My Honest Opinion on Wing Chun and the IP MAN Movie 

I feel like most martial arts, the principles are USUALLY pretty sound. But then the practice will get a little wonky. Love your approach here sir 👏👏

Thanks for the shoutout Ranton! I'm really glad you're bringing attention to these subjects. Traditional martial arts can offer a lot as long as they are transparent and honest in what they offer without misleading the students and/or pretending to be something they are not. The more people will know what some martial arts and what they aren't, the better choices they will make when choosing a martial art. So thanks again for bringing up this subject!

This video made me feel so much better about the school my son trains in! The Sifu is so humble and positive, and never bad mouths other styles or schools. He's even honest about what works or doesn't work in a street fight. He also loves that my son has other training (Taekwondo and Krav Maga) Thank you so much for this!

I like how real you keep it. I'm a veteran and have seen combat. We train and train and train for pretty much any situation you can imagine but when the actual combat happens most of that training goes out the window for most people because it never starts the way you expect it. You can train as much as you like but nothing teaches like actual experience.

This video-essay type content is amazing, you're an incredible writer. Your points are clear, concise, and easy to follow (also love your vocabulary, eg "praxis-oriented" "self-aggrandizing" "litigious"). The diversity of your channel is absolutely unique, and you do it all well

Gus Thomas: "Mr. Wilson, karate is one of the oldest forms of self-defense known to man." Grady Wilson: "It ain't older than running."

Mike Tyson said it best. “Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face”. 😂😅😂😅😂

Spot on my friend. If I’m honest, every art is guilty of exaggerating it’s ‘self defence’ ability and many people learn the hard with a beating…

Ip Man 1 is such a vibe. One of the most satisfying parts of the movie is showing other styles and masters using there fighting styles! You get scenery and atmosphere before the fire nation attacks. It makes you appreciate the beginning so much more!

I practiced wing chun for 2 years, and I enjoyed every aspect of the martial art. What I did not like was my sifu filling my head with the idea that I could fight anyone with the practical application of wing chun. The longer I practiced it, the more I realized that I would never win a fight in real life. My sifu was over exaggerating what we were learning every day. With that in mind, I continued training in wing chun for fun and I met many great people during that time.

I am 64 years old, I began training in Boxing at 12 and at 15 I found a Wing chun class that impressed me to no end. I had attempted to join a Shaolin school located at 34ths street Braoday in Manhattan, but they did not spar at all, Pretty moves, but coming from a boxing back ground, it sucked. However the Wing chun school I joined, with Sifu Duncan Leung, had us sparring on day 1!They especially liked me because of my boxing background. To this day I coach boxing and use many wing chun principles. In a nut shell, I don't care what TMA you practice, if you don't spar, you will never make it work. After my Sifu left the states, every Wing chun school (in fact all Kung fu and Karate) I visited were focused on uniforms and Kata. I was used to punching and getting punched. So I dropped out of martial arts and continued boxing. I still have my wooden dummy and practice wing chun forms. what I have learned is that not every technique is effective every time. Real fighting is chaotic. Also, I feel that Wing chun is more of a grappling art rather than striking, Chi sao works great for me in boxing as I tie up an opponent, and in grappling, the unconventional attacks throw people off, but no technique works great ALL the time. 50 % skill, 50 % luck, 100 % circumstance. Thats real

Training martial arts just for fun is so underrated in my opinion. It’s a great hobby! There are so many physical and psychological benefits to it, and it’s a shame to me that so many people see training that doesn’t work for self defense as worthless.

The style of wing chun showcased in the movies is a lot more dynamic than how people practice it in real life. Donny Yen slips punches, covers up for incoming attacks, and employs a lot of strategies outside of the regular curriculum. Of course Donny Yen did the choreography, and has a lot of different styles under his belt.

This is so spot on to my own experience. I trained Wing Chun as my first martial art and thought it was the best and that I was ready to take on anyone. Then a buddy invited me to come along to his BJJ class and it was a massive eye opener. Lots of sparing and they had a kickboxing class to round out the students skills. Made me realise how impractical my skills were training with them for one day.

I studied Kenpo Karate first and then later GJJ but I wanted to try Wing Chun. I felt that the sensitivity drills and training surprisingly improved my ground game. I was able to better feel and focus on the muscle twitches and preemptive movements of my opponent during rolls. Although it wasn't a silver bullet, I do believe that it was a significant improvement for me.

Fantastic video. Thank you. I truly appreciate your honesty, positivity, and philosophy. Spot on.

