I have also always enjoyed tinkering. I used to regularly break things...
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I have also always enjoyed tinkering. I used to regularly break things. I'm big and have a lot of ungainly strength, so to speak. Through training I have become much better at dispensing that force. I can now use it when I need it, but also tinker very carefully. This gives me many more options to create what I have in mind.
If you don't train, you won't progress
When I came to live in The Hague for a while in 2009, I regularly cycled past WuDae. Previously I had always played baseball, but I thought it was time for a new sport, so I decided to sign up for a trial lesson. I knew Kung Fu from movies and I thought it would be fun to learn this too. What immediately appealed to me about Wing Chun is that you are constantly learning something new. The techniques are often simple, but also very effective. Sometimes it takes a while to master a movement, but once the penny drops, a whole new world opens up for you.
Because I moved to Schiedam in 2014, it was no longer possible to combine Wing Chun with my work and the travel time from Schiedam to WuDae. In 2022 I resumed training in Wing Chun at WuDae. I always say, "If you don't train, you won't progress." I would prefer to come and train every day, but that is not possible at the moment because I still live in Schiedam. That's why I go to WuDae every Saturday, that day is sacred to me. My girlfriend and daughter always encourage me to go these days. The Wing Chun training has made me much more aware and calmer, and of course they are happy with that too, haha.
I also feel good about training. I have gotten to know myself better, I have been able to develop new skills and I have become much more flexible. By practicing Wing Chun and the way we interact with each other at WuDae, I have also learned to stand up for myself in a pleasant way.
Soon the last part of a total of four. Read more here: Humans of Wing Chun
