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Wing Chun classes at our school are held in Taganskaya and Barrikadnaya stations.

What you need for your first workout

  • Comfortable sportswear (pants, T-shirt), preferably black
  • Sports shoes with white soles that do not leave marks on the floor
  • Desire to learn and willingness to work hard on yourself

You can purchase the official school uniform directly during class.

What happens in Wing Chu classes

  • general physical training– each workout begins with a warm-up and ends with an intense cool-down aimed at working out and strengthening the target muscles.
  • Practicing basic techniques Wing Chun– repeated repetition of air techniques, which is the basis for creating an effective technical base.
  • Working with a partner – testing acquired skills on a living person in conditions close to real combat.
  • Working with projectiles – setting up a strike, practicing accuracy and quality.
  • Work in equipment - As sufficient technical skills are mastered (but not earlier!), sparring begins in equipment to prepare the fighter for competitions (at the student’s request).


What we definitely don't have

  • We do not practice in beautiful colored clothes in the “Chinese” style
  • We don't break boards and bricks
  • We do not practice “non-contact” combat
  • We don’t talk about philosophy, spirituality and energy
  • We are not looking for the magic of “secret techniques” and “deadly blows”

Nothing superfluous - just real, complete training, the goal of which is to turn technical elements into reflexive action through repeated practice and apply them effectively.



What to expect from your first Wing Chun training

The first training will be boring - you will master the basic Wing Chun stance, in which you will have to stand for the entire lesson - yes, it will be tedious, difficult, your legs will hurt and your back will ache out of habit, but at the same time the most important foundation of your training will be laid:

  • desire to engage;
  • patience;
  • ability to concentrate on a task;
  • and willingness to listen to the Teacher.

If you don't give up and come to the second training session, congratulations!

This means that you have found yours and are truly ready to learn!

Results of regular Wing Chun training

  • Development - ambidexterity develops, reaction, agility, and body control increase,
  • Physical qualities improve - you will become more mobile, faster and stronger
  • Tactical thinking will develop and the ability to build a battle strategy
  • Self confidence guaranteed to rise

Wushu is a classical Chinese martial art that combines hundreds of different styles. One of them is Wing Chun, which was created by the abbot of the Shaolin monastery Zhishan. He combined simple but very effective complexes that help neutralize the enemy as quickly as possible, using his own strength against him. For wandering monks, knowledge of self-defense was simply necessary; the fighting style was honed in field conditions and was calculated not on the beauty of the external form, but on effective practical application. In the video, wing chun is demonstrated by the representative of the Shaolin Wushu Federation Yunchunquan Oleg Radionov. Wing Chun lessons include training in basic stances and classic combinations. The uniqueness of this style of wushu is that with a small number of techniques, it is completely focused on the fight. There will not be a single unnecessary movement here. The skill of Wing Chun was passed down from generation to generation and honed throughout the life of the student. Monk Zhishanem taught his style to the worldly girl Su Sanmei, a talented actress and famous martial artist of that time. Su Sanmei conducted research, developing and supplementing Wing Chun with techniques from her practical experience. Thanks to the painstaking work of adepts, the Wing Chun style has existed for more than three centuries. And you can get acquainted with him by watching Wing Chun video lessons on our website.

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According to the history that has come down to us, the Wing Chun combat system was created somewhere in the early eighteenth century by a Chinese nun named Ng Mui, who was a novice of the Shaolin Monastery. After some time, Ng Mui decided to pass on her knowledge to a village girl named Yim Yun Chun, who subsequently defeated the village boy who was annoyingly pestering her.

Until the early 50s of the last century, this system was distributed only in a narrow circle and, even more so, was inaccessible to Europeans and Americans. The patriarch of the modern history of Wing Chun is considered, and not without reason, to be the world-famous great master Ip Man. The idol of many fans of various martial arts, film actor Bruce Lee, trained with this renowned master.

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The technique of the Wing Chun style has long been recognized as impeccable. There is nothing superfluous here, all movements are extremely rational, economical and, moreover, effective. A fight in a given style is very fleeting and ends with an uncountable blow.

The highest skill is considered to be the ability to feel the opponent’s hands. Sometimes leading experts at seminars use the expression “count thoughts in your opponent’s hands.” And this is not without reason, since students pay special attention to the development of hand sensitivity. Also, naturally, all the skills that students acquire, imperceptibly for them, pass into their daily life.

