WingTsun was built around a single problem: what do you do when the other person is bigger and stronger? That is not a niche question here. It is the question the entire art exists to answer.
There is no separate women's class at the moment. You would train in the regular adult program — Thursday and Friday evenings, Saturday mornings, at the Don Nash Community Center in South Shore.
Start with the $10 introductory course. If you would rather begin one-to-one before joining a group, private training is available and plenty of people start that way.
We are open to starting one. If a women's-only session is what would get you through the door — or you have a group of friends who would come together — call (872) 348-2444 and say so. Enough interest and it happens.
Most martial arts work well when you are the bigger, faster, more athletic person. That is a real limitation, and it is rarely said out loud.
WingTsun starts from the opposite assumption. Every principle in it — structure, angle, yielding, the centerline — exists because the person using it may be giving away height, reach and weight. You are not learning a scaled-down version of something designed for someone else. You are learning the thing itself, built for exactly this.
Blocking hard, bracing, pushing back. It is the instinctive answer, and it hands the outcome to whoever is heavier and stronger. That is a contest you did not choose and may not win.
An angle does the work instead. The force keeps going, just no longer into you — and the person who threw it is now off balance and out of position. This is what the whole system is built around.
Nobody honest will tell you that a class makes you safe. Training improves your odds, your awareness and your options — and being able to keep your head is worth more than any single technique. But it is not a guarantee, and any instructor who promises you one is selling something. We would rather you hear that from us now than believe otherwise later.
Training that only imagines a stranger in a dark car park misses most of what people actually deal with. The awareness, boundary-setting and close-range work here are not built around a single dramatic scenario — they are built around being able to hold a position, physically and otherwise, and to leave.
You do not need to explain why you are here. Come and train.
“I hired Shifu Willis to give a self-defense demonstration for a Domestic Violence Organization and I have been intrigued and he has captured my interest ever since. Shifu Willis is a very passionate and motivating teacher. Taking this class was one of the best decisions that I have made both physically and mentally.”
Shifu Willis has delivered self-defense demonstrations for community organisations, including a domestic violence organisation. If you work with a group — a shelter, a workplace, a church, a community centre or a school — a session can be built around what your people actually need rather than a generic syllabus.
Call (872) 348-2444 to talk it through.
No. WingTsun is built on structure and angle rather than strength, which is the reason it suits people who are not the biggest person in the room. Conditioning comes out of the training itself.
Not at the moment, and we are open to starting one. Women currently train in the regular adult program on Thursday and Friday evenings and Saturday mornings. If a women's-only session is what you would prefer, call (872) 348-2444 and tell us — enough interest and we will run it. Private one-to-one training is available in the meantime.
No. Most people arrive with no experience at all. Nobody spars you on your first class, and you are taught at the pace of a first-timer.
Yes. Shifu Willis has delivered self-defense demonstrations for community organisations, including a domestic violence organisation. Call (872) 348-2444 to discuss a session for your group.
The $10 introductory course. Come in, train, see the room and the instruction, and decide afterwards. There is no monthly commitment attached to it.
Come train, see the room and the instruction for yourself, then decide. No monthly commitment attached to the introductory course.