Art of WingTsun

Great school for WingTsun, general self defense and for enabling you to honor fitness resolutions. Classes three times a week for flat monthly fee drill the basics whilst enhancing skills. Interesting style and my mind is exercised as well as my body with clear explanations and demonstrations on what to do (and what not to do & why).
Pro: — Fun style, easy to locate & park, realistic fight scenarios practiced, knowledgeable instructors who customize how they teach according to how you learn, friendly classmates.
Con: — SIx months into training here I don’t have any negatives to type
I recommend The Art of WingTsun for anyone from 14yrs+ to 70+

I wrote this review for the previous incarnation of this school, Studio WingTsun. Since the name for the business has now changed, I’m transferring my review to under the new school.
I am so glad I found this WingTsun school after my relocation from New York City. I had missed training WingTsun greatly and this is just the perfect place to train and develop your skills under very experienced and friendly instructors.
WingTsun is an awesome form of martial arts that really speaks to me as a woman and as a person who really just want something simple with which to protect myself should the occasion come up. I don’t have to remember a million things (although after training the muscles will take over and just react on their own), but just the notion that I have to go forward and to hit with intention. If you are truly trying to learn a martial art for practical purposes, then WingTsun is definitely your choice.
The school itself is pretty easy to get to from the freeway. What I like the most are the people. Who you train with really makes a huge difference in how quickly and efficiently you learn. If you ever have questions, no matter what level student you are, you could just ask one of the senior students and they’re only too happy to share what they know. The atmosphere is always very pleasant and the training vigorous (really, sometimes we end class collapsed on the floor but always really happy with what we just learned).
I think the combination of factors really makes this school an ideal choice for people who want to train WingTsun and those who want to give it a try. What’re you waiting for?!

NAME CHANGE: This school is now ‘Art of Wing Tsun’,

For some reason I thought I found this place on Unilocal… I guess I did it the old fashion way — a Google search.
I came here for a free instructional section in self-​defense. If you sign up for a free VIP section, you are get 1 hour personal instruction. One of the students who has been going for a few years taught me the basics of the art. It was quite fun and tiring. I enjoy punching and shoving! However, I’m not sure if I would actually use a lot of the moves when in a panic situation even with a lot of practice. I think I would revert to eye gauging (Kill Bill style) or scratching.
My personal instruction was taught in a small room while a regular class of 4 people and 2 instructors took place. There as enough room for everyone.
The instructors were really nice. However, I was definitely pressured at the end to sign up and pay right away for a year or 6-​month membership. According to the website, I’m supposed to be entitled «free 30 Days of intensive kung fu training.» So I’m not sure what’s up with that… Regardless, I might go back though since it is a good work out.

I don’t think there’s much I can say about Studio WingTsun (formerly Silicon Valley WingTsun) that Christian didn’t already say in his review here. The instructors are top-​notch and the training environment is nothing but friendly and supportive, which is why I commute in from Foster City for classes.
As for a review of WingTsun itself, I’ll parrot shamelessly from my own review of City WingTsun in New York, where I trained before I moved to California: WingTsun students range from big to small, college students to folks in their 50s, 60s, and beyond, all training and learning together. And unlike other styles that may get watered down in order to make them more accessible to all age and skill levels, what you’ll learn here is the real deal. WingTsun is no-​nonsense self-​defense, and the instructors here won’t take up your time and money having you do repetitive strength exercises or elaborate forms in a corner for the first three months (though there will be forms to learn, for those who are into that kind of thing). You’ll hit the ground running learning real, practical self-​defense applications from day 1, and keep going from there.
Anyone in the area who is looking to learn a martial art should definitely put Studio WingTsun at the top of their list of places to go.

I didn’t want anything fancy or complicated. I also wasn’t looking for anything that focuses on a sporting type fight. I’ve learned the hard way that a real fight out in the real world is anything but fancy or pretty, and there are no rules that apply except to stay alive. This stuff is simple, straight forward, and to the point.
Other things I like about it: you don’t need to be big and strong, it’s a really fun class made up of men and women, works the body and mind, and the instructors are really cool and teach really good.