You acquire the skill to feel any important situation in life, try to avoid all sorts of sharp corners, and in a non-standard situation you can always find the right solution and ultimately win. This style is classified as “internal”. Here they try not to resist force, but rather to use the enemy’s strength to achieve victory over him.

Wing Chun has earned its recognition in the world of martial arts due to its simplicity and practicality of technique, which in turn is aimed at only one thing: incapacitating the enemy in the shortest possible time. The goal during a fight of a fighter of this style is quite simple - to quickly come into close contact with the enemy and, without giving the opponent the opportunity to unleash an attack, carry out a series of crushing blows to vulnerable spots. In the final phase of the fight, knock him to the ground, depriving him of the opportunity to resist, and deliver a series of final blows.

Wing Chun (wing tsun), which translated means “eternal spring”, is one of the types of martial arts of the Chinese school, which has become widespread and popular among the inhabitants of the Celestial Empire, as well as throughout the world, thanks to the famous master Ip Man from Foshan, whose student there was the well-known Bruce Lee, who later became the legend of Wing Chun Kuen Pai (fist of eternal spring).

This is due primarily to the fact that this direction of martial art does not include complex movements and techniques, and is distinguished by the beautiful execution of various combinations of strikes and defensive positions.

Distinctive features


Wing Chun, as a martial art, involves quickly defeating an opponent without harming oneself.

In mastering this style, the emphasis is placed not so much on the development of physical qualities, but on improving combat technique, which includes swift strikes and solid defense.

Turning the enemy’s attack against him, even if he is superior in weight and physical characteristics, is one of the main Wing Chun techniques.

It is generally accepted that Wing Chun is a style of Shaolin Kung Fu. Wikipedia defines this type of martial arts as an applied direction of Wushu, but, nevertheless, the key tactics and methods differ in many ways from Shaolin Quan (Shaolin Wushu).

This style incorporates unique techniques that cannot be found in other areas of Kung Fu. Let us list the distinctive features of Wing Chun: the battle is fought at close and medium distances, the manner of fighting is characterized by pressure, and at the same time it can move to a moderate pace. The fight, as a rule, is not protracted, but, on the contrary, is designed for a short-term outcome.

Features of the technology


The technique of striking this style has its own unique features, inherent only to it alone.

All movements are based on the principle of saving forces, which allows you to be in an advantageous position in a fight with the enemy.

Another feature is the choice of the minimum distance for striking. This technique makes it possible to get ahead of the enemy and take him by surprise.

While the opponent is in confusion, a harsh series of blows follows. The key point that you need to pay special attention to is the so-called technique of mastering the center line.

Said line is a straight line running from the central axis of your body towards your opponent's face.

The central line serves to clearly determine the direction of the strike, what position to take, which side of the line to move and clearly determine the position of the hands when striking or defending.

If you manage to protect the center line, then the direction of the enemy’s attack will shift to the right or left, which will give you the opportunity to choose the right style of action and ensure your protection.

Capturing the center line will also allow you to strike your opponent from a minimum distance. In addition, in order to completely master the situation, they use the sticky hands technique - Shisao.

This technique helps to significantly increase the sensitivity of your hands and gain control of your body while being completely relaxed and calm, which will allow you to manipulate your opponent and control his actions.

Prerequisites for the appearance

The technique of this martial art is based primarily on the principles of self-defense.

Therefore, this style was created to ensure one’s protection with minimal damage to one’s health.

The Wing Chun style is distinguished by various types of strikes that are unacceptable for sports martial arts. Therefore, it cannot be classified as such for the simple reason that when using various means of defense, performing most strikes in Wing Chun loses its effectiveness.

Wing Chun has become widespread throughout the world. For many years, competitions in this martial art have been held with the support of the international organization of Chinese martial arts. More and more people want to understand the Chinese wisdom and power hidden in this wonderful oriental fighting style.

Good day, Soldiers! Does everyone know such a fighting system as Wing Chun? Let's talk about its advantages, minor disadvantages, and what you should pay attention to in order to get the maximum benefit from the practice of this school.

It is unknown how it arose, having an extremely interesting history, in our century they are trying to push wing chun into the framework of sports, but this happens, fortunately, with some difficulties, due to the specifics of the tasks it solves, its arsenal and the skills it develops.



