Author: Sifu Bobby

My name is Robert Bartkowski. I'm just a regular dude who has been studying martial arts since 1994, and has been training exclusively in Wong Shun Leung Ving Tsun since 2002. Among other rankings I hold an Instructor’s certificate in the Wong Shun Leung system of Ving Tsun from the Ng Family Chinese Martial Arts Association headquartered in Chicago’s Chinatown. I'm a Charter Member of the Traditional Chinese Martial Arts Coalition of Chicago and a member of the Carolinas Association of Chinese Martial Arts. I founded the 820Express Ving Tsun Martial Science Club (820XVT) in 2012 to further propagate the WSL system of Ving Tsun as passed to me by my Sifu Philip Ng. I conduct private and semi-private training by appointment. My purpose and mission is to constantly functionalize, refine and improve my skills in Wing Chun as a system of combat for personal protection as well as to aid others to do the same, for in doing so we all grow and the art of Wing Chun perpetuates in an honest and practical manner.

ALL SALES FINAL! Training Secrets to More Effective Chi Sau, Sparring and Self-Defense

chi sau, self defense
Just a little reminder: there are no “fakes” or “feints” in Wing Chun.  Either you are “selling” your opponent on why your attack will hit him or he is “selling” you on why it won’t. We stay the course in Wing Chun-and that’s how we get shit done.

I was watching one one of my favorite movies the other night, Boiler Room.

Having zero to do with martial arts or fighting, it tells the story of a persuasive young entrepreneur named Seth who drops out of college and begins running a casino out of his house.  In an effort to please his father, a respected Circuit Court Judge with whom he has a strained relationship already, Seth shuts his casino down and begins working at an investment firm named J.T. Marlin.  After an uber-aggressive interview by Ben Affleck (doing his best Alec Baldwin from Glengarry Glen Ross) and surrounded in a culture of pure excess and greed, he soon becomes a standout broker, closing sales and rapidly rising up the ranks.

The problem?  J.T. Marlin is a “chop shop” brokerage firm; a front designed to screw people out of their money by using hard-line and very aggressive sales while simultaneously probing for weaknesses and signs of hesitation.

As I watched this for the 982nd time I couldn’t help but be reminded of the similarities between this movie and our end goal of Wing Chun fighting skill both in chi sau and self defense.  In both cases, Continue reading

How to Instantly DOUBLE Your Wing Chun Training Today

technique
Applying Wing Chun against a fully padded and non-cooperative opponent in a real-world scenario boils down to one thing: FUNCTIONALIZATION.

Anyone who has become proficient at a certain skill, be it playing a musical instrument, perfecting a tennis serve or swinging a baseball bat, knows that repetition is the mother of skill. That is undeniably true, however, there is a world of difference between practicing the skill and pulling it off in a pressure scenario.

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Be Your Own GURU: One Simple Change To Make Wing Chun Training Twice As Efficient and Practical

mentality, mindset
The only thing that separates success from failure in defending oneself is the ability to take ACTION and apply the knowledge that is in your head.

Internet entrepreneur and social media phenomenon Gary Vaynerchuk consistently calls the majority of people who listen to his podcasts, read his books and follow him on social media “students,” not “entrepreneurs.”

Why does he say that?  Because they read, plan, strategize, journal, make dream boards, order another book, listen to 7 more CDs, write their 10 year goal list and read some more…but do not GET GOING.  They do not ACT.

A survey was done that found out 90% of folks who invest in a self-help product such as a book or CD set never even begin using it, and of the 10% who do start, 90% of them never finish reading or listening to it!  Whats’ more, out of the 10% who do finish the book or CD set, 90% of them do not implement what they have learned into their lives.  Once they have the course or book in their hands or on their shelves, this is where most people stop.

Makes no sense, right?  Wrong. Continue reading

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