Can Wing Chun Work Against Bigger Opponents? | Sifu Francis Fong

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  • @BetterMonsters
    @BetterMonsters Рік тому +67

    I am so appreciative that Sifu Francis is willing to share his knowledge here and that Kevin facilitates that. Really feels like something special to learn from someone with so much experience

  • @JoelEZ1
    @JoelEZ1 Рік тому +126

    Sifu Francis's face is pure love and happiness when Kevin figures out the concept on only the 2nd try. Very quick learner and a blessing.

    • @KevinLeeVlog
      @KevinLeeVlog  Рік тому +15

      Sifu is such an amazing teacher!

    • @franklaferriere5754
      @franklaferriere5754 Рік тому +1

      @@KevinLeeVlog Would love to take some lessons not only from Sifu Francis, but you also. But you live too far away from me to walk to you Kevin... I do not drive lol

    • @fanismoschovitis6664
      @fanismoschovitis6664 Рік тому +1

      oh yeah

    • @Inatightpinch
      @Inatightpinch 9 місяців тому

      ​@@KevinLeeVlog how do you train with Francis Fong online?love his skills and super interested to put in time to learn.

    • @travisk4215
      @travisk4215 3 місяці тому

      @KevinLeeVlog - agreed. I have so much love and respect for this guy and I just found him and you yesterday. You’re a good dude yourself, Kevin. Glad I found your channel.

  • @cokrowinoto
    @cokrowinoto 5 місяців тому +7

    Amazing video. Sifu Francis is simply an encyclopedia in wing chun and he makes it so fun in training. Loves to see Sifu Kevin get more out of him for us to appreciate wing chun better. Great work.

  • @garyfujinami9911
    @garyfujinami9911 Рік тому +18

    Sifu's understanding is mind boggling. And you, Sifu Kevin are amazing in your own right!

  • @TheDentist27
    @TheDentist27 Рік тому +91

    I used to laugh at these videos. I thought they were BS. Then I started training judo and jiu jitsu and realized the hand fighting is what sets up the attack. Came back to this and holy shit... it's the same for striking. Wing Chun is like the deep study of engagement for all martial arts.

    • @vinzbert4
      @vinzbert4 Рік тому +2

      What do you train at the moment?

    • @TheDentist27
      @TheDentist27 Рік тому

      @@vinzbert4 jiu jitsu

    • @yeahdaegzzzzz9831
      @yeahdaegzzzzz9831 Рік тому +3

      Deep study of patty cake

    • @muhammadali3155
      @muhammadali3155 11 місяців тому +4

      Some martial arts are good for competition which are set under certain rules ... But some are better in real life situations

    • @matreyia
      @matreyia 11 місяців тому

      @@yeahdaegzzzzz9831 - Do you understand the purpose of Chi Sau? It appears that you think it is actual fighting. Folks like you are a dime a dozen, ignorant and arrogant...it is laughable.

  • @anonperson3972
    @anonperson3972 Рік тому +21

    As a bigger guy (granted with a background in wing chun and other Chinese martial arts), I found that using my reach in striking and superior strength in grappling is a good tactic for more skilled hand fighters.

  • @redrenegade7724
    @redrenegade7724 Рік тому +13

    As a 6'7" dai si hing, I am constantly being asked by my sidi how to fight against taller opponents. Thank you Kevin and Fong Sifu.

    • @baconghoti
      @baconghoti 11 місяців тому

      What is pressing in my mind at the moment is - how to fight best against shorter opponents?

  • @nickc6882
    @nickc6882 6 місяців тому +3

    6:30 The facial expressions and reaction of the tall guy tells you this works. He is clearly experienced, proficient and much bigger, but every time he laughs you know, he knows, he just got caught.

  • @EVEROSFP1
    @EVEROSFP1 Рік тому +3

    I love how you love practice and learn always positive and happy. Personally i love TKD but i respect and admire all the MA styles. Your channel is a joy to watch. Greetings from Greece.

