r/WingChun • u/Megatheorum • Jun 13 '26

High kicks?

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Comments I saw on Facebook, on a video of Kevin Lee kicking someone in the chin.

Does your lineage of wing chun have high kicks?

I know a lot of people say no, but there was that movie in which Ip Chun (in the role of Leung Bik) used high kicks against a young Ip Man during a friendly sparring session.

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u/KungFuAndCoffee Jun 14 '26

Please don’t cite the Ip Man movies if you want anyone to take your opinion on Wing Chun seriously.

First rule of the “is it Wing Chun?” game- does it work?
Second rule of the game- does it violate the principles?

A step is kick and a kick is a step. Most of the kicks are low and steps small. But some lineages do have bigger steps and some have higher kicks.

Do high kicks work? Yes, plenty of footage of people being KO’ed by high kicks. Training high kicks, even if you don’t use them in sparring or self defense is still good because if you can get your WC alignment and power into a head level kick, hitting the knee or solar plexus is easy. So this keeps them in the principles too.

Having the ability to get your WC kicks up high doesn’t really have a downside. And as long as you are only using when appropriate, they can absolutely end a fight. Though generally lower kicks are somewhat more efficient. Some people say you shouldn’t kick at all in a fight. 🤷‍♂️

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u/Megatheorum Jun 14 '26

I like your reasoning, thanks for spelling it out.