Remove the impact of your fingers on vulnerable areas - and a void will form. Stop aiming at vulnerable areas, you'll have to hit more protected ones. And what will remain of the system? Chi Sao and the simplest straight line. And Wing Chun will turn into a different system: athletic and toothless.

The Wing Chun system is still the most popular school of close combat: despite its advantages, the disadvantages are not so significant. And which can be eliminated quite easily, provided that these are really shortcomings of the system, and not a misunderstanding of the student. Here I present one small article with my inserts, so to speak, my personal opinion, which others may have their own. And some small recommendations that can improve a fighter’s skill quite well, but not by adding techniques from other martial arts, but by acting within the framework of the system. First, in frames, there are excerpts from the article, then I present my thoughts on certain aspects of Wing Chun.

Practicing. Having devoted eleven years of my life to the Wing Chun style, I can now calmly talk about what Wing Chun has and what it lacks. Unfortunately, many people, when starting to engage in various martial arts, place too high hopes on them, not noticing the specifics and tasks that the style should solve, as a result of which they are often disappointed in the chosen fighting school.

Now, more specifically about Wing Chun. The strong point of the style is close combat, the technique of grabbing and “pulling hands”, as well as control methods. The main disadvantage is the lack of single accented actions such as “strikes”. The focus is on accuracy, speed and quantity. According to style theory, it is better to hit several times, as this will create a “cumulative” effect, that is, accumulation and summation of impact.

It is the detailed elaboration of the opening of the central line that is the strength of this style. As for control methods, I don’t quite agree that Chi Sao is so good at developing the ability to control the opponent’s hands: the same goes for Tai Chi, Unibos, Bagua Zhang, or this is much better.

The fact is that in some areas of Wing Chun in Chi Sao there is no element of surprise; it resembles a karate-like kata, in which all movements are performed only this way and not otherwise, as a result of which, for those who begin to study it, after the very first training, the brain adapts and simply sleeps “while” practicing the exercise.

Carrying out unexpected attacking influences while practicing this exercise can help matters somewhat, but still, the effectiveness can be increased many times over. To do this, in wing chun, when practicing chi sao, it is enough to begin practicing unconditional contact control of the opponent’s limbs. “Unconditional” - this means that the opponent-partner himself must decide what movement to make at a particular moment in time. And the more varied these movements are, the better, as a result of which the partner will be forced to be in a state of concentration on the exercise all the time.

Further. Yes, in Wing Chun there is a requirement to carry out several attacks in one zone. Here the creator of the system is absolutely right: this is a feature of the human body - after the first missed blow, the attacked zone relaxes, sometimes several times, and it becomes easier to penetrate. As for the absence of single accentuated influences, the author is not entirely right: they exist, but are performed together with grips. And if the enemy fell as a result of it, then why work in a series? Perhaps, remembering the expression: “They don’t beat someone who is lying down, but they kick them hard,” add a kick a couple of times.

Practicing. But what if there are several opponents, and we cannot “get stuck” on each one. In such a situation, we cannot spend more than one hit on each.

This problem in Wing Chun can be solved simply: it is enough to break the stereotype that you need to work exclusively on one attacker in a series. In other words, a series of strikes is carried out, but against different opponents.

Hence, during training you need to devote time to working out serial actions not at one point, but in a circle. And located not only at different heights, but also at different distances from the performer. In addition, take into account the fact that the ligaments themselves must be “flexible”: that is, after some kind of blow, you need to be able to deliver any other, focusing on the current situation. Having completed such training, a person will work according to the classics of Wing Chun, that is, in series, but will be able to deliver blows included in them to any opponent without any problems.

Another thing is that, from my point of view, Wing Chun is somewhat harsh, since it does not have enough ways to enhance movements, including attacking ones. Hence, the difficulties with quickly carrying out strikes in combinations in all directions.

Practicing. And this is where the problems begin if you don’t hit “takeaway”. At first I tried to get out of this situation with the help of elbows, but for an elbow you need to get very close to the enemy. A couple of times they grabbed me by my clothes and threw me down. After that, I decided that an accented blow was needed. I borrowed them from . Of course, I also added physical training. These are regular push-ups and push-ups with clapping. Another interesting exercise with . We take dumbbells by the bar (I used collapsible dumbbells and set them to four kg). We stretch our arms in front of us (dumbbells parallel to the floor) and do “scissors.” I think everyone remembers this exercise from physical education lessons. For those who don’t remember: we stretch our arms in front of us and alternately cross one over the other. We perform the exercise for three minutes. After this, we turn the dumbbells perpendicular to the floor and perform the exercise again. The exercise is performed until fatigue.

