Wing Chun Training- Is There an Ideal Time to Start?
A lot of people I meet interested in wing chun training or any martial arts or even on taking a class. However the number one thing that holds them back is that they think its too late, they say to themselves “I’m too old, I don’t want to make a fool of myself etc….
This is quite common and one of the reasons that hold people back from learning or expanding into the martial arts.i thought I was too old at 22, then i discoverd my instructor started wing chun at 31 and he has become world class. It was only until later that I found out that after spending many years of doing various martial arts it was only when he was in his early thirties that he started wing chun and devoted all his training around the art.
Soon he was training full time and dedicated his life to becoming an instructor and delve even deeper to become a very knowledgeable practitioner of Chinese medicine. All beginning with the basics of wing chun training
Looking back and I remember the classes had a wide range of ages. From guys in their late teems/early 20’s to guys in their 30’s 40’s even 50’s just starting out, trying to figure out the wing chun dummy.(causing grief for all ages).
I suppose the beauty of wing chun is that it does not require any special skill prowess. You don’t need to be able to do the splits and flying through the air landing an axe kick You are very much grounded-literally.The techniqies are easy to learn and low impact.Wing chun training will help with flexibility, weight loss and confidence.Alot of people start wing chun for fitness. Students see it as a fun way to get fit.