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Beautiful Springtime - Wing Chun Kung Fu
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Thu, 01 May 2008
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Starting Children Training In Wing Chun
When a child is bullied at school, some might
suggest first going through channels with the
school in trying to resolve the situation before
teaching them to fight. Certainly that is good
advice although I think this hints to their view of
a child learning a martial art only as "learning to
fight". This is simply not the case. Wing Chun,
for instance, is an excellent martial art for
children to begin learning as young as 4 or 5 years
old. One mother once asked me to "interview" her 5
year old son before she attempted to put him in a
class. The boy was very hyper-active and had a
short attention span. Because of this she worried
he would not be able to learn anything in the Wing
Chun class if she enrolled him.
I taught him a basic "ready" or guard
position(holding his hands out in front of
him)while standing in the neutral stance, which for
a beginner simply involves feet shoulder width
apart and knees slightly bent. I told him I wanted
him to stand still and concentrate on holding that
position for as long as he could while I walked
circles around him.
He thought it was a fun game but he stood still and
did not move for a solid 30 seconds. Not a long
time for some, but for a hyper-active 5 year old,
lets just say the mother was stunned.
Wing Chun is an excellent art to start young
children in, especially if there is a bully problem
with them at school. A traditional martial art
such as Wing Chun teaches children the confidence,
skills and knowledge they need to stand up to a
bully and prevent or protect themselves from both
verbal and physical harm.
Go to the Activities page and watch the
video at the top of the page. It will open your
eyes to what children are capable of with proper
Wing Chun training.
Posted 23:29
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