Welcome to West Country Wing Chun, based in Exeter Devon
Wing Chun is a Southern Chinese Kung Fu system probably developed about 300 years ago. It has an emphasis on unarmed close-range fighting, although it includes weapon techniques and techniques suitable for various ranges.
The Wing Chun system I teach is Ying Hung Wing Chun of the 'Chu Sau Lei' family, that is that of Robert Chu(Chu Sau Lei) and handed down to his disciple, and my teacher, Alan Orr.
Enjoy the site, Leigh Carr
Leigh Carr, Instuctor- One-to-one tuition and private small groups are taught in the Devon area. I am based near to Exeter.
- My martial arts 'career' started when I was 15, with me attending twice-weekly classes in Ju Jitsu under Sensi Robert Ashworth and by 18 I had attained brown-belt level in the WJJF.
- The next few years were spent at university dabbling in a number of different martial arts, until a friend told me about Wing Chun. Its directness and simplicity sounded appealing.
- Once more I moved, this time to Nottingham, and looking for a Wing Chun class, found one right under my nose in the Gym I had been attending. This class taught Foshan Wing chun, that is pre-Hong Kong Wing Chun as taught by Master Lun Kai. My teacher was Larry Tuck and it is thanks to him I aquired my passion for Wing Chun, eventually reaching 2nd black sash in the Foshan system.
- I also Started training with Mick Yates, a friend and long-standing teacher of wing Chun in Nottingham and through his encouragement we contacted Alan Orr Sifu. Having gone to London to meet Sifu we were both blown away by the structural power, control and ease with which Sifu could do what he wanted and we decided we wanted it too!
- Five years later and I have attained level 2 assistant instuctor grade and instruct for the Ying Hung Wing Chun family in the Devon area.