Our Focus is Different from Other Schools

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

Most people living in relatively peaceful modern societies move through their days in a haze of passivity, assuming the worst that will happen to them is a missed deadline, a parking ticket, or an argument with a loved one. A survival mindset rejects the lure of passivity and instead prepares for a range of undesirable possibilities. It begins with a multiple pronged strategy of awareness and response to crises of all kinds, composed of situational awareness, personal and cultural awareness, active threat reduction techniques, and the adoption of an proactive…and not reactive…mindset. – Clint Emerson

We are the original Duncan Leung Wing Chun School in Alabama. Our Wing Chun is not for sport; it is a science in using crippling forces to end fights fast by hitting quickest where it hurts the most. It is bound by no rules and trains for such situations. Don’t be fooled though, we place great value on longevity of life and peaceful living.

We also offer instruction in other arts that are not for sport. All arts taught here are based on no rules and no holds barred situations and seek to end fights fast. The other arts we offer include the following: the rare Filipino stick and knife art of SEAMOK-ILUSTRISIMO Kali, or Combat Aiki-Jiujitsu (the original art where Aikido and Jiujitsu come from) and Jeet Kune Do or JKD (Bruce Lee’s Fighting Methods).

If you are interested in what we offer 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 method. 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 skills no matter what culture.

There are many throughout history, where sons and daughters were taught the nastiest and most efficient methods early in their training so they could defend their selves, homes, and other family members. Life was far from easy during most of human history. Invaders 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 any fighting art. The ultimate purpose or goal for the family was self-preservation/survival. 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. Several 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 arts were lacking in this modern era. 

Why weapons-based fighting methods?Throughout time those who sought efficient means to end life threatening conflicts understood that weapons give distinct advantages to smaller, younger and weaker individuals at ending threats to the home and family. Force multipliers allow weaker individuals to overcome stronger adversaries. They give one an edge or advantage because they do not require strength or uncommon skill.

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 do not “dress up” what we teach with philosophy or theoretical material that can be found in many schools. We know and understand our students are serious about having the necessary skills not the trappings of status and trophies.

*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.

Translated Wing Chun means “Humming a tune in Spring.” We want our student to feel this way no matter the situation.

-Jeffrey Anderson, Ph.D. Ma. D. Sc.

Owner of A3 Tactical, Law Enforcement Officer, Defensive Tactics Instructor, Combat Trainer to USMC in Iraq and Afghanistan, Combat Veteran, Executive Protection Specialist

 

“…The military teaches you values like integrity, honor, respect, courage, etc. These are things that Sifu Carroll has. Upon meeting him and his students, I was very impressed with his skills and that of his students.” (read more on references page)

-Miguel Quijano, Muay Thai Champion (3 times in Thailand),

 (Click Here to read more testimonials on the References and Testimonials page)

 

contact us @ 256-679-7839. or email alwingchun@gmail.com 

*We reserve the right to choose our students.