Hi,

I am new to Wing Chun, having started training about 6 months ago.
I have learnt a lot so far and at the moment i am preparing myself
for Red 1 grading. I say i have learnt a lot, i am sure it is
nothing compared to what i will be learning in the future!

I have noticed with Wing Chun, as i'm sure you all have, is that
size and age doesn't matter. After traning one evening i was
practicing the Red 1 Syllabus and came across the Tan Sao. Now, that
is not one of my most favourite moves and i have been having a lot
of trouble getting it right - i guess that's because i'm trying too
hard, getting uptight and frustrate, and not relaxing. My father
walked by and i asked him if i could just try it on him. After a few
failed attempts i realised that once i had relaxed and not thought
about what i was doing so much as feeling what i was doing did the
Tan Sao start to work effectively to the point where i deflected my
14 stone father's punch - and he wasn't throwing them in softly!!!

I am learning more and more with each time i train, but even more
when i let it become natural to the way i react to things; without
thinking, but doing.

I'll let you know who i get on with my grading - i'm sure i'll
pass :)

Matt