Who We Are & What We Do

We are a Veteran Owned and Run business, established in 2006, that offers training in practical, No BS, no nonsense fighting and self-defense methods that work.

We are the original school for Duncan Leung Wing Chun in Alabama. Our knowledge base in Wing Chun comes from multiple SiFus/ Masters/ Instructors in this Family Style of Wing Chun. We also offer instruction in the Filipino stick and knife art of SEAMOK-ILUSTRISIMO Escrima, Combat Aiki-Jiujitsu (the original art where Aikido and Jiujitsu come from) and Jeet Kune Do (Bruce Lee’s Fighting Methods). Set up an appointment for a complimentary class with us to see how we are different from other schools. Call 256-679-7839

We guarantee that you will not find a more qualified school in the area.

At the Wing Chun Boxing Academy, we teach our students using the Family Style or Village Style. What does that mean? We teach those who are accepted here, what we teach our family members to protect themselves. This is the time-honored way of teaching martial or fighting arts no matter what culture.

There are examples of this throughout history. Where sons and daughters were taught the nastiest and most efficient methods early in their training so they could defend their homes, families and the few material possessions the family needed. Life was far from easy during most of human history. Pirates and bandits plagued the coasts and villages. Village warfare was commonplace because many invaders sought fertile lands and resources and would use violence to attain these necessities. During such difficult times, families had to develop skills and fighting methods to protect themselves. They adopted or picked up efficient methods from members who served in the military or from encounters and alliances with other groups as they travelled and experienced new ways of accomplishing their ultimate purpose in developing a fighting art. The ultimate purpose or goal for the family was self-preservation. These methods and tactics were typically not taught outside the home or the family network.

We recently grew tired of the commercial mindset and all that that entails. A few years ago, we went back to the family model and training methods that have historically produced some of the most effective fighters because of what they were training to protect, and it was what we felt current martial or fighting arts were lacking in this modern era.

Why weapons-based fighting methods? Well throughout time those who sought efficient means to end life threatening conflicts understood that weapons gave distinct advantages to smaller, younger and weaker individuals at ending threats to the home and family. Force multipliers allowed weaker individuals to overcome stronger adversaries.

Empty Hand Methods were developed to allow one to get to a weapon, improvised or not and then with weapon in hand, end the threat. From the weapons methods, the empty hand techniques became methods that sought to harm weaker areas of the body such as throat or groin.

In this spirit, we have returned to the root ideas of the martial or fighting arts. Some have called what we do here “Old School”, “Dirty Fighting”, “Dirty Boxing” or “Gutter Fighting”. We have even had others  call us disrespectful because we do not teach philosophy or theoretical material that can be found in many schools or other areas of life. Others can train as they wish because ultimately it is their life they are training to protect. We see our approach as the most traditional and practical because example after example proved our conclusions to be correct. We looked at many individuals such as Leung Jan and what conclusions he arrived at as he retired to his home village as well as Filipino family systems that were used to protect their villages from multiple invasions and WWII methods of William E. Fairbairn that was a synthesis of Chinese Kung Fu and Japanese Jujitsu that he learned and used to protect himself and others as a police officer in a crime ridden Shanghai, China. They all sought simplicity, practicality and ultimately effectiveness. These things became their legacy and traditions. None of them wanted to waste time, energy or lives in fights using techniques that were not effective, efficient and universal in their transferability from weapon skills to empty hand skills or vice versa.

We have returned to the original purpose and mode of transmission of the martial or fighting arts through the in-home family style. We do not believe the martial or fighting arts should consume your life. They should enrich it and your relationships by promoting responsibility, honesty, integrity, helpfulness, respect for yourself and others, self-discipline and the protection of family and life in general.

—Classes are taught in a small group to maximize learning for each student. —

If you are interested in training with us, call 256-679-7839. or email us at alwingchun@gmail.com 

What students and professionals say about instruction here:

“You are real and that is what makes everything you teach so valuable. You have made it possible for me to go out without fear. It means so much to me. Thank you!”

                             -Gina 

*We reserve the right to choose our students. 

” The Cowards never started. The Weak could not finish. The Unfit could not stay.”-Texas Proverb

Written by Dustan Carroll (copyright 2019 all rights reserved. No part can be used without written permission of the author)