WING CHUN, AND MOST THINGS INVOLVING A TOUCH-ASSISTED MECHANISM, COME UNDER HEAVY FIRE ON A REGULAR BASIS. IT IS FAIR TO SAY EXTERNAL OPINION ON THE PLAUSIBILITY OR OTHERWISE OF “TOUCH ASSISTED” IS FORGED, FOR THE MOST PART, FROM DEMONSTRATIONS THAT DON’T REALLY CUT THE MUSTARD.
What has been clear for some time is that cross-cultural transmission and traditional training interfaces have not operated to underpin the Wing Chun system in the West as a credible device in a post-MMA/UFC world.
With this in mind, the closest individuals have come to presenting Wing Chun as a workable format on a semi to full contact basis, is in taking the standard mix of Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu or Boxing and trying to superimpose Wing Chun principles and concepts over the top to define it as something it is not.
