What do you martial artists think?

http://www.wingchunassoc.com/





Do you think this would be a McDojo?





For my previous answerers in my previous questions, thanks for ur answers and i will take into consideration to check the place out. But from what i hear, most wing chun schools now 'a days want your money and they don't make you work effectively. What is your opinion on this school from the site? remember most schools that have the GREAT instructors are small private schools so they can concentrate more, this seems like it. It isn't over confident, it doesn't look attractive, which is good and bad, BUT it shows their lineage of people who passed it down from from hong kong to hawaii to california, and they have a big list of instructors, and if there are a lot of certified instructors it means it's probably a good school, right?





what questions do you recommend i ask there? Like i said before in my last 2 questions, my karate school is closing down and this is gonna have a big effect on the something i love to do, MA

What do you martial artists think?
It's nice when a school can post lineage. But how do you know if all those pictures are accurate and real? Could be someone's cousins, neighbors, etc. In my opinion, lineage is not as important as effectiveness.





Can the teachers teach? Does what they are teaching ",make sense"?





I'd suggest trying to talk to students at the place, and see what they think. If they would sign up again, or go somewhere else if they had the choice.
Reply:think of it like a job interview for a job you want. be polite,


and be upfront with your goals as a martial artist. and as always, dont make a commitment deal that involves rank. besides rank doesnt mean as much as confidence in technique.


good luck
Reply:This a great School, do you know Sifu Vasquez? Where do you live?





LR


http://www.pacificwingchunassociation.co...
Reply:The best thing you can do to decide whether or not this school is a McDojo is to observe a class or two. See whether the instructor knows what s/he is talking about, and whether there is a difference between how beginner students perform and advanced students. Don't judge the school based on what the stereotype is.


I belong to a bigger martial arts company, one that has been referred to as a McDojo, and I have to say that I've heard of some schools like that within the company. The particular dojo I attend, however, is taught very much like a smaller private school, as you said. I like that there is a lineage, so you always know that this stuff wasn't made up by some guy 20 years ago because martial arts were popular and he needed the money, but created over the years by people who knew what they were doing.
Reply:What is with the random pictures of kittens and dolled up women? lol.
Reply:A couple of things that I noticed about it was that is very cultural and the huge number of pictures of various things shows I think its broad spectrum of people that are involved with it or train in it. This is not bad if you want and like that sort of thing and this school can probably expose you to some good instructors in that art from various places. Not everyone is attracted to all that and they chose to fore-go it for something more direct, like MMA, kickboxing, etc. I think you should ask questions along the lines of where your interests are at with respect to advancement and promotions, self-defense, competing (if wanting to compete), fighting, etc. Schools, arts, and instructors like this one not everyone respects but that usually is out of ignorance or just a general lack of interest and appreciation for that art and what it encompasses.