| The Lopez Martial Arts Academy (LMAA) teaches traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu authentically passed down from the Ip Man lineage through the Ip Ching Wing Chun Kung Fu Council (IC-WCKFC) the son of Ip Man. Wing Chun Kung Fu in itself is a complete combat system. It consists of Kuen Fa, Shuai Chiao, and Chin na. Kuen Fa is a striking and kicking art; Shuai Chiao is a wrestling type of art that destroys the persons root and balance; and Chin na contains grabbing techniques and the art of controlling or locking an opponents joints, muscles and tendens. The above three are normally applied together in combat situations. Wing Chun is a close range fighting style that is designed to teach you to stick to your opponent using your hands and legs. This will teach you to feel your opponents body motion and intentions helping you to realize the openings that will be created and letting you take full advantage of them. One of the fundamental principles in Wing Chun is learning how to relying on your sensitivity, rather than sight, when in a close range fight. This makes Wing Chun a very proficient fighting art for protection. Wing Chun is also considered a simultaneous attack and defend, or counter attack system. This is due to strategically placing your hands and angling your body based on the principles of theory, angles, structure and energy taught in Wing Chun. Using the proper training and principles of Wing Chun, along with a persons natural reactions, will provide you with an instinctive, reactive way of protection. This can be refered to as Wu Wei. The system of Wing Chun does not need strength or size and it does not matter if you are male or female. Wing Chun teaches you to feel the opponents intentions and dissapate the energy of your opponent while striking targeted areas. Wing Chun is mainly developed by sensitivity training, which is done mainly with Chi Sao training. Through this, we develop the reflexive arc which instills muscle memory. Using this type of training, along with simplicity, directness, economy of motion and effectiveness, everything will become second nature. LMAA also uses the basic principles of Wing Chun and other various martial arts including, Chin Na, Escima, Muy Thai and Karate to create an effective quick to learn system for individuals who are limited in there time, yet want to learn a method of Self Protection. This system is called Modern American Self Protection System or M.A.S.S Program. This is a program that you can enter for a year and gain self confidence by the continual practice of practical effective self defense techniques based on certain real life senerios. The M.A.S.S Program like Wing Chun also adapts its self defense drills to the individuals abilities and personality. |
| Ip Ga Kuen Athletic Association |
| Wing Chun Kung Fu |
| Lopez Martial Arts Academy of Maryland |
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