Wing Chun for seniors

The Tao Chan Wing Chun organization also offers senior Tao Chan Wing Chun in their schools. However, the question that often arises is: what is a senior? There are seniors, who are still physically active at the age of 90 and have no desire to be with their peers, such as the grandfather of Venerable Chi Sim, who at the age of 91 declined an invitation to a retreat for the elderly with the words, "Why should I go there? There are only old people." and there are seniors, who are physically not so fit, but mentally still highly active.

In short, if you are still physically and mentally fit at the advanced age of 65, you can still join the normal Tao Chan Wing Chun program. If this is not the case, there is a special program for seniors. The essential feature is that the fitness part has been reduced and the sparring has been removed. Furthermore, the theoretical part is more adjusted to the needs of older people.

Tao Chan Wing Chun is very well suited for seniors, because unlike the conventional martial arts in the higher levels, it concentrates on the inner energies, which enables strength development even without muscles and strengthens the health. This is also the reason why many older kung fu grandmasters are physically and mentally fit.

Thus, the Wing Chun teacher of Grand Master Chi Sim, the eldest son of Grandmaster Ip Man, Ip Chun is still physically fit despite the age of now 95 years and still accompanies the lessons of his students. He clearly attributes his health to Wing Chun.

Furthermore, it is an essential foundation of the Tao Chan Wing Chun, which is Confucian shaped to show respect for older people.

The only requirement necessary to attend classes is the willingness to learn new things and not stay in old prejudiced minds or see anything only in Western or German viewpoint.