Bruce Lee was the perfect example of "take what is useful, get rid of what is useless" when creating his own form of self defence.

Having been in a situation involving two attackers with knives in the back of a car, I used all of my training to... Just prevent escalation till I could kick the window out and jump out of the car. Till this day Im thankful for having a truthful and realistic sensei.

As someone who used to practice the art and teach it, you are spot on about the politics, egos and practice methods. Most especially the part when you said AT LEAST attend a session of boxing. Because I did the same thing and several years later, I am now into Boxing(competed), Muay Thai, BJJ and ultimately, MMA. I saw Rokas' video few years back, and like what I said in that video, you guys hit the nail on the head describing the culture of practicing WC. People even invent their own self-defense achievements saying they beat up some thief trying to pick their pockets etc. They are prone to self-aggrandization since they don't spar therefore not being exposed to violence. And they've got egos. Sparring humbles you and determines where you are in the skill hierarchy, which is consistent to most of the gyms I went to. Sparring is crucial in reminding you how much you suck, that you are not that special, keeps your head on the ground.

I love how he talks about self deftin true life threatening situations. I've been in a few (none combative, broken limbs in wilderness scenario) and I can tell you it takes a minute or thirty to come to grips with what is happening and how you can try to survive it. I fell down a cliff in the middle of a new moon night. On the way down jagged rocks stabbed me through the ribs. I landed in shallow water in an a blackberry patch, and when I hit the ground my head was launched backwards into the clifface behind me. I was bleeding and disoriented and every move I tried just dug blackthorns into me. I fought my way out of it, rather stupidly climbed a thirty foot sheer cliff face, and wandered for hours trying to find were I was. I finally caught sight of a ruined building below me and knew I could get cell signal there. Just one of my experiences and I can tell you training does not help much when injury shock and panic start to take over. If I were in unfamiliar territory I doubt my survival.

Dude, you should really do a video on the Chinese MMA fighter that destroys fake masters, he’s so interesting

I’m glad my Wing Chun school didn’t advertise at all. LMAO Literally just a bunch of kung fu enthusiasts in a warehouse storage/office district that opens after work and we’d practice Hung Gar Nei Kung, Tai Chi, Choy Lay Fut, and Wing Chun. No nonsense about authenticity or school politics. 🥰 Also the only “advertisement” they did was a morning hour long exercise program for ppl to warm up their bodies like chi kung. No word of martial arts at all. I only found out by word or mouth from my mom who heard the name which had Wing Chun in it. hahahah Update: school closed down a couple years ago and then opened back up but idk what happened after that. It’s been a while 😭. Name is Đông Phương Hội Vịnh Xuân Quyền - Far East Association Wing Chun Kuen

12:10 I just came across your video and really enjoyed it. Thanks for your honest and reality based perspective! Very refreshing. I’ve be a student of traditional Okinawan Karate for about 50 years (Uechi-Ryu), and simply for the reason that it’s the only form of exercise that ever captured my imagination. I simply love training in it. And while there are numerous benefits in narrow and deep training in this discipline, there is no better way to keep oneself safe than understanding how to simply avoid physical altercation in the first place. I’ve been fascinated by Wing Chun from the Ip Man movies as well, and have considered learning more about it. Thanks so much for this commentary! Was excellent and really helpful.

Fantastic perspective. Thank You.

I actually watched Ip Man fairly recently, and I have to say I absolutely loved it. Donnie Yen did an absolutely amazing job and the fight choreography is some of the best I've seen in any movie. I'm so glad you decided to talk about this amazing film! Also, fun fact, Donnie Yen actually broke one of Mike Tyson's fingers during the fight scene.

I studied many martial arts. Including Wing Chun off and on for 6 years. Last July I started boxing. As a kid and adult I loved watching boxing. Studying it made me have a whole new respect. You just don't know how hard it is! Boxing has definitely improved my fighting ability, and has given me a much greater defense than any martial art has. Not to mention the conditioning and realism. Getting in the ring and sparring with the coaches was a major eye opener!

done with care,love and respect! more power to you brother! As Bob Jones from Aus used to say 'get to reality'. respect

What a wonderfully candid perspective!

