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When studying Ving Chun, one should not think about weight lifting, about competition, about self-defense or about the other styles. This is going off the Ving Chun path or way. The training will take much longer if you do this.
Firstly, one must understand and study the proper Ving Chun concepts, then think about self-defense later. Learn how to apply the skills. Ving Chun applications are very important. Most fighting is too fast for some to realize what is going on. One should feel what is going on first. Every action in Ving Chun should produce a result. Don't just move in random ways. Don't just play with your hands. Understand the principles, study the forms, know what both hands and legs in Ving Chun are use for through each forms, and learn it step by step. However, don't be restricted by your forms. Combine the techniques and skills together and apply in correctly, the "Ving Chun" way.
It doesn't matter how much time and training you put into it if you do not understand on how to apply it. Movement should not be too excessive, hurried and big. Ving Chun is not an externally powerful style. Don't think about beautiful forms, power and speed. Learn the applications first and learn how to do combinations too.
In Ving Chun, one is always ready to fight. No warm ups, no taking off glasses, no fighting pose. Pack in your Ving Chun skills then worry about defense. A Ving Chun practitioner is always on a standby-by mode and should always be ready at all times. Automatic reactions will kicks in once you have understand the "Ving Chun" way.
'A good martial artist does not become tense - but ready. Not thinking, yet no dreaming. Ready for whatever may come.' - Bruce Lee
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