Women

THE BIGGEST mistake any woman can make is taking their personal safety for granted. But everyone does it.
You are slightly sozzled from a night drinking with friends and you bravely shrug off their offers to walk you home. Without a thought in your head you find yourself saying ”it’s not far, I’ll be fine. I’ll text you when I’m in”
And despite not being able to guarantee the last two, off you trundle.
Wing Chun was developed by a female monk in China about 3-400 years ago. Being developed by a woman and not focussing on strength, makes Wing Chun an ideal system for women to practice and master. The style can be adapted to a person, of any size as it does not utilise force against force.

Most women wish to be empowered with the ability to take care of and look after themselves. Most women will claim that they can “take care of themselves”, however, the hospitals, refuge centres and cemeteries are full of the people who have claimed the same phrase!
Now, this might sound close to the bone, but facts are facts.
Probably the single biggest threat to a woman is a man! Statistics gathered state that 1 in 4 women will suffer sexual or domestic violence at some point in their life (whether regularly or a one off). However, it is widely believed that the figure is closer to 3 out of 4, as most cases are not reported.
That, is a scary statistic!
Part of the reason why most wish to study Wing Chun is to gain confidence and self defence skills.
The idea of an all female training environment will naturally appeal to those who are more comfortable in that situation. However, from a self-defence viewpoint, this is questionable. Practise and envisaging a situation mentally help you react if the reality happens. Whilst you can never fully prepare for an attack mentally or emotionally, you can train your response mechanism to react without thinking. Your mind will relate to your training situation and draw comparisons. Without training with a man, the differences in strength, weight, height and feel cannot be appreciated and the woman will not be used to responding to him, which is important in reality. Whilst all female classes will have their place, it is worth considering that training with men allows women to gain confidence in their technique and affords greater understanding in a self-defence scenario.