I did wing chun for about 13 months. As I had no real experience of other martial arts I can say wing chun has helped me a lot both in my physique but also my ability to fight ( compared to nothing ofc). My school was amazing. We had practice every day (mon-friday) for about 2.5 hours. My sifu was well trained and I knew for a fact he had spent about 5 years in china learning too so he was not taught just in my country. Anyway, the training regime was tough and we had sparring sessions at least twice a week, sometimes even 4. He would also bring athletes from other martial arts to discuss their style and what we could have done to defend against certain moves using wing chun with showcases and some practice too. My sifu had done other styles too so he never claimed wing chun is the god of martial arts or anything and he always said if you can avoid a battle, always do it and not just for your own safety but the safety of others and the environment too. You don't want to go destroy property around you or the day of fellow customers in a shopping centre for example. We were to use it only as our last resort if we could not do anything else. I am sad I had to move town for work. Never had the time nor the trust to go to another school since then, I think there are teachers who are charlatans and promote violence. That said, I might start looking from 2024 as I really miss the training.

I did Wing Chun for about 3 years and always really enjoyed it i was doing more as a way to socialise and keep in shape, the fact that it was martial arts or training how to fight wasn't what brought me in personally. I trained under Master Frank Roach in the UK who trained in china in his 20s then came back to the UK to teach. The big take away from doing it was fight avoidance. "Theres no point getting stabbed over a phone" as he put it. I learnt alot of important life lessons that ive really benefitted from in my life and i dont regret practising at all and would highly recommend to anyone interested in martial arts to give wing chun a try themselves before forming too strong an opinion. Just to also clarify Wing Chun isnt the only martial art ive practised, i also have 2 year experience in Karate and dabbled in boxing a few times.

I’ve watched your videos before, and it was THIS one that got me to sub! Wish more people had this take, everyone should watch this

Really enjoyed the video. Thank you. :)

The most important lesson that permeates across the movies I've seen is that it's not the martial art, it's the martial artist that matters.

Not only is the Wing Chun in Ip Man Choreographed, giving an unrealistic idea of it's effectiveness the fact that it's choreography is devised to have Donnie Yen be the performer pushes that illusion even further. Because even compared to other martial arts actors and real fighters, Donnie Yen's is ridiculously charismatic and his hand and foot speed is just obscenely fast. All action choreography is meant to make the hero's style look effective, but Donnie Yen is the master of selling that conceit. I mean, look at the new John Wick movie; Donnie is so good at moving on screen (even now that he's getting old and isn't as quick and dynamic as he used to be) that he can almost make the `blind assassin' trope feel believable, not just with swords but even when they're all using guns! TLDR: Remember that whoever you are you are not Donnie Yen, the actor, let alone the fictionalized version of Ip Man that Donnie Yen portrays.

I love seeing this video and hearing your input and thoughts. I couldn’t agree more, for karate/martial arts as a whole. There are many practices in my local area, mainly taekwondo dojos That don’t spare at all. Blows my minds.

Would definitely love to see more of these types of videos

I spent 10 years in wing chun starting before the movies came out. I was fortunate the school I was at was very pragmatic, even having us spend time on ground game with jiu jitsu and encouraging us to learn and integrate ideas from other schools once we hit the mid levels. I found it to be an excellent first art to build a foundational understanding of fighting and encourage anyone to take it up, but the best self-defense will always be the following: 1) a cool head never looking for a fight 2) good situational awareness 3) good negotiation skills 4) good athletic footwear 5) a concealed handgun

These videos are always incredible to me. Not only are they informative and entertaining (both as a movie review and as a light dissection of martial arts) but they provide an interesting lens into the Ranton behind the Game Review persona. Thanks for sharing your insights, Rantoni.

Very intresring and usefull video i totally agree

Some of the best info i have heard in 50yrs in the arts thx

About the same how I've felt on it throughout my own ongoing Martial Arts journey. I started with western styles in HEMA, learning Ringen, empty hand fighting by Fiore, as well as training with arming sword, round shield, spear, so on and so forth. It helped starting there a lot because there are so many different styles that just fall under the umbrella term of HEMA. So it helped me learn fairly early on that just about every martial art has something to glean from and should be treated as just another tool in your toolbelt. If you practice just one thing and never even consider another style then you're just setting yourself up for failure.

During the English dub, I felt physical pain.

super high quality presentation mate. I hope you have more video-essay style content like this.

Serious Ranton is like a completely different person from Rantoni-Pepperoni we get in game reviews .. when you see him you know he deeply cares about the subject of the video, excellent video as usually and very well-made points.

