White Cloud Martial Arts Academy
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Wing Chun
Wing Chun, according to one of numerous origin stories, was developed by a nun who had only one year to teach a bride how to fight before she would be forced to marry an abusive man.​
Because of this Wing Chun is a martial art that has been stripped of anything unnecessary and relies on simple direct movements to overcome an opponent.
Wing Chun training emphasises correct posture and technique over speed and strength so is can be learnt, and used, by any body.
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At White Cloud we follow Ip Man's style of Wing Chun, the man famous for being Bruce Lee's teacher and who's life has been portrayed in the recent Donnie Yen movies. In our training we focus on the practical application of the art learning to spar and apply techniques against an opponent along side learning the forms shown below.
Students at White Cloud will get a hands on experience of Wing Chun form their very first lesson.
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Sui Lim Tao
The first form of Wing Chun, Siu Lim Tao (which can be translated as little idea form), is used to teach the basic blocks that the student needs.
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The form is done stationary so that the student can concentrate on the correct form and subtle nuances of the arm movements.
Chum Kiu
The second form of Wing Chun, who's name can be translated as "Finding the Bridge", introduces some new blocks and more advanced footwork.
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The aim of the form is to teach the pupil how to defend against attackers from different angles (not always head on like in Sui Lim Tao).
Bil Jee
The third form of Wing Chun who's name can be translated as "flying fingers" introduces the practitioner to Bil Sau.
This block, sometimes known as the 'Thrusting Man Sau' or simply the 'Thrusting Block', is designed to protect the head and face.
Due to White Cloud's practical, sparring based approach to Wing Chun the Thrusting Block is one of the first things taught and other practical techniques that also appear in the third form are taught as soon as they are required rather than held back until the pupil has 'proved' themselves ready. As such Bil Jee does not carry the same degree of importance here as it may in other Wing Chun syllabuses. It is taught to the higher ranked students simply so that they can complete the set of three.
Baat Cham Dao
The Baat Cham Dao or Butterfly Knives are the iconic weapon of Wing Chun but do not occupy a particularly prominent place in the White Cloud syllabus as there are various other weapons from outside of Wing Chun which are taught first. White Cloud students will focus on the sabre, staff and sticks before moving on to the rarer weapons such as the butterfly knives.