Efficient self-defense:
Mastering hand-to-hand combat and mental discipline
Siu Lam Wing Chun, a form of kung fu, places special emphasis on effective self-defense, particularly through close-quarters combat techniques. This martial art uses speed, directness, and the practitioner’s own body structure to generate power, enabling an appropriate response to threats.
The aim is to achieve maximum effect through the skillful use of force.
In the context of self-defense, this means effectively neutralizing attacks and protecting yourself by using the attacker’s movements and strength against him.
Siu Lam Wing Chun also promotes mental discipline and the ability to remain calm and focused under pressure, which is essential for effective self-defense and offers a very good tool for successful self-defense through its directness and the use of adequate reflexes.
Our extensive selection of courses makes it possible to work continuously and specifically on managing certain hazardous situations. This allows participants to address their weaknesses and refine their strengths.
What is important here is that the principles and concepts of Siu Lam Wing Chun form the basis for the approach in all our courses, thus creating a uniform system that is easy to understand and apply.
Criminal Code (StGB) § 32 Self-defense
- Anyone who commits an act that is required in self-defense is not acting unlawfully.
- Self-defense is the defense required to avert a present unlawful attack from oneself or another.
(Source: https://www.gesetze-im-internet.de/stgb/__32.html, June 18, 2024)
Comment: The word "necessary" in point (2) means that proportionality is required in self-defense. Siu Lam Wing Chun provides all the means necessary to act proportionately in situations of self-defense. Martial artists and combat sports athletes, in particular, run the risk of going too far due to their training experience. Sometimes, promotional videos from certain martial arts and combat sports schools showcase excessive violence in an effort to attract potential members. We distance ourselves from this. Siu Lam Wing Chun emphasizes effectiveness and proportionality.
