Wing Tsun Philosophy

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Wing Tsun Philosophy
Wing Tsun Philosophy

Ancient Chinese masters used the term 'living philosophy' to describe the art of Wing Tsun Kung-Fu.

Wing Tsun, at the highest level, teaches you to understand yourself and how to interact with others.
The aim of the etiquette of Wing Tsun is to enshrine significant ideals in its followers , the basis of which is provided by the amalgamation of Taoist, Buddhist and Confucian principles. Some of the important ideals that Wing Tsun will try to teach, are true appreciation of humor, loyalty and dignity. It is also important that people learn to respect others, control their emotions and tempter, and to control their own ego. You will never be able to master yourself, or the art of Wing Tsun, without these, as these two go hand in hand.

The art has been widely regarded as 'the noble Wing Tsun' due to these unique characteristics. Thus the final objective of Wing Tsun is the pupil's personal growth. In fact, 'Si-Fu' translates as 'Father-Teacher', signifying the role of the Master as he takes on the responsibility of his 'todai' (son). This in unlike most other Martial Arts, such as Karate where 'Sensei' simply means 'Teacher'.

The three main features of Wing Tsun is Physical, Health and Spiritual. It’s regrettably infrequent to find schools to teach these three together. While physical methods can be duplicated, spiritual understanding needs a real master. Wing Tsun as a discipline emphasises the personal as well as physical development of the students.

It is not necessary for you to be Chinese in order to comprehend the Martial Arts; studying the teachings of previous and current masters of the system can lead to great understanding. You need to appreciate the history and the social background to it, for this to be possible. Thus, every part of the martial art that is ignored before it is properly learnt undermines its foundations.

Without etiquette and culture there is no history. It is important to learn the history of martial arts. Learning and practicing are the keys, otherwise it simply becomes a series of moves without any principles behind them. This is not real martial art.

If you wished to study for instance the humanities or even law than this need to understand the Martial Art as a whole is no different. As Hiliare Barnett, author of the book Constitutional and Administrative Law, states in her work, "to study the UK's constitution successfully, it is necessary to gain an insight into the history, politics and political philosphy which underpin the constitution, it is an essential component without which the structure, law and policies of the state cannot be understood."