How do I know when to use a particular technique in a real fight is a common question for new students in the martial arts. Although you can master a technique in a safe, controlled environment such as the gym, things can be vastly different in a street fighting scenario where you’re opponent may be bigger, have a weapon, there’s obstacles in the way and you’re fighting on the pavement instead of a gym mat.

Fortunately, the always colorful Master Wong of the Master Wong Wing Chun Academy answers this question in-depth to a curious passerby in this video. Throughout the lesson Master Wong goes through tactics to use against a larger opponent, what stances to use in different situations as well as how to deal with an attacker who happens to have some descent wrestling techniques.

More Master Wong Techniques:

Master Wong breaks down the ‘Death Touch’

Rear Naked Choke Defence

How to beat a Boxer using Wing Chun

About Master Wong:

Michael Wong originally came to England at the age of ten as a refugee from Vietnam. He first took up martial arts as a result of being bullied at school. Starting his training with a Chinese Master in the UK, Sifu Wong progressed quickly in skill and after 5 years traveled to Hong Kong and mainland China to study with a variety of Chinese masters in his early twenties.

Training in a wide variety of martial arts has given Sifu Wong a foundation and skill level rarely seen in the martial arts world. It also allows him to provide a highly comprehensive teaching program for a great many students with differing requirements. This eventually led to the opening of the Master Wong Academy at Charles Street in Ipswich, becoming one of only a handful of full-time training centers in the region. [Source: Master Wong Academy]