By Keith Mosher

Wing Chun, The Eternal Spring, has never been concerned with building warriors.

It has never focused on creating beast-like war machines.  Certainly, many in its history have been ring worthy champions.  Leung Jan – Mr. Jan from Foshan – is touted as being a ring champion.  However, he did not get that nickname from his contest battles.  Instead, he received the moniker from his charitable medical practices.

Wing Chun is taught to Special Forces, SWAT and Police teams, and other battle groups.  In these cases, Wing Chun is used as a means to improve the performance and efficiency of the team and its members.

However, Wing Chun’s goal is not about building beasts.  Instead, it seeks to help a person be better than they were the day before.  It helps a person find their center.  It provides the confidence to handle situations that arise, and the awareness to avoid them.  It helps a person improve their overall health, both physically and mentally, but it does not build beasts.  Beast building is not within the Wing Chun system.  That is a personal choice.  What Wing Chun does is to help you be a better you.

[This article was previously posted on my personal website, which I no longer maintain. - Keith Mosher]