My Wing Chun

12/03/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘅𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗪𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗵𝘂𝗻: 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗙𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴

In my school of Wing Chun, one thing I always emphasize is the importance of staying relaxed and calm during practice and in combat. It’s not just about fighting—it's about personal growth and development. The martial arts path, especially in Wing Chun, is not only a way of defending yourself, but a way of defending your inner peace.
I believe that you can stay calm, relaxed, and composed, even in the most intense situations. This isn’t just about a physical state, but about cultivating a sense of inner peace. It’s about who you are inside, and how martial arts help you shape and develop that inner strength.
When we talk about defense, it’s important to understand that this doesn’t mean passivity. In fact, Wing Chun may seem visually aggressive, but this is only on the surface. In reality, it’s always intellectual, always human. The aggression you see is just the outward form, used when absolutely necessary. It’s a controlled response, not a mindless reaction.
Some may wonder how it’s possible to practice martial arts with a sense of peace and calmness. The answer lies in creativity. Wing Chun is about creating something—building your responses, developing your technique, and continuously evolving. When you practice, you don’t just react; you think, adapt, and create.
At the heart of my school’s mission is to show that martial arts can be practiced with intelligence, creativity, and peace. We don't fight with aggression alone; we fight with our minds, our hearts, and our peace of mind. This approach leads to a beautiful, intelligent, and effective practice that you’ll want to return to every day.
So, whether you're defending yourself or your loved ones, remember: it's about staying in control. With Wing Chun, you learn to face the world not with brute force, but with creativity, intelligence, and an inner calm that brings you power.

10/09/2025

Having a great time in Haifa. Hope to return to Israel next year. Stay tuned for my updates. If you have any questions, please let me know.

25/08/2025

30/07/2025

𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 "𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬" 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬
There are actually two different things people call simultaneous attack and defense:
1. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 + 𝐀𝐠𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥: One hand does control while the other hand does what looks like an attack but is actually aggressive control. To observers, this appears like simultaneous control and attack, but both actions are actually controlling movements. This is difficult but possible.
2. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐥 + 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐏𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐡: One hand controls while the other delivers a real knockout punch - something truly destructive that can knock someone out or cause significant structural damage. This is impossible to do simultaneously.

25/07/2025

𝐖𝐡𝐲 '𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬' 𝐈𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬: 𝐑𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐧'𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐛𝐚𝐭 𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰.

One of Wing Chun's most celebrated principles is "simultaneous attack and defense." You'll hear it in almost every Wing Chun school, often presented as the art's defining characteristic - the ability to defend and attack at exactly the same moment.
When I started training, this concept fascinated me. It sounded so efficient, so superior to other martial arts that seemed to alternate between blocking and striking. But as I developed my understanding and tested these ideas in practice, I discovered something important: trying to do attack and defense truly simultaneously actually ruins the system.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭
It's easy to understand why this principle sounds so attractive. The idea that you can defend yourself while simultaneously launching your own attack seems like the ultimate efficiency. Why waste time on separate defensive and offensive actions when you could do both at once?
Many schools build elaborate techniques around this concept, showing students how to block with one hand while punching with the other, or how to deflect an attack while striking along the same motion. On the surface, it looks impressive and logical.

𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐀𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠
Here's what I discovered through years of training and experimentation: trying to execute true simultaneous attack and defense makes everything unnecessarily complicated.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐎𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞𝐦
Wing Chun is already a complex system with many elements. That's exactly why we need to optimize the foundation. We want a streamlined base without too many competing elements because we simply don't have the time or resources to practice every technique on the planet millions of times.
The solution is to develop a solid base that you repeat until it becomes completely automatic - something you know by heart. Then you can add additional techniques on top of this foundation. But the base itself must be simple enough to become truly instinctive.
When you try to make simultaneous actions part of this base, you're adding unnecessary complexity to something that needs to be automatic.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲
When you practice slowly, anything seems possible. At very slow speeds, any technique will appear to work. But when you increase the speed to realistic levels, you quickly discover what's actually applicable and what isn't.
The timing required for true simultaneous actions becomes extremely difficult under real-world conditions. Your opponent isn't cooperating - they're jumping around, feinting, throwing false attacks, and creating chaos. Finding the exact moment when you can execute two precise actions simultaneously becomes nearly impossible.

20/07/2025

𝐌𝐲 𝐖𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐡𝐮𝐧. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐡𝐚 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭

When I think about the ideal community, I'm reminded of the Buddhist concept of Sangha - a community of practitioners supporting each other's growth and development. I'm not trying to convert anyone to Buddhism, but I want my school to embody that same spirit of mutual support and shared commitment to improvement.
In our Sangha, people are open with each other, communicating honestly and helping each other overcome obstacles. We celebrate each other's progress and offer support during difficult periods. Everyone contributes to everyone else's development.
This creates an environment where individual excellence and community support reinforce each other, rather than competing.

30/12/2022

My former school was in Saint Petersburg. Looking forward to finding new students in Israel.

02/12/2022

My favorite movies

- The Raid 1,2 (Starring: Iko Uwais and Yayan Ruhian)
- Karate kid 1,2,3 (1984-1989)
- Cobra kai
- Ip man 1 part
- Baramui Fighter / Fighter in the Wind
- Shi Fu/The Master (2015)
- Road house (1989)
- Point Break (1991)
- True Legend (2010)
- No retreat, no surrender (1986)
- Kiss of the Dragon (Jet Li)
- Unleashed / Danny the Dog (Jet Li)
- Fearless (Jet Li)
- Death Wish (Stars: Charles Bronson)
- The Crow (Brandon Li)
- Enter the Dragon (Bruce Li)

12/10/2021

My wing chun and capoeira

17/12/2020

Here you can see one of my videos where I tried to explain one of aspects of "my" wing chun. I know that there are many schools of wing chun and not all of them go the right way as it seems to me.

17/12/2020

This is not a record, but it shows the power of non gloves punches.