Danielson is right. There is Wing Chun places in and around NY.
do you think u could pull off the moves while wearing jeans and a jacket?
This is a great point bro. I've always stressed this to myself, students, and people I train with. When I would teach people, we would meet different places. Sometimes in a stadium, sometimes an office building, etc. In the stadium, we would practice things in the bleachers. Movement is drastically changed, as is the usefullness of many things. We would train in stairways, elevators, a cage I built in my yard the size of a telephone booth, inside a car, in a hot tub, a college classroom, etc. I would have about 12 people gather fairly tightly to simulate a crowd, then do weapon disarms in the middle of them, while they all pushed toward us. Under strange conditions, things change and improvization comes into play. I always liked doing that kind of junk
Unfortunately, most fights aren't convenient enough to occur in a nice warm dojo on a mat, while you're wearing something comfy. Try a full guard on a sidewalk where I can grind your spine down against the curb, or a tornado kick in a crowded elevator.
what so you guys think and have any of you lot been in fights where martial arts has come in handy?
I haven't been in a large amount of street fights because I'm a good talker. I'd rather calm someone down and try to work things out anyday. Not only for the moral aspect, but the legal and injury considerations as well. But, what I have been in, grappling has been most beneifical because it limited the amount of damage I had to inflict on my opponent. Simple joint manipulations have always come through. Traditional Kdk ju-jitsu is to thank for that. If the situation is on a different level, where its necessary to damage the person badly, then Muay Thai is a good friend. Not many people expect a Thai kick to the thigh or a front kick to start things off. Nor do many people have conditioned thighs(or solarplexus') that can withstand the kick. Wing Chun is good if you're proficient enough. However, if you want to learn something practical fairly quick, I would recommend Muay Thai, as it is a very simple and efficient system. You can develop a solid foundation and comfort level in a very short time relative to other arts. Adding the ju-jitsu you're talking about to MT skills would be ideal, and round you off very nicely.
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