The Wing Chun Compendium, Volume One

At more than 500 pages, with a generous number of clear, black and white photographs, this beautifully bound hardcover from Blue Snake Books is all you could ask from a Wing Chun manual. Author Sifu Wayne Belonoha presents the material in an engaging and simple manner, giving a detailed but straightforward overview of techniques, drills and forms. He delves into the philosophy behind the art, such as how Chinese ideas like Five Phase theory apply to Wing Chun, as well as considering wider topics such as fitness and nutrition. There is even an exploration of pressure points grouped by organ channel. All in all, a great read and excellent reference for anyone receiving instruction in Wing Chun. The accompanying second volume looks at wooden dummy and weapons forms, and delves a little deeper into theory and philosophy. Of less practical use to the beginner, it still makes for an absorbing read.

Just what I wanted excellent

The best book on Wing Chun that I have found so far by a long shot. So much information explained so simply that even a beginner like me can understand, I definitely recommend this over all of the other Wing Chun books out there. The only downside that I can see is that the book is quite big and so it will be a little difficult to carry it around with you without a sizeable bag

i just begin reading, but i think it is exactly what you need to be introduced correctly to the art of wing chun, detailed and well written do not expect to master martial art just by reading but it will help any practitioner and, why not, bring others to enter a wing chun course.

Extremely helpful, well written and very well presented book. I highly recommend this book to any student of Wing Chun. I also recommend Wayne Belonoha's videos, available online. I attend classes a few times a week, but his video and book (I know there is another volume but I'm nowhere near that advanced yet!) really help and supplement my learning.

A very good overview of Wing Chun, and certainly one of the better books available. The three forms are clearly presented and accompanied by some excellent advice by someone with a clear understanding of teaching martial arts. Along with the forms, there are some very interesting sections on the philosophy behind the art. My one quibble is the section on acupuncture with doesn't quite seem to fit with the rest of the book.

This is the Best Wing Chun book I've found and I did a lot of research. It is very easy to read with good explanations of the forms.

wonderfull

Excelente libro viene muy cuidado y completo

El primer libro por si solo cubre las tres formas de mano, ejercicios(Drills), muchísimas recomendaciones sobre la forma correcta de entender el wing chun, ejercicios de chi sau, etc. El formato es de muy buena calidad, un verdadero lujo. Tengo otros, como los de leung ting y ya solo con este cubres casi todos los publicados por el pero de una sola vez.

In diesem Buch wird neben den Techniken und Übungen, welche den Großteil dieses mehr als 500-seitigen Werkes ausmachen und durch zahlreiche Bilder veranschaulicht werden, auch ausführlich auf das ebenso wichtige "Drumherum" eingegangen. Im "Theorie" Kapitel werden z.B. die philosophischen Askpekte, Yin & Yang, Qi, die 5 Elemente, Trainingmethoden, Strategien usw. behandelt. Desweiteren werden häufig gestellte Fragen beantwortet. Weitere Schwerpunkte sind die "Druckpunkte" (in der chinesischen Medizin), welche man sich im Kampf zu Nutze machen kann, und der Themenkomplex "Gesundheit & Fitness". Zum Schluß gibt es eine Übersetzung der kantonesischen Begriffe bzw. Namen der Techniken, die im Buch verwendet werden. Mir persönlich gefällt vor allem der theoretische Teil sehr gut, da es nicht so erscheint, als ob der Author versucht sein Wissen, Verständnis und Sicht der Dinge dem Leser "aufzuzwingen". Im Gegenteil viel mehr möchte der Author dem Leser dieses mitgeben, so dass dieser seinen eigenen Weg und Balance finden kann. Fazit: (IMHO) Alles in allem ein sehr gutes Buch, das definitiv sein Geld wert ist. Sehr empfehlenswert für alle Wing Chun Interessierten und auch die Jenigen, die diese Kampfkunst bereits praktizieren.

O livro traz a história e as técnicas do Wing Chun! O mais completo que já vi, somando os dois volumes. Excelentes!!

Que dire de plus, ce livre est une référence, dans un anglais facile à comprendre, et un style fluide qui nous change des livres techniques habituels.