Passionate, loyal and joyful. I am someone who can lose myself completely in something.
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Passionate, loyal and joyful. I am someone who can lose myself completely in something. If I find something interesting, I prefer to read, listen and watch everything about it. Almost obsessively, I must admit. I want to know everything there is to know about it. That's how I ended up with Wing Chun, albeit in a roundabout way.
It started with the American rapper Stic from Dead Prez, who is perhaps one of the most influential people in my life right now. His lyrics have a political message, make me think and reflect on self-awareness and health. It's a kind of motivational hip hop that is grounded in everyday reality. The more I listened to his music, the more I wanted to know about him. I followed him on social media and started reading his book.
At one point, I read about a book he recommended: Be Water, My Friend, written by Shannon Lee. This book deals with the teachings of Bruce Lee and was written by his daughter. The book also discusses the martial art Wing Chun. Since I had done Kung Fu myself as a 4 or 5-year-old and had taken short courses in martial arts such as Aikido, Karate and Kung Fu at university, I was immediately interested. However, I was not yet familiar with Wing Chun, so as I often do, I immersed myself in it completely. I started looking for places where Wing Chun was offered in The Hague, and that is how I ended up at WuDae.
Humans of Wing Chun
What I really like about WuDae is the way everything is approached here. It's such a different atmosphere from what you see at some other gyms. Because, of course, I did a lot of research and reading to see what the options were when choosing a school.
At WuDae, I immediately noticed how everything here revolves around the people rather than the teachers. Humans of Wing Chun is a good example of this. The members have their say, not the teacher. Furthermore, a lot of attention is paid to appearance here. Everyone wearing the same WuDae shirt, the style of kung fu and the interior of the school, it all appealed to me right away.
Pablo Andrés Durán Chaparro
Year of birth: 1988
Occupation: Information Manager
Place of residence: The Hague
Soon the second part of a total of five. Read more here: Humans of Wing Chun
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