You are a true scholastic warrior who has understood, embraced and applied the essence of martial arts and self cultivation. Keep up the incredible work.😊

Your video is The Best Fighting Info, Ever!!!!!! THANKS SIFi❤

I love the honesty!

I enjoy how you encourage practitioners to expose themselves to other styles. I do wish you would have touched on how we can see the successful points of the philosophy of Win Chun, as well as the tactical concepts, and I believe investigation into the successes of other styles will eventually lead one to understand the strengths and weaknesses of one's own. Great video!

Ranton I love watching your videos about Martial Arts. There’s no bias and you always say the pros and cons. Gives people like me who aren’t trained whatsoever an insight into the fighting world 👌🏻

Superb video .

great video!

So funny to see the chaotic madness in him during game reviews... And then, there are these videos. Pure wisdom and respect. I love it.

I love how you can take the no BS approach to martial arts. Appreciate it for what it is, and when it can help, but also the reality of it’s effective in real life. Amazing.

as a practitioner of historial european martial arts, primarily with italian style rapier (hoping to look into forms of longsword and spanish rapier one day), the contrast between eastern martial arts and european is pretty wild. i can't quite phrase how strange i find it, but it just IS strange when it comes to how these ways of fighting are approached in both learning and application

Ah man. Thanks for that review. Loved your games reviews and I started learning Wing Chun this year mainly as a fitness tool. When I was starting to wonder if that would actually be useful in a real fight I immediately went to boxing and Muay Tai. You kinda confirm all of this. Still, I never faught a single fight in my entire life and it'll probably stay like that so whatever :) Just enjoy what you train!

I think it is also worth mentioning that the whole point of Wing Chun (and most other styles of Chinese martial arts) is to eventually be able to fight with the designated weapons. In the case of Wing Chun, the designated weapon is the dual knives. The iconic cyclic punches are more like cyclic stabs and this is also why traditional Wing Chun guard stance is at chest level instead of being at head level (there's not much to stab if you put your guard at head level). In other words, unlike MMAs, Kung Fu is not designed for fights in round cages. Also, since the mass introduction of firearms in modern China, the need for practicing fighting with melee weapons has gradually decreased, meaning that modern day Kung Fu is most likely a watered down version of the traditional Kung Fu, which was used to kill people. So to summarize, the punching and kicking that you see from modern Kung Fu are nothing but the training wheels that are supposed to eventually come off, and not moves are designed to be thrown around in a MMA fighting cage. Also, given that people are no longer really fighting with swords and spears, Kung Fu has been watered down over the years and has become more like a set of physical exercises rather than a set of killing moves for real fights.

I started doing wing chun when I was around 17 or 18, and did it for about 3 or 4 years, and I absolutely loved it, we actually did quite a bit of sparring and my Sifu was big on learning the philosophy and applying it to life and not just fighting, but also being very practical while fighting as well, I’d would absolutely go back if I had the chance, also some of those exercises/workouts we did were pretty unique and have stayed with me till this day

This is a great video full of good advice, 100% true! Hopefully, it will reach and help a lot of people who need orientation in the martial arts world.

Wow. I could not agree with you more. So impressed

Whoa man you really decided to practice your kicks on the bee tree. Thanks for your honesty, it's helped me make a decision regarding my own training. I've incorporated some very basic Wing Chun concepts into my other systems and it's been quite helpful for conserving my endurance, counter-attacks, and even avoiding getting locked up in grapples, but I found out very quickly that it did nothing except stall the tide when I faced bigger opponents (I'm 6'1 lol). A supplementary implementation with stress testing is definitely a better approach than faith in any one system. Tools in the box, not the toolbox.

The most useful martial art I practiced was old school boxing. It was a REAL old school boxing. Warmup was 1-2 hours. Technique was ~30 min and sparing was ~10-20 min. Shadow boxing was ~30 min. Each session was 2.5-4 hours long. Just so u guys know, 10 min of full resistance sparring is A LOT. And the reason most of our time spent 'warming-up' was because the most important thing in fighting is PHYSICAL CONDITIONING. Yes, MORE than technique. Some examples from our ~2 hours warmup: basketball, sand-ball ball passing, tennis ball vs the wall (throw with one hand into the wall, catch with the other, smaller balls which i don't know how to write their type- for more advanced students), jumping rope (gets ur pulse to 170+ in less than 5 seconds EASILY if u actually know how to jump, lots of running and jumping. We were a small group of about 10 people. After a session I was soaked to the bone, and the smell of my own sweat was so strong, it was even revolting for myself LMAO. Great times, 10/10 would go back to those times again if I could. For context, the few times I had to fight, I was extremely scared I would get to legal troubles, as in 2 of those times the other dude was knocked unconscious\barley conscious, on asphalt. Another very important point, hands were not made to throw such strong punches as you learn how to throw in classical boxing. I am very serious, if you hit the wrong body part, with the wrong amount of force, you WILL hurt your own hand, and can DEFINITELY break it, and suffer an irreversible damage to your finger dexterity. Avoid violence, it's not worth it.