  • @drcolorado2025
    @drcolorado2025 4 місяці тому +1

    It's so true... a highly skilled WC combatant will block and strike so quickly it's almost impossible to get the advantage in the first moment of a face to face fight. Size against that WC practitioner makes little difference. I'm 215, 5' 10" and a Judo/Jujitsu student of many years... the few WC guys I've trained with (all advanced and guests in our dojo) never get to a point where my size and strength give me the advantage. Before I can set up a throw or takedown I'm feeling the strike before I can see or react to it... it's spooky when your WC opponent is ultra experienced... and you have great respect for their effectiveness very, very quickly.

  • @monroec.hatcherjr.8233
    @monroec.hatcherjr.8233 11 місяців тому +1

    Sifu Francis Fong is the real thing...every time I DOUBT THE EFFECTIVENESS OG WING CHUN, I SEE HIM ON MR LEE'S CHANNEL AND I'M A BELIEVER.

  • @WingTsunWTAC
    @WingTsunWTAC Рік тому +1

    it's a pleasure to see Sifu Wong. We clearly see in this video that the most important thing is not the movements, but the structure of the body and working with pressure. Thanks for sharing. the WTACPARIS team.

  • @andrewanastasovski1609
    @andrewanastasovski1609 Рік тому +9

    I like the attention to body mechanics in your martial art. Good video.

    • @KevinLeeVlog
      @KevinLeeVlog  Рік тому

      💯💯💯 thank you!

    • @nickc6882
      @nickc6882 6 місяців тому

      Literally fight science. Very clever.

  • @loneronin6813
    @loneronin6813 7 місяців тому

    I've been getting into Wing Chun more lately due to not being able to practice other martial arts I'm more accustomed to due to disabilities getting worse (I walk with a cane and have back, hip, and shoulder pain constantly even though I'm 31 and it's been a problem since my early 20's) So far your videos on the subject have been super helpful! I'm a bigger guy in height and I have broad shoulders but being 6ft. 3in. tall and broad shouldered I'm also not very strong and I only weigh 190 pounds so I'm a bean pole.
    So far I've found the upper body strikes and the grappling most applicable but due to my legs not being the sturdiest, I tend to avoid too many low kicks outside of a couple of basic ones and some sweeps that I like to use for takedowns. Your videos have really opened my eyes and made Wing Chun very viable for me despite my failing body and my limitations, so I just wanted to say thank you so much for all your work and what it has done for me.

  • @dirtpoorchris
    @dirtpoorchris Рік тому +12

    Its dirty but another trick you can do to help control tall people is step on their foot as you strike them so they stumble or fall. Be careful using this with friends if they fall and you keep your foot on their foot it may break their ankle! ALOT of people leave their lead leg way out and its super easy to simply step on their foot and keep your foot on their foot and trap them.

    • @Hidegety1
      @Hidegety1 Рік тому +4

      Refreshingly simple idea. I used to do swordfighting and some schools have had lead leg stabs as standard. Especially italian.

  • @MrMagnificent1ne
    @MrMagnificent1ne 7 місяців тому +4

    Most ppl think WC is BS until that first lop sau and heel palm to the chin

  • @natethegreat2310
    @natethegreat2310 Рік тому +3

    Wow! Amazing video! I genuinely laughed out loud watching how everything all came together. Thanks for sharing!

  • @Sifujonrister
    @Sifujonrister 11 місяців тому +1

    Wow this is an amazing lesson with sifu Fong . My goodness what we wouldnt have given to see this in the old days . Thank yku for this brother !!! Everyone seeing this should donate $$ love you

  • @philliploco5037
    @philliploco5037 Рік тому +3

    I think both Kevin Lee & Francis Fong are amazing instructors , I hope one day I get to meet them both and learn some Wing Chun.

  • @macmacdonald4996
    @macmacdonald4996 Рік тому +3

    OUTSTANDING lesson as always !! Plz keep up the great work. LOVE how y'all teach . Peace n God Bless

  • @aequitasification
    @aequitasification Рік тому +4

    This is next level stuff. Wish there was somewhere nearby to train this.

