Before I ended up at WuDae...
From Wu Shu Kwan to Wing Chun
Before I ended up at WuDae, I was already familiar with Wing Chun, but I had never trained in it before. I did practise Wu Shu Kwan for 10 years, which I always enjoyed very much. However, that was before I came to the Netherlands.
In the Netherlands, there was a period when I was very overweight and really needed to start exercising to get healthy again. I'm not really into team sports, but I do enjoy exercising outdoors. Still, I hadn't really found what I was looking for. I wanted to do something that would allow me to train the connection between body and mind. My brothers encouraged me to look into martial arts. That's how I ended up at WuDae for a trial lesson. The place was nice, the sport was challenging, and it was a great opportunity to meet new people in a city where I didn't have many connections yet.
The teachers were immediately super friendly. WuDae really has some great teachers. They know what they're talking about and thanks to them, Wing Chun continues to develop within WuDae. I am constantly impressed by how many details there are in Wing Chun that you need to learn and take into account. I always look forward to learning new details and improving my movements. If a movement or reflex isn't right, you start analysing it to improve it, because even if you think you know a movement, there is still a lot to learn. In that respect, it's similar to everyday life. You can keep learning, discovering and developing. I find it challenging to find my way in this.
Ioannis Athanasiadis
Year of birth: 1994
Profession:
- Machine Perception & AI Engineer
- Software Engineer Siemens
Residence: Rotterdam
Soon the fifth part of a total of five. Read more here: Humans of Wing Chun
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