Wing chun training around the GTA?

[crysissniper]

I've been wanting to learn wing chun for the longest time now but finding a good gym I don't know where to start.

I heard that sunny tang in Scarborough isn't as great as it should be. Any recommendations from any Wing chun trainees here?

[Ottomaddox]

http://www.gocontinental.com/photos2/wangchung2a.jpg

C'mon, I can't be the only one that misread the title...

[Takami]

I've been wanting to learn wing chun for the longest time now but finding a good gym I don't know where to start.

I heard that sunny tang in Scarborough isn't as great as it should be. Any recommendations from any Wing chun trainees here?

You are correct. A lot of these big martial arts schools/clubs/dojos are only big because they accept students liberally and they don't give their students a hard time. Most of these schools teach the moves but not the discipline. Although I am not going to criticize any of these schools, the schools which I saw lacking discipline, their senior members are jokes.

I'm going to say that the best way to find a martial arts place is from friends who you share the attitude with. Highly disciplined schools might not fit well with everyone either. The sifu can discipline you verbally if you don't perform, to a point that can make a grown men cry. They are good at this and they have been through the same torture.

[gamer123]

check out christian wushu fellowship, a friend has been learning wingchun there for a while. they also have wushu and taichi

http://www.christian.wushu.com/

[rockinthesuburbs]

http://www.gocontinental.com/photos2/wangchung2a.jpg

C'mon, I can't be the only one that misread the title...

nice try, cracka.

[eshchan]

I've been wanting to learn wing chun for the longest time now but finding a good gym I don't know where to start.

I heard that sunny tang in Scarborough isn't as great as it should be. Any recommendations from any Wing chun trainees here?

Here's first lesson: spelling is important as it defines which branch you are in: Wing Tsun is from Leung Ting branch and Wing Chun is from Yiu Kai branch (Ving Tsu is another branch which I am not familar)

In general, they are different from and philosophy so I can't say which one is better. Just make sure you stick to the spelling of branch you choose are you are going to get it.

[danfromwaterloo]

Jiu Jitsu FTW!

[obernewtyn]

check out christian wushu fellowship, a friend has been learning wingchun there for a while. they also have wushu and taichi

http://www.christian.wushu.com/

This is the place to learn Wing Chun. Nelson Chan is the Sifu. My friend trains there as well.

[topspd]

Sorry this is a little late, I just happened to run across this thread..

First, romanized spelling of the two chinese characters that mean 'eternal springtime' does not necessarily define the type of teaching or branch of instructor. Wing Chun is most commonly used for most branches, while Ving Tsun is used by several and Wing Tsun less so, but lots of other variations exist.

Fortunately for someone interested in wing chun (I'll use this common spelling to refer to this martial art generally), there are several lineages of instructors available.

You'll have to take a look at the different clubs and see which one you think fits with your schedule, your interests (some offer other martial arts as well as wing chun may not be for you), your perception of the instructors skill and the instructors teaching style.

On the topic of discipline, my personal belief is that an instructor should never belittle a student. Wing chun as a principle based system, probably more than most other styles, is about personal growth and introspection. If you cannot generate your own discipline, then you will not advance, or you will advance at a much slower rate. A wing chun instructor is more of a guide that shows you the path, but you are the one who must walk it to gain understanding. This is why most wing chun instructors prefer taking students who are older than their teens.

Some of the schools I've found are below, anyone please add more if you know of them (you can easily find the links with a little google search, though some may not have websites you should still find a yellow pages link);

Ip Man lineage;

Sunny Tang (Sunny Tang martial arts centre); early Moy Yat lineage (though part of the Ip Man era in HK)
Roy D. Anthony (Centreline martial arts academy); Sunny Tang lineage (but he has now incorporated many other lineages)
Nelson Chan (Canadian Ving Tsun fellowship), Moy Yat lineage
Sonny Le (Canada Shaolin), Ho Kam Ming lineage
Lawrence Leung (Lawrence Leung academy of wing chun); Wong Shun Leung lineage
Trent Haggard (Danforth wing chun); Dr. Khoe < Wang Kiu lineage
Carson Lau (IWTA - toronto); Leung Ting lineage
Ryan Kennedy (Toronto wing chun academy); Phillip Redmond < William Cheung lineage

Yuen Kay Shan lineage;

Philip Chiang (guang zhou wing chun kuen academy); Lee Chi Yiu < Sum Nung lineage