Talking about "don't let anyone argue you out of your own personal enjoyment of something" is just the best advice! Thank you!

Ich guck deine Videos gern, nicht nur wegen der Infos zu Kampfsport/Kampkunst, auch wegen deinem guten English. Ich kann sagen: Ich lerne jedes mal was bei dir! EHRE, Hut ab, Gefällt mir sehr gut!!!

When my son was studying JKD, i appreaciated the Sifu never bad mouthed any other style or school. He was also clear to the students that, no matter how good you are, a fight will hurt you.

Very accurate and honest review that many people need to hear. Against the untrained fighter it can be of some advantage, but against a skilled fighter in a host of other forms of fighting and self-defense it's nothing like the movies. My Sensei once told me the best fight is the one that never takes place. 🙏🏻

I've recently played Sifu and watched Ip man and so had gotten inspired to try a martial art as a method for fitness and focus. This was great insight so I feel prepared for what I'd be getting myself in for and what it's good for and definitely not good for (I hadn't really factored in using it for self defense so it's good to know I wasn't set on that!) There's a school nearby that teaches Wing Chun so i'm planning to visit it in the coming weeks. Thanks very much :D

Great video! 🙏🏾

Yes! Absolutely love your take on this. As a Wing Chun practitioner myself for many many years, what I can tell is that Wing Chun itself is great when sparring or even fighting people that don't know much about fighting. When I try to use it during training at a martial arts gym such as kickboxing or muay Thai, I have much greater difficulty haha. The concepts are definitely sound though! Just tough to apply in modern combat I'd say.

I encountered this style at a very impressionable age, and i had a lot of resistance to it in the beginning, over time i learned many things that could be considered wing chun, but it was never pressure tested until i took myself out of the school and had to encounter other systems. I found that there WERE useful methods and mindsets in wing chun, especially in the trapping clinch and elbow department, but i had to actually spar to figure that out on my own after separating and reflecting. It was never ever going to come up inside the classes, nobody was ever going to get hurt and learn the more hard earned valuable lessons.

You are very wise, I like your videos alot I've watched 4 today

Excellent commentary! Every bit of it is 100 percent on the nose!

id love to see more of just reviewing classic kung fu movies and having your thoughts on opinions on them (even comedy ones like kung fu hustle which is secretly my favorite)

5:30 after 5 years of thai boxing, 2 years of wing chun helped me understand better what i was actually doing, just like wushu helped me in the coordination and flexibility of my kicks. I then tryed out many other styles of fighting. It almost feels like i was somehow disabled before i startet doing more than one martial art XD. And then i realised that i was subconsciously finding my own style of doing stuff. Its like a child that learns to walk or speak. Its walking and talking sure, but its not like adults walk and talk.

His honesty. ahhh. It caused me to subscribe immediately.

Great video,thanks

USKBA kickboxer, I did study Wing Chun for a dedicated year. Every point made by this man is SPOT ON. Actually did incorporate some techniques in the ring, but only occasionally- and with some success. This channel is awesome, and I am SUBSCRIBED!!!!

As you pointed out, nothing wrong doing Wing Chun or any other physical training. The mindset and the goal behind matters. I learned Karate and Tae Kwon Do and from my experience, it works fine with an opponent who is doing the same stuff. On the street, very rarely I had a profit from my knowledge. You said it perfectly. when basic insticts like fear kicks in, the world looks completely different. And it's normal as under training conditions these circiumstances don't get applied and of course shouldn't.

I admire your honesty.

I love how you speak truth and don’t care what anyone thinks. I fully agree with everything you’ve pointed out. Keep the Amazon content coming. Just got yourself a new subscriber!

12 minutes of truth on point. For real: I couldn't agree more !!!

6:47 Reminds me of the old quote by funnily enough a man who appears in this video Mike Tyson when asked if he was worried about his upcoming fight against Evander Holyfield. "Everyone Has a Plan Until They Get Punched in the Mouth" No truer words have been spoken.