  • @Larsbor
    @Larsbor Рік тому +3

    😮😊 this is amazing … could you make a follow up where you dissimate it a bit (it went a bit fast)… maybe with a connection to the forms …. I would love to see more of this theme.. where there is defence against the straigh hit, hook and kick (against a big attacker/oppponent) . This is brilliant .

  • @benmoore6327
    @benmoore6327 Рік тому +4

    Drinking my coffee to get ready for my WC class at 0900. Perfect timing.

  • @jeffbourgeois3971
    @jeffbourgeois3971 Рік тому +3

    Excellent demonstration!

  • @myvt5360
    @myvt5360 Рік тому +2

    I love watching your videos purely on you being a true martial artist. You are a good man.

  • @mr.nerdrage7568
    @mr.nerdrage7568 Рік тому +2

    This was very insightful, thanks for sharing it

  • @antarshakti3093
    @antarshakti3093 11 місяців тому +5

    People will understand the real power of Wing Chun when they actually experience it in live practice. Many people underestimate the efficiency of a dynamic martial arts like Wing Chun because they don't see any aggression in a Wing Chun practitioner in videos. But Wing Chun is a soft yet most powerful and effective combat system and science.

    • @N8ive49er
      @N8ive49er 5 місяців тому

      It's also very situational...Wing Chun isn't designed to fight a boxer or someone that would utilize space and distance. It was developed (said to have been done so by women) to deal with close quarters situations where space and movement is limited between both you and your opponent.

  • @stephensmith4666
    @stephensmith4666 Рік тому +5

    Kevin,Sifu is a genius! He has forgotten more wing chun than I could ever hope to learn lol. You are the luckiest man in the world Kevin! Be well my friend......Stephen

  • @nathanconstantino7441
    @nathanconstantino7441 Рік тому +2

    I love this videos, helps me a lot in my kung fu trainings

  • @drakiras
    @drakiras Рік тому +2

    I would love to see a reverse of this video. As a tall-ish guy, it would be very interesting to see how Sifu would recommend avoiding a shorter partner/opponent bringing me into their range using these techniques.

  • @damonandrews5981
    @damonandrews5981 Рік тому +1

    Thank you. This is really great stuff. I never understood these concepts before. So well explained!

  • @DarkCrusader157
    @DarkCrusader157 Рік тому +1

    Very insightful look into what you guys do. Thanks for sharing Kevin 😎🙏🏾

  • @ronfortin3796
    @ronfortin3796 Рік тому +3

    This is gold! Thanks for sharing!

  • @darrellsimon9458
    @darrellsimon9458 5 місяців тому +1

    when the self appointed experts on social media decided wingChunners cannot fight... someone forgot to send the memo to men like Sifu Francis! 😆

  • @GlenSmall-n6f
    @GlenSmall-n6f Рік тому +2

    Kevin Lee thank you for your talents in Marital Arts and your willingness to teach these techniques to someone who knows nothing about Wing Chun. Do you give On- line lessons if so what is your Web-site and cost. Thank you!!

  • @franklaferriere5754
    @franklaferriere5754 Рік тому +2

    I am 5'3" and have to agree with all the Sifu has taught and can state with experience...it works.

    • @KevinLeeVlog
      @KevinLeeVlog  Рік тому +1

      💯💯🔥🔥🔥

    • @garyfujinami9911
      @garyfujinami9911 Рік тому +1

      Me too (5'3") 60 year martial artist. It's all about getting past his hands. Between that and feet I call it chopping down the tree.

    • @franklaferriere5754
      @franklaferriere5754 Рік тому

      @@garyfujinami9911 I have one favorite punch. Almost no person, no matter the size, can stand it. I've taken down huge guys as a bouncer with it. The liver punch.

    • @franklaferriere5754
      @franklaferriere5754 Рік тому

      @@garyfujinami9911 I'm 63. Been studying and practicing martial arts starting at 13. People who meet me, cannot believe it when I say my age, I guess I could pass for a 40 yr old.
      Martial arts, long distance backpacking, nature photography keeps me real young lol.

