The Wing Chun Compendium, Volume Two

This review is actually for both "The Wing Chun Compendium Vol.1 and 2." To begin with I have purchased numerous books related to martial arts over the years and found most lacking at best. Usually the books attempt to offer a general description of the style and basic history. Then move on to demonstrate forms and maybe a few applications with some low quality pictures. Rarely does a martial art book provide insight beyond a basic idea what a style looks like. So I'm carefull these days about buying martial arts related books. Most often such publications just offer a glimpse of what a style might be like. Happy to say these are far different. The only complaint I have is a feeling the original volume 1, didn't have all the material it should to provide a complete view of Wing Chun. For example the wooden dummy and weapons are covered in volume 2. So I couldn't recommend buying just either book. Besides the wealth of material offered in both is too good to pass up. These volumes offer all the things one might expect..description, history, forms, etc. yet have lots of drills and other training methods not found in any other source I have seen. If there were anything secret about Wing Chun, the info. is out there for students now. For any Wing Chun students these are must have.

Well done! Heirloom quality (hardcover). A lot of through and effort went into these books (Vol. 1 & 2). Cover the philosophy and practical aspects equally well. The pictures are VERY clear (unlike many martial arts book I am sorry to say). I particularly like the addition of the birds-eye-view in the 50+ pages on the wing chun dummy section. I have never see it done better.

I have a lot of books on wing chun, this is the best hands down. Most of the other books I've read are very watered down, offering only a couple of exercises and no real insight. Belonoha's writing is extremely thorough, offering real insight and transmitting the essence of the system. It is the only book I would recommend to people, the only other thing required is actual practice.

Just as informative as the first with necessary knowledge to condition the heart. The muk jong forms where very hard to understand and in some instances there was a printing error.

I purchased this as a gift for a friend who did not have this particular book and I knew they wanted to add it to their collection. They were very pleased and I felt I paid a fair price for it.

I've been wanting to learn wing chun for a long time but have never been able to find a school or a teacher. Having been a martial artist and loving the art, it has been on my heart to really know this system. So one day my sister and I were eating in our favorite chinese restaraunt listening to the familiar sounds of the oriental music and I was just reminded of how much I loved the chinese martial way. So I turned to my sister and was like, "lets learn wing chun" and to make a long story short, she was pretty much like, "alright, cool. Lets do it by ourselves." So we decided to buy these books and they are really where its at if you want to understand wing chun as a system and as a philosophy. The author did a great job of explaining so you won't find yourself rereading the same sentence multiple times just to understand.

Basically a Bible on Wing Chun. I knew alot before reading this book, but it definitely filled in the cracks refining my foundation. Wayne Belanoah is a great author and a well established practitioner of the Ip Man Wing Chung martial arts lineage. A must buy for serious practitioners of the art.

I've leaned a ton. I keep picking the book up and finding new and useful info even after finishing it. Very informative for any level of Wing Chun training.