Is Wing Chun a strong martial art? Also was Bruce Lee a bad *** in a REAL fight?

I found a wing chun school in my area and i am going to check it out this week. But it is to my understanding that wing chun was Bruce Lee's base martial art. But what i would like to know is.... was Bruce lee a good fighter in actual combat? Yes I did ask it. I know he was a great fighter in the movies but i have never heard anyone talk about him fight in a real fight. And i know that martial arts depends on the practitioner but is it as its self a practical martial art? thanks in advance.

Is Wing Chun a strong martial art? Also was Bruce Lee a bad *** in a REAL fight?
I've been lucky enough to study Jeet Kune Do since 1978 and have been lucky enough to train under many of Bruce's students and was one of only three UK instructors to be invited by Bruce's widow and students to the first JKD Nucleus event in San Francisco in 1997.





Firstly, on the Wing Chun side. Wing Chun is a superb martial art with lots of self-defence strengths. It is exceedingly practical and is not really a competition style. Rather it emphasises direct attacks in the most economical of ways.





Secondly, Bruce was a superb fighter on the street and within the martial arts. His first and ONLY studied art was Wing Chun and to this end, Bruce said on many occasions his only instructor was Grandmaster Yip Man.





When he moved to the USA, he discovered his art was limited when it came across larger built fighters from other disciplines (such as boxing, wrestling, judo, etc.) so he brought together ideas from Western fencing, boxing and Wing Chun into a base art commonly termed Jun Fan these days. This was the core base for his development of his art Jeet Kune Do. JKD is not a hybrid art or an art which is a 'combination'. It is an art with a structure and rules which allow an individual to adapt the art and its tools to individual needs.





So if you are asking if Wing Chun is a capable self defence art, then yes it is undoubtedly.


Could Bruce fight? Yes he fought in Hong Kong (many gang fights and many club fights) and in the USA (karate exponents, kung fu masters) and on film sets where he was challenged by punks.
Reply:Bruce Lees first art was Wing Chun. After he moved to America however, he started criticizing WC for its unrealistic practices. He switched to a more Boxing and Wrestling approch to things. Judging by your language I assume your still in school Id say try to join the wrestling team if you want to learn how to fight. If your school doesnt have one look for either Judo, Brazillian Jiu-jitsu, Gracie Jiu-Jitsu, Sambo, Boxing, Mauy Thai, or Kickboxing. Hope I helped
Reply:Wing Chun is very effective. The basic principle of Wing Chun is using the most effective path to your target. It uses trapping, straight punches, strikes to the eyes, groin, and face to neutralize an opponent.





There are many schools which teach ineffective Wing Chun but there are some good schools out there.
Reply:I disagree with the other reply. Yes Bruce Lee did study Wing Chun. He studied Wing Chun under one of the best Wing Chun artist Ip Man. After he had to leave China (beat someone up) and he came hear to the USA he observed Boxing, Fencing, Jujitsu, Karate, Taekwondo, and Iscrima He took the parts of each he thought would work best and developed JKD. But what many people do is miss the big picture-JKD is not really an art but a combination of arts. He realized that everybody is different and has different body mechanics. So he taught everybody differently and he constantly evolved this concept. As for Wing Chun-it is a real good art to learn. I studied it for a two years before I got moved by my company. Still use many of the blocks and traps. If the school is good your lucky to have one in your area. As for street fights- Bruce Lee was challenged many times - if you get a chance there is a documentary on A%26amp;E it tells a lot about Bruce Lee and his life and history. Plus you can go to the Bruce Lee Foundation and learn more
Reply:I love how people are giving thumbs down to anyone who says Wing Chun is good, simply because they've never heard the name mentioned on UFC before. So you know, its gotta be bad.





A sad human being you are when your arsenal of martial arts knowledge comes from what you saw on TV, yet you try to pass yourself off as someone who knows what their talking about.





Wing Chun has the same weakness that every other martial art has, it is not complete. Later on you'll need to cross train just like Bruce Lee did. However Wing Chun is an amazing base art. It is one of the most economic and technical striking arts I've ever seen. Bruce Lee, while he was studying Wing Chun under Yip Man, won the Hong Kong boxing championships. He knocked out everyone in the first round except for when he made it into the championship round, where he KO'd the previous 3 time champion in the 3rd round.
Reply:welll.... Mr. T was bruce lee's body guard.... so take that how you will....
Reply:Bruce Lee did not do Wing Chung he did Jun Fan Gung Fu was his base before JKD but Bruce wsa discovered by his fighting ability so yea if u look at his movie biography(played by Jason Scott Lee) he was fighting before he was a superstar





wing ching is very good btw