It is also good to throw a medicine ball from your chest; if there is no ball, you can find stones and leave them. If you have the opportunity to chop wood, be sure to take advantage. Great exercise. In addition, it relaxes the nervous system well. An analogy would be using a sledgehammer on a truck tire. I also recommend working with an expander; I think it’s called a “skier’s expander.” We hooked the expander, and we work with blows, clasping the handles in our fists. It's good to work with weights. I did not take more than 500 grams, as it could damage my elbows. And the last exercise, I borrowed it from fighters of the Kyokushinkai style. It is performed with a partner: the partner stands behind you, takes the kimono belt at both ends, throws the middle over your waist and pulls it slightly. The partner must stand in a stable position. You strike with a step, so that you can move your partner. That is, so that you can drag it along with you.

Notice that the person decided that “an accentuated strike was necessary.” That is, this is his personal opinion, based on which, in the future he may create his own direction of Wing Chun, in which the bet will be on one attacking action. Another person may come to different conclusions and decisions, and this will be the case at all times, but people do not understand that this, let’s say, will be their individual Wing Chun style, suitable exclusively for them.

If we talk about the “takeaway” blow, then this is a moment that is absolutely incomprehensible to me: why is everyone so clung to it? Probably a subconscious attitude that “a Russian hero does not strike twice,” which means that it is necessary to ensure that the enemy is “flogged” the first time. After all, it is believed that “takeout” blows are very strong. But seriously, why bother with such time-consuming movements to learn, and even with the possibility of losing your balance? After all, there are numerous publications listing vulnerable areas of the body.

And I don’t understand why they don’t work on them, but try to immediately hit them with their fist “anywhere”, and then also complain that they damaged their hand! Quite often in Wing Chun there is work with fingers, knees and elbows: in any case, there are not enough fist moments there. They themselves develop them in all three known zones, which I simply don’t want to repeat. But no! Snapping your fingers in the eyes and calmly walking away while the opponent blinks is considered masculine, but fussing with ordinary straight “boxing” moves, which are very often not delivered, is in the order of things!

I want to say the following: there is nothing wrong with Wing Chun because this system has a different approach to the issue of achieving victory. Its goal is not to fight, to find out who is stronger, more technical and faster, but to quickly defeat the attacker by “locking” his limb or diverting it to the side with a simultaneous counterattack with blows to the vulnerable area.

It just seems to me that people are simply afraid to work in such zones, and therefore do not practice actions on them in training, as a result of which the effectiveness of the system drops sharply. And the following paradox arises: a person is looking for a combat system, and having found one, he immediately “begins to improve it,” throwing out everything that is most effective, because he believes that working this way is cruel and inhumane.

In an attempt to solve this problem, they begin to modernize the system with various additions that they believe the system is missing, and usually these are attempts to provide straight take-out boxing.

Practicing. The second disadvantage of Wing Chun is that there is not enough strength there, and also that the level of their implementation is not above the knee. To expand my arsenal, I borrowed some of them from Savat, and some from taekwondo. The level of blows was raised to the waist.

I will not describe the technique, but will only give a few recommendations. To strengthen my legs, I used regular running, running up stairs and running uphill. The goose step is also good. If it’s warm and there’s a body of water somewhere nearby, then run in knee-deep water. If there is no pond, but there is sand, then run on the sand. In winter, if there is snow, then - on the snow.

To develop the power of the kick, I used statics, that is, I fixed the kick at the level at which I wanted to strike, and tried to hold my leg in this position for the maximum time. Or, I did this exercise slowly, as many times as possible. And, of course, I practiced movements with weights. Weights are sold in any sports stores

It’s normal to turn a system’s plus into a minus. Why bother to saturate the system with additional techniques if they will never be worked out to the proper extent anyway? Yes, blows to the enemy’s legs are delivered at most to the stomach, but this is more than enough. The main targets here are the knees because they are vulnerable, but they don’t want to work on them, probably because they are afraid of the law, unlike the attackers, for whom the law is “out of the blue.”

