Welcome to
Wing Chun & Jiu-Jitsu Melbourne
where we teach
self-defence for everyone.
Beginners Welcome! One Week FREE Martial Arts Trial!
Call Declan 0435 012 390.
Email: dmeipper@hotmail.com
Our Address: 13/10 Mirra Court, Bundoora 3083
Declan’s Purple Belt Jiu-Jitsu Grading. Technique Demonstration Highlights. 14th December 2019.
At Wing Chun & Jiu-Jitsu Melbourne we believe that everyone should learn martial arts to defend themselves both on the feet and on the ground. Wing Chun Kung Fu and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) complement one another, and in combination are a most effective way of dealing with an attacker.
The martial arts techniques we teach are effective for anyone regardless of age, gender, size or athleticism – because we always assume you are defending against a larger, stronger and more agile opponent.
Our Martial Arts School is about realistic training and the pursuit of excellence in self-defence.
We don’t just teach martial arts techniques. We emphasise the importance of timing and positioning in our martial arts classes, and highlight how even perfect self-defence techniques will fail if you don’t learn when and when not to use them.
Come train in a family-friendly environment, where people of all ages and martial art experience are encouraged to learn self-defence to protect themselves.
You are guaranteed to make new friends in a welcoming and safe atmosphere.
We teach people martial arts to defend themselves in the hope that they will never need to.
Better to have trained in martial arts and never need it, than to need it and have never trained.
Jiu-Jitsu Gi Club Championships 2022.
Wing Chun Points Sparring Club Championships 2022.
Derrick’s white belt with blue stripe Jiu-Jitsu grading.
9 year-old Zak’s grey belt Jiu-Jitsu grading.
Paul’s Level 6 Wing Chun Kung Fu grading.
Jiu-Jitsu No Gi Club Championships 2022.
Jace & Ash’s Level 3 Wing Chun Kung Fu grading.
Matt’s Level 1 Wing Chun Kung Fu Grading.
Melbourne: 13/10 Mirra Court, Bundoora 3083
Wing Chun & Jiu-Jitsu Melbourne is conveniently located in Bundoora, a north eastern suburb of Melbourne.
We have 191 car parking spaces!
We are close to public transport!
Beginners Welcome!
One Week FREE Martial Arts Trial!
Call Declan
0435 012 390.
Change Your Life Now!
Learn Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu), the Brazilian martial art that changed martial arts forever.
Learn Wing Chun Kung Fu, the Chinese martial art that Bruce Lee made famous.
Combine the two and master self-defence techniques on the feet and on the ground.
Learn Wing Chun Kung Fu traditional weaponry forms: how to use Butterfly Swords (Bart Jarm Dao) and a Dragon Pole (Luk Dim Boon Kwan) in a combat situation.
We are open five days a week for martial arts classes in Wing Chun Kung Fu and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu).
If you have a query about Wing Chun & Jiu-Jitsu Melbourne please don’t hesitate to contact us.
Feel free to pop in to the School and have a look at our facilities.
Join a diverse, supportive community.
You can start martial arts classes at any time and participate in any class without any previous experience.
Unfortunately, children under 12 aren’t able to join the adults’ Wing Chun class.
They would benefit from joining a Jiu-Jitsu children’s class and transitioning to Wing Chun when they turn 12.
Timetable
We no longer run a kids’ Wing Chun class.
Unfortunately, children under 12 aren’t able to join the adults’ Wing Chun class.
They would benefit from joining a Jiu-Jitsu children’s class and transitioning to Wing Chun when they turn 12.
Martial arts training is recommended as a way of improving personal well-being and better mental health.
It can help ease stress and anxiety.
It can act as a safety-valve to relieve the pressures of work.
Our Martial Arts School emphasises the importance of mastering skills at every level. Students should not expect to grade unless they are properly qualified. If you are awarded a belt for having reached a recognised level of skill, you will know that you have genuinely earned it.
The world class martial arts we teach are not just self-defence systems, but a lifestyle choice to keep stimulated, fit and healthy.
Why Choose This School?
Do any of the following apply to you?
I want to learn martial arts to defend myself in a social environment that is right for me.
I’m looking for a relaxed but disciplined learning environment for martial arts.
I’m more interested in mastering skills than grading for the sake of it.
I’m fed up with instructors who missed their calling as drill sergeants and won’t let me ask questions.
I think I could thrive if I had a caring and friendly teacher who is more interested in me than my money.
Our head martial arts instructor, Declan, is a friendly human being. He will encourage you every step of the way and make you feel safe in every situation.
