Testimonials

Simon T

Wing Chun is a simple and effective system for self defense / martial arts. Sifu Jim provides an excellent training environment and practical approach for learning this style of kung fu regardless of your age, physical size, or ability. The other students are friendly and helpful - we're all friends here. Check out Youtube if you're completely unfamiliar with Wing Chun (aka Ving Tsun, Wing Tsun).

Tyler B

After studying Sunny Tang’s Wing Chun, Kung Fu for almost two years now with Sifu Jim Kragtwyk, and the rest of the West Coast Sunny Tang Wing Chun family, I have been given the opportunity and benefit of experiencing many new joys and skills.  Sifu Jim Kragtwyk is an amazing teacher whose unique abilities and understanding of the traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu , should be considered nothing shy then a precious gift, which is offered to anyone lucky enough to train amongst him.  Sifu also ensures an effective and safe learning experience by making sure you understand the reason for what’s being taught to you and correcting flaws as needed.

Wing Chun is a brutally fierce and relentless style of self defence.  Wing Chun doesn’t require big muscles or high flying kicks to get the job done.  Extremely efficient and practical, Wing Chun delivers explosive energy and power, through coordinating the entire body to work in unison with itself through any movement or attack.  Wing Chun does not believe in being mechanical through movement or application.  We learn to block and strike simultaneously, while striving to remain in control of the centerline at all times, we are constantly probing for, and creating openings to deliver a huge array of devastating attacks to our opponents.  We practise diligently through step by step drills which enable us to connect the Wing Chun system into our body memories.  This is so that one day we will be capable of flowing with ease and relaxation around and through our opponents without having to think about what we are doing, no matter the amount energy that our opponents may be launching towards us.

Beyond just learning how to fight, the experience of studying the Wing Chun system is extremely rewarding and fun.  The art of Wing Chun itself seems to attract kind hearted and open minded people, so the atmosphere in our club is always relaxed and comes without judgment on ones race or way of life.  All of our kung fu brothers and sisters at the club want each other to become the best they can be at this stuff, so we work together in drills, helping each other under the guidance of Sifu Jim Kragtwyk to do things the right way and avoid future bad habits.  It has not even been a full two years of training yet for me, and I can already see that the rewards from committing myself to the Sunny Tang Wing Chun Kung Fu system are going to be endless.

I wish for all of you out there who may be thinking of studying this art form, to take that first step and come visit our club.  I can assure you the practice is addicting and the experience is life changing.  Hope to see you at the club!

Michael M

I have studied different forms of martial arts for most of my life, and have a black belt in Shotokan Karate.  Since beginning my practice of Wing Chun at the club, several months ago,  my appreciation of its effectiveness and sophistication has grown tremendously.  The atmosphere at the club as created by Sifu Jim Kragtwyk is relaxed, yet the training is precise and the depth of Wing Chun’s art and sophistication fully explored.

Dan H

I have the privilege to train under Sifu Jim Kragtwyk in Wing Chun Kung Fu.  He is an excellent instructor.  He is very knowledgeable in this martial art, it looks like second-nature to him and he has quite the passion and energy for it.  This only increases my ambition to succeed by listening, watching, learning and practicing under him.  Sifu Jim makes sure you do not just blindly copy a move but understand the details of the move themselves in order to perfect it.  He creates a unique blend of a friendly, relaxed, safe yet hardworking atmosphere.  I'd highly recommend our class to anyone of any age or skill level.