques.
• I can try the techniques in training to see what works and what doesn't.

20 years ago I'd completely agree, that even with a foundation, online learning is hard but in 2026, post pandemic, this is no longer the case. Thanks to zoom, onform, and shared workspace apps you can get a pretty solid coaching. I think the caveat is you need to have a foundation in something like boxing/muay thai/bjj/judo. Maybe 6 months of really consistent training and sparring/randori/rolling. You just want to develop some decent timing and rhythm

 

[skribs159 179]

I truly appreciate your feedback.
The truth is, due to being on a limited fixed income this is extremely affordable.
Also, I'm not concerned about ranking or testing, I'm old and due to neurological issues, spinal stenosis and carpal tunnel syndrome in both arms my training will be strictly limited.
Again, I appreciate your answer.
Thanks

If this is mostly about staying active, you're probably fine with it.

If it's about developing real skills that you can use (in competition or in self-defense), it's better to be part of a class.

 

[skribs159 179]

20 years ago I'd completely agree, that even with a foundation, online learning is hard but in 2026, post pandemic, this is no longer the case. Thanks to zoom, onform, and shared workspace apps you can get a pretty solid coaching. I think the caveat is you need to have a foundation in something like boxing/muay thai/bjj/judo. Maybe 6 months of really consistent training and sparring/randori/rolling. You just want to develop some decent timing and rhythm

Even then, I'm not learning online. I'm learning in class and supplementing online. I haven't quit BJJ to watch instructionals. I watch instructionals to enhance my BJJ.

 

[Shugyosha57 3]

Even then, I'm not learning online. I'm learning in class and supplementing online. I haven't quit BJJ to watch instructionals. I watch instructionals to enhance my BJJ.

But suppose you couldn't make to class or commit 150-200 a month. You could just learn from instructionals and still get better if you drop into open mats once a week. I've seen this with my own eyes. Are you going to be the best on the planet? No but also you never were...