  • @1stHalf
    @1stHalf Рік тому +1

    Congrats on getting a sponsor! Well deserved!

  • @vitkovitsmate7281
    @vitkovitsmate7281 18 днів тому

    This is exactly what my master taught me. I believe this elbox technique comes from Wong Shung Leung's lineage, could be wrong though.

  • @MikeS24-v4s
    @MikeS24-v4s Рік тому +1

    That was some great gems of knowledge there!

  • @jasonkeaton5140
    @jasonkeaton5140 6 місяців тому

    Sifu fong is amazing
    What a great teacher!

  • @dma-rising8876
    @dma-rising8876 Рік тому

    Keep these tips coming! Us short kings need to know what works best!

  • @gmee123
    @gmee123 Рік тому +3

    Great exercise for the tall person as well.

  • @MikeRepluk
    @MikeRepluk 6 місяців тому +1

    Yeah if you think you will stand head on with a larger opponent you have another thing coming. It's better to move to the blind side to avoid the other arm and leg

  • @martialgeeks
    @martialgeeks Рік тому +8

    Wing chun's so underrated, I have a question, do you think that wing chun works best when you have a person cornered or against the cage, to me that's where most of the theory snaps to place and makes sooo much sense, thank you regardless🔥

    • @เด็กพเนจร-ฝ4ษ
      @เด็กพเนจร-ฝ4ษ Рік тому +3

      it works in the closed guard

    • @mocktheweekfan92
      @mocktheweekfan92 Рік тому +2

      cages might work with a back up art like bjj but if you get a guy in a corner and linit the movement he can do it can work as long as you train for it, i find blending it with a more agressive grappling style like bjj hand fighting is a good start

    • @KevinLeeVlog
      @KevinLeeVlog  Рік тому +3

      Yes, I believe Wing Chun works the best when your partner is immobilized!

    • @martialgeeks
      @martialgeeks Рік тому

      @@KevinLeeVlog 🔥🥊

    • @เด็กพเนจร-ฝ4ษ
      @เด็กพเนจร-ฝ4ษ Рік тому +5

      @@KevinLeeVlog Bruce Lee himself said that wing chun works in cramped spaces like in Hong Kong lol. Have you seen some of those shared apartment buildings?

  • @andreonofre2625
    @andreonofre2625 Рік тому +2

    Amazing teaching!

  • @A-bomb94
    @A-bomb94 Рік тому

    Keep up with spreading the hand-fighting knowledge kevin

  • @andrewbidwell6421
    @andrewbidwell6421 9 місяців тому

    Can I just say that I love that his ad was for a massage chair. I feel like all the martial art channels I see are advertising like survival or tactical gear. I don’t think I’ll ever use a MRE, but a massage chair? That’s a buy 😂

  • @BMO_Creative
    @BMO_Creative Рік тому +4

    Sifu Fong is AMAZING! Now you're gonna have some more tricks next time you spar Varga! LOL

    • @KevinLeeVlog
      @KevinLeeVlog  Рік тому +1

      Hahaha, Varga is so good! But I am down to spar with him again!

    • @BMO_Creative
      @BMO_Creative Рік тому

      Yeah man! You held your own against him no matter how hard he went in! You did SO WELL against a world-class fighter man! It was incredible! i know he was impressed too otherwise he would have went easy on ya! LOL

  • @edisonlu9070
    @edisonlu9070 Рік тому +2

    Brilliant Brilliant Brilliant!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @Hapkido_Time
    @Hapkido_Time Рік тому +1

    Dude this is so good!

  • @markamaro8957
    @markamaro8957 8 місяців тому +1

    Kevin, does this work against a conventional boxer not using wing-chin

  • @dlhatch8
    @dlhatch8 Рік тому +2

    This is GREAT!!
    Lynda will love you for this! Now she will beat my long arms even more!! (help)

  • @mishy3862
    @mishy3862 Рік тому +1

    How long have you been training? If you don't mind my asking.

