The Way of the Intercepting Fist

The german bestselling book on Wing Tsun/Wing Chun is now available in english: The basis of this book is Oliver Gross’ top-grade (1.0) diploma thesis. The mechanism of the Wing-Tsun defensive movements is dealt with fundamentally and comprehensively. This takes place against the background of the existing theories (especially Dr. K. R. Kernspecht) and from different sports-science perspectives, such as sports psychology (cognitive architecture), biomechanics (utilization of the opponent’s energy) and physiology. Finally, the findings obtained are compared with the common Wing-Tsun philosophy. Oliver Gross teaches at the University of Bielefeld and at the German Sports University in Cologne. For many years he has managed his own Wing-Tsun and Escrima school in Cologne. Recommendation: Thank you for allowing me to read through your excellent book. It is very well written (translated) and takes a very different and meaningful approach to the physiokinetics of human performance. Great use of analogies and imagery to assist the reader in understanding otherwise very complex ideas. Roy Bedard, President RRB Systems International