A huge advantage of Wing Chun is its simplicity; there is no need to complicate everything, because the key to the combat success of the system is the high-quality development of equipment, and not its quantity. And there is absolutely no need to saturate the system with high leg actions, because this will automatically require the practitioner to have stretching, which immediately excludes older people from the ranks of fans, and the time to master Wing Chun increases many times over.

Practicing. Finally, the third disadvantage of Wing Chun is the poorly developed section of fighting in a standing position and on the ground. I got out of this situation by studying jujutsu and sambo. Also, I paid attention to the methods of unbalancing used in Kadochnikov’s style.

To strengthen my hand grip, I used hanging on the bar, finger push-ups, and “pushing” the wall (this is an isometric exercise). To perform this exercise, approach a wall, put your hands on it and try to “move” it. At the same time, strain all the muscles of the body, but for no more than fifteen seconds. And the last exercise: sew bags from burlap, 40x40cm in size, fill them with walnuts or expanded clay (expanded clay is a cheaper option). To increase/decrease the weight, add sand to the bags. You throw the bags and catch them using the “tiger claws” arrangement.

Here I agree - fighters of the style do not know how to work on the ground. With their actions they simply try not to lead to this;) Another thing is that it didn’t take me eleven years of Wing Chun training to understand this, hehe.

In other words, the man did not study Wing Chun for eleven years, no. He studied five systems: boxing, sambo, jujutsu, savatt and taekwondo. Accordingly, his training time was divided equally between these systems. And he simply considered Wing Chun to be his main system. Of course, in order to understand the main style you are practicing, it is highly advisable to attend other sections, but not in order to study them as thoroughly as the main combat system, but in order to simply be “in the know”, and sparring with representatives of other fighting schools, are extremely useful in order to adapt the learned movements to other attacking movements, as well as to learn to take into account the parameters of opponents.

For example, such a well-known fighting system as Thai boxing or. After all, it’s utterly primitive. And they don’t know how to fight on the ground, and against several, because it is a sports system, but it never occurs to anyone that it needs to be additionally saturated with some techniques. And why? Because they do not chase the number of techniques, but work on their “quality”, as a result of which Thai boxers are now considered very dangerous opponents...

Practicing. The training methods I presented helped me speed up my progress in style practice. Of course, many will say, why use legs or fight if I do everything with my hands. At one of Derek Vernon's (Grandmaster of Wing Chun from Great Britain) seminars, he explained to me for a long time that legs and wrestling are not needed in Wing Chun. To which I reasonably objected: “But I’m not a master, and I use them,” and he replied: “So become one!”

Of course, it’s good to become a master, but sometimes you have to fight before you become a master. And even after eleven years of practice, when I can already say that I began to understand something in Wing Chun, everything seems to me not so clear-cut. Therefore, pay attention to these points now. Good luck to you on your Path.

Pros of Wing Chun. A minimum of technology with high efficiency, if certain rules are followed. A well-developed technique for working face-to-face. Attention is paid to the development of sensitivity, which is rare in our time. This is one of the few Chinese combat systems that can still fail. Compact, practical, simple, absolutely unlike the Wushu of China that is now widespread with its elaborate movements. In terms of the level of movement training, it resembles karate, only in a compact version.

A huge advantage of Wing Chun is the combination of defensive actions with attacking ones. What's the "trick" here? Many have watched various kinds of firefights in films, when someone, leaning out from behind cover, shoots several times in the direction of the enemy, and immediately hides back. After this, the enemy already sticks out and in response releases the clip, and also hides. And so on in turn.

Exactly the same phenomenon is observed in martial arts: a person strikes and goes into defense (hides). In turn, the enemy does the same and also goes on defense. And what's the point? A senseless exchange of blows that are blocked: the same as a shootout - why shoot if the enemy is hiding behind some wall?

It is precisely the principle of simultaneous defense and attack that eliminates this stupidity. The capture does not allow the enemy to go on defense, and in addition, additional strength is given to the attacking movement due to the use of an additional source of support.

Quick departures from the line of attack are combined with retaliatory counterattacking actions, mostly of a straightforward nature. Since, after defending, a person often comes to close range, he can use “short lever” strikes - with elbows and knees.