  • @NewWorldMMA1
    @NewWorldMMA1 Рік тому +1

    Such a great principle 💯

  • @johnmachner6450
    @johnmachner6450 Рік тому +1

    Thanks Kevin that was Soo cool .I'm 5ft 3 I need help lol

  • @denislemelin7653
    @denislemelin7653 Рік тому +1

    Great stuff !

  • @Razorbat777
    @Razorbat777 8 днів тому

    I absolutely love your sifu.

  • @ljankok
    @ljankok 20 днів тому

    Interesting.. what if the opponent is not rolling but hitting right away? I realise this is conceptual.. it is just that I can not make a mental representation of this being applied against a boxer or someone coming in with punches.

  • @SlowDeath1993
    @SlowDeath1993 Рік тому

    Very lucky to be with Sifu there

  • @josephfroton2339
    @josephfroton2339 Рік тому +1

    Beautiful!

  • @Verdeoxid
    @Verdeoxid Рік тому +1

    Thank you Sifu ✨

    • @KevinLeeVlog
      @KevinLeeVlog  Рік тому +1

      🔥🔥🔥🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

  • @ijazahmed3600
    @ijazahmed3600 6 місяців тому

    This teacher is very intelligent

  • @danzeta7
    @danzeta7 Рік тому

    Excelent Sifu !!!

  • @AnibalosbaldoOrtegamendez
    @AnibalosbaldoOrtegamendez Рік тому +1

    Está muy buena la enceñanza

  • @ericchildress3139
    @ericchildress3139 Рік тому +1

    💥Excellent🕺Instruction💥

  • @Lukenosis
    @Lukenosis Рік тому

    Useful Kev

  • @NCBotany
    @NCBotany Рік тому

    Kevin's lethal looking palm strikes scare me 😮😂😅

  • @TheMalice254
    @TheMalice254 Рік тому

    Amazing how can one come train with you guys

  • @aunglinlin4235
    @aunglinlin4235 Рік тому

    Thank you

  • @jamesfurness5355
    @jamesfurness5355 5 місяців тому

    Great video...👏especially for a shorty like me😂

  • @dmcgwhisper5945
    @dmcgwhisper5945 Рік тому

    Excellent!

  • @jamesfurness5355
    @jamesfurness5355 7 місяців тому

    Amazing...👏👏👏👏

  • @JohnSmith-qy3nv
    @JohnSmith-qy3nv 8 місяців тому

    I really would like to know whether the sensitivity method (Chi-sao) works when the opponent has heavy clothes on.

  • @richardbarton6146
    @richardbarton6146 Рік тому +2

    wing chun is the "beginning of the fight" you need to have ruthless follow up to stop a Big Man, or it will just piss him off and he will smash you. what if he is a good BJJ man or a wrestler?

    • @KevinLeeVlog
      @KevinLeeVlog  Рік тому +1

      That’s why you gotta train in different arts! 🙏🏼

    • @richardbarton6146
      @richardbarton6146 Рік тому

      @@KevinLeeVlog I have a concealed weapon permit. Its called "Gunfu"!

    • @bagastian3125
      @bagastian3125 Рік тому

      ​@@richardbarton6146in Asia, most country don't allow you to have a gun

  • @seric4546
    @seric4546 10 місяців тому +1

    I thought the whole point was dealing with a larger stronger opponent.

  • @edwhlam
    @edwhlam Рік тому

    Nice video, but it’s hard to see what Sifu is doing with his elbows from a side shot. Perhaps there is an excuse to buy a camera drone, for overhead shots? :)

  • @davidweinstein4583
    @davidweinstein4583 Рік тому

    Where is this!?

  • @johnnymism
    @johnnymism Рік тому

    Kevin anything will work against a larger, complying, non-resisting opponent as in this video, its just theoretical . Would the sifu test himself on camera against the opposite? If not why not? I think you know.

  • @bradmartin1967
    @bradmartin1967 11 місяців тому

    Francis needs to see his Si Hing Kwok Ying Wah. His chi sau is week!

  • @aunglin1509
    @aunglin1509 Рік тому

    Very very nice

  • @notusingmyname4791
    @notusingmyname4791 9 місяців тому

    .... so... how do we use wing chun against a smaller opponent?