· Traditional Wing Chun Kung Fu black belt (2016).
· Purple belt in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) (2019).
· Grand Master Yip Man Wing Chun lineage.
· Grand Master Helio Gracie and Master Pedro Sauer Gracie Jiu-Jitsu lineage, focused on self-defence.
Learn self-defence skills that could save your life!
Our Facilities
As flooring, we use 4cm thick wall-to-wall interlocking jigsaw mats with a density of 110kg/cbm in our training area.
Surrounding our training area, we have 183cm high, 4cm thick protective wall pads with a density of 200kg/cbm.
We have two beautifully handcrafted Kung Fu Wooden Dummies made from Merbau (Kwila) hardwood frames with the body made from Radiata pine.
Our three top-of-the line professional grade six-foot boxing bags are classed as Heavy Bags due to their extra-large 42cm diameter. Former UFC Lightweight Champion, Jens Pulver, says that this style of bag is the best he has ever worked with, perfectly weighted and amazingly designed.
We also have dozens of kick shields, muay thai pads, focus pads, shin guards, bag gloves, sparring gloves, boxing gloves, head protectors, chest guards, dragon poles, butterfly swords, rubber training knives, sticks and imitation guns.
We have large and comfortable male and female change rooms. Our female change rooms include two curtained-off cubicles.
Classes
Wing Chun Kung Fu and Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) classes both begin with a warm up that focuses on stretching to help prevent injuries. Strengthening and conditioning exercises may also be included in the warm up.
The proper use of techniques and their application is demonstrated in each martial arts class. Students are encouraged to discuss what is taught and the situations in which martial arts techniques should and shouldn’t be used, problems they are having with particular martial arts techniques, and self-defence issues more generally. The instructor will give personal attention to students to enable them to learn and practice martial arts techniques of varying levels of difficulty and to prepare for grading when appropriate. Sparring is introduced to the curriculum as students advance. Wing Chun Kung Fu students are taught various “forms” and encouraged to practise them most classes. There are no forms in Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu).
Women of all ages are encouraged to try any and all of our martial arts classes. A number of women already train at Wing Chun & Jiu-Jitsu Melbourne, and more are most welcome!
Wing Chun Kung Fu classes are 85-90 minutes.
Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) adult classes are 90 minutes.
Children’s Gracie Jiu-Jitsu (Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu) classes are 50 minutes.
We no longer run a kids’ Wing Chun class.
Unfortunately, children under 12 aren’t able to join the adults’ Wing Chun class.
They would benefit from joining a Jiu-Jitsu children’s class and transitioning to Wing Chun when they turn 12.
Curriculum-Based Teaching
Students are taken through the school syllabus systematically. Students are catered to individually consistent with their martial arts experience and level of proficiency.
Curriculum-based teaching is important so that students learn everything there is to learn as efficiently and effectively as they can.
Naturally, easier techniques are taught first in martial arts classes.
Once students have mastered the simpler techniques, the level of difficulty increases. The simpler techniques are not abandoned, but a greater level of proficiency is developed.
Justin’s white belt with blue stripe Jiu-Jitsu grading.
Yasmin & Katha’s Level 1 Wing Chun Kung Fu grading.
Kids’ grey belt white stripe Jiu-Jitsu grading.
Pressure-Testing
Pressure-testing of techniques is employed to teach students how best to apply the techniques they have learnt. A cooperative opponent is used initially. Once it is appropriate, a fully resistant opponent is used. Sparring to pressure-test skills and developing adaptability is essential. Martial artists only fully realise their potential in a contested situation. Pressure-testing and sparring reveals why techniques need to be practised time and time again, then further refined so that they can be implemented properly and powerfully at a moment’s notice. Nothing is more important for morale than having confidence in the arsenal of techniques that we, as martial artists, possess when confronted by unavoidable conflict.
Students are encouraged to question the efficacy of all techniques taught at Wing Chun & Jiu-Jitsu Melbourne. Declan is happy to accommodate pressure-testing on himself for those who doubt the efficacy of the techniques being taught. It is best that students test themselves using their instructor or a senior student nominated by him — in other words, someone who is proficient in technique and able to adapt to random attacks as a result of years of training and experience in sparring and fighting. This allows students to exhaust their energies and extinguish their doubts without risk of injury.
Beginners Welcome! One Week FREE Martial Arts Trial!
Call Declan 0435 012 390.
Our Address: 13/10 Mirra Court, Bundoora 3083
You can start classes at any time and participate in any martial art class without any previous experience.
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