Flow State Wing Chun is a traditional Kung Fu school run by Eddy Harrison-Lee, a Wing Chun practitioner since 1998 and teacher since 2002. Our mission is to pass on the teachings of Chu Shong Tin, one of Ip Man’s most senior students, in the hope that anyone, regardless of age, size, physical ability or athleticism can learn to protect themselves while also improving their confidence and overall sense of wellbeing.
When practiced correctly, Wing Chun allows practitioners to generate tremendous power. As the only martial art created by a woman, Wing Chun assumes the opponent will be bigger and stronger and therefore seeks to level the playing field through its unique approach to power generation and self-defence. Rather than relying on brute strength to generate or neutralise force, Wing Chun uses gravity and the movement and rotation of ones centre of mass, allowing us to effectively “land” our mass on the target. Combined with its simple, practical and efficient techniques, this gives even the slightest person the ability to protect themselves.
Developing this unique ability requires a very particular mental and physical condition involving superior focus, balance and coordination which is achieved through traditional Kung Fu practices. Most important of which is an embodied mindfulness practice designed to produce the necessary state of consciousness (“Flow”) allowing us to move in this way. Interestingly, in addition to producing a tangible and measurable output (moving with overwhelming power) learning to consciously trigger this mental state allows one to access this peak performance mindset in any pursuit. Time spent in Flow is now also recognised as a key measure of general wellbeing, performance and satisfaction.
As an educator for over 20 years, Eddy (who is also a facilitator, executive coach and volunteer ethics teacher) uses humour, storytelling and scientific evidence to bring this fascinating art to life in a fun, friendly and engaging way. Similarly, depending on their goals, students are able to choose how high or low impact they wish their training to be, making this approach suitable to anyone.
While most begin this practice due to an insecurity about conflict or violence, once overcome this is quickly overshadowed by the wellbeing and peak performance aspects.
Get in touch for a free one-on-one trial lesson or come along to Chi Sau Club for group classes where Eddy is also Chief Instructor.