Wing Chun VS Aikido by Leo Au Yeung and Samuel Biggs (詠春之旅：德薩斯州編－當合氣道遇上詠春) (詠春拳と合気道 交流する) 

i think its really heartwarming to see two martial artists practice and teach eachother without having to prove anything.

Such a great attitude you have both! And the free sparring was a real gift because it’s not easy to do that in front of a camera and to share it. Thanks a lot masters!

Great video. No need for the background music. It over shadows the vocals.

Svaka čast ovim majstorima na međusobnom poštovanju. Konačno da na ovom jutjubu vidim demonstraciju dva prava majstora različitih veština, a ne nekih tamo amatera. Svaka čast ovim majstorima. 👏👏👏👏

That Aikido, Wing Chun combination looked impressive. And before any idiots comment no it won't work in the cage. I actually study bjj and kickboxing as well as JKD but the whole world isn't a cage, and MMA fighters still get stabbed

I really love how well Sifu Samuel Biggs uses the mix of Wing Tsung and Aikido. Yiu showed a great working and practical knowledge of the two and now to blend and mix them together. Much respect.

the part that starts at 8:07 was awesome. it is so interesting to see that different martial arts have different approach and ending the opponent and how counter moves can be up leveled by exercising with another practitioner from different art.

Thank you, Sifus. As a horse trainer, I view my practice as a martial art. What I learned from this excellent video is the importance of maintaining awareness in the point(s) of contact between the opponents, and with the force of gravity. As a rider, I am influencing an “opponent” eight times my mass through limited points of contact: My seat, my hands, etc. My efficacy depends on the quality of that contact, and in any given moment, the most reliable force acting on me and the horse is gravity. So I yield to the horse’s movement in order to use its energy to dance with gravity. Once I have entered the “system”-as with chi sao, push hands, sparring-I’m using release to absorb and redirect all that energy into a shared trajectory. Any time I’m opposing the horse or resisting gravity, I weaken the connection and become prone to falling. The paradox is, by learning to fall-to articulate my dance with gravity-I become less likely to do so. This is the underlying principle I see demonstrated in this video. Made all the better by a Texas twang and the obligatory longhorn steer. Thank you.

What this taught me is that when you have equally skilled fighters in different disciplines, size matters.

WOW ...VERY VERY INTERESTING HERE. I AM AN AIKIDO ,JUDO,AND TAEKWONDO PRACTIONER BUT I AM LEARNING SOMETHING NEW HERE FROM YOUR COMBINED COOPERATION TO SEE HOW MARTIAL ART IS INTEGRAL AND FASCINATING TO MANKIND. GOD BLESS YOU ALL

