Our new Adam Williss Martial Arts schedule is out. We've broken our classes up into short back- to-back half hour sessions focusing on one particular aspect at a time. Students can pick their classes and come when its most convenient.Specialized ClassesStudents can accentuate areas they want to work based on their martial arts development and specific interests. Its a great new approach to our martial arts classes as each class has an almost self-fulfilling curriculum. The new class structure... Read Full Story
Wing Chun is an excellent martial art. It's theories are pretty much unparalleled when compared to other martial arts. Bruce Lee used Wing Chun as the backbone of his own personal martial art of which he called Jeet Kune Do. However, there is a distinct problem with Wing Chun - most Wing Chun schools lack "dynamic realism" in their training. They don't spar. They don't hit. They don't come out of their comfort zone to test their theories. They don't have enough h... Read Full Story
When San Clemente local, Brittan McPherron, joined Adam Williss Martial Arts San Clemente two years ago to follow in the footsteps of his favorite martial artist, Bruce Lee, and learn the art of Wing Chun, he found an approach to street-fighting radically evolved to be more effective for modern-day street fighting. McPherron, who originally wanted to take Wing Chun and move onto other martial arts became so committed to this unique approach to Wing Chun that he found no need to look into othe... Read Full Story
By Sifu Adam WillissMost martial arts are simply NOT as effective as you may think when it comes to training for real-world combat situations. We debunk some common misconceptions here.Misconception #1The purpose of martial arts should be to build discipline and a great physical fitness enhancing individual strength, flexibility, balance, and cardio-respiratory fitness. Building personal courage, self confidence.We disagree. Although these benefits may come as a by-product of training, the p... Read Full Story
Most martial arts are simply not as effective as you may think when it comes to training for real-world combat situations. We debunk some common misconceptions here.Misconception #1The purpose of martial arts should be to build discipline and a great physical fitness enhancing individual strength, flexibility, balance, and cardio-respiratory fitness. Building personal courage, self confidence.We disagree. Although these benefits may come as a by-product of training, the primary objective of a... Read Full Story
The recent seminar with Sigung Bill Graves was none other than amazing. People do what they're good at. In this case, Sigung Bill Graves does what he's GREAT at. What people don't get it is how exceptional of a martial arts practitioner Sigung Bill Graves is. What's more, he's an outstanding martial arts teacher who just loves sharing. I've met more than my fair share of martial arts people. Some famous, some not so famous. Some Asian, some pretending to be Asian, some not so much. Some with ... Read Full Story
We're proud to be the preferred choice for true martial arts in San Clemente and surrounding south OC cities. As the masses flock to San Clemente martial arts schools that teach things that could very well get you killed in a real-life situation, only the discerning few people involved in martial arts in San Clemente know what to look for in a quality martial arts school. Others follow the mainstream flock of commercialized non-sense or UFC inspired sport-based competition martial arts. True ... Read Full Story
:: By Michael Herrera ::Shocking energy (Jut Lik) is created throughout Wing Chun in techniques such as pak sao, lop sao, gum sao…etc. This form of energy gets its title “shocking” from the resulting posture disturbance created in the opponent as the techniques are being applied. As the opponent’s structure is shocked (attacked) vital targets are exposed. In this sense the application of shocking energy is often used to create right of way before striking the vital tar... Read Full Story
Our own, Kate Fennelly, LAc, during a recent acupuncture session for our group. Kate is a licensed acupuncturist and Chinese doctor of herbal medicine. She offers her services on a periodic basis to our group. Its amazing to "connect the dots" between Chinese medicine and the art of Wing Chun. Its also well known that the legendary Wing Chun practitioner and Chinese doctor, Leung Jan, played a pivotal role in Wing Chun's evolution. The acupuncture sessions simply drive home the fact that Wing... Read Full Story
