by Trevor Mercer
(Northern Ireland)
Hello there,
I'm a 44 year old male that's just started Wing Chun classes and find as I'm older my coordination is not as good as it was when I was younger.
I use to do boxing and was surprised once I started these classes how my mind was a lot slower at remembering punches and blocks.
Is there anything I can do to help with this or will it get better as I continue the classes.
I'm determined to see this through and become good at Wing Chun but was taken back a little at my slowness. Any encouragement or help would be much appreciated.
Many thanks Trevor
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Comment by Rob: Congrats Trevor! You prove to everyone that 40 is the new 20.
Most people find the coordination challenging when starting out in Wing Chun. We tend to have an ambidextrous style, and in many cases, we use a number of fine motor skills, as opposed to gross motor skills.
This is not the case with many other martial arts, or boxing.
For instance, you train to fight on your dominant side only (almost never on your weak side). And there aren't many fine motor skills. Wrapped up hands and wrists, stuffed into boxing gloves really limits what's possible, fine motor skills-wise.
Keep at it though. Like anything else, you get better with practice.