Respects to sensei/sifu Samual and to Sifu Leo. Thank you for this wonderful video. The short arm drills with Aikido moves thrown in was interesting. The back-and-forth between partners (at least in Aikido we'd look at it thus) reminded me of tai gi (almost a dance where two partners take turns applying moves upon one another and sometimes counters with a focus on continuity of form and flow - one gives energy to the other, then the other gives it back and both learn and practice). A few small points: A major concept of the Aikdo I studied was ma-ai (sp?) - "perfect distance" which was defined as the distance between combatants that ensured he could not strike you - your arm, his arm, and a bit more if I recall. The idea was that the best technique could involve not even doing one (just simply staying out of range or moving in ways that preclude any harm to come to you). O-Sensei (Morihei Ueshiba) has some recorded videos on youtube where he defends against multiple foes and spends a lot of it simply moving in ways that keep away from, duck under, or shake off (sometimes with a lean to throw someone) and with moves to force multiple attackers to get in each others way. It's something to see. That's not present at all in a drill that starts well inside that perfect distance. Aikido spiritually (at least the form I practiced) focused on subduing an attacker with as little damage to either party as possible (hence pain compliance versus strikes to damage). The idea was you showed love to even the angry attacker by preventing him from harming himself or others with the minimum injury or pain as was possible. It was about loving your fellow man while still recognizing sometimes some people will get into a state where they are a danger to others. Also, technique wise, Samual demonstrated the safest version of a Kotagaeshi (outside wrist twist) by having fingers around the heel of the hand beneath the thumb with the thumb up the back of the hand. That works effectively, but you can make the takedown much harder if you need to in two ways: a) You can rotate your upper body to be nearly perpendicular to the arm you have the kotagaeshi on and then bow. That forces the hand out and down fast with body weight and it is not unlikely to damage wrist, elbow, shoulder or all of the above on a particularly dangerous uke. Not the nicest or kindest take-down, but if you have a strong or dangerous uke, good to know. b) If your other hand is not tied up, place it on the back of the hand you have the kotagaeshi on and as you press with the thumb of your main hand and leverage the wrist, also use the second hand to curl the attackers hand toward the outside and down - that increases the pain and take down uke harder (too hard and you might break some fingers). One other generalized technique my Sensei often used: Indirection. Many times uke (attacker) is resistant and perhaps strong in resisting movement in a particular line or rotation. Sensei would use a feint by starting in on the move, feeling the resistance, and reversing into either the opposite side technique or a different technique. The idea was if uke was using force to go one way (muscle, focus, whatever), you start to push against it and he resists harder, then you suddenly change direction to go with his force and he helps you take down, flip, or throw him using the force he was trying to resist you with. Sensei would pull slightly, you'd start to pull back, and he'd enter. Or he'd push, you'd resist, and he'd turn and take you with him. In any case, that little mental legerdemain really helps you neutralize the exerted strength or focus to a technique by adapting to what uke is doing and electing to make harmony with his exerted energy and use it against him. We also learned unbendable arm, walking forward with ki, and immovable body (all ki focusing drills and learning how to use muscle kinetics in ways that don't oppose themselves). Sensei could have two strong guys try to bend his arm and he was about 110 pounds and they could not. He'd walk forward shoving along a 250 lb weightlifter while they tried to hold him back. He'd drag two 175 pound students to the ground when they tried to lift him up by holding one arm each. It's amazing how much ki control and body dymanics can let a trained practitioner do amazing things. Our particular style required ki gradings which (oddly enough) happened at the same place the Chinese kung-fu and tai-chi folks would study chi/ki energy. Best 4 years of my life in martial arts. Miss Sensei so very much to this day.

Bro, these are the two arts I’m strongest in, and I chose them for specific, dominant reasons...to be able to defend myself peacefully, and incapacitate if need be. You just proved why these are my most favored arts. Thank you so much for being legit, and especially the examples of the kind of persons we ought to be on the street, prepared, yet tempered with love. Even Bruce Lee said we should be walking with a smile on our faces, and goodness in our hearts. I can tell you do just that. Aloha, and God Bless...

Very good sharing! I'm from the Kaigen Ryu Aïki-JuJutsu in belgium and we're feeling the same way... Everything is in everything. Keep on moving. Peace. ^^

this is a great video sjhowing the true spirit of MA and sharing commonalities.

Thank you to both sifu's for this video. For sharing your knowledge and also testing your skills. No ego but mutual respect for each other. Really appreciate that.

Excellent martial artists and a fascinating blend of styles. Mixed martial arts in the true sense of the term.

What a big heart you have, shifu awyang

Best thing I learned from Aikido was how to fall

Well done gentleman. Phenominal video and awesome teaching style. Kudos. Wish I lived near you...at 60 I am inspired by this combo having been in both aikido and vin tsun as a child in the 60s. Not many even had heard of either arts.

Awesome blends of styles. People done realize MMA is not something newbie what they see on TV as a sport. MMA has been around for thousands of years. There are even styles out there that require you to earn you black by in another 2nd style to be able to advance to a higher level in your 1st primary style.. I also enjoyed seeing the mix of TieChi and Hungar when ending styles in thia video. Thank you for sharing with us.

First, of all, my respect for everyone, and secondly, I observed a very simple thing the Aikido man he is very good but does not have sufficient confidence in himself, and his idea of mixing Wing Chun with Aikido is good things and I like it but is not something new, because there are mix martial arts everywhere, because I myself teach krav maga and silat, and krav maga almost got all martial arts, and in the end, I want to thank you for sharing the knowledge and peace and please keep it up.

This two Martial Arts Combine is another level.

This is just great! Thanks Sifu Leo Au Yeung!

Both are very good at their art. Both very careful and respectful, understanding that practice and play is just that, you have to let the other person win or loose for safety. The art forms could both dominate in any given situation on any given day. The combination of both is a truly beautiful thing to witness. Wonderful blend of art forms.

Sifu Leo kudos to the openness and for sharing this a big thank you

I love the spirit of this demonstration. This video is great and these two honourable masters too.

