Bruce Lee's Fighting Method: Advanced Techniques

So You Want To Learn Self-Defense

Author: Armando Sainz
Date Posted: September 06, 2007

In most martial arts schools today you can take regular lessons and add some self-defense classes. But there is still the problem of the effectiveness of the martial art and the so called self-defense moves being taught. It has been my experience that many of the martial art methods being taught in the United States are not completely functional in today's world. You have Tae Kwon Do schools, Karate schools, Ju-Jitsu schools and Kung Fu.

For the most part these systems are sport oriented in to some degree. There are few like Wing Chun who claim to be strictly “real world self-defense”. So what happens if you have a martial art that still incorporates RULES in their system? You end up with a less effective fighting method. What happens if you learn one of these sport oriented systems and also learn some self-defense? Well, your chances increase if you’ve learned to make the self-defense seamless with the martial art but that is almost impossible with 95% of what’s being taught out there.

However, if you have a martial art that is concept based, real world minded, no sport orientation, deadly in nature and guided by true scientific biomechanics, then you can have a seamless self-defense system. This way you can become “a motion martial artist’. In other words no matter what the opponent does he has to move to attack you. That becomes his downfall because you are an expert at detecting motion through sight first and then touch. With this you can move effortlessly using the attacker’s energy against them creating a COMPLETE self-defense system. I know of only one martial art in the world that functions at high levels in this manner. This system is called Wing Chun Kung Fu. The only thing I can add to this complete martial art is weapons in hand. But even those become one with the body of the practitioner as if the weapon was an extension of the body. Even firearms feel like an extension of the body.

If you are serious about learning then consider the fact that policemen are no one's personal bodyguards. Their jobs are to find and arrest people who have committed crimes, not to prevent crimes from happening in the first place. Clearly, the responsibility for victim-prevention lies with you. The idea is to not become a victim.

Wing Chun and Krav Maga are two martial arts designed for real street self-defense. Let me just say that I like Krav Maga but only Wing Chun closely adheres to its concepts and the scientific use of the human body. Furthermore it produces a unique seamless and fluid characteristic. It is a real world martial art and not sport oriented at all. Its focus is on hand to hand self-defense, whether standing or on the ground, with or without weapons.

The skilled practitioner is able to defend himself or herself and inflict great damage to any attacker quickly with high level control and relaxation. With dedication and consistency these skills are within anyone’s grasp regardless of sex, body type or muscle development. This proficiency is developed through our unique method of training and has been refined to be one of the most advanced and effective self-defense systems in the world.

I highly recommend if you are looking for a complete fighting / self-defense, real world system, that you give Wing Chun a try. But remember; not all Wing Chun is good Wing Chun so do the research. If you don’t live near my school then I recommend you find a competent Wing Chun instructor in your area. If that is impossible then I recommend you arm yourself. It’s still your right!

About The Author

Sifu Armando Sainz has been involved in martial arts since 1979. His school is highly recognized in the industry as being one of the top Wing Chun schools in the country.

He is the number-one student of Sifu Bill Graves and seventh-generation Sifu in a line of senior students from Yip Man (Bruce Lee's teacher).

He is a Master of Wing Chun and certified an Instructor by Sifu Bill Graves, who is a long time Master under Karl Godwin.

Armando is skilled in Chen Style Tai Chi Chuan, silk reeling-spiraling power Chi Kung (Chan Ssu Chin), Dragon PaGua Chang and the classic Shantung weapons of China under Sifu Frank J. Paolillo. Sifu Paolillo was a senior student of world famous Grandmaster Chan Poi, and also trained under Internal Martial Arts Masters; Kay Chi Leung, Li En Jiu, Zhang Xia Xin, and Hing Lun Kwan.

Armando holds a Black Belt in Tang Soo Do under his earliest instructor, Master Robert E. Beaudoin (Seventh Dan). He has also trained in Bare-Knuckle Boxing, Western Boxing, Ju-Jitsu, Dim Mak, Chin-Na, Iron Palm, Tae Kwon Do, Filipino knife and stick fighting and Hapkido.

Article Source: JKD Street Combat - online collection of Wing Chun articles.

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