Short WingTczun article from the combat sports magazine Ring Sports from December 2001, about 25 years ago. Regarding WT, it is still about ending a fight as quickly as possible.

From September 1994 to July 2000, Kung Fu classes were taught in Enschede/Twente under the name “WingTsun.” In July 2000, the name was changed to “WingTczun” for legal reasons.

WingTczun (EWO Ezcrima WingTczun Org.)

WingTczun is a system that primarily utilizes attacks with the hands/arms, elbows, knees, and lower kicks. Ground fighting and high kicks are virtually non-existent. However, training does focus on so-called anti-ground fighting. The WingTczun style, which is practiced at Edgar Zimmermann’s school, has no competitive element whatsoever. It is purely aimed at eliminating one or more opponents as quickly as possible. Taking out opponents is accomplished with an abundance of techniques, several of which are extremely effective. One of these techniques is the so-called chain punch. As the name suggests, this technique involves unleashing a rain of blows on the opponent at a very high tempo. Moreover, these blows land with tremendous force, leaving the opponent completely disoriented.

Zimmermann is aware of the fact that the (Wing Chun) system is shrouded in mystery. Stories about rivalry with other styles, who is the best, who does the real thing, etc., are to blame for this and certainly do not benefit the popularity of the system. Zimmermann wants to dispel this fog by promoting the system among martial arts enthusiasts in the Netherlands.

Zimmermann founded his own organization (EWO Ezcrima WingTczun Org.) in August 2000 and starts a WT retraining course for teachers of other styles in early 2002. These teachers can then teach EWO WingTczun alongside their own style.

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