Great marriage of styles. Thank you.

Loved this !!!! been doing this stuff for fifty years. Along with a heavy dose of Filipino martial arts... And you guys are doing it perfectly 👌. Okay I wrote all that before I watch the 30 second thing at the end.The wing Chun is something along with Thai boxing you use when the fight is a flurry of super fast punches to the face and body. At some point in the flurry someone will be rolling on top.a strike will be made. This stunning strike is the atemi . From there goes the lock flow to the submission...started this stuff in 1983. before that I've been doing tang soodo and kenpo since I was eight.. at 58 I had to close the dojo due to injuries caused by surfing. And etc. Really love this

interesting, shows how people get stuck in their own style, i practice yee chuan we use many of the locks seen here. the main reason you were defeated was because you never engaged your opponents centre line. meaning you were unable to redirect his force. he engaged your centre and kept in a defensive mind set the whole time.

Nice, a rather rare clinical representation of differing martial arts with no heated assertions of one being superior to the other. Rather, a good demonstration of the reality that there are no end of techniques, moves, and counter moves across the spectrum. Well done, guys. I only took Aikido for a few years as I started late in life, but it has helped me to defend against and neutralize a few rare situations that might not have gone so well for me otherwise.

This is an interesting combo! A striking art with a grappling art makes a more well rounded fighting style!

wow i hav full respect for both of u Sifu leo n Samuel as i also love prctising combining the Aikido n Silat too Salutes n respect from me to both of u

This is actually kinda cool. I clicked on the video totally expecting a bunch of bullshit but it wasn’t that bad.

Perfect mixture of two styles they complement each other perfectly

9:17 watching the two move together is amazing, I love it lots of respect

I know I'm late but, this is how an Aikido Master should act, not that there's a stereotype. Take that as a reference to whoever you like. Master Leo is just as humble, and both are, of course very knowledgeable. I've done sticky hands and I've done Aikido, but not both together. Amazing, like JKD. Great video, thank you.

he's a wingchido master

Both one of my favorite martial arts, beautiful to see them blend by great instructors...

Admire both of your humility and teachable spirits . Oss

This is the first time I have seen someone "fall" so perfectly on the first try... Pretty Awesome

Combining strengths and getting rid of weakness is the only way to go🥊

Love this they very respectful with each other art

Aikido has always been such a beautiful Martial Art...

very impressive on both systems...........I always believed Wing Chun and Aikido is a great blend.........Shalum....

I really like that these guys do something constructive learning across arts, because basically all arts are based on the same ideas. However no Aikido will ever work if the guy attacking is really defending, because Aikido is really moving with an attack while being in contact with the attack, not applying an attack yourself, so if there is no attacking energy Aikido is not called for or even possible. Really enjoyed watching this guys.

my two favorite styles.

I was positively surprised to see mostly positive comments. I want to express my opinion about why aikido and wing chun would be a wonderful combination, and please, anyone if you think I am wrong correct me. In aikido, the attacker should be dealt with right before he/she steps into the personal space. Of course you can do aikido techniques even after, but it means you probably already lost the opportunity to do what is best, defeat right when the attacker steps into personal space. And that is why coupled with wing chun aikido would be awesome. Wing chun invites the attacker into close range. So it is almost like you would always have at least plan A and B. Great video, great attitude, love and respect to all martial arts.

Very, Very good. Aikido and wing Shu are sisters arts

Wing Chun and Aikido!!! This was beautiful and Informative... not to mention clear and well articulated!! And it was absolutely FABULOUS to see close knit and highly complimentary relationship between two disciplines that can be argued to be quite different in their training methods. All the disciplines sew together very well with practitioners who are not obsessed with idolizing some systems over others. You guys have done a great job of showing relationship in these two systems. I would always admit to a Wing Chun - Aikido connection... but never could have imagined one explained and displayed quite this well. Bravo to both of you... and thanks!!!

That was very refreshing to watch. Sifu are you going to do this with other Martial arts.

Years ago when i would spar with my Aikido friend... using my Wing Chun.. I was all over him.. he didnt know what to do.. then after a while he made his Aikido movement extremely small circle.. so then we were both basically doing blending like Wing Chun. As you can see in real time, Aikido has a hard time doing many techniques against small movements of Wing Chun that are not extended like other striking arts. Wing Chun's arm formations Tan Sao, Fook Sao and Bong Sao have anti- grappling structure built in.. but many WC peeps don't know how to utilize that.. Also in this vid the double sticky rolling was not even using WC arm formations ..so that was kind of odd.. but overall really cool to watch!! Thank you Sifu Leo and Samuel Biggs for making this creative Vid.

