Budo international Martial Arts Magazine Jul.-Aug. 2014 | Page 83

search for the self-defence
application or combat. This sounds
obvious, doesn’t it? But I must
emphasize this point because, in my
opinion, many branches or schools
are so focused on finding the origin
that they have forgotten that Wing
Tsun is a system of Chinese boxing
that came as a complete fighting style
to defeat the enemy. Forgetting about
this is the same as ignoring the nature
of the system to a extent in which it
becomes something completely
different to the original target. It is not
about being the “best fighter in the
world” or having “the best style in the
world”; it is about rescuing the values
and the knowledge of an ancient art
which, once adapted, can be turned
into a serious fighting system. A
system that allows us to train this
ART methodically and passionately
so we can try to give the best of
ourselves. What are the results of the
battles? This always depends on the
opponent in front of you. But this way
of working, which has already
produced excellent results, was
without a doubt the main reason to
create this association.
These and other issues were
discussed in a small book I wrote for
the magazine Budo International by
way of criticizing WingTsun, which
has been very successful among the
community
of
Wing
Tsun
practitioners. (“High Level". Sifu
Salvador Sanchez. Ed. Budo
International)
After three years of work that have
produced great achievements at an
organizational level (creation of a
Department in the Spanish
Federation of Olympic Fights and
Associated Disciplines, beginning of
formal training in a European

university that grants students with
official credits -University of Alicante, opening of 50 schools in Spain and
some other countries, etc.) some of
our schools proposed that we create
a motto; a slogan that would reflect
the philosophy of Wi ngTsun Europe
and TAOWS Academy. We did not
order it to any marketing or
communication company. Our
instructors and schools were asked
to brainstorm about what the
practice of WingTsun made them feel
in our/their academy. We soon had it:
“Discover your Greatness...”
Find within YOURSELF, by means
of practicing an ancestral art and the
self-discovery that Martial Arts
produces , that unique feeling that
makes you discover step by step
feelings,
understanding
and
knowledge of a and ART that is an
authentic TREASURE of the Oriental
Culture for this generation and for
many others to come.
Finally, I am very grateful for the
great amount of messages of support
received from all over the world. It is
very pleasant to feel the support and
approval of some of the greatest
masters of this art. Our project is also
object of criticism, but we also want
to thank them for they help us to work
harder and better.
I would also like to invite all
followers of WingTsun to get to know
our work and to share experiences in
order to begin the individual search
that will lead each one of us to
discover our greatness. I assure you
that you will be treated in the way that
all Martial Art practitioners deserve:
with RESPECT and HUMILITY.
Take care!