Now this was a great video, with good advise.

Thank you sir, this video could save a lot of self-confident noses from being broken!

Finally a very good traditional kung-fu fighter with a real experience in chinese traditions that speak clearly about this beautiful martial art destroyed by business and ignorance, thank you! I made a video 2 years ago where I say many things according to your words...and I fight every day to promote a more honest and concrete practice. I will also share your video on my Facebook page. Thank you very much. Good luck 🍀🙏

Thanks for the video. I'm surprised not enough people talk about this. Like, I watch videos about martial arts from time to time, and almost no one criticizes wing chun. Even if it's an overly critical channel about martial arts, they often go like "well, we don't know all secrets of this martial art founded by an actor, so I guess it's really strong and powerful and probably works." Like, dude.

Well done. U spoke well. Thanks for the honesty in your opinion, but true.

Well said!

As a kyokushin karateka, what I believe is the greatest benefit is the growing confidence, so can keep calm and then you can be able to detect, avoid and/or deescalate a dangerous situation. Obviously being able to take a hit if necessary is a plus.

Okay now I want to see a Kung-Fu Panda video-essay as well, because I am very curious if the movie did the portrayal of Kung Fu, Chinese culture and philosophy right. Of course I want to know your personal opinion on it as well. Funny enough it is also one of the many movies alongside Shaolin (2011) and The Karate Kid (2010) that made me to start practicing Shaolin Kung Fu.

Well said Sir..!

I couldn't agree with this video more, and it's the first video I'm watching from this channel ^^

I started training wing chun with 12 and did so for 4 years. The classes I went to where hardly a martial arts class. They where seriously informative courses. We had a really nice trainer who sometimes took us to get Ice cream. On the way she would ask us questions, how we would react, if a stranger strated talking to us. Where would we stand in relation to a car if they asked us to come closer? In the front ofcourse! If you approach them from behind, they can easily open the door and grab you. She always emphisized, that if we have a funny feeling walking down a street, change the roadside, go a different way. If you are in a fight and you see a potential escape route, use it! Nothing else matters. If you see knives? Run! Always scream and try to make a scene when you are in such a situation. We had drills, where one was lying on the ground and you had to prevent a group of people from coming close to you. We had pads and all that and actually tried really hard to pounce on the person lying on the ground. In between there where obviously form drills. We all knew this is not how you are supposed to fight in a fight. They where just there to generally train your body awareness. For me as a child and teen it helped me a lot to feel safer. I was bullied in school and just felt unsave. I never had to get in a real fight and I hope to keep it that way: I really feel like it has made me more aware of my surroundings and being able to deascalete situations or just leaving before they happen. The courses I went to really tried to make an effort to make kids more aware.

Excellent cometary well-presented points it's good to hear someone who knows what they are talking about and observe factual tried and tested application in both traditional martial arts and real combat certainly allows the practitioner to understand the fundamental basic in the art off fighting. Keep up the good posting looking forward to more of your views.

I also thoroughly enjoyed the Ip Man movies -- and appreciated your commentary ... I definitely agree with your attitude about good vs bad behavior (reminds me of the Cobra Kai school from the original Karate Kid movie). I've learned (dabbled in) several martial arts. Your final comments are excellent -- pursue what you enjoy doing -- because you enjoy it, not because of anyone else's opinion of it, or you 😎👍

You are a breath of fresh air, thank you, for keeping it real :)

Really enjoy your opinions😁Be Water My Friend 🙏👈

I was introduced to Wing Chun and Shaolin kung fu as a child, and later branched out into other martial arts, Sanda, BJJ and many others. I still train Wing Chun to this day, but I only started being able to apply any of the techniques and principles in a meaningful way once I'd already experienced other martial arts and competition, much like how Ranton mentioned. I was also incredibly lucky, my Wing Chun school from what I can tell is far less dogmatic than the stories I've heard from other people. Ultimately the puritanical idea that one must *only* stick with a single method of training is silly. Everybody is different and will find adaptations that work for them. This includes everyone you will ever fight. Thus you can't assume a single tool divorced from its context will work if you've never bothered to test it.

I like your HONESTY WHEN IT COMES TO self defense. Real life fighting is different from what you see in the movies . An honest opinion when it comes to real fighting can possibly save someone's life . Not fighting is definitely A GREAT IDEA.

Really enjoyed watching this video and how you explain on the topic a LOT more than your crazy gaming reviews 😂

Cheers and respect Ranton 😊