Damn, who installed that conduit?

You are amazing guys. Thank you so much!

Wing chun and aikido goes together so well

For someone who has never done Aikido before Sifu Yeung demonstrated some good ukemi.

excellent combination. i practice both too.nice man.

Sifu Leo Au Yeung, thank you for showing Tai Chi/ Hung Gar Horse-riding stance step and later the move that looks as a Tiger Throws Forward Stepping Back move.-Ernie Moore Jr.

After watching this video I think Aikido could be mixed with Wing Chun. Bruce Lee mixed different Arts together to form Jeet Kune Do (Way Of The Intercepting Fist) Or as Bruce called it - The Art Of Fighting Without Fighting.

Great demo

This was my goal for the martial arts world!!!!

Good work you guys 👍👏

That is awesome, how you can blend the two arts into one, makes allot of sense....

04:45 Very nice organic unscripted flow. I could see Sensi's feeling.. waiting.. and his mind accessing probably hundreds of combinations then.. GOTCHA. And naming in native tongue and explaining WHILE maintaining the tension in the hold. The participants face was reacting to the sure grip and uncertain future or unfamiliarity with what was about to happen lol which every viewer surely knew was some type of flip. Good stuff.

Aikido and wing chun meld beautifully together, seagal's been doing that since the 80s! :)

awesome video, this was really instructive as a way to add the aikido to wing chun. Thank you I was looking for something like this.

The minute he grabs you and locks you down just tap rapidly...it is proven he will release you. Thank Master Ken for this tip.

This is beautiful, I never thought about mixing with Aikido. Taekwondo and Wing Chun was my choice, may have to investigate this. Thanks.

I have studied Wing Chung for 7 years now and been studiying different forms of martial arts since I was a kid, I am 29 now, of all the martials arts i´ve come to learn "Wing Chung" is the most usefull in a real life situation.I have been in street fights a few times in my life, and the best way is always to try to avoid fighting in the first place, I have had to pull out a knife on a few occasions . just to stear clear of any fight to begin with, "makes the attackers think 2x and 3x before coming to meet that blade " (as would I in a similair situation) however when I have had to use my fists , what has helped me is Wing Chungs fast striking ability , numerous times have I been able to "ovewhelm" my opponent and put them in a highly defensive posture and made them literally run away from the whole shit by applying fast strikes wing chun style ,not haymakers , no hooks ,no uppercuts , nothing of the sort , just pure and simple straight punches with horizontal fists like they do in Wing Chun,it is just simply overwhelming the opponents as there is no defense against someone raining 30 x punches at you while you try to defend urself,one can only put your hands up to cover your face or take a hike, especially since most of my fights in real life has been against drunk idiots who come swinging a mile away...anyways thank you Sifu, I respect your skill. I hope to see more of your videos !, especially about Systema, if you dont mind telling how you have applied it to your Wing Chun training after that event in Moscow.?

You were both (Sensei Biggs and Sifu Leo Au Yeung) civil, and understanding very quickly, thus showing a level of competency that was nice to see.-Ernie Moore Jr.

It's nice to see a video showing a training exercice with a non-cooperating partner, something you don't see often in aikido. Excellent stuf :)

That was a fantastic tutorial. Thank you both for taking the time to make this.

This is very informative and inspiring as I know first hand that the blending of Wing Chung, Aikido and Small Circle Jujitsu is very effective. Mr. Biggs sorry we didn't get to meet during the Adie Gray Wing Chung seminar this past September. Be safe gentlemen.

This video shows the art in martial arts.

These guys work great together, excellence video!!

Wow amazing the harmony of aikido and wingchun is a good combination very beautiful

Awesome sifu Leo

Winning or loosing a battle or argument can be a everyday occurrence, it is winning the war or debate that matters. And how to win a war/debate is to never allow it to happen in the first place..History tells it all..

At last showing a good insight into Aikido

This is what Bruce Lee would have wanted. Sharing & Learning through the friendship of Martial arts. 👍

every street fight I've ever seen begins with two cooperative opponents playing patty cake

LOVE IT!

