Wing Chun is a practical martial art, a unique combat science and a creative body-mind training system.
Rai Swift Wing Chun Academy offers expert tuition and specialist classes in this awesome martial art from our studio in Manchester.
Wing Chun originated in China and has evolved, adapted and changed as it has been passed down from teacher to student over the years. However, the core principles - the concepts - of directness, practicality and efficiency remain the same.
Our teacher - Rai Swift - has been taught by some of the best Wing Chun coaches in the world. His training in Wing Chun has spanned 5 decades and encompassed the best lineages. He has taught in Ireland, South Korea, China and Manchester.
As a result of training, research and testing, we have refined and streamlined traditional versions of this famous martial art into a real world combat system for the 21st Century.
Our Wing Chun draws on the best traditional lineages, including:
Wong Shun Leung - Ip Man’s best student and the “King of talking hands”. Wong Shun Leung refined the “science of close range combat” and took Wing Chun to the next level. Our teacher has trained with several of Wong Shun Leung’s best students.
Joseph Cheng - the first person to teach Wing Chun openly in Europe, and one time coach to the British Karate Team and the Saudi Royal Family.
and the Ip Brothers - Ip Man’s sons.
Our Wing Chun lineage is impeccable - in terms of training and exposure, we are second to none. Our teacher has had access to the best Wing Chun men on the planet who have openly shared their Wing Chun with him.
However, whilst our Wing Chun lineage is outstanding, we don’t hide behind the word “lineage.”
Our Wing Chun skill - our true lineage - speaks for itself. To train with us is to be a Wing Chun insider and embark on a journey to mastery.
Our training consists of:
Forms: reference guides, internal alchemy and structures of the system. The three hand forms, the wooden dummy form and weapons forms provide movement templates and develop different powers, co-ordination and excellent health.
Chi sao: 2 person drills that develop the ability to apply the concepts of directness and efficiency. Chi sao is a unique training method to Wing Chun that teaches us to absorb, borrow and redirect force, and improves co-ordination and timing.
Conditioning: strengthening and toughening the anatomical tools to weaponise the body.