Mano a Mano

Mindful Wing Chun

The Chu Shong Tin method of Wing Chun as taught by Sifu Nima King

"Kaizen. This is a Japanese word to express the continuous process of improvement. 
Although not Chinese (I am sure there is an expression for it in any language) this was one of the first things I learned from my Wing Tsun Sifu in Germany. After doing some martial sports like boxing and Karate in my childhood I was introduced to Wing Tsun (no matter what spelling) about 10 years ago. 
I felt the fire immediately and stopped nearly every other free time activity just doing Wing Tsun and Kali (Filipino martial arts). My goal from then on was to get a very deep knowledge of movement, concepts and fighting applications, training with several martial arts experts of different styles. 
 Since our style is 100% external the internal side of it was completely non-existent to me.
 
 This all changed when I first came to Hong Kong in 2016 and met Sifu Nima King for a full time 2-weeks training of about 80 hours. At first I planned to visit several schools to get to know different lineages. This changed after my first training session with Mindful Wing Chun. I was impressed by the deep knowledge of Sifu Nima about his lineage style and the teachings of Chu Shong Ting. 
He has brought a new universe of thoughts, ideas and movements. Not only his personality but also his teaching concepts have been a true benefit not only for my martial arts career but also for my life. One quick example. Doing full contact sparring for many years I suffered in late 2016 a serious injury at the cervical spine including an operation. 
I could rapidly recover from that following Sifu Nima’s teachings of awareness and uprightness. My posture and awareness increased dramatically in my opinion. Another thing I would like to share is the power generation I was able to feel from Sifu Nima. 

During a session Sifu Nima asked me to show me a inch punch which I thought I was quite good at. Compared to what I felt when his punch piercing through a thick pad entering my chest, my punch was nothing. 
Power generation is crucial for any fight. Sifu Nima's teachings are generating this power so effortless and efficient you wouldn't believe it without feeling it! Another highlight for me is, there are no secrets, Sifu Nima is sharing his knowledge to improve every students skill. 
From that day on I try to enhance my martial art skills by incorporating as many ideas Nima is sharing as possible. I return to Hong Kong on a regular basis to continue my training at Mindful Wing Chun and Sifu Nima King. Also not being in Hong Kong we are in good contact and he is always helping me out with any questions I ask. 
If in Hong Kong you can feel the proof by yourself, the expertise of him and his whole team." 

Along with his Wing Chun teaching, I am also a Kali Instructor based on the Inosanto Blend System