You know, I keep seeing all these disrespectful comments from people, who seem to think that BJJ, and MMA, as practised in the Octagon, are the be all, and end all of martial arts. When in fact, I could think of many martial styles, that would put these ring fighters to shame, if not outright kill them, in an actual street fight. Styles that are in fact, too deadly for the Octagon. I was always taught, that there is no such thing, as a fair fight, and that all martial disciplines should be respected, as they all can teach us something. I believe that Sifu Lee, "explained" it the best. In that all styles have a range, in which they are most effective. But that once one has journied outside that range, they become useless, and ineffective, and in fact, can become quite detrimental, if your unable, or incapable of adapting. There is no one single style, that is perfect for all situations. And is therefore the reason, we combine, or incorporate, from other styles. We absorb and focus upon those techniques which work, and are proven effective, and we discard the rest. I should emphasize however, that all should start with a basic mastery, in some kind of discipline, in order to establish a solid foundation, from which to expand our learning. He went even further in explaining, that what works for one person, may not work for another, due to many physical variations, examples being body size, shape, physical conditioning, emotional content, mental attitude, or speed. All can play a role in ones success, or failure, to overcome our adversaries. And I believe this also helps to explain, why there can be so many different schools, within the same discipline. I've even heard many, so called experts, claim that blocking, or trapping is useless. A ridiculous statement, just on its face value alone. And one that I can assure you, many diligent practitioners, of techniques such as Iron Palm, Iron Fist, or Dim Mak, would just love to hear, before meeting these so called experts, in order to demonstrate the errors of such thinking. I've heard ridiculous claims, of Kata being useless, and a waste of time. When in fact, what it helps teach, and instills within us, is proper execution of technique, mastery of the basics, as well as body memory, or no mind. Meaning, we learn to execute these techniques, without thinking about them. They become a physical reaction to circumstance, as opposed to something we need to mentally think about, before executing them. In fact, one of the only things I hear from that school of thought, and I'm referring here to the BJJ and MMA stylists, which is practical in my mind, and makes sense, is the need for actual real world experience, or practicing what we've learned, in actual combat, be it real, or simulated. In order to help teach us, the practical limitations of our chosen discipline. Hence the reason many schools hold sparring sessions within their classes, and participate in tournaments with rival schools, and disciplines. Also, not every practitioner aspires to fighting for fame, money, and bragging rights, inside of a cage. I would also remind those, who implied in their comments, that the gentleman finished up in their sparring session,, with a Judo throw. That perhaps they should look into the origins of such schools as Judo, Aikido, Jiu Jitsu, Aiku Jitsu, and Karate. And they might discover, that all these disciplines, share a common ancestor, or discipline art form. Which might explain similarities in technique, as the two schools have that in common. Therefore, I give these gentleman credit, for at least stepping outside of their comfort zones, in order to teach us all something, in a way that is respectful, and honours their chosen disciplines. But this is just my opinion, and I don't expect everyone to agree with it!

Man your channel is both cool and educational. Keep up sir!

steven seagal has been doing this for decades. I've been doing it for less time but felt the wing chun began improving my aikido from day one.

Superb content & presentation - thanks 🙏

I will be watching it today, watching you both cooperating and training and to see the evolution of learning between is truly inspiring... thanks!

Excellent demonstration.

If only you a had tai chi fighter and some of george dillmans kyusho....

Its wonderfull joining win chun and aikido... Please continue the videos.

the colab is very nice keep doing this 💪

Awesome demonstration you are a tru master I bow to you both . Aikido is a series of moves an forms to disarm an control and is only used in life or death situations or this demonstration be safe waved and support you.

Excellent demonstration

Very good ! Very nice! Smoothly! bridges between theory and Praxis and real fight are possible. Thank you for the movie and explanations!💪👍

Thank you for this great video! True mastery of MA, search for experience, skill, human contact, openness, playfully curiosity for expansion, friendship! (the background-music was a little loud when you did the conclusion part, so it was not so easy to listen to your (very important) words) Love to watch more of your videos!👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

These men are on a much higher level than most of the people leaving negative comments

Thank you.

Leo let him have that throw.

Liked his reference to Chin-Na.... I train in Wing Chun, Tai Chi (push hands and Chin Na), Boxing, Wrestling, & Dambe....... All work and compliment each other...

respect and salute to both of you rei

Wing Chun mixed with Aikido = great martial art!