Who we Are And why You Should Train Here
Since we’ve opened, we’ve been dedicated to changing the lives of people one person at a time, through martial arts, education, and coaching. We strive to provide a safe, comfortable, and welcoming atmosphere for all students and family members. We take pride in creating an environment for individuals to achieve, develop, and succeed in their personal goals.
We strongly believe that martial arts can be for everyone, regardless of age, gender, or experience level. Throughout all of our programs, students will not only learn the necessary skill sets to protect themselves. We stand behind our realistic and practical approach, confident that it will enable every member to achieve greatness and live their best life.
What is Wing Chun Kung Fu?
Wing Chun Kung Fu is a sophisticated close range fighting art that uses grappling techniques to control and disrupt the opponent’s base thereby opening up opportunities for striking. The controlling and grappling techniques are applied when in contact with one or both of the opponent’s arms; and so Wing Chun’s fighting range is just outside the clinch. In Wing Chun we don’t simply lightly grab the arm; we want to apply an explosive sudden force to it to test the opponent’s ability to deal with forces, just as every other grappling art does. There are basically two choices; I can grab and pull the arm or slap the arm. Of course, there are an infinite number of directions and types of forces I can apply; which one I choose depends on what I feel from the opponent. This is just a taste of what Wing Chun has to offer. As previously mentioned, the art has sophisticated training methods that teach you to develop the ability to apply, perceive, and respond to forces when your arms are in contact with your opponent; this is the grappling component of the art. The kicking techniques are applied to the opponent’s waist and below and are designed to be used simultaneously with the hand techniques when in contact with your opponent’s arms. The footwork provides unique angles of attack by simply shifting the weight. The footwork is also designed to increase striking power and minimize your opponent’s ability to detect your kicks when in contact with the opponent’s arms.
Sifu Andy Yu always had a passion for martial arts since early age. Taking Karate as kid to Choy Lay Fut Kung Fu in his teens. At age 20 Andy started training in Wing Chun Kung Fu under Sigung John Melillo where he received his instructorship (lineage Jiu Wan and Yip Man). Along the way Andy has train in Brazilian Jujitsu, Boxing, and Kickboxing to round out his fighting skill.
“Wing Chun is a close range martial art that employs grappling and striking techniques. Wing Chun’s range is defined as close enough to grab an opponent’s arms but outside of the clinch. This unique range makes Wing Chun very effective in hand to hand combat and valuable addition to mixed martial arts (MMA) but I don’t only just teach Wing Chun, I also teach a practical and unique mixed martial arts (MMA) program combining several martial arts into a complete self-defense system employing techniques and strategies from the following martial art styles: Boxing, Kickboxing, Muay Thai, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Karate, and Long fist Kung Fu”
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