How to Check if the Mainstream Wing Chun is a Pseudo Martial Art
There are many mainstream Wing Chun guys who know that their Wing Chun isn't working, so what they do is that they try to use kickboxing/boxing footwork, boxing techniques and other techniques from other martial arts to cover their flaws. If their mainstream Wing Chun is unscientific, will it help if they mix other stuff? If Tan, Pak, Bong, etc. are unscientific, will it solve their technical errors if they add boxing footwork or Muay Thai kicks? Of course not! Most of the time they are using techniques from other martial arts yet they still claim that their mainstream Wing Chun is workable. So how do you test it? 1) Isolate the techniques of the mainstream Wing Chun - tell the mainstream Wing Chun guys that they can't use techniques from other martial arts. You are going to hit them randomly. 2) Make them use only their mainstream techniques to spar. For instance, their Tan, Pak, sensitivity, etc. 3) Hit them randomly and see if their mainstream Wing Chun techniques could...