Matt,

I will have the pleasure of grading you on the 15th.

We shall see, we shall see :-)

Regards,

Steve.

--- In lunkuenacademyofwingchun@yahoogroups.com, bassrunna@y... wrote:
> 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