Ving Tsun Self Defense Academy

Chi Sau training develops sensitivity, whole-body awareness, and the ability to read situations as they unfold. Ving Tsun Self Defense Academy is a Chicago martial arts school offering open classes and one-on-one instruction in the physical and theoretical practice of Ving Tsun kung fu. Sifu Matthew Johnson teaches the art as it was taught to him by the late Sifu Ip Ching. Training emphasizes feeling, adapting, and responding rather than meeting force with force, with applications for self-defense and everyday awareness. The academy welcomes visitors who want to observe classes, ask questions, or try a class. Instruction also includes traditional practice and Cantonese terms used in passing the art on correctly.