Speed Punching Drill | WING CHUN | TRAPPING | MARTIAL ARTS | MMA | SELF-DEFENSE

This type of speed punching drill should not be done for the typical reasons most Wing Chun practitioners do them. Most WC practitioners are taught in the classical way and naturally become loyal to the school's way of doing things. Still worse are those that fall into, sadly, all-too-common delusional Wing Chun world believing that if they practice their straight punches for long enough making them sharp and fast, they can then easily straight-blast their way to certain victory. The straight blast is not a good fighting strategy and it's unlikely to work in today's world with so many people knowledgeable of MMA. The Wing Chun style is not the mystery that it once was.

That said, these drills are still good to do. They are a great workout for your arms and shoulders. It can, of course, also improve your punching speed, center line accuracy, and ultimately result in faster center line counters.

Like the boxer's quick jab, the Wing Chun straight punches can be difficult to see, which is why it works well with in-fighting. But it's important to not become obsessed with them thinking that you’re starring in an Ip Man movie. In my opinion, throwing more than three center line punches during a real fight is not using the straight punch effectively and causes the remaining punches to be easily telegraphed.

Again, this drill is done for specific training purposes but not for using the classic straight-blast attack as a fighting strategy.
It's important to understand this.