The Academy has also conducted specially tailored courses for the South Australian Police, correctional facilities such as Long Bay Gaol, government agencies such as the Departments of Immigration and Social Security and several private corporations. Grandmaster Fung's personal skill and achievement in helping to perpetuate Wing Chun in its authentic form were officially recognised by the Chinese Government through the Academy's inclusion in its All China Martial Arts Register published in November, 1998. The Academy also has the distinction of being the first martial arts school recognised by the Australian Government as a tertiary institution through its Certificate IV Course in Wing Chun Instruction. Why the Academy's Wing Chun System is Unique Some martial arts schools focus self defence training on assault targets and fancy, impractical techniques whose application in realistic fighting situations and even tournaments is severely limited. A distinctive feature of the International Wing Chun Academy's unique training system is that everything taught can be applied effectively in a real fight.
Students learn how to utilise their bodies efficiently to generate more power.
This is achieved through a series of logical, comprehensive principles which focus on simplicity, directness, practicality, economy of movement and minimum use of brute strength. The quality of movements rather than quantity is stressed. Wing Chun's use of leverage and redirection to overcome and neutralise oncoming strikes ensures that students need not fight an attacker's resistance, therefore eliminating the need for brute force. Using chi, students are able to develop power equal to that of assailants twice their physical size and more. Because Wing Chun is a scientific system of self defence, a thorough understanding of the art is necessary before students can execute the movements properly and remember them long-term.