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Whether you can lean from video aside, this is a direct result of how WT has been (not) taught over in Europe.
The EWTO has been around since 1976 or so. Yet only a handful of people have learned the whole system.
The waiting period between levels is one thing, but a lot of people simply are not allowed to go further.
And the privelaged few who are allowed to learn it pay in the 10's of 1000's for it. Last I heard, to learn the weapons cost somewhere around $35000.
For the prices listed here wouldn't be easier... and cheaperto just arrange to fly to meet another sifu in America, China, Australia,Canada, South America and train with them a few times a year. And just plain Forget about the EWTO
Well the problem is that by the time you've worked your way up to learning the weapons you've probably been training in the system at least 8-10 years, so you really want to learn the version taught in your own lineage. In "WT" and its off-shoots, the weapons are "prestige" techniques and held back for a long time. Too long in my personal opinion... but that's neither here nor there. Still, you are correct Xue. There are some really good people out there who will teach this material to their students in a reasonable time at a fair price. You just might have to travel a bit. Like I said, my instructor is in Austin and that's about 1,200 miles away.
Another alternative is to work with other weapons. I'm the chief instructor for Escrima in the association I belong to. (I was first certified to teach by GM Latosa in the mid '80s.) The Escrima we teach dovetails very nicely with Wing Chun and is actually more practical for modern self-defense than the traditional WC weapons. EBMAS and the EWTO have similar programs, but I have no idea what they charge. I teach at a Y and in the park and would never turn a good student away for purely financial reasons.
I subscribed. My Sifu got through 1st lvl technician in EBMAS. But couldn't afford to continue. I imagine the EWTO should be similar enough and should be able to learn from it, especially considering he already went through the Leung Ting System
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