  • @jessemelan9173
    @jessemelan9173 9 місяців тому

    Look up wrestling hand fighting to see how someone would appropriately react to this, not complying with the movements of the person using the technique.

  • @Liaon690304
    @Liaon690304 11 місяців тому

    control the opponent with elbow stength

  • @kevinhammond2187
    @kevinhammond2187 Рік тому

    With real Wing Chun power, yes. Also..

  • @The5thBranch
    @The5thBranch 11 місяців тому

    Wing chun was developed by monks for women monks. It is about tactical movements to deflect and redirect kinetic force. It is not designed to impart power or defeat your opponent. In my opinion it is great for setting yourself up for the second response which is to utilize some other form of attack, which can be a martial art or use of a weapon. Wing chun looks like it’s for attacking only when a man employs it. Wing chun alone will get the shit kicked out of you.

  • @heliopijpe
    @heliopijpe Рік тому

    Beautiful intelligence

  • @jcmultimedia4072
    @jcmultimedia4072 Рік тому

    ❤❤❤❤❤wing chun

  • @THMILLER
    @THMILLER Рік тому

    The answer is no.
    As a former soldier i can tell you that if you try that with someone skilled in military hand to hand combat like Krav Maga it will not end well.

  • @billmurray7676
    @billmurray7676 Рік тому +2

    Demonstration subjects are trying to be helpful to the sifu and that's great. But I assure you, dear students, when you're pretending that you're losing balance every time your sifu moves a pinkie for example, you're actually not helpful at all, it looks stupid and fake. Especially that dumb trample thing. Nobody actually does that in reality, and at best you're showing that haven't even learned basic balance and basic relaxation in your classes.
    I know where this is coming from, it's a common tactic employed by fake martial arts masters, especially in arts like tai chi and aikido that sometimes like to pretend that they use supernatural forces. But Francis Fong doesn't need fakery, he doesn't need you to try to make him look good because he's the real deal by himself. Just be natural, please.

  • @muteehall
    @muteehall Рік тому

    Wow somebody showing real wing Chun…my Sifu will not let us show the actual concept online…

  • @SixFive8
    @SixFive8 Рік тому

    Sugar Sean Sullivan would destroy both of them. It would be an embarrassment to Sifu. I picked Seam because their weight would be comparable but puck any jiu-jitsu trained fighters and Whang Chung would be no more!

  • @kamyapinus
    @kamyapinus Рік тому

    But in fact, your oponent dont follow your hand, you see in mma, wingchun almost not functioning

  • @dirtpoorchris
    @dirtpoorchris Рік тому

    Reminds me of like a flowing Mantis instead of a grabbing Mantis.

  • @p2w383
    @p2w383 Рік тому

    Everybody is talking about how to fight taller oppenents but no ones about how to fight smaller opponents🤔

  • @bubblegum2445
    @bubblegum2445 7 місяців тому

    wew... kevin's good but master francis made him look like it's his first time with wing chun lol

  • @maxnguyen6736
    @maxnguyen6736 Рік тому +1

    Wing chun vs only Wing chun haha

    • @redrenegade7724
      @redrenegade7724 Рік тому

      There are other videos for the kind of content you are looking for, my friend.

    • @maxnguyen6736
      @maxnguyen6736 Рік тому

      @@redrenegade7724 but how do you feel about Wing chun vs another?

  • @PhamVans
    @PhamVans 6 місяців тому

    I think grapplers could learn a lot from some wing chun sparring.

  • @BatTuThanQuyen
    @BatTuThanQuyen Рік тому

    Sifu Francis Fong You Should Try Your Hands With John Lineker's "Hands of Stone" Who will be knocked out? ua-cam.com/users/shortsf94NfrsSq54
    ,

  • @ericpacurari6779
    @ericpacurari6779 Рік тому

    Sifu Fong is the GOAT 💯💯💯🤙🙂

  • @olympicsportsrule
    @olympicsportsrule 5 місяців тому

    Mr. Lee you have done so many videos with this guy. You haven’t learned his name yet sir.