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Wing Chun Kung Fu has a long history but it has only been taught openly since the 1950s when Grandmaster Yip Man revealed the secrets fo the art and began to teach large numbers of students in Hong Kong. Characterized by economical movements, simple and direct short-range simultaneous attack and defence hand techniques, as well as powerful low kicks, Wing Chun Kung Fu is now one of the most popular of the Chinese martial arts.
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Sifu Shaun Rawcliffe is one of the highest qualified and certified Wing Chun instructors in the world and is one of only seventeen instructors officially certified to request Grandmaster Yip Chun. Shaun is the chief instructor of the Midlands Wing Chun Kuen (UK) - www.wingchun.co.uk
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Wing Chun is an event-driven, result-oriented self-defence system, originally developed in mainland China but refined in the sprawling concrete metropolis that is Hong Kong. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
Wing Chun is an event-driven, result-oriented self-defence system, originally developed in mainland China but refined in the sprawling concrete metropolis that is Hong Kong. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
Front Cover | Copyright | Table of Contents | Excerpt | Index | Back Cover
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Excellent guide to the wooden dummy form
28 Aug 2010
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Sifu Rawcliffe's book is an excellent study guide and reference for students of Wing Chun who are learning the wooden dummy form. The instructions and photos are very clear and Sifu Rawcliffe provides examples of self defense applications of all the techniques in the form. My only complaint is sometimes the photos for the movement being discussed are not on the same page as the text and I found myself constantly flipping back and forth between the page I was reading and the page with the appropriate photo. Otherwise, it is one of the best of the many books I have read on Wing Chun and I highly recommend it.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
highly recommended to Wing Chun students
17 Jun 2010
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Shaun Sifu educates in a way that will most likely complement that which your own Sifu/Sigung teaches you when you are learning the Wooden Dummy form. This book is a must for the Wing Chun student's library.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
This book will get you there
5 Sep 2011
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I like most things about this book; the physics and physiological part connected to Wing Chun and the use of the wooden dummy, the construction guide, the pictures and the describing text, the parallel applied use (with a human opponent) descriptions of all techniques. It is definitely good enough for you to learn using the wooden dummy from scratch, or to improve your present skills if already accustomed to it.
There are two things though I would like to see improved in this book:
1. The same standardized order of the pictures. In the formal wooden dummy sequences the order is of one kind, and in the applied sequences it's often another kind. This is unnecessarily confusing (even if the odd order is noted), although a minor problem after a couple of hours reading.
2. There should be pictures from above the dummy, so that certain details would be revealed that are impossible to note with help of the one angle used. This is especially important for beginners who might not be aware of certain grips, forearm turns, hand positioning and other details that are hidden by body parts of either the instructor or the dummy. In such cases supplement pictures would clarify things.
Still, even considering these two issues, this book is a really good help in learning how to use the wooden dummy in your training to improve your Wing Chun skills.
There are two things though I would like to see improved in this book:
1. The same standardized order of the pictures. In the formal wooden dummy sequences the order is of one kind, and in the applied sequences it's often another kind. This is unnecessarily confusing (even if the odd order is noted), although a minor problem after a couple of hours reading.
2. There should be pictures from above the dummy, so that certain details would be revealed that are impossible to note with help of the one angle used. This is especially important for beginners who might not be aware of certain grips, forearm turns, hand positioning and other details that are hidden by body parts of either the instructor or the dummy. In such cases supplement pictures would clarify things.
Still, even considering these two issues, this book is a really good help in learning how to use the wooden dummy in your training to improve your Wing Chun skills.
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