Wing Chun is designed for realistic self-defense. Wing Chun’s purpose, concepts and goals are specific and often times do not translate well into sports competition. Wing Chun is not a sport. Wing Chun is simple, direct and practical self-defense. In fact, it can be argued that Wing Chun ends a weaponless attack more quickly than any other martial art. Wing Chun is best suited for a random violent attack on the street without weapons. By bring Wing Chun into MMA, the art must change, and in essence, potentially lose its overall focus on street self-defense. Because when it comes to Wing Chun, offense is the best defense.Ĭons – Wing Chun is a combat art with no rules and was never designed for competition. The art is about attacking at every opportunity. Wing Chun always comes back to the concepts of controlling space, moving as efficient as possible and direct action.

Pros – Wing Chun can make your moves more simple, more direct and more efficient. The million dollar question…does Wing Chun belong in MMA?īefore we get to that, let’s first take a look at the pros and cons…

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