When training turning punches, is it proper to be relaxed until the point of 'impact', and then tense and keep the arm tense, or relax the arm after the punch ...
Rich,<br><br>When punching only tense the fist on impact.<br><br>A tense fist on delivery will slow down the punch as the muscle groups in the arm will tense...
Many advocate Wing Chun as a system which is relatively easy to learn [in comparison to other arts]-even by those without a great deal of co-ordination. ...
Hi Dan,<br><br>Co-ordination is one of the skills that WC will enhance by repetative training.<br><br>Those of us who lack co-ordination skill may find it ...
Thanks Steve,<br><br>Like anything, it takes time then? Does such repetitive training only teach dexterity or actually enhance one's natural co-ordination? Or...
Arrow walking has made me think a little ( it had to happen sooner or later...), systems such as karate and tae kwon do all have a variety of techniques ...
I haven't read the book but have been looking at some reviews recently.....there's a pretty good explanation at Amazon.co.uk, which goes along the lines of ...
Rich,<br><br>Have to remember that Wing Chun works best in crowded places or where physical space is limited (telephone box scenario).<br><br>Arrow walking ...
Hi All,<br><br>Just a note that Grand Master Yip Chun will be visiting my school for the last time in September before he is due to retire.<br><br>As this is ...
Thank you Steve, for giving us the opportunity to ask Grandmaster Yip Chun a question. My question is: Do you know of any wing chun style that practice the ...
Kelly,<br><br>Good question.<br><br>This depends very much on the school.<br><br>In China they say that belts are for holding your trousers up! In the West ...
Kelly,<br><br>Explaining Chi is a bit like describing a colour to a blind man.<br><br>Chi is the life force that flows through our bodies. Certain training and...
Kelly,<br><br>Yes we have 4 colours in our system, each of which have 4 tags.<br><br>RED = Sil Nim Tao,<br>GREEN = Chum Kiu<br>BROWN = Bil Tze<br><br>and...
managed to confuse myself!!!(so whats new....)<br>whats the difference between huang sau (hung sau??) and cau sau (spelling??!!)-are they both rotations from ...
Ummm,o.k. it goes like this.<br>Hung sao( I know it as heun sao)refers to a small wrist rotation which can be used to go either from the outside gate to the...
Richard,<br><br>Heun Sao is first trained in Sil Nim Tao but few students realise its potential until the play chi sao. A very useful tool for changing gates...
Hello to all...<br><br>I'm currently uploading all my wooden dummy files to my briefcase in Yahoo. These photos include professional wooden dummies, homemade...
Hi everyone! im doing a project, and i need by tomorrow some statistics on how many people practice martial arts, locally, worldwide, etc...<br>could anybody...
questions I ask generally answer themselves..but here goes...<br>faced with an opponent, what are the primary means by which you initiate contact with the wing...
There are a number of ways a wing chun fighter can force the contact.In so called'traditional' style, they hop in on a tangent with one leg cocked in the knee...
Is there great significance to the extent of turning ( in terms of the range in degress, not the number of times it's done..) in the first third of the second...
Rich,<br><br>This form as well as other things, helps perfect the turning stance/weight distribution.<br><br>The hips should turn no more than 45 degrees as in...
Hi Steve, it's Chris.<br><br>I'd just like to say thanks for arranging/organizing the christmas meal last night, it was really cool and fun, and thanks for ...
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
