[Haveunique]

http://www.cheungswingchun.com/g/49812/fight-smart-in-close-quarters-combat-using-wing-chun-techniques.html

An excellent piece of writing with illustrations of the basics of Wing Chun.
I find this article self-explanatory... and yet the points the author makes, are easy to say and take many hours of practice to achieve at least at some degree of success!!   

[Fanda]

Yuen Kay Shan Yiu Ku - (Important formula)

As force comes, it should be recieved and kept. It is never resisted or knocked away, but accepted and adhered to.
As force goes, its acommpanied and added to.
When loss of contact occurs, or the body is crossed, charge straight down the meridian line.
If the root is stable, the fight will be stable.
When turning, the hands and body act together.
When an opponent moves, they have already lost their center of balance and may be disrupted with ease.
When faced with an overly active opponent, you must remain calm and centered, physicaly and mentaly.
Energy is conserved while the opponent hops around like a tiger, wasting their energy, until the moment of engagement.
Do not plan ahead of time and stubbornly enact plans regardless to circumstance.
Attack according to current conditions, being alive and always changing.
Every offence is a defence, and each defene is an offence.
When changes are done skillfully, one can achieve twice the results with only half the effort.
The eyes are directed where the intent and mind are directed, the gaze is attentive.
When reacting to peripheal motion, if something is encountered it should be recieved and kept.
If nothing is encountered, the motion may have been a deception and one should cleave the center to intercept any true attackes.
Wing Chun Boxers must learn to apply their power in the most advantageous way, moving with the wind, rather than against it.
Power is soft, calm, and quiet.
One must have faith in the Wing Chun Kuen system and themselves to use it.
Soft is employed to overcome hard.
Hard and soft combine in use.
Enemies are fought fiercely and attacks may be initiated in order to gain control.
Once an initial attack is made, it is followed in succession until the target is no more.
Sources: Rene Ritchie   

[Haveunique]

Thank you, Fanda! Valid points except the fact that we are training in a gym, not on a battle field.