Dear Members, During this time of the COVID19 Pandemic, training must still go on, even if we have to do it on our own. In light of this we are working on creating a Member’s Only section to our website. This resource is not meant to be a resource for now, but a valuable […]
It happens several times per month. I get a call from a potential student who is interested in learning Ving Tsun exclusivly. They often tell me about how they have looked far and wide and suddenly they stumbled upon my school (which has been operating and open to the public for 13 years now) and […]
‘The average reaction time of a visual stimulus is 0.17 seconds. Plenty of time to take decisive action even in a worse case scenario.’ Not a knife defense demonstration, but a reaction time demonstration utilizing a training knife to illustrate the point that decisive action can always beat reaction even in a worse case […]
I still remember like it was yesterday, standing outside the door of the Ving Tsun Kung Fu Studio in Hatboro, PA. I had recently moved to the area to complete my formal training under Sr. Master Jay Hitchman and this was my first visit. Even though I had about six years of training under my […]
I get asked from time to time why I don’t build natural trunk wooden dummies and choose to build out laminated stock. Well the four pictures you see here illustrate why I choose to build out of laminated wood. As you can see in the pictures from a local country club built of oak timber […]
Over the years as a martial artist, competitive athlete and certified personal fitness trainer I have been asked many times as to which exercises that I feel benefit performance the most in the weight room. This has alway been a very easy question to answer and has not changed over the last two decades. The […]
‘First, empty the cup.’ Understanding why in order to progress from a basic level of skill to a higher level of understanding and skill it is essential to get rid of the ‘I already know syndrome.’ Too many reach a level in their training where they become like over confident teenagers and believe they ‘know […]
It’s the most wonderful time of the year to begin your journey learning Wing Chun at the Academy of Ving Tsun Kung Fu in New Brighton. Today we announce our First Ever Christmas Sale offering you the chance to buy 3 months of training for the cost of 2 months. This gives you a great […]
A little bit of a longer clip from class on Tuesday night taking a look at getting grabbed or choked from the front. Thanks Mike Zg for being in the demo/lesson and Bud Edwin Covalt III for shooting the action. Great work guys.
This is a short video taken in class exploring one possibility for using your elbows for getting inside of an attack. If done corrrectly, the elbow will defend against the on coming attack, strike the attacker in the face and set you up to follow up with your own attack and use your lower body […]