The other thing to remember is not to take everything you're taught at face value. Learning is done from three perspectives, (1) behavioral, (2) cognitive, and (3) social.
In a nutshell, behavioral learning is operant conditioning. If in participating in WC you find your needs are met and it gives you a sense of satisfaction, continuing to train is the obvious answer. If by training in WC you end with negative consquences, the natural response would be not to train in it any longer. This answer isn't always black and white because of the fact that different teachers have varying levels of efficacy in their pedagogical model.
Cognitively, you've realized through logical thought and reasoning that there's something missing in the equation. That you're not getting realistic results because frankly, no one there trains in a manner which gives them honest feedback. That's why you see unproven techniques being used against things like a single or double leg takedown. I guarantee you, a gwan sau will not work to stop someone's shoot. But again you knew this already...
From a social perspective, your cognitive ideas have been reinforced through the many you tube videos of terrible iterations of wing chun, people who can't fight, people who perform terribly in the actual APPLICATION of wing chun. Your very own class's experience with actual fighting or even sparring. What are the best people doing to get better? That's what you should be looking at. Style aside...what METHOD of training provides the greatest results?
In a nutshell, behavioral learning is operant conditioning. If in participating in WC you find your needs are met and it gives you a sense of satisfaction, continuing to train is the obvious answer. If by training in WC you end with negative consquences, the natural response would be not to train in it any longer. This answer isn't always black and white because of the fact that different teachers have varying levels of efficacy in their pedagogical model.
Cognitively, you've realized through logical thought and reasoning that there's something missing in the equation. That you're not getting realistic results because frankly, no one there trains in a manner which gives them honest feedback. That's why you see unproven techniques being used against things like a single or double leg takedown. I guarantee you, a gwan sau will not work to stop someone's shoot. But again you knew this already...
From a social perspective, your cognitive ideas have been reinforced through the many you tube videos of terrible iterations of wing chun, people who can't fight, people who perform terribly in the actual APPLICATION of wing chun. Your very own class's experience with actual fighting or even sparring. What are the best people doing to get better? That's what you should be looking at. Style aside...what METHOD of training provides the greatest results?
